Song of the Week - WEEK 55 Voting/WEEK 56 Nominating

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None (Game Rip) - walkingaround01 I didn't know that there was a game based on this; would be hard to make it suspenseful, since everyone knows the ending already. This tune is extremely dark and oppressive;good for establishing a mood, but not so listenable out of context. It's also quite repetitive.

All Over Xanadu - The Resurrection of Dragon The chords at the beginning are VERY familiar; I've heard them in Uematsu and Barry (and maybe other places) before. The change in tone and instrumentation between the intro and the body of the piece is extremely jarring; it's almost like two different pieces of music crudely sewn together. The string-led synth break in the middle is nice, but the piece is too 1978 for my taste, overall.

Battle Arena Toshinden 4 (Game Rip) - Track 21 Some interesting synth stuff going on with this one, but the piece is also incredibly busy and cluttered, with dozens of tempo and instrument changes crammed into a tiny package with nary a transition to be found. The result is just oo eclectic to be cohesive.

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns (Red Book Audio) - Abandoned Mines ~ Music I hardly even remember the previous Lode Runner TLR track. This piece is definitely of the QUIRKIN' variety, and is more about rhythm and texture than melody. It reminds me a bit of Thomas Newman, and I found myself enjoying it quite a bit despite its weaknesses. Downloaded.

Metal Gear>>Solid Snake: Music Compilation of Hideo Kojima / Red Disc - Sneaking Mission I really enjoy the "Theme of Solid Snake" from this disc, but this track isn't much like it, being far more electroniaclly-inclined. The guitar solo that erupts in the middle is everything I hate about guitar solos wrapped into a single package, and the electronics become more oppressive as the piece progresses, eventually rendering it an unlistenable noise soup.

Raystorm Neu Tanz Mix - Aquarium Sort of a techno-Latin gumbo, and definitely of the "easy listening" or "lounge lizard" persuasion. Not bad per se, but kind of boring. Also LONG.

Tales of Legendia Original Soundtrack - Tomorrow Will Surely Be Sunny Interesting, which is exactly the word I use to describe this entire OST. While it has a lot of fairly traditional elements, there's something creative and yet the same time off-putting about the track that I can't quite put my finger on. It's technically good, with nice string writing and a light choir at times, but for some reason not very filling.

The Sims 2 (PC Game Rip) - CAS Is this one of the tracks that Mark Mothersbaugh composed? It seems to share a lot of structural similarities with some of his film and TV work that I've heard. Like Lode Runner, this is pure quirk that emphasizes rhythm and movement over melody; unlike Lode, it also has fairly strong melody(s). This seems less a track than a crude medley of tracks, though each snippet is long enough for basic ideas to be fleshed out and similarities to manifest themselves. Downloaded.

Kind of meh for me this week. Looking forward to next time, though; I know naught about this "Tom Falling," () and am curious to see more.

The Point Spread
3 pts - The Simoleons
2 pts - What a Lode of Runner
1 pt - Legendary Legends of Legendian Legend

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I suppose I ought to nominate something before I forget.

Artist: Steve Burke
Album/Game Title: Kameo: Elements of Power
Track Title: Enchanted Kingdom
Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
Track Number: 9
Catalog Number: SE-2021~2
Year: 2005
Source(s): My personal collection.

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There's nowhere I can't reach.