[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 208 Voting/WEEK 209 Nominating

Song of the Week. 200 Weeks and counting.
Week 208 Voting is -10 to open.
Week 209 Nominating is -10 to nom.

Results:
1). [19] SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Presents Music for Art - Flying Universe
2). [13] Mouryou Senki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Lily of the Valley (Isolated Village in the Valley BGM)
3). [12] The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story - The Clouds Faraway Game Original Soundtrack - Tears Running Madly (Battle Theme)
4). [11] RIZ-ZOAWD Original Soundtrack - Sandy Beach of Star Fragments
5). [9] Merregnon Soundtrack Volume 2 - Forgotten Memories
6). [8/7] Last Resort (Game Rip) - Don't Touch Me Baby [STAGE 5-1]
7). [8/5.5] Trine Original Soundtrack - Dragon Graveyard
8). [4] Monster Maker - (Bonus) BGM Selection

Tracks
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Last Resort (Game Rip) - Don't Touch Me Baby [STAGE 5-1]
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Merregnon Soundtrack Volume 2 - Forgotten Memories
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Monster Maker - (Bonus) BGM Selection
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mouryou Senki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Lily of the Valley (Isolated Village in the Valley BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: RIZ-ZOAWD Original Soundtrack - Sandy Beach of Star Fragments
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Presents Music for Art - Flying Universe
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story - The Clouds Faraway Game Original Soundtrack - Tears Running Madly (Battle Theme)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Trine Original Soundtrack - Dragon Graveyard

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

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Last Resort (Game Rip) - Don't Touch Me Baby [STAGE 5-1] Started out a little mundane, but the synth melody that eventually kicks in is pretty nice.

Merregnon Soundtrack Volume 2 - Forgotten Memories Dark, troubled, and rather filmic--like the scene in the James Bond movie when the girl gets shot and dies in his arms. It's got an attractive sound but the melody is a little diffuse, which will probably cost it points among regular voters.

Monster Maker - (Bonus) BGM Selection I wouldn't have thought "orchestral overture" for something called "Monster Maker," but here we are. The music is nice, but the suite structure works against it--as soon as one of the pieces begins to make an impact, we're off to the next one. It's also ungodly long (almost 12 minutes!), to the point that it might even be eligible for "Epic Proportions" when it comes to that.

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Lily of the Valley (Isolated Village in the Valley BGM) Very pastoral, with a really lovely part for clarinet/oboe. Very relaxing and soothing.

RIZ-ZOAWD Original Soundtrack - Sandy Beach of Star Fragments I like the new age atmosphere of this one, which blends nicely into a selection "beach sounds" and a strong melody. Though of course I am biased a little.

SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Presents Music for Art - Flying Universe I've been meaning to sample Music for Art to see if it's worth picking up, but a lot of the names in the credits turn me off (damn you, Ishimoto!). Mitsuto Suzuki is a total unknown to me, though, probably because most of his work has been as an arranger. That skillset sort of shines through here; the music is very ambient and well put together but doesn't have too much substance.

The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story - The Clouds Faraway Game Original Soundtrack - Tears Running Madly (Battle Theme) Does the Sword of Xuan Yuan even have a main story? The music is what I've come to expect from the series: competent, with a definite Eastern flair, but not especially memorable.

Trine Original Soundtrack - Dragon Graveyard Trine was on my own radar for a nomination, so it's good to see it here. A nice blend of renaissance instruments into a more contemporary package.

Interesting week. Everything had some merits, so point allocation was très tough.

The Point Spread
Sandy Beach - 3 pts.
Dragon Graveyard - 2 pts.
Forgotten Memoreis - 1 pt.

Nom to come.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It's time for a nomination! Since Flower's new soundtrack won't be eligible for a while, here's the next best thing.

Album: Cloud OST
Composer: Vincent Diamante
Track Number: 3
Track Title: First Flight
Year: 2005
Source: VGMdb

Also, I'll be closing voting this week instead of CHz as part of my Trainee Period for running more stuff while he's off leveling up. I'll give plenty of notice...for now

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Voting will close in about two hours, at roughly 12pm CST. Ye be warned!

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Always gotta slide in at the last minute, huh? I was actually COMPOSING THE VOTE CLOSING when you posted

I was speaking idiomatically.

Voting is closed! However, nominations remain open due to the Battle this week.

1). [19] SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Presents Music for Art - Flying Universe
2). [13] Mouryou Senki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Lily of the Valley (Isolated Village in the Valley BGM)
3). [12] The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story - The Clouds Faraway Game Original Soundtrack - Tears Running Madly (Battle Theme)
4). [11] RIZ-ZOAWD Original Soundtrack - Sandy Beach of Star Fragments
5). [9] Merregnon Soundtrack Volume 2 - Forgotten Memories
6). [8/7] Last Resort (Game Rip) - Don't Touch Me Baby [STAGE 5-1]
7). [8/5.5] Trine Original Soundtrack - Dragon Graveyard
8). [4] Monster Maker - (Bonus) BGM Selection

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

That's what you get when an English major tries to work with numbers!

FELIPE NO