Song of the Week - WEEK 80 Voting/WEEK 81 Nominating

Good stuff all around. This week was an explosive mixture of win. Well, something like that. I actually just wanted an excuse to use that smilie once.

I suppose the first Illusion, from F-Zero Climax, is standard F-Zero synth rock fare? It's good stuff, although the tune isn't particularly memorable and doesn't really strike me as original. An enjoyable listen, but nothing more.

Stage 3-2 - Enter Secretly is decent stuff, too. In some ways, it's similar to Illusion from F-Zero Climax, and in some ways it differs. On the whole, this track also provides for an enjoyable listen but doesn't do too much to wow me.

Heh, when I saw the track title for Killing bedroom, I was expecting something pretty morbid. Interesting that the track actually ends up being "electro-lounge" stuff. I wonder what context it plays in. In any case, the track's alright, albeit a bit on the bland side. It makes for some nice easy listening... But it's one of those tracks that, for me, are much harder to enjoy.

The second Illusion of this week, from Ys IV, was an interesting surprise. I'm a big fan of Falcom's rock tuneage, and seeing Yonemitsu as the composer heightened my expectations for some good old rockin'. This track turns out to be much different than I expected, and frankly it's a little tough for me to enjoy as well. It has some awesome moments (the portion with the spanish guitar near the end makes me melt), but the rest of the track feels a little too unusual for my tastes. Maybe it will grow on me with time, though?

Flame is interesting too. I enjoy the track for some reason, although I'm not entirely sure why. To be fair, it's a pretty repetitive one (not that this is really a bad thing - the repitition supports this track, I think), and many tracks of similar nature can be found in the wide world of VGM. I'm not sure what it reminds me of, though. It's good stuff, and also one of the most memorable tracks from this week (if only because of how repetitive it is).

Staff Credit Game is easily one of the strongest tracks of this week. It took some getting used to at first - as Kolba mentioned, it seemed like the track was doing too much. Now that I've listened to it a few more times, I have to say that I really enjoy the combination of various melodies. It keeps the song fresh throughout its duration. Awesome nomination. Oh, and that random monkey yelp (?) near the end always startles me or surprises me.

Ancient Pyramid (World 4) is typical Egyptian stuff, but as such it's pretty enjoyable. I've always enjoyed Egyptian/desert themes, and this track isn't an exception. It's a very simple song, but it's also probably the most addictive of this week's batch, and it goes down like butter to boot. Great stuff. I'll probably need to check out more of Brimble's work in the future, too... Looks like his compositions are worth looking into, if they're anything like this track.
Oh, and the frog ribbits are an awesome touch.

Training Ground is undoubtedly pretty good at what it does, but these militaristic tunes have never really provided much enjoyment for me. An okay listen, but nothing about it really stands out in this week. Probably my least favorite of the bunch, unfortunately.

3 Points ~ Superfrog (Amiga Game Rip) - Ancient Pyramid (World 4)
2 Points ~ Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Game Rip) - Staff Credit Game
1 Point ~ Genocide 2 Master of the Dark Communion (Sharp X68000 Game Rip) - Stage 3-2 - Enter Secretly

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Thanks, DH. I'll be grabbing that rip sometime soon.

Nomination time.

Artist: Masaharu Iwata
Composer: Not sure... I can't seem to find any information on the composers right now, but this soundtrack was published not too long ago by CAVE. It's probably not a stretch to say that the composers were from CAVE, in any case. Darkcomet72 mentioned a list of composers over at seanne's journal, but since I'm not sure what the source track was for this arrangement, I'm not sure which composer it was.
Album: Pink Sweets Ibara Original Soundtrack
Track Title: Sweets Nerd
Disc Number: 2
Track Number: 10
Catalog Number: CVST-0005
Year: 2006
Additional Information: I figured that Dragon God would probably make a nomination from this awesome album sometime, but since I'm lacking in tracks to nominate, I thought I'd take the initiative and nominate before him!
Source: Game Music Revolution

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