[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 153 Voting/WEEK 154 Nominating

Nomination #11

Composer: ZIZZ (Toshimichi Isoe, Masayoshi Murakami, Yoh Ohyama, Ikuko Ebata)
Album Title: Birds Eye View
Track Title: Ryu-Hyo
Track Number: 5
Year: 2004
Catalog Number: HBMS-007
Additional Information: I can't believe nobody's ever nominated something from this album. Seriously.

Uploaded to the FTP~ ching chong RYU-HYO ho-ho!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm a huge Doors music fan, and I had a really tough time choosing a nomination from the Aekanaru soundtrack. Aekanaru Sekai no Owari ni Original Soundtrack "Routine" - afternoon theme has, like people have said, a charming Guaraldi vibe; and the crisp jazz progressions put this one way above most VGM jazz for me. I love the background sweeps like the one at 1:25, too. Also, brilliant melody.

Given the first 5 seconds, I wasn't expecting to like Chaos Seed: Fuusui Kairouki (SNES Game Rip) - Optimistic Girls (Optimistic Girls / Friends 2). But hey, it turned out to be pretty enjoyable! A nice melody, and a warm, Ape Escape Asian level sound. Good!

I'm afraid I don't see what all the fuss is about with Formula -G.S.M. SEGA 5- - Soup Up [Rad Mobile]. =/ The production quality is great, yes, and some of the riffs are above-average, but there's nothing for me to hold onto throughout. It's like a fierce rapid of aesthetic guitar lines---no melody, or rock (...), for me to hold onto.

Gunslinger Girl Game Sound Album - Take me to the heaven was odd. The composition itself is neither heartfelt nor sorrowful in my eyes, and the vocals were kind of awkward. But, despite this, I actually quite enjoyed it. Maybe just because it has the name "Tenpei Sato" on it, I don't know. O D D

Istoria ~Musa~ - MELPOMENE was very fleeting. I actually didn't mind the sombre tone dripping with despair, but I can't remember much about it. Not much else to say here---I'm lukewarm towards this one.

Damn, Mouryousenki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Soldier's Rest (Mukuri Tribe Camp BGM) was nice. I love ambient music with a worldly flavour, and this satisfies both criteria. Not much of a melody to go by, but the atmosphere is incredibly strong. Excellent~

Hitoshi Fujima gets an immediate tick from me. Quilt ~Anata to Tsumugu Yume to Koi no Dress~ Theme Song "Yume no Tsuki" - Dream Moon had a charming composition and some hit-and-miss vocals. KAKO would hit a lovely note one moment, and sound awfully passive the next. A very nice tune, but it could have been so much fuller.

For a foreboding march, SimCity Societies (Game Rip) - Authoritarian 02 is pretty slick. Great fluidity, some nice instrumental touches and a deliciously malevolent feel. Another very nice track.

i'd better put this POINT in the microwave for a minute so it can warm up

3 points: Aekanaru Sekai no Owari ni Original Soundtrack "Routine" - afternoon theme
1 point: Chaos Seed: Fuusui Kairouki (SNES Game Rip) - Optimistic Girls (Optimistic Girls / Friends 2)
1 point: Mouryousenki Madara 2 Sound Fantasia - Soldier's Rest (Mukuri Tribe Camp BGM)
1 point: Quilt ~Anata to Tsumugu Yume to Koi no Dress~ Theme Song "Yume no Tsuki" - Dream Moon
5th: SimCity Societies (Game Rip) - Authoritarian 02
6th: Gunslinger Girl Game Sound Album - Take me to the heaven
7th: Istoria ~Musa~ - MELPOMENE
8th: Formula -G.S.M. SEGA 5- - Soup Up [Rad Mobile]

Fantastic week! Very diverse; there's something for everyone here etc. I ended up saving 5 new discoveries; that's pretty damn good!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

^^

Originally Posted by Dijinova

Aekanaru Sekai no Owari ni Original Soundtrack "Routine" - afternoon theme: Machine gun with white teeth and black stones. Ambush.

I'm afraid I don't understand.

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

Disappointed with the gold, and am really sad that "Optimistic Girls" came last. 2 points? Seriously? It's become a real favourite of mine. (thanks nom!) Oh well, the week overall was pretty good anyway.

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