[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 160 Voting/WEEK 161 Nominating

Song of the Week. 150 Weeks and counting.
Week 160 Voting is closed.
Week 161 Nominating is open.

Results:
1). [17] Mushihimesama Futari Original Sound Track - On the Verge of Madness ~ Stage5
2). [16] Rainbow Cotton (Game Rip) - Track 8
3). [15] ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - Cosmo Babylon
4). [14] OutRun 2019 (Game Rip) - Victorious
5). [13] Schrödinger's Cat - Die Katze von Schrödinger Game Soundtrack - MU ~Crisis in the Ancient City~ Crisis
6). [9] Afrika Original Soundtrack - Safari
7). [8] Microsoft Puzzle Collection (GBC Game Rip) - Jewel Chase
8). [4] Metropolis Street Racer (Game Rip) - Passion

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - Cosmo Babylon
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Afrika Original Soundtrack - Safari
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Metropolis Street Racer (Game Rip) - Passion
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Microsoft Puzzle Collection (GBC Game Rip) - Jewel Chase
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mushihimesama Futari Original Sound Track - On the Verge of Madness ~ Stage5
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: OutRun 2019 (Game Rip) - Victorious
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Rainbow Cotton (Game Rip) - Track 8
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Schrödinger's Cat - Die Katze von Schrödinger Game Soundtrack - MU ~Crisis in the Ancient City~ Crisis

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Week 161 Nominating
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Jam it back in, in the dark.

ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - Cosmo Babylon The sound of this piece was pretty much in line with the other Thunder Force songs I've heard over the years. The synth and strings runs that dominate in places are nice, and the melody has its moments.

Afrika Original Soundtrack - Safari If I had to describe the music for Afrika, I'd call it "superheroes meet National Geographic." This song takes the game's main theme and puts it through a set of lighthearted yet exhilarating paces. That rambunctious feeling, offset by the more sweeping moments, is a real knockout (though I am of course a little biased).

Metropolis Street Racer (Game Rip) - Passion This trancy mix of club beats was pretty much what I expected after reading the title. The orgasm noises were certainly unique, but it's not enough to save the song from being pretty banal.

Microsoft Puzzle Collection (GBC Game Rip) - Jewel Chase A chiptune by Microsoft? Sure, I'll bite. It's got a nice jazzy swank to it, as befits such a mammoth corporation I guess. My only real complaint would be that it runs somewhat long.

Mushihimesama Futari Original Sound Track - On the Verge of Madness ~ Stage5 A much better take on the same style exhibited in Metropolis Racer, with more drive and an Asian fiddle (I think) instead of orgasm gasps. It's still rather mediocre, but it has its moments.

OutRun 2019 (Game Rip) - Victorious Another chiptune, this time with better synth and a more traditional structure. Has some neat stereo tricks and a decent lead melody.

Rainbow Cotton (Game Rip) - Track 8 This sounds very familiar, though I can't for the life of me place from where. Still, it's pretty good, with some nice synthiness and acoustic guitar parts.

Schrödinger's Cat - Die Katze von Schrödinger Game Soundtrack - MU ~Crisis in the Ancient City~ Crisis If you have a VGM nerd in a room, and there's a 50% chance a poisonously bad piece of music has been released, is the nerd dead, alive, or simultaneously dead and alive? Luckily this music is only weirdly inconsistent, not bad, with a yawn-inducing tribal percussion opening third that leads into a much better section.

Not the best of weeks.

The Point Spread
Safari - 3 pts.
Victorious - 2 pts.
Track 8 - 1 pt.

Nomination
Artist: Jason Graves
Game Title: Dead Space
Track Title: The Leviathan
Track Number: 8
Catalog Number: N/A
Year: 2008

There's nowhere I can't reach.