[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 210 Voting/WEEK 211 Nominating

Song of the Week. 200 Weeks and counting.
Week 210 Voting is out of karmic balance.
Week 211 Nominating is exuding negative energy.

Results:
1). [18] Senko no Ronde DUO Sound Track - Birds Eye (Mika Drop 1)
2). [17] Cloud OST - First Flight
3). [16] Gran Turismo Sound Collection ~MUSIC~ Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Original Game Soundtrack - Current of the times
4). [15] Blast Corps (Game Rip) - Replay
5). [14] Creatures (PSX Game Rip) - Island
6). [13] Nintendo Sound Selection vol.3 Luigi (B-Side Music) - The Prince's Adventure
7). [3] Konami Famicom Super Medley - Famicom Original Remix Medley
8). [0] Spindizzy Worlds (SNES Game Rip) - Level Music 7

Tracks
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Blast Corps (Game Rip) - Replay
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Cloud OST - First Flight
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Creatures (PSX Game Rip) - Island
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Gran Turismo Sound Collection ~MUSIC~ Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Original Game Soundtrack - Current of the times
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Konami Famicom Super Medley - Famicom Original Remix Medley
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Nintendo Sound Selection vol.3 Luigi (B-Side Music) - The Prince's Adventure
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Senko no Ronde DUO Sound Track - Birds Eye (Mika Drop 1)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Spindizzy Worlds (SNES Game Rip) - Level Music 7

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

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Click here for a special announcement about the Week 209 results.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Blast Corps (Game Rip) - Replay N64 synth normally sounds like ass, so it's refreshing that this music plays to the system's strengths rather than its weaknesses. The rhythm in this piece is all-around excellent, though the anemic melody leaves something to be desired.

Cloud OST - First Flight Part new age, part classical symphony, all fun. Vincent Diamante really excels at writing music like this (check Flower for further confirmation), and the game's main theme is woven in very subtle variations throughout.

Creatures (PSX Game Rip) - Island Pure, straightforward Latin music. Good for what it is, but it takes something exceptional to really get me excited about Latin pieces.

Gran Turismo Sound Collection ~MUSIC~ Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Original Game Soundtrack - Current of the times Cool jazz fusion. As with the previous song, there has to be something exceptional about songs like this to hook me, since I'm not that enthusiastic about the genre in general, and the synth/harmonica combo in display here just isn't enough.

Konami Famicom Super Medley - Famicom Original Remix Medley Aside from a bit of reverb and a few minor SFX layered over top, I don't honestly detect a whole lot of "remixing" going on here. The source songs are great, sure, but when thrown together with such minor enhancements I have to wonder why the originals weren't just nominated.

Nintendo Sound Selection vol.3 Luigi (B-Side Music) - The Prince's Adventure A nice, pure chiptune and a good antidote to the song above.

Senko no Ronde DUO Sound Track - Birds Eye (Mika Drop 1) I have to admit, I had a hard time telling the difference between the fusion in display here and in the GT song above, it all kind of ran together. I guess that's what I mean about not being enthusiastic about the genre.

Spindizzy Worlds (SNES Game Rip) - Level Music 7 I was hoping for something along the lines of Dynamite Headdy from this, but instead it's the most dour and muddy SNES song I've heard in ages. Sorry, nominator, I just can't see the merit here.

Last week went from strength to strength; I guess we had to pay for it sometime.

The Point Spread
First Flight - 3 pts.
Replay - 2 pts.
The Prince's Adventure - 1 pt.

Nom soon.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Nominating is easy! Look, I'll demonstrate:

Album: The Book of Unwritten Tales (PC Game Rip)
Artist: Benny Oschmann
Track Title: Gnome Theme
Year: 2009
Source: Mobygames

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

I'm fine with it too.

If memory serves, the choice for a theme weak is between either "Epic Proportions" (long songs) or "Jap Bitch Can't Sing Weak" (only vocal songs).

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

So, CHz, do you need a little hand getting back into the swing of things? Your stand-ins could probably handle another week if you need us to.

I was speaking idiomatically.