[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 168 Voting/WEEK 169 Nominating

Nomination #17

Composer: SonicPicnic
Game Title: Toki Tori
Track Title: Forest Falls
Track Number: 2
Year: 2008
Additional Information: Super Happy Fun Banjo Bird Music =D

Time traveling/flying into the FTP yeah~

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Kenji Ito has never been one to wow or impress me, and Concerto Gate Closed Beta BGM - battle 01 certainly doesn't change this. The blend of instrumentation is disjointed and lacks cohesion; as such, no real melody or drive sticks out or makes me want to keep listening. Sorry nom! let's just face it; Ito will never top "Endless Battlefield"

Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no Okite Original Soundtracks - Floor 1, 2 is a fairly average "dungeon" tune, and sadly its monotonousness far overshadow its ephemeral glimpses of creativity. Not much else to say, but I won't be downloading this one.

Ioncross Freelancer: Total War (Game Audio) - Rochester Base Bar Music has absolutely no melody or hook factor to speak of, but its serviceable in terms of atmosphere and mood. It definitely doesn't overstay its welcome in its appropriate 2 minute duration. Yeah, this one is OK in my books~

Ah, here's the week's Supersweep contribution. Namco Game Sound Express VOL.04 Dragon Saber - Center of the Earth is really fun on the whole, surprising given my track record with Mr. Hosoe. Catchy, entertaining and with some adorable and nostalgic sound samples, this one is definitely one to download and consider for points.

CHEEEEEEESE AHOY!!! Shining Force Neo ~Zetsubo to Kibo - Zetsubo to Kibo (Original Karaoke) is a nice listen, with an (admittedly) infectious cheese factor and some awesome instrument samples. Melody on the whole is fairly strong, too. Yes, I do enjoy this cheese-fest. GUITAAARR FLOURISHHHH

O__O Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Original Video Game Soundtrack - Mercenary-X (Main Theme) is about as typical a track as you can get, huh? It's got the dark, quasi-militaristic electronica down pat, but it doesn't use this very typical element very creatively. There's a nice sense of progression around the 1:30 mark, but overall this one makes for a particularly boring listen. (soz nomz~)

The King of Fighters '98 Arrange Sound Trax - ESAKA (Kyo Kusanagi) is an awfully...convoluted track, isn't it? ;_; It's good, however. Entertaining from start to finish, even though I can't remember too much about it (except the acoustic guitar and clapping combo!). INTENSE POINT CONSIDERATION

Haha Vandal Hearts II ~Heaven's Gate~ Original Soundtrack - Warfare on a Constructions doesn't know whether to sound like a Sakimoto town theme, a dramatic Uematsu theme or its own distinctive thing. The mishmash is amusing and fairly entertaining, and there's a nice, playful melody hovering around in there somewhere. Decent~

INTENSE POINTS (!)

2 points: Namco Game Sound Express VOL.04 Dragon Saber - Center of the Earth
2 points: Shining Force Neo ~Zetsubo to Kibo - Zetsubo to Kibo (Original Karaoke)
1 point: The King of Fighters '98 Arrange Sound Trax - ESAKA (Kyo Kusanagi)
1 point: Vandal Hearts II ~Heaven's Gate~ Original Soundtrack - Warfare on a Constructions
5th: Ioncross Freelancer: Total War (Game Audio) - Rochester Base Bar Music
6th: Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no Okite Original Soundtracks - Floor 1, 2
7th: Concerto Gate Closed Beta BGM - battle 01
8th: Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Original Video Game Soundtrack - Mercenary-X (Main Theme)

A fairly decent week overall. (too much Kenji Ito, though >=|)

There's nowhere I can't reach.