Song of the Week - WEEK 50 Voting/WEEK 51 Nominations

(3 points) The Adventure of Puppet Princess Original Soundtrack - Dream Traveler: There's a first for everything -- including a Tenpei Sato track I really enjoy. Maybe it's because this one just smells like a Mitsuda track because it's ethereal celtic music, but so be it.

(2 points) TimeSplitters - Future Perfect (Game Rip) - Scotland the Brave: My nomination, so I need to show it some love. Graeme Norgate's style is pretty recognizable after a couple TimeSplitter games, but this was a breath of fresh air from the moment I heard it. It's got your typical militaristic snares, but I like the way the main melody (harpsichord? organ?) is fleshed out and topped with beautiful violin flourishes. A tad long, and probably shouldn't be played to death, but an enjoyable piece nonetheless.

(1 point) Gate of Thunder (Red Book Audio) - Crown: That chime sample does suck, but rest of the steady rockin' is decent.

As for the rest:
Love the Police, and Stewart Copeland's work in Spyro is decent --Dry Canyon is jazzy and simple but effective. Giacchino is a master, and even when his tracks don't totally hit (amazing that he was working on dreck like the Small Soldiers game back in the day), they still feel refreshing. I loved Vein of Grief, and that felt like a safer nomination than Fate, which seems to be too classic and straight for my tastes. Deadbolt doesn't do it for me. And the sound quality of I'll Take You Underwater destroys whatever kitschy charm the track might have had.

Jam it back in, in the dark.