[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 122 Voting/WEEK 123 Nominating

Song of the Week. 100 Weeks and counting.
Week 122 Voting is closed.
Week 123 Nominating is restricted.

Week 122 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Results:
1). [25/15.5] The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
2). [25/14.5] Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
3). [21] Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
4). [17] Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
5). [14] Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
6). [13] Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
7). [6] Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion
8). [5] Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

Notes:
If you are a member at more than one of the forums in which this event is being held, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.

Week 123 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum:
- Soundtrack Central

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So I made a poll. Vote now!

VOTE NOW

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I nominate:

Title: Course Intro
Game: F1 World Grand Prix
Artists: Dan Hess, John Vitale

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

Welcome, Opfer. Always good to see new participants.

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

Pretty strong week, this is. I'm somewhat saddened that only three of these get honors.

2 Points: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
2 Points: Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
1 Point: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
1 Point: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart

These were the top half of the tracks, though there were none that I disliked. The Last Ninja track was pretty good at first but became rather monotonous. Fighter's Impact had some interesting things going on but it didn't impress me as much as other tracks. I really wanted to give Super Bonk a point but there just weren't enough.

I was speaking idiomatically.

YES! I finally got you Crash! Mwahahahahahahahaha!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yes. Awesome, awesome week. I feel that each track deserves at least a point from me, but what can I do...

2 points: Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
1 point: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)
1 point: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
1 point: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
1 point: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

This round was great indeed! I couldn't even really give my nomination 3 points, since one of the best tracks from Super Bonk was nominated. Good job whoever did that!

2 points - Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
2 points - Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
1 point - The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
1 point - Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion

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

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

Welcome, Opfer. Always good to see new participants.

Thanks! I've been around for quite some time now so I figured I might as well join the fun and nominate something myself .

Maybe I'll have some time to listen to this week's songs later and vote...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Nomination:

Album: Lost Odyssey
Catalog Number: SVWC-7514/5
Released On: January 23, 2008
Composed By: Nobuo Uematsu
Arranged By: Hiroyuki Nakayama, Satoshi Henmi
Published By: Aniplex
Recorded At: Sony Music Studios Tokyo, Victor Studio, Sound Inn, Igloo Music
Number of CDs: 2
Track number: 02
CD number: 1
Name: Battlefield

How ya doing, buddy?

Yeah, just iced a nomination from last week for being too new, and that one was released before Lost Odyssey, so that's not flying.

Plus the fact that it's Lost Odyssey.

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

Very interesting week! Seems like at least 3 nominations will 'fight' for getting placed...

(2 points) Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
(1 point) Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
(1 point) Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
(1 point) Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
(1 point) The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

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This is my next nomination:

Album Title: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio)
Composer: Michael Giacchino, Patrick J. Collins
Track Title: The Mojo Mansion
Year: 1996

I will upload it to the SotW server.

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

Originally Posted by CHz

Yeah, just iced a nomination from last week for being too new, and that one was released before Lost Odyssey, so that's not flying.

Plus the fact that it's Lost Odyssey.

Haha, good call.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Rimo

This is my next nomination:

Album Title: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio)
Composer: Michael Giacchino, Patrick J. Collins
Track Title: The Mojo Mansion
Year: 1996

I will upload it to the SotW server.

Hmmm, I was planning on nominate something from that game. Thanks a lot anyway for uploading it to your web, it was very interesting

My next nom:

Album Title: Synaesthete OST
Composer: William Towns
Track Title:Tryptonaut
Source: The game is freeware, and the ost is free as well. You can download them from https://typo3.digipen.edu/index.php?id=986, but I will upload the track to the server anyway.

How ya doing, buddy?

3 points - The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team
2 points - Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
1 point - Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion

FELIPE NO

Okay, second try for nomination:

Wizardry ~Dimguil~ OST

Catalog Number: TYCY-10020
Released On: August 18, 1999
Composed By: Ikuro Fujiwara
Arranged By: Ikuro Fujiwara
Published By: Toshiba-EMI/Future Land
Recorded At: MOS FILM TONE ST., SOUND ON SOUND ST.
Number of CDs: 1
01 - Theme of Wizardry

How ya doing, buddy?

Rather odd week. >_>

(3 points) Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
(2 points) Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
(1 point) The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Lazy voting style:
3 Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE): please leave the message at the beep... hallo?
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)
1 Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
1 Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
1 Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

3 points: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
2 points: Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
1 point: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
Close: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)
Aight: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald

How ya doing, buddy?

Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE) Some bright and bouncy synth that's tarnished by random and horrible vocal samples.

Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden) Pretty average rock. The synth line that pops up later is the only really remarkable feature about the tune; would that it lasted longer and were developed more.

Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table I'm not exactly sure how pinball could be hardcore, but this is a far more interesting rock tune than the previous one despite the tinny synth.

Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart I downloaded and erased this album long ago; it's always been one of Mitsuda's weakest efforts for me. The track is technically sound but is all over the map with accordian, random tribal vocals, and other instruments coming and going seemingly without rhyme or reason. Improves as it develops, but still disappointing.

Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion Never could get into the majority of SIDs; like those in the BCC, this one goes on forever and isn't really compelling.

Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald I expected something more...energetic from a song with "versus" in the title. This brand of 70's style funk just doesn't interest me.

Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley! Energetic and competent synth with a nice melody. Don't see many TurboGrafx/PC Engine songs in SotW, come to think of it.

The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme) Vaguely Latin funk fusion that's laid back to the point of multiple organ failure. Doesn't really get the blood pumping.

Most of these were in the gray "meh" zone, not bad but not outstanding.

The Point Spread
Bonk - 3 pts.
Fighter's Impact - 2 pts.
Hardcore Pinball - 1 pt.

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

Nomination:

Artist: Eveline Novakovic
Album/Game Title: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (SNES rip)
Track Title: Main Theme
Year: 1996
Source: Game profile: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run ~ SNESmusic.org
Additional Info: When I realize I'm at the end of my nomination window, I tend to pick songs from games I played as a kid, like this. No idea how this will go over.

Will upload and vote later today.

How ya doing, buddy?

3 Points - The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Given that this is one of the best tracks on the OST and AST, I have to help support its run this week over my own nomination.

2 points - Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden) - Rather than give the pseudo musical bullshit, I just like the mood this track sets.

1 point - Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley! - Nothing to say here, really. I liked it just a smidgen above the rest.

Very nice week, the only reason my choices are so certain is that I'm a fighter for myself and others. See what I did there?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

3 Points - Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
Catchy melody, nice upbeat mood.

2 Points - The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
Nice and relaxing, I like how it picks up after some time and gets even more interesting.

1 Point - Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
Liked the melody and groove on this one.

FELIPE NO

Kinda above average week

(2 points) Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
(2 points) The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
(1 point) Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
(1 point) Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table

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

Dragon God nominates:

• Artist(s): Naoto Shibata, Akio Shimizu, Jeff Fujimoto, Satoshi Komuta
• Composer(s): Kenichi Matsubara, K. Yamane
• Album/Game Title: Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle
• Track Title: Nostalgic (Trigon)
• Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
• Track Number: 3
• Catalog Number: KICA-1136
• Year: 1993
• Source(s): KICA-1136: Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle - VGMdb, GMCL

Jam it back in, in the dark.