[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 199 Voting/WEEK 200 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 199 Voting is dead.
Week 200 Nominating is terminated.

Results:
1). [22] Machinarium Soundtrack - The Bottom
2). [15] Mystic Towers (Game Rip) - Baldric Fun 1
3). [14] Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal (Game Rip) - Breakthrough
4). [9] J.B. Harold Murder Club (TG-CD Red Book Audio) - Investigation Rest
5). [8] 1995 Hudson Game Music Complete Works - Battle
6). [6] Yogurting Original Soundtrack - Treading Lightly
7). [5/4] Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Rip) - Ending and Credits
8). [5/3.5] Jumper: Griffin's Story (Game Rip) - Network Breach

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: 1995 Hudson Game Music Complete Works - Battle
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: J.B. Harold Murder Club (TG-CD Red Book Audio) - Investigation Rest
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jumper - Griffin's Story (Game Rip) - Network Breach
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Klonoa Heroes - Densetsu no Star Medal (Game Rip) - Breakthrough
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Machinarium Soundtrack - The Bottom
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mystic Towers (Game Rip) - Baldric Fun 1
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Rip) - Ending and Credits
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Yogurting Original Soundtrack - Treading Lightly

Voting Rules:
Voters must distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotW server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotW experience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Week 200 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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1995 Hudson Game Music Complete Works - Battle Slightly old school bouncyfun. Good melody overall, if a little on the derivative side with a few hiccups like the inclusion of random bleeps.

J.B. Harold Murder Club (TG-CD Red Book Audio) - Investigation Rest This is exactly the sort of atmosheric jazz you'd expect in an old-timey noir mystery for the requisite scene where the detective meets the femme fatale or the crime boss in the Pimento Grove. It works as sonic wallpaper but not so well as a stand alone listen.

Jumper - Griffin's Story (Game Rip) - Network Breach Nevermind that the game was a war crime along with the movie; the game music is top notch action. While short, this song has some great, jagged brass action, racing string, and a terrific melodic interlude.

Klonoa Heroes - Densetsu no Star Medal (Game Rip) - Breakthrough This sounds very familiar; wasn't it in the BCC or BSC or something way back when? The approach is interesting, but a little too fragmented for my taste and there's an awful lot of buildup in relation to the amount of payoff.

Machinarium Soundtrack - The Bottom Quirky, percussive, and rather ambient--this is a pretty good representation of the Machinarium OST overall. I enjoy the melody that emerges near the beginning of the song, but it doesn't get used enough here, preferring to wander in an ambient morass instead.

Mystic Towers (Game Rip) - Baldric Fun 1 Some nice rhythm but a limp melody...not really "fun" in the sense I was anticipating.

Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Rip) - Ending and Credits Here I thought this was going to be music from one of the next-gen incarnations of the franchise, only to find that it's pleasantly chippy. Takes a while to get going for only decent chiptune action, but it's hard not to get some nostalgia in your eye if you played the old NES NG games.

Yogurting Original Soundtrack - Treading Lightly It's got the vaguely go-go spirit you'd associate with a name like "yogurting," but seems to be missing a key ingredient, like it's a karaoke track with the instrumental lead (or, shudder, a 12-year-old screeching singer) scooped out.

The Point Spread
Network Breach - 3 pts.
Battle - 2 pts.
The Bottom - 1 pt.

Om Nom
Album: Half Minute Hero (Yuusha 30 Sou)
Artist: Minako Adachi
Track #:14
Track Title: Community
Year: 2009
Additional Info: By "2009" I mean "July 2009" lest anyone get antsy about this being too new.

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