[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 137 Voting/WEEK 138 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 137 Voting is closed.
Week 138 Nominating is restricted

Results:
1). [36] Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
2). [24] ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
3). [19] Vanity Rouge - shearing stress
4-t). [13/9] NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
4-t). [13/9] Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage
6). [13/8] The Alternate Phantom: ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City
7). [11] The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme)
8). [3] Onimusha Tactics (Game Rip) - Battle Phase BGM4

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Onimusha Tactics (Game Rip) - Battle Phase BGM4
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Alternate Phantom - ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Vanity Rouge - shearing stress

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 138 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

I supposing I will to be make with the nomination:

• Artist: Kouhei Tanaka
• Album Title: The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track
• Track Title: To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A)
• Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
• Track Number: 5
• Catalog Number: FSCA-10029
• Year: 1998
• Additional Information: This track is too short and has this huge section in the middle where nothing happens, but worst of all, it's absolutely perfect.
• Source: FSCA-10029: The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - VGMdb

I don't really oppose the nominations since they're already up and relatively obscure (to me at least), but aren't NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and KoF XI relatively recent games? Less than 6 months at least.

The U.S. release is. The original Japanese release was in 2005. We actually had an earlier nom from it in 2006.

May as well get the old ball rollin'~

Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene) was really long, but it managed to keep me interested for a good 80% of the runtime. I can really get into the kind of electronica showcased here, with a fluctuation in pace and some decent downtempo sections. Appropriately thrilling, and appropriately chilling.

Ever since I first started joining in on the SotW fun, I've encountered many pieces like NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage. Not saying that's a bad thing, as I enjoy a good dose of energetic synth-rock, but one day my tolerability's gonna snap! Anywho, like I said this is pretty decent, as the melodies are memorable enough and the progressions send a little jolt up my spine to keep me awake...(was that a + or - review? I don't know)

Onimusha Tactics (Game Rip) - Battle Phase BGM4 has a bit more musical substance compared to the previous track. Some well thought-out sounds and a solid manipulation of the painstaking militaristic feel present. Although I've gotta admit I was a bit disappointed in the B section of this one (0:40 odd).

Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage sounds...kind of similar to the track I heard a few moments ago...*back quivers* I'm assuming my man Yack didn't compose this piece; that just leaves three Supersweep members (and this Takayuki Aihara dude). I never really cared for those folk, and I certainly don't care much for this composition. Generic, with very few/ineffectual hooks.

IS IT ROCK?! OMG YES IT IS! I usually like Syntaro Jinbo stuff, so it comes to me as a huge disappointment that this is so...so...I'unno, uneventful? The Alternate Phantom - ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City has some decent sounds and whisper-voices going on for it, but it never really comes together to create a solid tune.

Oh it's more rock somebody get me a knife. (I don't mean to be so cynical, dudes, it's just listening to these in succession is trying my patience~!) The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme) is pretty much cookie-cutter stuff. It's got those rock sounds we've heard a thousand times before, and a standard melody. Although the percussion in this one kicks ass, that was definitely the saving grace!

*winces in pain*--oh cool it's To Heart music! I love most things Leaf-related, especially when the words "To" or "Heart" are attached to the release. I've yet to check out the secret soundtrack, and from what I can gather here, I should definitely remedy that. ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication has a refreshingly bubbly melody with some totally non-serious sounds and developments. What a little charmer.

ESTi!!! Vanity Rouge - shearing stress comes from that original works release, doesn't it? Needless to say, given it's ESTi, this song is way above average. I love the virtually ineffable stuff going on here. The sound effects, the percussion, the vocals (sort of...) and the overall glitchiness/bloopiness. Makes me think of the night for some reason. *shrugs*

ROCK points ROCK

2 points: ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
2 points: Vanity Rouge - shearing stress
2 points: Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
4th: The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme)
5th: NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
6th: Onimusha Tactics (Game Rip) - Battle Phase BGM4
7th: The Alternate Phantom - ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City
8th: Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage

Too much seriousness in this week's group. >=| As such, I didn't like it. Sorry people for being such a scrooge.

So just to confirm, this is a 2-week voting period, right?

Confirmed.

I would be really sad right now if it weren't.

Man, really not feeling the choices this week. Feel like I'm picking the best of the worst.

3 points: Vanity Rouge - shearing stress
2 points: Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
1 point: NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage

I must've been drunk when I nominated or something, as Antenna Stage is far from my favorite from this soundtrack. It's still pretty good, I especially like the bit with the guitar lead and synthlead going together... But I don't know, it's not really something I'd normally nominate. I kinda feel like I have to apologize for it. The strange thing is there are much better tracks on this soundtrack.

"Fortunately", the rest of the tracks are also not so great. I like the leads in the To Heart thing but it kinda doesn't go anywhere for me, and the other tracks are all kinda bland as well. Nothing mindblowingly bad, mind, just nothing spectacular either. The resulting votes are a bit of a crapshoot.

Anyway, here they are:


2 points - NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
2 points - ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
1 point - The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme)
1 point - Vanity Rouge - shearing stress

1 Point - Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
1 Point - Onimusha Tactics (Game Rip) - Battle Phase BGM4
1 Point - Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage
2 Points - ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
1 Point - Vanity Rouge - shearing stress

Nom.:
DJ MAX Portable Original Soundtrack <ESTi> [2.05] Oblivion
Year: 2006

This week was a tad mediocre.


<<2 points>> Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
<<2 points>> ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
<<2 points>> The Alternate Phantom - ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City

Here's my next nomination:

* Album Title: "Baroque" Music from the Original Soundtrack
* Artist: Shigeki Hayashi
* Track Title: Invitation To The Future
* Source: Game Music Revolution
* File Location: Nominations folder (upcoming)
* Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
* Track Number: 27
* Catalogue Number: STMC-118
* Year: 2007

Like many, I'm pretty indifferent from this week. No tripe, but no true standouts either.

(2 points) NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
(2 points) The King of Fighters XI (PS2 Game Rip) - In High Gear (Gai Tendo's Theme)
(1 point) Vanity Rouge - shearing stress
(1 point) Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)

Gaah, this week was very bland. I almost passed on voting altogether until one song finally appealed to me.

3 Points: ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
2 Points: Vanity Rouge - shearing stress
1 Point: Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)

I wonder if nominating to the BSC influenced people to put less interesting tracks up for SotW.

3 points : Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
2 points : ToHeart2 SECRET SOUND TRACK - Mismatched Communication
1 points : Street Fighter EX2 Plus Original Soundtrack - PHANTOM BOMB ~ Airport Stage

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

I wonder if nominating to the BSC influenced people to put less interesting tracks up for SotW.

I nominated befo--... Uh, I mean: yes! Yes that's exactly it.

Anyway, here's a new nomination, and hopefully I won't regret this one in a couple weeks.

Composer: Chamy Ichikawa
Title: Track 02 (2SF rip)
Game: Cooking Mama
Year: 2006
Download link here!

If anyone knows a more descriptive title for this track, feel free to add it, as far as I know the 2SF rip is all we have, and it's not tagged in any way.

2 points: Darius Remix - MUSE VALLEY (Mercury Scene)
2 points: The Alternate Phantom - ZIZZ Original Sound Tracks for Phantom of Inferno - Glass City
1 point: NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (PS2 Game Rip) - Antenna Stage
1 point: Vanity Rouge - shearing stress