[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 136 Voting/WEEK 137 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 136 Voting is closed.
Week 137 Nominating is open

Results:
1). [31] Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast
2). [21] OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.
3). [20] Heart Session - Technical Power
4). [16] Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - 11th Street (Terry Bogard)
5). [12] The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES Game Rip) - Stage 4 - Pete's Peak
6). [11/8.5] Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~ - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA)
7). [11/7.5] Drawn to Life (Game Rip) - City Funk
8). [10] Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Fight in the Lobby

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Fight in the Lobby
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Drawn to Life (Game Rip) - City Funk
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~ - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - 11th Street (Terry Bogard)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Heart Session - Technical Power
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES Game Rip) - Stage 4 - Pete's Peak

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 137 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

Don't mind me being a jerk in the chat log here. I always give off knee-jerk reactions just talking to the (evil) OCR judges.

Originally Posted by #ocrjudges

[02:24] <CHz> Goddamn, three of the tracks this week for SotW are exactly the same.
[02:24] <CHz> Who nominated this crap.
[02:25] <Liontamer> ROFL
[02:25] <Liontamer> man, I've been missing out
[02:25] <Liontamer> just haven't had the time
[02:26] <CHz> Yeah, I've missed you shitting on my tracks.
[02:26] <Liontamer> :-)
[02:26] <Liontamer> let's check out this week nice and early
[02:28] <CHz> AHAHAHA WHAT
[02:29] <CHz> Man, you can always count on Koji Hayama for the ROFL
[02:29] * Liontamer is listening to Chris H・sbeck - Sewer's Blast [Apidya Soundtrack] (04:28)
[02:29] <Liontamer> sup?
[02:29] <CHz> Super Takarazuka 3.
[02:31] <Liontamer> this Huelsbeck one is pretty dope
[02:31] <Liontamer> we've gotta interview him, he's had some really good stuff
[02:33] <CHz> I haven't heard the Apidya album, but I wasn't terribly fond of the first track from it in SotW.
[02:33] <CHz> From like fifty billion years ago.
[02:33] <Liontamer> yeah, I vaguely remember that one; this one is a lot better
[02:33] <Liontamer> kind of racing game style
[02:34] * Liontamer is listening to Mark Willot - Fight in the Lobby [Cold Winter Original Game Music Score] (03:37)
[02:34] <CHz> There was another track from that album a few weeks ago. Did you catch that one?
[02:34] <CHz> I don't remember.
[02:36] <Liontamer> nah
[02:36] <CHz> Also, City Funk isn't anywhere even remotely close to funk.
[02:36] <Liontamer> been out too long
[02:36] <CHz> I don't even know what to call this.
[02:37] * Liontamer is listening to David J. Franco - City Funk [Drawn to Life (Game Rip)] (03:33)
[02:38] <Liontamer> City Funk sux :-D
[02:38] * Liontamer is listening to Koji Hayama - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA) [Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~] (05:14)
[02:39] <Liontamer> ah fuck
[02:39] <Liontamer> gonna give this a chance
[02:39] <Liontamer> wait, wtf
[02:39] <CHz> Hayama'd
[02:39] <Liontamer> hahaha, these changeups
[02:40] <Liontamer> Dave, you gotta at least grab this one: http://sotw.info/music/voting/Game%2...AKARAZUKA).mp3
[02:40] <CHz> The guy is completely off his rocker.
[02:41] <@djpretzel> oh god
[02:41] <@djpretzel> bad female japanese vocals
[02:42] <@djpretzel> this just reminds me of the happiness of the katakuris
[02:43] <@djpretzel> good lord
[02:43] <@djpretzel> yeah, not finishing that one
[02:45] <CHz> I don't know if this Hulsbeck is actually good or just sounds good in comparison to the other tracks I've just listened to.
[02:46] <CHz> It has cowbell so I'm leaning toward it actually being good.
[02:48] <Liontamer> it's good :-P
[02:48] <Liontamer> not blowaway awesome, but a pretty solid piece of game music
[02:49] * Liontamer is listening to Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - 11th Street (Terry Bogard) [Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax] (04:01)
[02:50] <Liontamer> s'aight
[02:50] <Liontamer> rather cheesy IMO
[02:51] * Liontamer is listening to COOL-WEIGH - Technical Power [Heart Session] (03:02)
[02:52] <Liontamer> aight, this guitar is at least cooler
[02:52] <Liontamer> funkyz
[02:53] <Liontamer> might get 2nd by default
[02:53] <CHz> This is the worst week in a little while.
[02:53] <Liontamer> do you keep the old nom weeks anywhere once they're over?
[02:54] <Liontamer> if not, np
[02:54] * Liontamer is listening to Fumio Ito - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver. [OutRun 20th Anniversary Box] (06:02)
[02:54] <Liontamer> wow, I hate that guitar synth lead
[02:54] <CHz> Not on the site, but both Kaleb and I keep copies of everyting.
[02:56] <Liontamer> well, it's all pretty fakey sounding, but very well-produced
[02:56] <Liontamer> great density
[02:57] <Liontamer> this is winning me over
[02:58] <Liontamer> 2nd or 3rd
[03:00] * Liontamer is listening to Mari Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Nishimura - Stage 4 - Pete's Peak [The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES Game Rip)] (02:57)
[03:00] <Liontamer> ROOOOOOOOOFL, this sucks balls
[03:00] <Liontamer> who the fuck nommed that?

