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  Member 45 Level 48.64 Mar 2006 
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Song of the Week - WEEK 63 Voting/WEEK 64 Nominating
Week 63 Voting is closed.
Week 64 Nominating is restricted. Week 63 Voting The rules for voting can be found here. Final Result: 1st: Uncharted Waters Online (Game Rip) - South african ocean 2nd: REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Physis - Esperanto 3rd: CRISS†CROSS ~ CROSS†CHANNEL Soundtrack Arrange Version - Airwaves Notes: If you are a member at more than one of the forums which this event is being held at, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums. Week 64 Nominating The Nominations Queue can be found here. The rules for nominating can be found here. Here are the links to the corresponding threads at the other forums: - Chudah's Corner - Soundtrack Central ~~~~ Sorry about the delay, folks. There was an unexpected event I had to attend today, which took up the whole afternoon. And then our thirty minute drive back took two and a half hours because a semi rolled over on I-80.  Jam it back in, in the dark. 
Last edited by THE POWER OF WATER; Jun 25, 2006 at 07:09 PM.
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Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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Holy cow, some stiff competition this time. Should've waited for a quasi-dead week to nominate MW2.
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Member 267 Level 49.52 Mar 2006
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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.  |
Member 1322 Level 18.85 Mar 2006
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To David, I just wouldn't nominate MechWarrior 2 period, but that's just me.
3 points: Dune Spice Opera - Exxos - Revelation 2 points: REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Physis - Esperanto 1 point: Transformation - Mahou Shoujo Ai 2 Full Arrange Album - title arrange "difference for you" Close: Enthusia Professional Racing Original Soundtrack - Running To Horizon [OCEAN BRIDGE] I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Member 14 Level 54.72 Feb 2006
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Throwing up a nomination. I'll give points later.
Album: Phantom Brave Original Soundtrack Title: Game Breaker Track Number: 1-12 Composer: Tenpei Sato Catalog Number: SLPS-20344 Year: 2004 Ok, here's some points. 3 Points: CRISS†CROSS ~ CROSS†CHANNEL Soundtrack Arrange Version - Airwaves Funny story about this track. I was considering nominating Airwaves at some point down the road, but didn't know it's name. If this track sounds mysteriously familiar, slap yourself now. It's the in-game music for Nanaca Crash. I asked CHz if he knew where to find it and he kind of choked, since it was already on his server space for nomination. When CHz posted his nomination, he said "sup crash", which was both a taunt at me and a comment on the track's in-game use. But I've been anticipating this week for a while since I've always thought this was a kickass, rockin' tune. 1 Point: Uncharted Waters Online (Game Rip) - South african ocean The drums are nice and I like the light, choral atmosphere. It builds well by the end also. 1 Point: TimeSplitters (Game Rip) - 1970 Chinese Kinda offbeat but with plenty of character. It's grown better with repeated listens. 1 Point: Enthusia Professional Racing Original Soundtrack - Running To Horizon [OCEAN BRIDGE] It's not really a surprise that this track is enjoyable. Not as good as others in the album but refreshingly shorter. And I do like jazzy tracks oh so much. <3 This was a very well-rounded week. I expect some very strong competition by Sunday's results. I was speaking idiomatically. 
Last edited by Crash "Long-Winded Wrong Answer" Landon; Jun 20, 2006 at 03:11 AM.
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Member 371 Level 18.90 Mar 2006
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 What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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I've heard some weeks where this track would've completely DOMINATED. :P2 points: Nanaca Crash (lol) What can I say? This tune just doesn't get old even after hundreds of repeat listens, and has entertained me for many an hour. ZU-BAAAAN!!!! 2 point: Uncharted Waters Online So much gratuitous sax and violins, but I don't care. I likes it. 1 point: Enthusia lol groove bias. How many times has this soundtrack been nominated (including BSC)? You'd think this, Drag-on Dragoon 2, and anything Wild ARMS would be ineligible by now. 1 point: MechWarrior 2 I think it's my duty to give this track the only point it will get this week. NICE TRY ZARFLAX: Dune Spice Opera lol shakahuchi. And seriously, what kinda name is "Dune Spice Opera"? Close but no soup for you: Rockman Zero Synth guitar and that ubiquitous lead were kind of a turnoff for me, but it's catchy enough. Timesplitters lol pentatonic (i.e. "let's mash black notes!"). Decent attempt, but it comes off as too derivative for me. Who knew we'd see the day that Westerners tried to knock off the Chinese? :P Transformation Not bad, but I came away uninspired. Fairly formulaic, with minimal variation (lol boom-hiss). FELIPE NO
Last edited by Dhsu; Jun 21, 2006 at 11:49 AM.
