[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 182 Voting/WEEK 183 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 182 Voting is sealed for 1000 years.
Week 183 Nominating is banished to Tartarus forevermore.

Results:
1). [18] Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
2). [15/9.5] F.I.R.E. (Game Rip) - Title
3). [15/9] Jazz Jackrabbit 3 (Game Rip) - Castle City
4). [13] StarSweep Original Sound Track - Crystal Vision
5). [11] Maniac Mansion (NES Game Rip) - Flashbulb Funk (Michael's Theme)
6). [8] Keys of the city - The Diver
7). [6] Icewind Dale The Soundtrack - Untitled (Return To Kuldahar)
8). [4] Arrow Flash (Game Rip) - Stage 1

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Arrow Flash (Game Rip) - Stage 1
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: F.I.R.E. (Game Rip) - Title
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Icewind Dale The Soundtrack - Untitled (Return To Kuldahar)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jazz Jackrabbit 3 (Game Rip) - Castle City
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Keys of the city - The Diver
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Maniac Mansion (NES Game Rip) - Flashbulb Funk (Michael's Theme)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: StarSweep Original Sound Track - Crystal Vision

Notes:
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Week 183 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

Though part of this is orion's fault. Why he doesn't have the rules for voting listed in the opening post is baffling.

It's not *that* baffling--I use the same template over and over and don't change it unless someone kvetches. So now that the proper procedure has been followed, I will respond to your kvetch by adding voting rules starting next week That said:

Arrow Flash (Game Rip) - Stage 1 This piece is right on the cusp of doing something more interesting than the standard shmup shtick. It doesn't quite make it--doesn't quite deliver on that promise--but it's still a halfway decent cut above the usual drek.

F.I.R.E. (Game Rip) - Title A little bloopy but still okay as chiptunes go.

Icewind Dale The Soundtrack - Untitled (Return To Kuldahar) That's not the possible title I'd have used ("Kuldahar Under Siege" has much more of a ring to it), but a good song nonetheless. It's very eclectic for its length, offering up a snippet of the Kuldahar theme before segueing into high-energy battle music and wrapping up with a preview of the spooky Lower Dorn's Deep theme. Good stuff.

Jazz Jackrabbit 3 (Game Rip) - Castle City Alex Brandon rarely disappoints, and I'm glad the music for JJ3 managed to crawl out of the rubble when the game collapsed. The lively tracker sound we all know and love is in full force here, with a great melody and some nice secondary effects to match.

Keys of the city - The Diver Loungy 1980's style jazz that reminds me of Dave Grusin. As easy listening music it works, though the sound is undeniably cheesy.

Maniac Mansion (NES Game Rip) - Flashbulb Funk (Michael's Theme) There's a reason that MM took the gold in the Best Chiptune Contest: it rules. Everything a good chiptune should be--melodic, rhythmic, and creative.

Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way Much better than I expected, given that the game is from the era where tinny MIDI dominated and ruined PC soundtracks worldwide. There isn't a whole lot of substance, but the fast pace and frenetic synth runs almost make up for it.

StarSweep Original Sound Track - Crystal Vision Almost as cheesy as Keys, but in a less dated way. The fact that the music is high-energy with a great melody helps quite a bit; I liked it a lot.

Point allocation was really hard this week; good show everyone.

The Point Spread
Castle City - 2 pts.
Crystal Vision - 2 pts.
Return to Kuldahar - 1 pt.
Flashbulb Funk - 1 pt.

Nomination
Album: Radiata Stories Arrange Album
Composer: Noriyuki Iwadare
Title: Hopping Sun
Track Number: 3
Year: 2005
Catalog Number: KDSD-00063
Source: VGMdb.net

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