[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 170 Voting/WEEK 171 Nominating

I'm not familiar with any of these games or tracks, so this week should be interesting!

Bermuda Syndrome The Symphonic Soundtrack - The Coral Sea is pretty, but isn't much of a piece of music in terms of enjoyability and entertaining value. The soundscape established is pleasant though, and combines with the title to create some nice imagery. The orchestration is sound (as is the whole track), but nothing really makes me want to listen to it again.

Castle Crashers (Game Rip) - Jumper is cute, and carries a nice bouncy pace and sense of melody. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and just invites the listener on for an innocuous, enjoyable ride. One of the best new discoveries for me recently!

L'esprit de l'exil - Canary Creeper is pretty inoffensive, but the cheese far outweighs the substance (case in point: African chants). While some parts sounded slick and enjoyable, too often it sounded like "wow the composer's really trying too hard" (case in point" bagpipes). Overall incohesive and cheesy, but still decent.

Music From Yaksa & Arcus - Origin of the Master's Roots has an awesome introduction, but somewhat loses its luster as the song progresses and becomes a tad more predictable. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it though; the drive and melody buildup towards the end was rather alluring, and the contrast at the 1 minute mark is great. I enjoy it, but I probably won't be listening to it very often.

Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA (Game Rip) - Introduction Movie is funny, I don't really know why though. It's entertaining and gets the blood pumping a bit, despite having a pretty flimsy melody. However overall I liked this one!

Street Fighter EX2 - SPINNING BIRD (Chun-Li) is OK without having any truly outstanding elements. Yeah, no real qualms or praises regarding this one.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 PS2 Game Rip) - Streets is really bland, methinks. The style is really predictable, and there aren't any melodic nuances to help hide it. Just a very uninspired track, and given the pedigree, I'm sorely disappointed. (turtles music is usually funktastic and awesome)

As much as I probably sound like an uneducated fool saying this: The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story Clouds of the Han Dynasty (Game Rip) - Clip82 is bloody boring. Try again, Xuan Yuan---dramatic orchestration does nothing for me unless there's something substantial behind it (and while there could be amazing examples of musical theory in this track, to me it just sounds insipid).

POINTASTIC!

3 points: Castle Crashers (Game Rip) - Jumper
2 points: Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA (Game Rip) - Introduction Movie
1 point: Music From Yaksa & Arcus - Origin of the Master's Roots
4th: Bermuda Syndrome The Symphonic Soundtrack - The Coral Sea
5th: Street Fighter EX2 - SPINNING BIRD (Chun-Li)
6th: L'esprit de l'exil - Canary Creeper
7th: The Sword of Xuan Yuan Side Story Clouds of the Han Dynasty (Game Rip) - Clip82
8th: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 PS2 Game Rip) - Streets

An OK week. The good definitely outweighed the bad for me, at least.

Jam it back in, in the dark.