Man, why did someone nom that Mickey track. Could not hang at all. :-D

3 points: Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast
2 points: Heart Session - Technical Power
1 point: OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.
Honorable Mention for "WTF?!?": Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~ - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA)

Also...

Originally Posted by #ocrjudges

[02:58] <Liontamer> who is tagging these tracks?
[02:58] <Liontamer> they keep throwing in extra spaces in most of the fields
[02:58] <Liontamer> it's annoying
[02:58] <CHz> Not me!
[02:58] <CHz> What do you mean?
[02:59] <Liontamer> in the ID3 tags, there's an extra space after the artist names in all of them
[02:59] <Liontamer> and track titles
[02:59] <CHz> Hmmmm.
[03:03] <CHz> Yeah, I see the spaces. My guess is just that it's from copying the track information from the web browser into the fields.
[03:03] <Liontamer> it's been like that for weeks though
[03:03] <Liontamer> consistent by whoever's been preparing the files
[03:03] <Liontamer> I kik them
[03:04] <CHz> He's fired.
[03:04] <CHz> You're now in charge.

OOPS, I rescind the complaint! :-P

But yeah, CHz wasn't feeling this week's picks, but I genuinely liked all 3 of my placers and will keep 'em, even though none of them blew me away. That's still a solid week of music, IMO. Good picks, guys. Except Mickey. Sorry, bro.

I of course say "crap" with the utmost love and respect for all of you.

Anyway, here's a Dragon God nom to distract you or something:

• Artist(s): Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, Yasuhisa Watanabe
• Album/Game Title: Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack
• Track Title: PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage
• Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
• Track Number: 9
• Catalog Number: CPCA-1038
• Year: 2000
• Source(s): CPCA-1038: Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - VGMdb

Originally Posted by CHz

Anyway, here's a Dragon God nom to distract you or something:

Good to see you're still lending your services as an interpret to him. It's very generous, people with disabilities are often left alone.

Gah I completely forgot about SotW last week. I even downloaded the tracks and everything, and then just never thought to listen.

6 points - OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.

What. Why even argue.

9, no 12! no, 16! points - OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.

Outrun is by far the best soundtrack ever made in the history of game music, so why this would need more exposure is beyond me, but I'm not complaining. Okay, maybe I have a weakness for fusion-esque happy game music. Whatever.

Anyway, I still have 3 points left over after that track, so let's see what else is good this week.

Huelsbeck is freakin' awesome, so there's another two points for Sewer's Blast. Not his best ever, but I still love it, great variation and lotsa stuff happening.