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Member 3720 Level 14.87 Mar 2006
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3 points - Rockman Zero
2 points - Dune 1 point - Uncharted Waters What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Member 1865 Level 52.14 Mar 2006
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CRISS†CROSS ~ CROSS†CHANNEL Soundtrack Arrange Version - Airwaves At first I was afraid that this would be another generic rock track that racks up mad points simply because people hate their eardrums. Then I realized that was only the intro
The remainder of the song is a bit synthy for an "arranged version," but it's a good synthy. And no random guitar solo to boot!Dune Spice Opera - Exxos - Revelation Another misleading intro; this one had me thinking that this would be a piece of ambient trash like the previous Dune nomination. Once the piano and melody kick in, the song becomes 1000x better. There's still some rather annyoing voice sampling going on, but the track isn't half bad overall. Enthusia Professional Racing Original Soundtrack - Running To Horizon [OCEAN BRIDGE] I think that Enthusia might be pushing it in terms of "obscurity" these days...but I digress. The track is light rock/jazz with synth highlights; competently done and presented well, even if it's kind of boring. MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (Red Book Audio) - Track 08 I've always felt that MW2, more than many games, was let down by the quality of its synths. It clearly wants to be big, bold, and tuneful, but winds up sounding like it was cranked out on a 1987 Casio. So, while the track has a nice melody and female choir, it's got a lot more potential than payoff. REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Physis - Esperanto Rockman? How'd that slip under the obscurity radar? In any case, this track suffers from the malady that affects most Rockman tracks these days--anonymity. While there are some nice synth parts, the whole isn't very cohesive and the melody is rather forgettable. TimeSplitters (Game Rip) - 1970 Chinese It seems like whenever someone is called to provide an "Asian" feel to a place, they haul out the same old instruments and repetitive triplets. I know that these are actually found in authentic Oriental classical music, but this is still the aural equivalent of scoring all European locations with variations of Beethoven's 9th. A drum kit in the background can't change the fact that we've heard this many times before. Transformation - Mahou Shoujo Ai 2 Full Arrange Album - title arrange "difference for you" Ironic that the name "difference for you" would be given to something so repetitive. The simple piano melody is almost drowned out by endless techno loops, and even the interlude is nothing but still more techno loops. Uncharted Waters Online (Game Rip) - South african ocean The clear winner for me this week, combining lush strings, and ethnic choir, and a percussive base featuring dulcimer (!). I could do without the sax, but it doesn't spoil the mood as much as you'd think it would, and doesn't evoke 1985 Miami the way the instrument inevitable does. A real gem. Maybe I'm just cranky today, but I wasn't too impressed by this week's lot. The Point Spread 3 pts - Dance on The Ocean Around the Cape of Good Hope. 2 pts - The Dune Song. Dune Dune Dune Dune Dune Dune Dune Dune... 1 pt - "So they swap murders." Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 14 Level 54.72 Feb 2006
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Before that, there were a couple Adventure of Puppet Princess OST noms. Sato composed those as well, so perhaps that's the source of your confusion? I believe they're all Nippon Ichi games, which doesn't help matters. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 65 Level 32.03 Mar 2006
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Yeah, I think TS-Chinese is quite cool and interesting, which is why I nominated it of couse. I have not heard this many times before, probably because I don't listen to every single chinese influenced track in the known world. 0_o
Like crash said it grows on you. Anyway, if the best song contest doesn't come up, I should be able to put some votes together. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 371 Level 18.90 Mar 2006
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Of course that I don't have anything against this nomination, I love that song, but I think that it would be too much for a single game. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Member 45 Level 48.64 Mar 2006
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Yes, ikkei is correct. Phantom Brave has been nominated from thrice before.
However, the album retirement rule takes effect when an album has placed three times. If you remember the poll from a while back, it was voted that no amount of nominations would disqualify an album. Of course, if people now think that Phantom Brave is too well known to be nominated from, that's another matter entirely. I was speaking idiomatically. |
Member 1753 Level 37.97 Mar 2006
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If Suikoden isn't too well known, c'mon, Phantom Brave is just fine.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?  so they may learn the glorious craft of acting from the dear leader |
Member 45 Level 48.64 Mar 2006
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Also, for my next nomination, here's another generic rock track that'll rack up mad points simply because people hate their eardrums:
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Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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Uh, FF Adventure is kind of not obscure. And by "kind of" I mean "completely and totally." Neither is MintJam. BUT HEY YOU'RE THE BOSS.
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Member 14 Level 54.72 Feb 2006
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Member 2714 Level 43.03 Mar 2006
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There's nowhere I can't reach.
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Member 1865 Level 52.14 Mar 2006
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Bruno: It's so simple, too. A couple of fellows meet accidentally, like you and me. No connection between them at all. Never saw each other before. Each of them has somebody he'd like to get rid of, but he can't murder the person he wants to get rid of. He'll get caught. So they swap murders. Guy: Swap murders? Bruno: Each fellow does the other fellow's murder. Then there is nothing to connect them. The one who had the motive isn't there. Each fellow murders a total stranger. Like you do my murder and I do yours. Guy: We're coming into my station. Bruno: For example, your wife, my father. Criss-cross.
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Member 1753 Level 37.97 Mar 2006
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"We let in Suidoden," kind of works with anything now.
Also, we have had a Seiken Densetsu arrange piece before. Other than that and some play time put in with Sword of Mana, I've had no exposure to the Game Boy incarnations of the series' music. The only time I've ever heard of MintJam was the Rude Performance nom. Beyond that, I'd think them to be more than obscure enough for SotW. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? so they may learn the glorious craft of acting from the dear leader |
Member 230 Level 11.26 Mar 2006
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More like manic. I was speaking idiomatically. 
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Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
Last edited by Dhsu; Jun 20, 2006 at 09:52 PM.
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Member 45 Level 48.64 Mar 2006
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Besides, one unwritten standard we've had (perhaps we should explicitly add it to the rules) is that the obscurity of the source is not important as long as the arranged track is obscure enough. I point to Chocobo's Happy Christmas in Week 10 as the canonical example of this. Out of curiosity, how many people have heard 3rd GIG #Crescent? Also, stop editing, Dhsu. >:( FELIPE NO |
Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
Last edited by Dhsu; Jun 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM.
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Member 45 Level 48.64 Mar 2006
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I'm not hip to the obscurity of GG albums, but I'd say that GGXX SA is probably also too well known. How ya doing, buddy? |
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