[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 128 Voting/WEEK 129 Nominating

Artist: Shinji Hosoe
Composer: Daisuke Nagata
Album Title: Karous Original Soundtrack -Spring Rain-
Track Title: 1000 clouds -solid mix-
Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
Track Number: 15
Catalog Number: SRCD-1001
Year: 2007
Source: SRCD-1001: Karous original soundtrack ~Spring Rain~ - VGMdb

I'll upload it soon enough. D:

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Here are my votes for this week:

(2 points) DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA ~Avatar Tuner~ 1 & 2 Original Sound Track Integral - Egg Of The Universe

(2 points) Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's

(1 point) THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)

(1 point) The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon

GunViper was close to getting a point. Sam & Max was a very fun piece and a pleasant surprise.

My next nomination:

* Album Title: .hack//G.U. GAME MUSIC O.S.T.2
* Artist: Chikayo Fukuda
* Track Title: Twin Heavens City Breg Epona
* Source: RPGFan Soundtracks - .hack//G.U. Game Music O.S.T.2
* File Location: Nominations folder (will upload in due time)
* Disc Number: 2 (of 2)
* Track Number: 5
* Catalogue Number: VICL-62290
* Year: 2007

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

(3 Points) THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
(2 Points) Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes
(1 Point) Telenet Game Music Collection Vol. 1 - THE FANTASM SOLDIER VALIS (Opening)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

<<2 points>> Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's
<<1 point>> Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes
<<1 point>> THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
<<1 point>> The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon
<<1 point>> Golden Axe III (Game Rip) - Bloody Street

I was speaking idiomatically.

2 points ~ Golden Axe III (Game Rip) - Bloody Street
2 points ~ THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
2 points ~ Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's

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Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes An interesting quasi-medieval feel to this one. The synth is a bit tinny (aside from the VOICES OUT OF NOWHERE near the end), though the melody manages to shake of the shackles of its renaissance feel and soar for a good portion of the loop.

DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA ~Avatar Tuner~ 1 & 2 Original Sound Track Integral - Egg Of The Universe Aside from a handful of tracks, SMT hasn't really appealed to me over the years. Unfortunately, the universal egg isn't an exception. Too much techno looping, not enough (i.e. not any) melody.

Golden Axe III (Game Rip) - Bloody Street A decent enough chiptune, but the melody didn't do a whole lot for me.

GunViper (Game Rip) - Stage1 Doesn't really sound like the sort of thing I'd expect from something called "GunViper," but I like the playful, pastoral/militaristic feel of the song. If only the synth didn't sound like it was recorded through a tin can...

Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's This is the sort of lazy, loungy jazz that I find almost impossible to get into. I appreciate it, and I desire to vote for it because of the Sam & Max brand, but I just can't enjoy it.

Telenet Game Music Collection Vol. 1 - THE FANTASM SOLDIER VALIS (Opening) I kept waiting for the payoff, or a catchy melody, or something besides a beat and backing rhythm. It never came

The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon The Dig is an impressive ambient score; "Journey to the Asteroid" and "Cathedral of the Lost" especially are powerhouses. While perhaps not in that league, "River Canyon" still has that warm, faintly choral sound to it, full of ambient washes and color. I'm biased based on my experiences, perhaps, but I still love it.

THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley) There's a nice part near the loop, but otherwise this track seemed awfully familiar. Would that the soaring nearloop bit were only the beginning, but alas, such was not to be.

Good week in general; if nothing shouted "3 points!," at least nothing shouted "8th place!"

The Point Spread
A River Canyon - 2 pts.
Vicissitudes - 2 pts.
GunViper - 2 pts.

FELIPE NO

(1 point) The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon

(2 points) THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)

(3 points) Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes

NOMINATION!

ALBUM = Undercover Cops
ARTIST = HIYAMUTA
COPYRIGHT = Victor Entertainment
DATE = 1992
GENRE = Soundtrack
TITLE = Nothern Barramundi (Stage 1)
TRACKNUMBER = 06
WWW = J.G.M.L. GameMusicHistory No.587

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

3 points - THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
2 points - Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes
1 point - Telenet Game Music Collection Vol. 1 - THE FANTASM SOLDIER VALIS (Opening)

How ya doing, buddy?

3 pts. - Bosco's - Ah, I love this song. It's so rare to hear quality jazz like this in vgm. It's not getting as much love as I thought it would, but I should have expected that since the GFF crowd is not very fond of this type of music. At least there haven't been any "bleh, boring elevator music" comments.

Did anyone get the idea that this could be a Sims shopping theme?

2 pts. - Vicissitudes - The intro immediately got my interest. Pretty nice song.

1 pt. - Stage1 - Pretty decent. Shame the audio quality is crap (48 Kbps?!).

Others:

Egg of the Universe - Um, did something happen?

Bloody Street - It's not a bad song, but it doesn't strike me as anything special.

THE FANTASM SOLDIER VALIS (Opening) - Can you say generic and uninspiring? Not sure why this is getting as many points as it is.

A River Canyon - Almost got a point. I like vocal tracks, but 4+ minutes of this kind of music didn't hold my interest. Maybe it's a song I need to listen to a bunch more times before it clicks.

Fly to the Leaden Sky - Yet another song I see absolutely nothing special in; it's only 2 minutes of average game music, yet it's raking in the points. Oh well, I can never figure out SotW voting.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Might need until 12:30, but will try to get the points in sooner.

EDIT: Aight, not too difficult. Toughest close was more on who got the 1 point.

3 points: Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's
2 points: The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon
1 point: THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
Close: DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA ~Avatar Tuner~ 1 & 2 Original Sound Track Integral - Egg Of The Universe

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

Voting is closed! Nominations will remain open because there's a Battle next week.

1). [35] THE MADNESS BATTLE GAREGGA PERFECT SOUNDTRACK - Fly to the Leaden Sky (Stage1 - Valley)
2). [21] Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack - Bosco's
3). [18] Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi Arrange Sound Trax - Vicissitudes
4). [14] GunViper (Game Rip) - Stage1
5). [12] The Dig Soundtrack - A River Canyon
6). [11] DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA ~Avatar Tuner~ 1 & 2 Original Sound Track Integral - Egg Of The Universe
7). [9] Telenet Game Music Collection Vol. 1 - THE FANTASM SOLDIER VALIS (Opening)
8). [6] Golden Axe III (Game Rip) - Bloody Street

I don't think anyone didn't see that one coming from a mile away.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah, it was fairly obvious. Though "Bosco's" made some significant strides toward the end and I thought the gap had closed a lot more than the final points indicate. The voting was pretty scattershot all around, but I think all the winners came from the better half of this week's selections.

Congrats to the nominators.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Omg, my second last-placer in a row. I will try to find something more powerful for the next time ^^U

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?