[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 179 Voting/WEEK 180 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 179 Voting is closed forevermore.
Week 180 Nominating is restricted unto the end of days.

Results:
1). [15/10.5] de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
2). [15/10] XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)
3). [14] Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
4). [13/10.5] AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
5). [13/8] Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
6). [10] Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
7). [5/3.5] Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery
8). [5/3] The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

Notes:
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Week 180 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here

Jam it back in, in the dark.

• Album: Thunder Force VI (Game Rip)
• Artist: Tamayo Kawamoto
• Track #: 9
• Track Title: BIO FLAME (STAGE02-A)
• Year: 2008
• Source: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/950768.html, http://www15.atwiki.jp/tf_6/pages/54.html

Some more nominations would be pretty snazzy.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm totally copping out this week. I loved seven of the tracks. I toyed with giving out six one-pointers and calling it a day. Anyway, a fantastic week.

(2 points) XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>): Love, love the laid-back guitar shredding in the latter half of the song.

(1 point) AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8: The warbling chiptune sound is a minor nuisance but everything else is golden.

(1 point) Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga: Interesting melding of an action sound with some lighter lead synths.

(1 point) Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery: A tad cliched but still admirable work.

(1 point) Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead: Capital 'I' innovation. Love the idea and execution.

Just missed (and I mean just): Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run; de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)



Edit:

Hey, here's a nomination. I hope it's obscure enough for everyone.

Nomination:

Album: Jade Empire
Composer: Jack Wall
Title: Anthem of the Tyrant
Track Number: 08
Year: 2005
Catalog Number: SE-2017-2
Source: vgmdb.net



Double Edit:

I forgot to upload the track this weekend, I can do it when I get home tonight.

How ya doing, buddy?

Nomination:

Album: Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack
Composer: Ken Nakagawa
Title: The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
Track Number: 2-34
Year: 2003
Catalog Number: 0102501~2
Source: vgmdb.net

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

2 Points de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 Point Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title Points
Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead Points
3 Points - XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

I was speaking idiomatically.

3 Points: Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
1 Point: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 Point: Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
1 Point: XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

The last section in Splashback (Defiant) sounds like something straight off an Emerson, Lake & Palmer album. Pretty groovy.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

3 points: Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
2 points: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 point: Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead

A good weak, if a bit underwhelming when compared to the previous couple. The entire de Blob soundtrack is great, and "Splashback (Defiant)" is a great representation of the music; and "You Are Dead" is entertaining, funny and surprisingly catchy. The XEXEX track is a great cheese-fest, though that one repeated melody line really annoyed me in the end.

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Nomination #23

Composer: Spiralmouth
Game: Crash Bandicoot 5: Crash Twinsanity
Track Title: Totem Hokum, Pt II (River Rollerbrawl Area)
Track Number: 1-18
Year: 2004
Additional Information:

FTP-CAPELLA

FELIPE NO

3 points - Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery
1 point - XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)
1 point - Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
1 point - AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8

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

(3 points) de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
(2 points) Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
(1 point) Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead

Nomination:

Album: MELT
Composer: CoLD SToRAGE (Tim Wright)
Track Title: Nothing Special
Track #: 7
Disc: 2 (Red)
Year: 2005
Source: N/A: MELT - VGMdb

How ya doing, buddy?

<<3 points>> XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)
<<2 points>> de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
<<1 point>> AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8


NOM

• Album: Samsara Naga 2
• Artist: Kenji Kawai
• Track Title: Swimming
• Track Number: 07
• Year: 1994
• Catalog Number: VICL-625

How ya doing, buddy?

1 point ~ AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
1 point ~ de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 point ~ Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
2 points ~ Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
1 point ~ XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

How ya doing, buddy?

4 points: Sense Off ~ A sacred Story in the wind ~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
1 points: Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) -Egoniaga
1 point: Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery

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

Hi Liemtenshi,

Glad to see you participate, but you can only give a song a maximum of 3 points, as per the rules.

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Nom:

Album: Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete Music Soundtrack
Artist: Noriyuki Iwadare
Track title: Ghaleon's Theme
Track Number: 2
Source: SLUS-01071/01239/01240: Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete Music Soundtrack - VGMdb

And uh votes coming soon hopefully

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8 A little bleepy in places, but overall very good for a GB tune considering the limitations of the system.

de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant) Pretty good lounge/groove music; unfortunately I don't really care for those genres.

Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga A little cheesy, but it has a nice melody and a refreshingly original sound.

Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery Has a nice sound, but is missing that extra oomph to turn it into something special.

Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run The synth lead is really neat, and the backing is pure cheddar; the two cancel each other out neatly.