After that voting got pretty hard, most of these tracks are pretty interesting, but none really jump out for me. I think I'll give it to the funky grooves of Technical Power though. It's not on the level of Outrun by a long shot, but it's pretty cool on its own merits.

So yeah:

3 points - OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.
2 points - Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast
1 point - Heart Session - Technical Power

I was super busy last week between moving to a new house, doing a boatload of work, limited Internet, getting a new phone/account, and other crap. I wish I could have voted then (at least I was able to grab the tracks). But anyhow, I should have time this week; I'm grabbing this new set of muzak now.

Originally Posted by Rimo

Good to see you're still lending your services as an interpret to him. It's very generous, people with disabilities are often left alone.

Likewise, I greatly respect your fine form and excellent follow-through while beating a dead horse.

SotW participants have always had the ability to nominate tracks in places other than the nomination thread, even before I took over when Kaleb was still running it. This actually was the cornerstone of how the two theme weeks were possible. Notably, for Follin Week, I took nominations from four external places: PMs, AIM, IRC, and a completely different forum altogether that we were using as the base of operations.

If Dragon God keeps feeling too lazy to take twenty-five seconds to make a nomination post, then I'll keep accepting his nominations over AIM. And I'll keep posting them in this thread instead of silently updating the queue, because I prefer things to be open in case people want to protest obscurity or something. Since this clearly bothers you, I would greatly appreciate it if you'd take it up with him privately instead of making snide remarks in the SotW threads. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Rimo

Good to see you're still lending your services as an interpret to him. It's very generous, people with disabilities are often left alone.

Thanks !! I really needed that !

Seriously, I don't post all that much on forums anywhere recently unless it's something I really need to get out of my system.

I'll edit once I'm done listening to everything, for once. Happy ?

Edit:

Sewer Blast

A great track by Huelsbeck, the mix of electronics, synth and guitar riffs really gets to me. It has a great melody and an upbeat mood to boot.

Fight in the Lobby

This has a nice bass line and rocks nicely as well. Definitely better than I expected.

City Funk

This track also has a neat use of bass but turntable-like effects kinda ruin it for me. Great track otherwise.

Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA)

It's no secret that I do enjoy Koji Hayama's music greatly and this piece is no exception. His voice really brings something unique and creates an interesting contrast with the other vocalists. Definitely one of the better tracks from this album.

11th Street (Terry Bogard)

Now this is something I can easily get behind, the mix of saxophone and funky bass is something we don't hear all that often. I need to hear more SNK music if it's this good.

Technical Power

I wasn't expecting a whole lot here, but that synth is just too awesome. Plus that saxophone really brings out additional enjoyment for me. That piano solo halfway is quite neat too. There's always something interesting going on here.

Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.

Nevermind not being fammiliar with the original theme, the synth guitar won me over in seconds plus that piano smack in the middle made things even better, at least it sounds fantastic when accompanied by a guitar in the background.

Stage 4 - Pete's Peak

Ohh, the ever fammiliar Capcom vibe during the Snes days, that pompous brass synth and fun melody really fits with the athestics of that level in the game. Simply music that fits a scene like a glove. Can't expect any less from Capcom.

Ok.... point spread.

I like pretty much everything here, but I need to pick from the very best...

Sewer Blast - 1 Point
Fight in the Lobby - 1 Point
Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA) - 1 Point
11th Street (Terry Bogard) - 1 Point
Technical Power - 1 Point
Stage 4 - Pete's Peak - 1 Point

There !! I actually did it !!

Wow, and I thought you were mute again. Glad to know it's actually not the case.

I didn't mean to hurt, but to cause a reaction, to actually force you to post here and shorten a little your distance from this event. It worked!

