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(3 points) Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend)
(1 point) Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly (1 point) DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) (1 point) Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme Nomination: Artist:Yuzo Koshiro Album:Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Original Soundtrack Track Title:Phantom of Blue Disc Number: 1 (of 1) Track Number: 17 Catalog Number: MJCD-20102 Year: September 27, 2007 Source: Game Music Revolution There's nowhere I can't reach. |
3 points: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl
2 points: Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme 1 point: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Anyone else care to weigh in on Metroid Prime? Opinions seem mixed, so I'm probably going to make a poll within the next 24 hours unless there's a flood of ayes or nays.
We seem to be having a whole spate of nominations from recent games and albums. Maybe it's about time we actually codify how long it takes for music to no longer be novel, assuming people still agree with this rule. Three months? I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
A Met Prime track with some Brinstar in there? I'm actually pretty lenient on eligibility, but gotta go no on it.
I was speaking idiomatically.
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Edit: On a serious note, I don't necessarily understand the point of letting the game music "simmer" when it isn't exactly an ultra popular release to begin with. Exactly who are we catering to at this point? Why does game music have to be "simmering" in the face of an "album" release. That sounds pretty backward. I doubt much of GFF, or any "gamer" for that matter, actually knew about the track until this album was released. Granted I have no actual statistics for that, so I'm reaching a bit... so I'll just ask, the game dropped January 8th, 2008; how long of a wait are we talking about here, Chz? What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
Last edited by Rotorblade; Mar 23, 2008 at 12:08 PM.
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Edit: ROFL @ Dynamite Headdy. There's no way I can vote now, the 'shot bias will just be too overpowering. I can still nominate though! Artist(s): Spencer Nilsen Album/Game Title: Sonic Boom Track Title: Workbench - Bad Future Disc Number: 1 (of 1) Track Number: 14 Catalog Number: DIDX-020642 Year: 1993 Source(s): DIDX-020642: Sonic the Hedgehog Boom Limited Collector's Edition - The... - VGMdb FELIPE NO
Last edited by Dhsu; Mar 23, 2008 at 06:26 AM.
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Plus, I think there's more to VGM than Metroid. A lot more.
And as I mentioned above, there's more to VGM than one album/game/series. I'm certain there's material out there pretty much nobody heard about, yet there's always a risk that they might prefer never to hear about it either. As long as I'm concerned, I prefer to be exposed to songs that might be slightly less excellent than the popular tunes, but that are completely unfamiliar to my ears. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Well, maybe that's just me, or maybe most of you guys already have the soundtrack in which case it really doesn't need SotW exposure. This is just the reason why I felt it would be a good idea to nominate this. Also, sorry for causing such a mess doing it . Also, can anyone tell me where I can find some information about this Best Song Contest that everyone is talking about? I've tried searching for it but didn't find anything useful. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
My votes:
(2 points) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Video Game Soundtrack - To Catch An Owl (2 points) Kameo Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme (1 point) REAL BOUT Garou Densetsu 2 Arrange Sound Trax - Get The Sky -With Your Dream- (Alfred) (1 point) DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) There's nowhere I can't reach.
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(2 points) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Video Game Soundtrack - To Catch An Owl
(2 points) Kameo Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme (2 points) Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion Alright week (too many dull entries, though). Btw, is Phantasy Star series banned for Sotw? And some other series (apart of the popular ones, evidently)? This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
It seems like this week the votes are divergent.
²P DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) ³P Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly 1P Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl I am not too familiar with Metroid really, hence I say yes, especially it's promised to be an entirely original track. I was speaking idiomatically. |
DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) Vaguely reminds me of Sasai's Mystic Quest work. Not bad, but doesn't deliver on its early promise.
Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend) A decent chippier sound, but ultimately not enough development to keep it interesting for the full length. Duck Tales 2 (Game Rip) - Scotland Theme I loved and played the first Ducktales game, but never even saw a copy of its sequel, and the music's entirely new to me. Reminds me a bit of the original's Transylvania theme, but suffers by comparison somewhat. Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly A fine, energetic, complex tune, this. The composer really pushed the old Genesis sound chip to the limit here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl James Hannigan did an excellent job with the most recent Harry Potter OST, and this is a good representative of that. Sweeping and whimsical with a great (original) melody. Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme We've had a lot of Kameo nominations (at least two from me), but that's fine by me as it's a terrific OST. This bold, choral music may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's the kind of thing I lap up. Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion Sort of a "Haunted Mansion" vibe here; very cute and surprisingly catchy. Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 Arrange Sound Trax - Get the Sky ~ With Your Dream (Alfred) A nice rock ballad with that "Top Gun" feel. This was quite a good week; I enjoyed most of the tracks thoroughly. The Point Spread Harry Potter - 3 pts. Dynamite Headdy - 1 pt. Kameo - 1 pt. Mojo Mansion - 1 pt. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
2 points - DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2)
2 points - Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion 1 point - Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend) 1 point - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl There was nothing I disliked this week, very good overall. FELIPE NO |
3 pts - Low Pursuit
2 pts - Schumacher Fly 1 pts - Omake Double Dragon was an easy in, then it was a free for all. Would have given the original Knights of Legend 3...Maybe 6. Schumacher was a cool surprise, so I slipped it two. How ya doing, buddy?
