[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 152 Voting/WEEK 153 Nominating

[-Aka-] Complete Edition Original Soundtrack - Primitive - Old castle is the essence of pretty piano. The melody's nice, and the performance is great (I think; I don't know my piano stuff that well). Indeed, like the entirety of [-Aka-], this is a great piece of music. Not one of my favourites, but still nice.

Age Of Empires Compilation Soundtrack - Gamelan has been an absolute favourite of mine ever since I first heard it some 10 years ago. Not only is it imbued with unmatchable nostalgia, but the minimalistic melody and softness is executed exceptionally well and gets to me every time. This one's definitely getting some points!

BioShock (Game Rip) - Fight for Family was just a massive *yaWn* for me. Nothing in this one stands out, and the melancholic violin at the end just seems so forced and uninspired. In summary: soz nomz!

GALAXY FORCE II & Thunder Blade ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK - Beyond The Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.- didn't really impress me either, but this one was nice while it lasted. Definitely a fleeting track; I can't remember anything about it, though the jazzy, funky elements were pretty cool.

MegaRace (PC Game Rip) - Maeva had a few good melodies, and the overall bounciness was OK. Feels a bit empty on the whole, but the melodies are worth a revisit.

STORM! - SHOOTING GAME SOUND OMNIBUS Vol.2 - SOUND 02 ~ ZERO GUNNER II: 60% generic, 40% cool. Unfortunate balance, but that's what I'm hearing. =/ Some of the melodies are depressingly mundane, whereas some of the developments are really engaging. Ultimately, I can't say I was impressed~!

I wasn't expecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Genesis Game Rip) - April O'Neil's Stage to be great, but it's awesome! Insanely fun vibe all the way through, peppered by catchy melodies and slick progressions. awsumz

OverClocked ReMix - Video Game Music Community - Memory Leak Suite was, yeah, way too *rushedsuite* for me. I liked the sound of some of the parts, especially this minimalistic one, but on the whole it lacks memorability and unity.

hey listen to this section of my POINT---oh it's gone already, dw

2 points: Age Of Empires Compilation Soundtrack - Gamelan
2 points: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Genesis Game Rip) - April O'Neil's Stage
1 point: [-Aka-] Complete Edition Original Soundtrack - Primitive - Old castle
1 point: GALAXY FORCE II & Thunder Blade ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK - Beyond The Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.-

Average week. The TMNT track is one of the best discoveries I've had in a while though, so huge props to the nominator!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Very nice result. Would have loved it if TMNT had taken the gold (even more so if AoE had taken it) but Galaxy Force is a strong enough winner.

There's nowhere I can't reach.