[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 180 Voting/WEEK 181 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 180 Voting is closed with extreme prejudice.
Week 181 Nominating is closed like a Carpathian chastity belt.

Results:
1). [20] Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
2). [17] Gain Ground SX (Red Book Audio) - Stage 1
3). [16] Samsara Naga 2 - Swimming
4). [12/7.5] Clive Barker's Undying (Game Rip) - Immortal Soul
5). [12/7] Viewpoint - Be Your Age! (Area 3)
6). [9] Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Music Soundtrack - Ghaleon's Theme
7). [3] Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack - choir of curse (Boss BGM -type1-)
8). [1] Jade Empire Original Soundtrack - Anthem of the Tyrant

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack - choir of curse (Boss BGM -type1-)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Clive Barker's Undying (Game Rip) - Immortal Soul
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Gain Ground SX (Red Book Audio) - Stage 1
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jade Empire Original Soundtrack - Anthem of the Tyrant
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Music Soundtrack - Ghaleon's Theme
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Samsara Naga 2 - Swimming
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Viewpoint - Be Your Age! (Area 3)

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Week 181 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack - choir of curse (Boss BGM -type1-) I've generally liked what I hear in Chaos Legion--namely, a nice combo of contemporary sounds and classic choir. That same basic sound is here, though I was hoping that it'd get put through some more paces, as the tune really needs more development over its length.

Clive Barker's Undying (Game Rip) - Immortal Soul I'm with le Chuck on this one; very nice ethereal vibe overall but lacking in meat.

Gain Ground SX (Red Book Audio) - Stage 1 Garden variety get-movin' synth. Good for what it is, but also rather samey.

Jade Empire Original Soundtrack - Anthem of the Tyrant I have had some Jade Empire songs in my queue for a while; this isn't one of them. Frankly, I think that OST goes a little overboard on the Orientalisms a lot of the time and is at its best when it's more straightforward, and this is a good example of that. Sounds authentic-ish but doesn't really do much else.

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Music Soundtrack - Ghaleon's Theme I've heard this one before, many times (always assumed Lunar was off-limits for nominating but I guess not). Good, but it wouldn't be my 1st or even 17th choice from the OST.

Samsara Naga 2 - Swimming This sounds too fast for any of the strokes I know, although it does have that breezy feel that screams out "Caribbean." A little slight, but nice.

Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar Korea has been churning out an awful lot of high quality VGM since the turn of the century, and this is a great example of that. A really nice fusion of elements that ordinarily wouldn't go well together, with both a modern and ancient feel to it. Quite nice!

Viewpoint - Be Your Age! (Area 3) Fuzzy funk that sounds like it was recorded on a tape deck held up to a TV speaker and then transferred to digital by way of wax cylinder. Funk isn't my bag even with crystal clear sound, I'm afraid--I am simply too square for it.

The Point Spread
Para Variar - 3 pts.
Immortal Soul - 2 pts.
Choir of Engrish - 1 pt.

Nomination
Composer: Bertrand Eluerd
Album: Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
Track Title: Theme de Cyprien
Year: 2002

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