I have no problem with nominations foreign to GFF or STC, and you posting about them here, CHz. The bothering is rather around how extremely minimal the participation of Dragon God is, to the point that I find it is unfair for the other SotW participants who actually put a little energy into making it happen each week. If you wouldn't want to participate, Dragon God, then it'd be simple and it would be like many people (and sadly several past participants), we wouldn't hear from you. But it seems you want to participate, yet we never see you. Only CHz has the privilege of being in your vicinity concerning SotW. I know you're a god, which could explain your distance, yet let us hear your voice once in a while, at least for the sake of knowing you still exist. I'm certain many people would appreciate that, me being the first.

So yeah, it'd be really nice to see you nominate (by yourself, although CHz does a top-notch job getting the message through) and vote, maybe not always, but when you find the time and feel like it. Put to the extreme, if everybody was doing like you're doing right now, I think SotW would be very boring: many nominations, all finishing with ties at 0 point (there wouldn't be any votes), and that would that. Plus, the name of the event would have to be changed to "Songs of the Week" (because of all those ties). Pretty bad, eh?

You don't have to write a novel about all your impressions, but dropping the points is pretty simple from my point of view. If it's not exciting enough or simply too much, I don't think there's much left about SotW. If nominating is all you want to do, well that's certainly a possibility, but I reiterate that I find it unfair for others in the long run.

Sorry for any hurt feelings, but at least I know my point got through. It will definitely make me happy to see you participate more, and I hope it will have the same effect on you. Peace.

This is going to seem a bit pedantic, but I have a knack for noticing this stuff.

In the SotW nomination archive, the following tracks from Week 133 placed and should be displayed in red, as opposed to their current black:

Sekaiju no MeiQ Super Arrange Version - Battle - Destruction Begets Decay
Tr3s Lunas - Tr3s Lunas
Yogurting Original Soundtrack - The Student Council is Very Busy!

Once again, I will try to get my ass to participate. My life is hectic as usual, but I think I can make it.

3 Points - Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast

A Hulsbeck track that I enjoy!? I never thought I would see the day! Seriously, this track caught me off guard. It turned out to be one of the most pleasant listens I've had in SOTW for quite a while.

2 points - Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - 11th Street (Terry Bogard)

A VERY well done mix of the Garou team's theme from KOF'99. I usually am not a big fan of their theme songs, but this one really livened it up and that sax really made me fall in love with this one.

1 point - Drawn to Life (Game Rip) - City Funk

An enjoyable listen. This was probably the only track to catch my attention while I was playing the game too. Not really much else to say about it.

Honorable Mention - Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~ - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA)

Man, I remember the cho aniki song from the BSC. This guy is crazy, but in the most awesome way possible. If this one were as catchy as the cho aniki track, it probably would have scored.

Now then. Nomination time!

Album: The King of Fighters XI (Game Rip)
Song: In High Gear (Gai Tendo's theme)
Artist: Koji Takata, Masuo Okumura, Masanori Kuki (Saw all of them listed in the credits *shrug*)
Download Link: Send big files the easy way. Files too large for email attachments? No problem!

Originally Posted by Rimo

I know you're a god, which could explain your distance, yet let us hear your voice once in a while, at least for the sake of knowing you still exist. I'm certain many people would appreciate that, me being the first.

I was merely being REALLY REALLY REALLY.... lazy.

And I do exist quite well... I did post on STC fairly recently.

Anyways, you're forgiven. Try to be a bit less insulting next time you want to grab my attention, k ?

New nomination!

Artist(s): Rafael Dyll
Album/Game Title: Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Original Video Game Soundtrack
Track Title: War Above the Clouds
Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
Track Number: 9
Catalog Number: EASS-S001
Year: 2007
Source: EASS-S001: Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Original Video Game Soundtrack - VGMdb

I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone of the Song of the Week Statistics Thread! I see a lot of people who posted in there haven't updated their lists in months, and some others who haven't posted in there. It's a fun way to keep track of how your nominations have done, and to look and see how others have been faring. Also, since the SOTW wiki doesn't keep track of who nominated what, just what's been nominated, it's a good place to see nominating patterns. If you have questions about a series/musician, it might help if you see one person nominating a good amount from that source.

Also good to see some more nominations coming in again. My songs were popping up quite frequently for a few weeks there.