[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 140 Voting/WEEK 141 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 140 Voting is open.
Week 141 Nominating is open.

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A)

Notes:
The version of Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light originally uploaded was shorter than the version the nominator intended to upload. If you've already downloaded the old version (track length 2:42), then please download the new version and use that to vote instead.

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 141 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

Awesome week. It was hard to give out points. :O

(3 points) eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
(2 points) Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
(1 point) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'

Request: After listening to this week's selection, I realized that I had chosen the shorter version of the track I intended to nominate, probably because I was hurried to nominate in time. The album strangely has several versions, identical apart from length, of the same track. Is it possible to replace the track (#02) I currently nominated by accident with the track (#21) I actually intended to nominate? The only difference is that #21 loops twice.

If the answer is yes, #21 is already uploaded to the FTP. Thanks.

beatmania -
Pretty good ambient piece, which is strange being said about a beatmania track, though I'm unfamiliar with the exact game it's from.

DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
A little bit fruity for my usual tastes. The concept is good, but I can't help but think the mixer could've used better synths.

Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
I love this track. My only gripe is there isn't enough!

Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
This song put me right into the seat of a Vegas stage act, for some reason. Very typical sounds, but it's done well. Fun and easy to listen to.


(2 points): eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
(2 points): Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
(2 points): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'

Additional Spam:
Nomination:

Artist: Capcom Sound Team
Album Title: Capcom Game Music
Track Title: Demon Boundary Village (GHOSTS'N GOBLINS Arrange Version)
Track Number: Depends which release of CD you're looking at. The newest one is 42
Year: 1986

SCDC-00193: Capcom Game Music - VGMdb

PM me if I need to upload it.

Originally Posted by Shanks

Request: After listening to this week's selection, I realized that I had chosen the shorter version of the track I intended to nominate, probably because I was hurried to nominate in time. The album strangely has several versions, identical apart from length, of the same track. Is it possible to replace the track (#02) I currently nominated by accident with the track (#21) I actually intended to nominate? The only difference is that #21 loops twice.

If the answer is yes, #21 is already uploaded to the FTP. Thanks.

That's absolutely acceptable. I've switched the tracks, so if you've downloaded the short version (track length 2:42), make sure to grab the extended version to see if you like it more or less. They're pretty similar; the long version loops the first half of the track and has a longer ending.

Also just a reminder that we're back to single-week voting, so don't put off voting and nominating and such.

Originally Posted by CHz

That's absolutely acceptable. I've switched the tracks, so if you've downloaded the short version (track length 2:42), make sure to grab the extended version to see if you like it more or less. They're pretty similar; the long version loops the first half of the track and has a longer ending.

Also just a reminder that we're back to single-week voting, so don't put off voting and nominating and such.

Thank you, CHZ!

Thanks for taking care of the threadmaking this week, CHz! I'm on crappy hotel dialup, and it's the first 'net access I've had in two days. It may also be the last access for days to come, so I'll brave the monstrous load times and vote now.

beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
I'm afraid songs like this just all sound the same to me. There's n real hook to set it apart from the pack.

DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
A pretty standard tune, it's spiced up with some hilarious samples. Normally I don't like this sort of thing, but the barking dogs, burps, whistles and screams had me laughing, and the song actually felt kind of empty when they went away.

eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
Not a whole lot of meat on this one at first, though it eventually opens up and gets more varied. Once things get moving, it's pretty good.

Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis
Some pretty dull parts, but when it's good, it's quite good.

Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
This piano-techno fusion hit a lot of the right notes for me. I really like the repeating figures that persist throughout the whole song, and the piano part is pure bliss. It even has a rainstick! Top-notch.

Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
This has a really strong start that it never really follows through on. Instead of ramping up to something special, it takes a much easier and cheesier sub-Iwadare route--very disappointing.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'
This entire OST is terrific, with lots of high-energy and fun songs that make good use of the SNES sound chip. I chose this song to put up because it doesn't feature the theme from the cartoon series, which might've raised eligibility questions, but it's always been a favorite.

The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A)
I hoped for a bit more from Tanaka, who I've always had a soft spot for. But he doesn't deliver anything super-special, though there are some nice flourishes at the beginning.

The Point Spread
Sewer Surfin' - 3 pts.
Spirit of the Jarfignugen - 2 pts.
Welcome to Valhalla - 1 pt.

Next nom:

Album: Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Track Title: The Ryousanhaku Suite
Track #: 7
Artist (arranger): Norio Maeda
Composer: Shinji Kinoshita, Kazumasa Mitsui
Year: 1989
Info: VGMDB

Comments: A rare arranged track from me. Also my longest nom ever.