I'm taking over this town...
I'm screaming for vengenace... I'm shouting at the devil... I'm not dead and I'm not for sale... Ain't lookin' for nothin' but a good time... |
I made a Metroid Prime poll.
Even if you agree that waiting is a good idea, though, it turns out to be particularly hard to nail down how long to wait. Let's just say we go with three months after the game's initial release. Who's to say three months is long enough, and everyone isn't going to know the music inside and out at the end of month four? What if the game's been out in Japan for four months, but is due out in the U.S. in another month? Is it okay now, or should we wait until after the new release? And how long after the new release? What if the game's been out for four months, but a soundtrack is coming out in the next month? That would probably increase the popularity of the music even more than a domestic release of the game would. :bigugh: I don't really have an opinion for or against the rule, but it's how we've been doing things. We've just been able to get away with a nebulous "novelty is not obscurity" without defining an acceptable waiting period because we've never really had to deal with people nominating very recently released tracks until a bunch of them right now.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by Dhsu; Mar 23, 2008 at 11:54 PM.
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Hey guys, I'm back in this thing! (My last nom was Distant Memories, a runner-up all the way back in Week 29.) You can thank Liontamer for encouraging me to return to nominating new songs... although I haven't actually acquired much new obscure music in a while, so we'll see how long this lasts. But I have at least a few tracks in mind. And I'll try to vote when I can!
Oh, CHz. Would the Rockman X arrange album be obscure enough to qualify for SotW? I know Mega Man is insanely popular, but that album seems relatively obscure. Anyway, here's my current nom. Larry, I heard your criticisms during #VGM, but this really does seem to be the most competitive song on the album. Artist(s): kt2 Album/Game Title: History Repeats Itself: Abandoner/Lostchild coupling soundtrack Track Title: Abandoner - Abandoner Main Title Disc Number: only one Track Number: 2/12 Catalog Number: HBMC-011 Year: 2004 Source(s): The actual physical CD. And here's the VGMdb link for those who want it. How ya doing, buddy? Good morning, post-apocalyptia!
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Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!
1). [19/13] Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly 2). [19/12] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl 3). [18] DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) 4). [17] Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion 5). [15] Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend) 6). [14] Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 Arrange Sound Trax - Get the Sky ~ With Your Dream (Alfred) 7). [9] Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme 8). [3] Duck Tales 2 (Game Rip) - Scotland Theme
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
3 points - Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend)
2 points - DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2) Nothing else really stood out for me. But 1 point - Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly because I don't mind hearing it as much. ****Nomination**** Game/Album: No More Heroes (Game Rip. Don't know if the OST is out yet) Song: Pleather for Breakfast (Fight vs Bad Girl) Composer(s): Masafumi Takada & Jun Fukuda EDIT: *Stares at time stamp of the last post* *Anger* I was speaking idiomatically.
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The quality of the music in video games released in the last four months or so must be phenomenal.
No More Heroes JP: December 6, 2007 US: January 22, 2008 OST: January 23, 2008 If this is okay, that NiGHTS track is too. How ya doing, buddy? |
GONK!!!! Oh well, glad to see two of my picks take medals at least. Didn't realize it would be that close. FELIPE NO
I'm taking over this town...
I'm screaming for vengenace... I'm shouting at the devil... I'm not dead and I'm not for sale... Ain't lookin' for nothin' but a good time... |
That said, I don't know what to do with that giant block of text, CHz. I'm gonna sit here, with no clearly defined time and one day someone's gonna decide that "Oh hey, it'd be cool to nominate this because it sounds cool off the album I just downloaded" while I'm sitting here right now thinking "I wanted to nominate this the day I heard it while playing the damned game." Just, I really want some kind of answer regarding how long of a wait I'm looking at. Or at least confirm to me that all that up there is the equivalent of "I don't know how long you're waiting, there's rules." What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Regarding the inhibition period for new releases, I'd put it 3 months after a game's release (1) in the US (2) for the following reasons:
1. OST wouldn't matter, because it's the chance to listen to the track that's important. The time that an OST is released is also quite arbitrary. 2. US, because that's when the chance is greatest to be exposed to a track. If it's a JP release, then wait 6 months or so. About the Sonic nomination, I can't decide and would need more information. If the current track is an arrangement of some popular source tune, then no, otherwise yes. There's nowhere I can't reach. |