The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title I don't usually like C64 stuff that much, but this goes a level further into hallowed realms of aural pain. Not so much a song as a collection of piercing sine wave SFX.

Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead It's silly and fun in a dumb sort of way, kind of like the game itself (which I recommend to anyone looking for a cheap acid trip).

XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>) Easygoing easy listening. Pleasant but not too memorable.

The Point Spread
You Are Dead - 3 pts.
Egoniaga - 2 pts.
Track 8 - 1 pt.

FELIPE NO

3 points: AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
1 point: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 point: Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
1 point: XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

Splashback is one of my less liked tracks from de Blob, but man the music and sound design in that game are so good. My favorite track is DB 606, but that's due more to how it develops in the game than anything else.

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

1 point for each:
AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title
Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)

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My new nomination:

* Album Title: Clive Barker's Undying (PC Game Rip)
* Artist: Bill Brown
* Track Title: Immortal Soul
* Source: Game Credits for Clive Barker's Undying ; Bill Brown * Music by Style * Film Score and New Media Composer.
* File Location: http://www.billbrownmusic.com/BBmusi...mortalSoul.mp3
* Disc Number: NA
* Track Number: NA
* Catalogue Number: NA
* Year: 2001

Quick votes for the week:

(3 points) Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack and Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run

(2 points) XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 (Before Warp))

(1 point) Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
I can't believe I'm giving "You are dead. Dead. DEAD~~~!" points. But like what some have said, it's actually quite catchy, especially towards the end. Plus the lyrics are priceless.

Riviera and AirForce almost got a point.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

2 points: The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title
1 point: AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
1 point: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 point: Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
1 point: Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead

Cutting it close this time. >_>

Average week. =0
(2 points) Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
(2 points) Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
(1 point) Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery
(1 point) AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8

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

2 points: Track 8
2 points: Title
1 point: Splashback (Defiant)
1 point: Cosmic Run
Just missed: Happy Daymare (I guess), You Are Dead

There's a brief stint near the end of You Are Dead where the "YOU ARE DEAD - DEAD - DEAAAAD" is subdued enough that you can hear the instrumental in all it's glory. It's the worst thing I've ever heard.

I did laugh pretty hard at "How does it feel to be dead", though.

Fantastic chiptunes, by the way. Aside from that, nothing too enthralling, though not a terrible week.



Additional Spam:
Next nom:

Album: Viewpoint
Composers: Sizilla Gainsborough, Megumi Matsuura, Masaki Kaze
Track: Be Your Age! (Area 3) (arghhh this soundtrack is too cool for track names)
Track #: 08
Catalog #: PCCB-00112
Year: 1993
Source: This NFO file I have, viewpoint video game, sammy (1992), PCCB-00112: Viewpoint - VGMdb
Additional Info: VGMdb lists Sizilla as the sole composer, Arcade History shows all three. I cannot confirm this via in game credits because THE GAME IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT WHAT THE HELL STAGE 3 BOSS

Also holy crap, Sizilla is the dude that did that one arrangement on the DDP-Ketsui OST before promptly dropping off the face of the earth. That explains a lot!

Also holy crap, Masaki Kaze is the dude that worked on the Shock Troopers series! Crazy. I seriously just noticed all this while gathering info.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I haven't nominated anything in awhile because I haven't been listening to vgm and everything on my queue is from games I've already nominated songs from. But here's one anyway:

Album: Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack
Artist: Hideyuki Fukasawa
Track Title: choir of curse (Boss BGM -type1-)
Track #: 07
Catalog #: CPCA-1072
Year: 2003
Info: VGMDB

My favorite Chaos Legion song.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!

1). [15/10.5] de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
2). [15/10] XEXEX - Happy Daymare (6 Stage BGM1 <Before Warp>)
3). [14] Microcosm (Sega CD Red Book Audio) - Egoniaga
4). [13/10.5] AirForce Delta (GBC Game Rip) - Track 8
5). [13/8] Sense Off ~A Sacred Story in the Wind~ Original Soundtrack & Perfect Drama - Cosmic Run
6). [10] Total Distortion (Game Rip) - You Are Dead
7). [5/3.5] Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack - Mireno, The Underground Cemetery
8). [5/3] The Prodigy (C64 Game Rip) - Title

FELIPE NO

So wait, if that dude who distributed his points incorrectly had his points counted, in a 3-2-1 way, "Cosmic Run" would have won, right? This result is still swell, though. Rimo really dominates SotW, doesn't he? (You have great taste, sir! )

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

The results are really close; most tracks can actually be seen as unofficial winners. I don't feel like I'm dominating SotW, but I'm always glad when I can propose a piece that gets enjoyed by the majority, and likewise with others' nominations. Let's keep the good tunes coming!

How ya doing, buddy?