Maybe I should nominate something too.

• Artist: Lawrence Schwedler
• Album Title: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Game Rip)
• Track Title: 1st Floor, Mushroom Mayhem
• Disc Number: 1 (of 2)
• Track Number: 9
• Year: 2006
• Additional Information: why have I waited so long to nominate this
• Source: Game Credits for Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

A perfectly lovely week. I wish I had more points to give out, but I don't want to devalue the strength of the top two selections.

(3 points) Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
(2 points) eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
(1 point) beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES

Just missed: Inheritors of the Light; Sewer Surfin'

beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES was ultra smooth and slick. All of the little instrumental touches work, and the piece progresses with nice fluidity and elegance. A wonderfully chilling piece of music; I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.

Well this DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House song was just plain fun. There wasn't really a strong melody that stuck to me, but everything else is bubbly, infectious and enthusiastic. The numerous sound effects work really well with the synthlead, as well. Yup, very entertaining!

eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla had me mildly interesting for the first couple of minutes (it was sort of that &quot;in one ear out the other&quot; situation), but then 1:49 happened and really got me hooked. From there until the end I appreciated the overall funkiness much more. <3

Combo breaker~ Yeah, I didn't enjoy Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis too much. Sounded a bit too tiny and repetitive to my ears. The lack of a strong melody also hurt this one. Yeah, I don't think I'll be keeping this one.

Yup, sounds like soundTeMP! I've been meaning to check out the fantasy MMORPG music scene, and this Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim track just gives me more reason to do so. Gentle, emotional and uplifting in one, this track is a nice, laid back listen. Doesn't wow me (probably because there wasn't a good climax like I was expecting), but it's still great, especially for a 2 minute tune.

Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light was another one of those fleeting tracks. It was nice, upbeat and engaging throughout (I remember some cool trumpets~) but once it ended I was left fairly empty and &quot;uhh what&quot;-like. A nice piece of music (if memory serves), but nothing truly stuck to me.

Holy cow~! This is some really kickin' music, huh? Yeah, this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin' is a great little tune. Funky, catchy, bouncy--and it's all complimented by an awesome melody. I like this one lots!

Kouhei Tanaka's the man. The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A) has some pretty sweet orchestrations, that's for sure, and the elegant violin really gives the piece a strong voice. The backing strings are also particularly great. Stirring, captivating and appropriately dramatic; just what an ending track should sound like.

man, that POINT you're holding looks pretty cool and rounded~
1 point: beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
1 point: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'
1 point: DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
1 point: The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A)
1 point: eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
1 point: Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
7th: Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
8th: Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis

Very cool week, a six-point-spread was the only way to go about it. Only a couple I could do without, the rest have earned a nice spot on my hard drive~~

This week gets a slightly biased point spread, but it's okay because it's for HIROSHI GOD DAMN WATANABE

3 points - beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
1 point - DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
1 point - Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis
1 point - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (SNES Game Rip) - Sewer Surfin'

3 Points: eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
2 Points: Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light
1 Point: Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim

So close, sorry: Sewer Surfin'; Exia Metropolis

This was a really solid week. I could've split the points more, I'm sure, but the three I chose were definitely the most interesting for me. The others were definitely good, just not quite so captivatingly.

1 Point - beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
2 Points - DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
1 Point - Secret of the Solstice (Game Rip) - the spirit of the jotunnheim
2 Points - Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection - Inheritors of the Light

This was a pretty good week with a number of exceptional tracks. These were the standouts for me though.

3 points: beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
2 points: DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
1 point: The Granstream Saga Original Sound Track - To Those Who Challenge Fate (Ending A)
Just missed: Sewer Sufin', Inheritors of the Light

I would have liked to give an extra point to Ending A, but I've actually seen the ending.

Nomination!

Album: Willow (Arcade Game Rip)
Track Title: Stage 2 - Cherlindrea's Forest II
Track #: 8
Composer: Ogeretu Kun
Year: 1989
Note: This is from the side-scrolling arcade game, not the NES RPG.

beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication - DEEP CLEAR EYES
Smooth drum and bass + new age that I definitely enjoyed. Not so elaborated melody-wise, but the mood is good enough to excuse this.

DJMax Portable Legacy - Light House
Hyperactive for sure! There are some nice parts, and overall it's good for its style, but ultimately, it didn't have much impact on me.

eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX- (Game Rip) - Welcome to Vahalla
Was a bit generic in the beginning, which almost made me loose faith in it, but then the synth lines got awesome and they won me over. Kind of a modern sounding retro-ish piece.

Namco Game Sound Express VOL.16 Attack of the Zolgear - Exia Metropolis