[SotW] Song of the Fortnight - FORTNIGHT 246/FORTNIGHT 247 Nominating

Song of the Fortnight. 112.5 Fortnights and counting.
Fortnight 246 Voting is open unto the ends of the earth.
Fortnight 247 Nominating is open in the way black holes are open.

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest

Voting Rules:
Voters must distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotF server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotFexperience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Fortnight 247 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh hey there.

• Album: de Blob 2 Soundtrack
• Artist: John Guscott
• Disc #: 1 (of 1)
• Track #: 9
• Track Title: The Chase
• Year: 2011 (February 28)
• Additional Info: Hawaii Five-O time.
• Source: de Blob 2 Soundtrack - VGMdb

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh jeez first time in forever that I haven't been in the nom queue. Then again if I'd remembered to nom, I'm not sure I would have wanted to come up against Kinetic anyway. Also CHz aefgjpadsfjio I was gonna nominate a de Blob 2 track very soon. I guess I'll just nom it some other time (in a de blob theme week amirite)

Nomination #66

Composer: Josh Whelchel
Album: The Spirit Engine 2: Original Soundtrack
Track Title: Finale and A Lost Dream
Track Number: 4-22
Year: 2008
Catalog Number: JWMUSIC.ORG 10101
Additional Information: sup chanting, SUP PERCUSSION

I'm finalee nom'ing this song and uploading it to the FTP, yeahh

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

Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement In a contest of movie and concert minimalists, I'll take Philip Glass over Michael Nyman any day of the week and twice on Sundays (why hasn't Glass scored any games?). The cell-based structure of the music is interesting, but the Melodrama Strings take a really long time to do anything that matches it. Still, not without its moments.

Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3 With a name like that...I was expecting something off-the-wall zany. Instead, it sounds like an Alex Brandon imitator. A pleasant surprise, to be sure, but the tracker style on display here lacks Brandon's chaops, though not for want of trying (and it's still fairly decent).

Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit Actually a really nice racer track, with all the neccessary sense of movement without sacrificing melody or getting too repetitive. I still have no idea what a Penny Racer is, but that's okay.

PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground Phantasy Star has in many ways lacked the cohesive feel of many big RPG franchises (especially if you compare the Online games to the Not-Online ones) but there have still been some good tracks. I really like the synths and piano runs here, the melody's not half bad either and the way additional layers are added in as the track evolves is pretty cool.

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up Two Phantasy Star noms in one week? Maybe the other six of us should just have acceded to a theme week. This sounds a lot more sci-fi than Ground, but it's also a lot less impressive in terms of melody and structure. Still a decent ambient listen though.

Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3 One for the BSC, one for here. Synths, melody, and humble Bandcamp origins--the tune has it all. Get the whole thing here and maybe throw the creators a bone.

Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves I seem to remember a Shantae nom in the Best Chiptune Contest in the halcyon days before the Great Crashes of '06, but those papyri are now lost to the desert sands. I do remember it being good, though, which this also is. I was reminded, in a good way, of Needle Man's stage music from MM3.

Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest Nice synths and nice beats with a decent melody and apparently enough name recognition to make people tremble.

This is the best week ever. Seriously, I dowloaded every track, which I *never* do.

The Point Spread
W1M3 - 2pts.
Lake Circuit - 1 pt.
The Ground - 1 pt.
She's Got Moves - 1 pt.
Vote Harvest - 1 pt.

Nom
Album: de Blob Original Soundtrack
Artist: John Guscott
Disc #: 1
Track #: 7
Track Title: DB 606 (Euphoric)
Year: 2008
Additional Info: Challenge accepted!
Source: de Blob Original Soundtrack - VGMdb

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

A lot of tracks were good this week. Had a difficult time picking a #3. At the same time, half of these tracks I had already heard and had in iTunes already (including all the ones I voted for =P).

3pts - Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up
2pts - Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest
1 pt - Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement

=}

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Not superb by any measure, but not bad either.

<<3 Points>> Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest
<<2 Points>> Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3
<<1 Point>> PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

@ orion: yes, that is the correct de blob track to nom, good choice

I thought I'd end up hating them, though I really loved the strings in Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement. The tone is one of triumph and melancholia, and while there's no distinct or poignant melody to speak of, the piece doesn't really need one to be effective.

Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3 is for the most part average desert BGM stuff at least in terms of atmosphere, though to its credit it doesn't rely on sitars to convey the setting. Indeed while it's a tad on the boring side for me, 1:20 is a great development and the track deserves props for being unique.

!!!!! i just nostalgia'd. Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit turns a distant switch on somewhere in my brain. I love the energy, which sometimes manifests itself as cheese; I can't help but feel an attachment and attraction to this one. <3

Every time I listen to a Phantasy Star track in SotF or BSC I always tell myself to look more into the series' discography, but I never do. I really should now, because PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground is really nice. It's got a nice 'morning glow' kind of feel to it. I could have done without randomguitar, but I guess it works in the context of the composition.

The neo-Phantasy Star isn't as good, for once. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up goes for an epic sound rather than a heroic one, and ultimately lacks substance. There are some neat builds (2:04), but they're not neat enough to make the track shine. It's OK, but it's also static.

I've just purchased this soundtrack for a couple of bucks because <3. If Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3 is anything to go by, this composer has the old-school peppiness down pat. Tracks like this which combine the retro and futuristic are usually tops in my book.

I'm actually not a huge fan of virt's score to the Shantae sequel and prefer his score to the original GBC game. Even Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves, which is one of the most accessible and distinctive tracks on the score, lacks for me the melodic strength which was emphasised so well on the original chiptune soundtrack.

Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest is the sexiest piece of music I've ever heard. It's one of my favourites, and it's a shame it got bundled out so early in the BSC last year. Mind-bogglingly entertaining and addictive from start to finish. and 2:47 oh my godddddd <3

sexy POINT nostalgia, yeahh

2 points: Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest
1 point: PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground
1 point: Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3
1 point: Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit
1 point: Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
6th: Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3
7th: Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves
8th: Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up

Coming into this week I thought for sure I'd be giving "Kinetic Harvest" 3 points, but wow, this week is really good. Still not satisfied with the point spread.

FELIPE NO

2 points: Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
2 points: PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground
1 point: Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up
1 point: Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves


Nomination:

• Album: Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu (Game Rip)
• Artist: Kouji Murata
• Track #: 5
• Track Title: Requi
• Year: 1987
• Source: Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu Release Information for NES - GameFAQs

Edit: Ok, not sure about composer credits. Also, changed the track.

Oh yeah, this thing's still happening, isn't it?

3 points: Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves
1 point: Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
1 point: PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION - Sound Collection I - The Ground
1 point: Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest

She's Got Moves admittedly isn't super strong in the melody department, aside from the fabulous '80s dancefloor hook that comes out of nowhere, but it makes up for that with rhythmic infectiousness. Undeniably groovy.

Kinetic Harvest is a Shatter track I can actually get behind.

I have heard the Phantasy Star III overworld theme far too many times to not give this arrangement any points.

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Thought I should vote before I forget. So many good tracks this week but only 6 points to distribute!

(2 points) Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
Really like how it straddles between the triumphant and the wistful.

(2 points) Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3
Great desert theme that progresses very nicely.

(1 point) Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up
Would have liked a bit more variation but still a great listen.

(1 point) Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest
The intro was ok but the rest of the track was very cool.

New nomination:

* Album Title: Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi Original Soundtrack
* Artist: Joe Hisaishi
* Track Title: Desert Kingdom's Town
* Source: PKCF-1036 | Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi Original Soundtrack - VGMdb
* File Location: Nomination folder (upcoming)
* Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
* Track Number: 10
* Catalogue Number: PKCF-1036
* Year: 2011

EDIT
Track uploaded

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Might as well vote for once:

1 pt: Madballs in... Babo - Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3
1 pt: Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit
1 pt: Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3
1 pt: Shantae - Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves
2 pts: Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest

Great week by the way.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

This is the best week ever. Seriously, I dowloaded every track, which I *never* do.

Wonder just how often you said that by now.

Also, nomination:

Album/Game Title: Super Meat Boy! Soundtrack
Artist: Danny Baranowsky
Track Title: Forest Funk (Ch 1 Light World)
Year: 2010
Source: vgmdb

(MP3 i upped could do with renaming & retagging i suppose)

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

3 points: Kinetic Harvest
2 points: Desert 3
1 point: She's Got Moves
Just Missed: Hunt Up, The Ground

What on earth is Madballs in... Babo - Invasion and why do I like it's music so much.

WHAT at that guitar solo in The Ground. That may actually be my favorite part of the track.

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Got a nomination for next week, whenever it may happen:

Game: Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo ~ Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu (New Mystery of the Emblem ~ Heroes of Light and Shadow)
Composers: Yuka Tsujiyoko, Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Shoh Murakami
Track: One who Carves a New History
Track #: 10 on Serenes Forest rip
Catalog #: n/a
Year: 2010
Source: New Mystery of the Emblem, New Mystery of the Emblem
Additional info: Haven't done too much research on this, but I do know this is an original track and not an arrangement from the original Mystery of the Emblem (or any other FE). No clue on composer breakdown.

Also DC72 nominates generic RPG music

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

A nom:

=== Kaleb.G ===
* Album: MDK Original Game Soundtrack
* Artist: Todd Dennis & Tommy Tallarico
* Disc #: 1 (of 1)
* Track #: 6 (of 18)
* Track Title: Vengeful Alien
* Catalogue Number: VCD2
* Year: 1997
* Source: VCD2 | MDK Original Game Soundtrack - VGMdb

Additional Spam:
Also, Orion:

"A differently normalized version of Bretonia Space Suite has replaced the originally uploaded version."

Need to take that out of the opening post.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

"A differently normalized version of Bretonia Space Suite has replaced the originally uploaded version."

Why? I think it should be part of the template from now on.

I can't believe none of us noticed that for like three weeks.

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Oh crap, maybe I should

1). [15] Shatter - Official Videogame Soundtrack - Kinetic Harvest
2). [7/5.5] Shantae: Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack - She's Got Moves
3). [7/5] Enemy Zero Original Soundtrack - The Last Movement
4). [6/5] PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION: Sound Collection I - The Ground
5). [6/4] Raskulls Original Soundtrack - Big Bone Boogaloo - World 1 Music 3
6). [5/3.5] Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe - Hunt up
7). [5/3] Madballs in... Babo: Invasion (Game Rip) - Desert 3
8). [3] Penny Racers (PSX Game Rip) - Lake Circuit

FELIPE NO

I was going to vote on this today, but considering I've been away for two weeks and have a (very) sizable backlog of BSC songs to listen to, so be it.

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

Oh, I forgot to mention: I'm at a conference, so ability to create new voting thread = nil, at least until Tuesday.

How ya doing, buddy?

Well, even if you were just slacking and hadn't vanished to attend a meeting of whatever shadow organization it is you're part of, I still meant to get the thread up yesterday. Sooooooooooooooooooo, working on it right now.

There's nowhere I can't reach.