[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 158 Voting/WEEK 159 Nominating

Song of the Week. 150 Weeks and counting.
Week 158 Voting is closed.
Week 159 Nominating is closed.

Results:
1). [25] IRiS - a vision
2). [18] One Must Fall: Battlegrounds (Game Rip) - Crystal Cold (old)
3). [16] PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - REVOLUTION (BGM 2/A.D.1942)
4). [15] Tatsujin-Oh - Heavy Long
5). [13] Death Gate (Game Rip) - Opening theme
6). [11] milestone -dj TAKA- - MOON -Sun Mix-
7). [10] Viking: Battle for Asgard - The Soundtrack - Choir Of Valkyries
8). [6] Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack - Lobby Theme

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Death Gate (Game Rip) - Opening theme
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack - Lobby Theme
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: IRiS - a vision
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: milestone -dj TAKA- - MOON -Sun Mix-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: One Must Fall: Battlegrounds (Game Rip) - Crystal Cold (old)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - REVOLUTION (BGM 2/A.D.1942)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tatsujin-Oh - Heavy Long
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Viking: Battle for Asgard - The Soundtrack - Choir Of Valkyries

Notes:
If you are a member at more than one of the forums in which this event is being held, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.
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Death Gate (Game Rip) - Opening theme was originally in MIDI format. This file has been used to make a LAME MP3 version for greater compatibility. The original MIDI version has been uploaded to the Extras directory for those demanding original quality.

Week 159 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum: Soundtrack Central

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm not sure what's up with STC. The link is in my template, and CHz said that everything was still cool over there the last time I asked.

Death Gate (Game Rip) - Opening theme I was expecting something super-tinny, what with this being a MIDI and all, but it's actually not bad--sounds like something from an early SNES game more than anything. It's got a nice subdued feel and some good harp arpeggios.

Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack - Lobby Theme Some neat jazzy licks here, though there isn't a whole lot of melody. Not bad!

IRiS - a vision The beginning is a little iffy, but things eventually come up to speed with a trancy electronic sound. It's okay, but I don't normally go in for this sort of stuff as much as other people do.

milestone -dj TAKA- - MOON -Sun Mix- Harder-edged trance beats with the addition of a vocalist. The beats are okay, and the singer definitely adds a comedy edge, but it's not the sort of thing I see myself listening to very often.

One Must Fall: Battlegrounds (Game Rip) - Crystal Cold (old) This shares some stylistics with the last two songs. It's got some interesting beats and figures, but never really goes anywhere.

PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - REVOLUTION (BGM 2/A.D.1942) I guess I expected something more bouncy from something with the word bobble in the title. This is pretty dour stuff, and while it has its moments, overall it was kind of a slog to get through.

Tatsujin-Oh - Heavy Long Possibly the best track title this week. It's decent as far as this kind of jazz fusion goes, but that's also a style I'm not super-fond of. The fiddle is a nice touch, but the song ultimately doesn't feel like it goes anywhere.

Viking: Battle for Asgard - The Soundtrack - Choir Of Valkyries I was really disappointed with this OST until this last track. It plays into my weakness for smashing big choral pieces, building from gentle, mournful voices up to a tremendous crescendo. It's not super-original (definitely a little borrowing from Howard Shore going on) but I like it anyway.

Well, the streak of good weeks had to end sometime, I guess.

The Point Spread
Choir of Valkyries - 3 pts.
Opening Theme - 2 pts.
Lobby Theme - 1 pt.

Nomination
Composer: Wataru Hokoyama
Game Title: Afrika
Track Title: Safari
Track Number: 3
Catalog Number: COZX-331~2
Year: 2008

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by CHz

Didn't I make a post about pulling out? Well, obviously I didn't.

Gave it a few more tries and there still wasn't anyone there voting.

We can still use it as a backup location if the need arises in the future. The wiki front page will always theoretically have the latest thread location.

Okay, cool. I'll delete it from my template but still check it if GFF ever goes south again.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

So, shall we just go ahead and make this a double-week? I know most people do their voting on Saturday and Sunday anyway; it's more likely someone will come and break the tie.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Glad that's over with

Looks like all we need is the Splinter Cell track and we're good to go for this week.

How ya doing, buddy?