[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 213 Voting/WEEK 214 Nominating

Song of the Week. 200 Weeks and counting.
Week 213 Voting is closed and concealed.
Week 214 Nominating is too well-known to be closed.

THEME WEEK
That's right everyone, it's time for Famous Game, Obscure Name, where well-known games that wouldn't cut the mustard otherwise have been opened up for nominating with one caveat: people nominated one of the most obscure songs from the album. Join us in mocking folks' twisted definitions of "well-known," "obscure," and "song!"

Results:
1). [22] Super Castlevania IV (Game Rip) - Secret Room (Bonus BGM)
2). [13] Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack - Gustaberg (Bonus Track)
3). [11] Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack - Theme of the Advancing Army (War BGM3)
4). [10] Halo 3: ODST (Game Rip) - Something Like Sorrow
5). [8] Super Mario World (Game Rip) - Koopa Junior BGM
6). [5/4] Grandia II ~Deus~ - Dangerous Zone
7). [5/2.5] FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY II Original Soundtrack - Boss Battle A
8). [4] Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack - Djose Temple

Tracks
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY II Original Soundtrack - Boss Battle A
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack - Djose Temple
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack - Gustaberg (Bonus Track)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack - Theme of the Advancing Army (War BGM3)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Grandia II ~Deus~ - Dangerous Zone
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Halo 3 - ODST (Game Rip) - Something Like Sorrow
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Castlevania IV (Game Rip) - Secret Room (Bonus BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Mario World (Game Rip) - Koopa Junior BGM

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

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Om nom nom:

Album: Deadly Premonition (Game Rip)
Artists: Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi, Hiromi Mizutani
Track Title: The Woods and the Goddess
Release Date: 2/24/2010
Additional Info: Game is known as "Red Seeds Profile" in crazy Moon Rune land.
Source: gamemusichall.net, gamefaqs.com.

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Originally Posted by Darkcomet72

A question to the nominator of the ODST track: was Something Like Sorrow clipped from the soundtrack itself (a part of the Bits and Pieces Suite), or was it actually ripped from the game?

It was clipped from the suite. ODST has some incredible film noir music unfortunately buried in 7-10 minute suites.

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

FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY II Original Soundtrack - Boss Battle A The arrangements by Tsuyoshi Sekito in this album are generally pretty good, though a few leave something to be desired. In this case, a semi-limp arrangement and a not-particularly-great original combine in a decent but meh track.

Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack - Djose Temple It doesn't particularly fit the scene, but on its own this kooky tune has always been one of the better tracks from the wildly inconsistent FFX.

Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack - Gustaberg (Bonus Track) While Naoshi Mizuta produced a few good tracks during his tenure as FFXI composer, the ratio of good to bland is depressingly low. Kumi Tamioka fared much better despite her limited participation, with this arrangement standing as decent.

Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack - Theme of the Advancing Army (War BGM3) Parts of the original Suikoden are sheer brilliance; sadly, this isn't one of them. As "big urgent war" songs go, it's not without its merits.

Grandia II ~Deus~ - Dangerous Zone Never been a big Grandia or Iwadare fan, with this dull bit of rock doing little to change that.

Halo 3 - ODST (Game Rip) - Something Like Sorrow ODST has some memorable musical moments, mostly dark neo-noir with a prominent role for the saxophone. It's the perfect antidote to the high-testosterone music that's become associated with the franchise.

Super Castlevania IV (Game Rip) - Secret Room (Bonus BGM) Rather quirkier than I was expecting, but still kind of slight.

Super Mario World (Game Rip) - Koopa Junior BGM Wait, was Koopa Junior even in SMW? I thought it was all about the Koopalings still, before they were unceremoniously jettisoned in favor of the bland Junior. That oddity aside, there's not a whole lot to latch onto here.

An interesting mix, that's for sure.

The Point Spread
Something Like Sorrow - 3 pts.
Djose Temple - 2 pts.
Gustaberg - 1 pt.

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