Song of the Week - WEEK 76 Voting/WEEK 77 Nominating

Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time
I like the phrase that Lapse of Time is based around. I feel that the somewhat abnormal rhythm that starts around 50 seconds into the song increases the quality of the track. Because the track doesn't sound repetitive and builds up in an interesting fashion, ultimately, it's something that I'd like to hear.

Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past
This is an intriguing ambient piece. I understand why the nominator decided to select the track. There seems to be a pseudo-melody that starts towards 1:25 that is doing quite well. On nice speakers, the reverberations of the waves are what make this song pretty good.

FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story
I suppose it's unfair that I've listened to this track 15 times in the last week, but it speaks to the quality of this song. Compared to IDOLA Strange Fruits, this song is significantly more agressive. But I think it's the instrumentation behind the song that makes me think this song might be better than IDOLA. There's not so much that it's overwhelming (you can hear every instrument clearly), and the song has a very distinct melody. My favorite section comes in at 1:30 and is the main melody. It doesn't follow the same path as other tracks, which is really interesting. I don't think the game does this song justice either; I beat the final boss before this track even half finished playing: in 1 minute.

Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive
We switch to Jazz style in this track, and the melody is something that I could dance to. The problem is, however, the same bass line repeats over and over, and that starts to bug me after a while. If we change the rhythm in the background, then this song would probably match the others.

Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart
Nice modern chords. It's almost like a new age piano composer combined with debussy trying to evoke a very interesting image. The piano player does a very nice job in making the image of the song come out. Unfortunately, I have less taste for modern piano composers. I'm sure other people will like this song more than me, however.

Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow
I think the thing I can say about this song is that becomes slightly worn out after a while. It's like placing a too obvious melody in the front of you: listen to it 6 times in a row and it becomes boring. Besides that, it's still a good song. The different instruments combine to make an interesting piece.

MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage
It looks like another week where every song is a totally different style. I really like the solo towards the beginning of the piece and the development of the song in the middle. The track reminds me of something from Castlevania, personally.

Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward
That's an unexpected opening into a interesting background theme. I really dig this theme. It's slightly light and seems to incorporate familiar themes that we've all heard of before. But it does so pretty well, and the key changes and rhythm changes only make this song something I'd like to listen to again.


I already said that my vote was going to be kind of one sided this time around. I feel that one track just dominates all the rest:

Final Vote:
3pt: FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story
1pt: Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time
1pt: Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past
1pt: Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm familiar with Grandia III soundtrack, but for the purposes of this contest, I think it should be allowed.

Most people aren't that familiar with Grandia anyway. It's better than any Yasunori Mitsuda track...

There's nowhere I can't reach.