[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 174 Voting/WEEK 175 Nominating

What a week, boys. Inching up on 175 and we keep managing to outdo ourselves.

(3 points) Fantasy Earth: Zero (Game Rip) - Vinel Island: It screams RPG theme, but you only wish some tracks had this much joy and pep in them. Proof that you can be traditional without being cliched.

(2 points) Metal Gear >> Solid Snake Music Compilation of Hideo Kojima/Red Disc - NIGHT FALL: A bit of James Bond in this one. It's got the requisite measured piano and other synths to suggest night, and throws on some eletronic window dressing to add an element of espionage. And the choral samples don't even hinder it at all. A delicious piece of action/exploration music.

(1 point) Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack (Game Rip) - Racing from Darkness: The intro's the best part of this chiptune, but the rest is also the stuff that fun action tracks are made of.

As for the rest: Love the sound of Water Music but it lacks development and doesn't really, um, end. Training has always been one of my favorite tracks from PD, and in weaker weeks it would place. Nothing against the C64 sound with DNA Warrior, but it's buried under better competition. Goonies is fun and bouncy but ultimately disposable. And too much screechy chaos going on, especially with the guitar, in Ice Field.

How ya doing, buddy?

Nominate a poorly-received song? Why not.

Album: KOEI Game Music Works: Yoko Kanno Collections
Artist: Yoko Kanno
Track #: 8
Track Title: Distant Mountains and Rivers
Year: 1993
Additional Info:
Source: KECH-1045; Original Soundtrack: Nobunaga's Ambition: Record of the Military Commander's State of Affairs - VGMdb

Edit: I'll upload it this afternoon when I get back from work.

Double Edit: Looks like someone beat me to it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.