[SotW] Song of the Fortnight - FORTNIGHT 241/FORTNIGHT 242 Nominating

Song of the Fortnight. 112.5 Fortnights and counting.
Fortnight 241 Voting is closed.
Fortnight 242 Nominating is closed.

Results:
1). [23] Tower of Heaven - Original Soundtrack - Stairway to Revelation
2). [14] Flight (Game Rip) - Soaring in the Stars
3). [11] SimCity Societies Original Soundtrack - Kittens, Cake and Cotton Candy
4). [9] Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Game Rip) - World 3 ~ Chimpan Sea
5). [7] Ratchet & Clank (Game Rip) - Gemlik Base - Oltanis Orbit
6). [6] Tetsudou Seminar Music Collection - MAROON (Hankyu Railway Image BGM)
7). [5] SPACE INVADERS EXTREME -AUDIO CLUSTER- - Regress -Original Version-
8). [3] Milk Race (ZX Spectrum Game Rip) - Title

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Flight (Game Rip) - Soaring in the Stars
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Milk Race (ZX Spectrum Game Rip) - Title
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Ratchet and Clank (Game Rip) - Gemlik Base - Oltanis Orbit
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: SimCity Societies Original Soundtrack - Kittens, Cake and Cotton Candy
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: SPACE INVADERS EXTREME -AUDIO CLUSTER- - Regress -Original Version-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Monkey Ball - Step and Roll (Game Rip) - World 3 ~ Chimpan Sea
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tetsudou Seminar Music Collection - MAROON (Hankyu Railway Image BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tower of Heaven - Original Soundtrack - Stairway to Revelation

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 SotF server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotF 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

Fortnight 242 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

How ya doing, buddy?

Oh wow. I have absolutely no nominations for either of the top two theme weeks. At all. More spots for everyone else, I guess.

Flight (Game Rip) - Soaring in the Stars Very nice feeling of flight/soaring in this piece, which is a huge bonus--songs that capture that feel are almost always wonderful to listen to. The interlude in particular is terrific; excellent all around.

Milk Race (ZX Spectrum Game Rip) - Title I know some people have a soft spot for Spectrum and Commodore synth, but it grates on me horribly (NES is about as old as I can get). This piece just sounds tinny, flat, and abrasive to my ears...sorry.

Ratchet and Clank (Game Rip) - Gemlik Base - Oltanis Orbit There's a bit of a spacy melody here, but it's buried under layers of ambient sound design. Works like gangbusters in the game I'm sure, but does nothing for me out of context.

SimCity Societies Original Soundtrack - Kittens, Cake and Cotton Candy The best Sim tracks take a good melody, pile on the development, and add a pinch of Philip Glass to taste. Even though SCS isn't from one of the usual composing crew for the series, it still nails every mark.

SPACE INVADERS EXTREME -AUDIO CLUSTER- - Regress -Original Version- Trance-y, spacy ambience. I'm sure it makes destroying waves of invaders and out-of-body experience, but it's kind of dull without any accompanying visuals.

Super Monkey Ball - Step and Roll (Game Rip) - World 3 ~ Chimpan Sea While on the ambient side, this tune has piano and fiddle chops to make listening a fairly involving experience even if it is a little long and on the slow side.

Tetsudou Seminar Music Collection - MAROON (Hankyu Railway Image BGM) Lively jazz fusion with that improv feel. Works well as a background listen, but I need a bit more structure in my jazz.

Tower of Heaven - Original Soundtrack - Stairway to Revelation I was toying with the idea of noinating this myself, actually. It's a great distillation of what made the cream of the NES-era crop superior to what came after: strong melody and rhythm that takes advantage of technical limitations rather than being bound with them. The fact that it's a latter-day chiptune makes it all the better, since it's harder than you'd think to capture that vibe (MM9/10 being one of the more egregious examples).

Pretty hueg gap between my faves and not-faves this week, but still lots of keepers.

The Point Spread
Kittens - 3 pts.
Soaring - 2 pts.
Stairway - 1 pt.

Normal Week Nom
Album: Astral Puzzle Meltdown
Composer: Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)
Track: Let's Fix This Ship!
Track #: 2
Year: 2010
Source: Bandcamp

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Darkcomet72

(I'm going to guess Muzza nominated this wow that was a terrible prediction)

Close but no cigar!

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

Holy crap, my top three are *the* top three, albeit in reverse order.

HOLY CRAP, next week is a theme week and I didn't nominate a theme song.

WHAT IS THIS TOPSY-TURVY WORLD INTO WHICH I'VE STUMBLED.

How ya doing, buddy?