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5 Movie Reviews

Friday Night Alloy

2021-09-19 17:54:46

Oh hey that's a cool song.

This was cool and I approve

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Lol sounds good. I'll bring some colored pencils XD

MindChamber responds:

I wanna do the whole damn song!! wanna help me color? :c

Among Us: Father and Son

2020-10-08 17:41:19

fantastic plot twist

WHO'S THE IMPOSTOR??

2020-10-06 23:31:27

Not Mr Snuggles DX

Recent Game Reviews

3 Game Reviews

Pizzio's Pizza (3D)

2022-01-13 14:43:56

Cool game

Roguebot Rumble

2022-01-11 16:55:57

cool game

PsychoGoldfish responds:

Thank you for the timely review.

FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'

2020-11-04 16:30:51

Honestly, I can't get enough of the game over screen

ninjamuffin99 responds:

spadezer wtf u werent following me until 18 minutes ago thats right im calling you out right here bro

Recent Audio Reviews

425 Audio Reviews

The Great Descent

2024-11-22 20:37:34

This is giving me spiderman and general Marvel vibes. So this has kind of the epic superhero introduction type of story I feel like. The instrumentation creates a large atmosphere and has a general drive throughout the whole piece. The drums didn't seem like they varied much so that stuck out to me. Really outside of the 2:05 section, the song seemed to have a very consistent feel and energy. I really like your use of choir, and as a fellow trumpet player I love hearing the trumpets sore over the mix lol.

CloakedSoup responds:

Thanks for the review! Excited to hear what everyone has to say when the final results come out!

Autumn Carnival Waltz

2024-11-22 20:36:19

Interesting to hear you do something that's not as freeform. Very strict to a waltz style and in a way feels very rigid compared to your freeform style you've displayed this year lol. As the song develops I feel like there's different styles being wrapped up here. Maybe it's my ignorance in classical music, but if I were to label your structure as like a A, B, C, B structure, the first section (leading up to 0:43) has a late renaissance or Victorian era feel. Very classical and structure, and then the other sections feel more like vaudeville or silent western movie era music. Those sections feel a bit more loose compared to the first one. I'm not sure if that's what the intention was regarding your writing, but noticing that makes me think it would have been really cool if you started bouncing between specific styles or developing the song by using those styles as markers or something.

Solacitude responds:

This one is surely way more tight in structure and tempo than when I use rubato in a more romantic style. This waltz could be danced on! :P

Tempo changes a tiny bit from time to time but I did stick to a pretty rigid approach.
I felt like I had to go for a different style since I did compose with a more free flowing approach the last 2 rounds. The idea that came to mind in the first week was the first section which was a waltz so I kept in mind to compose a waltz all along for the following parts.

I did my best to weave a thread between the different sections with melodies that fit well together from one section to another. I felt like these rising chord progressions were quite nice to convey a positive, uplifting feel throughout the piece and were great to glue it all together as well, like at 0:05 - 0:08, or 0:34 - 0:38, 1:07 - 1:10, 1:15 - 1:18, 1:47 - 1:50, 2:05 - 2:07 and a couple other places.

I think that what gives the looser feel of the sections following the first one, is the use of arpeggios and introduction of tremolo and swing in the second section, then the use of swing, tremolo and added triplets in the last part. It gives a kind of lighter feeling, it sounds loose but without losing the rigidity of the accompaniment sticking to the 3/4 beat.

This piece is sure evolving from one section to another, always adding something new or different throughout, which is the way I almost always compose... I guess it's my style :)
I rarely have identical sections repeating within a same piece even if they sound similar.

I did my best to avoid doing like with Fate, switching style too abruptly since I think it did have a negative impact for many judges. I wouldn't try again to merge 2 ideas together. This one I kept my usual style of making the piece evolve until the end, but while keeping it more "integrated" if it makes sense so there's no element of contrast that might turn off listeners.

I'm not sure I get this "it would have been really cool if you started bouncing between specific styles or developing the song by using those styles as markers or something."
Using specific styles as markers, but feel free to PM me! I would like to hear more about it! :)

Thank you very much for the review!

0N3_D4Y

2024-11-22 20:33:24

The sound design in the intro is great. As a sucker for large atmospheres, this scratches that itch nicely. And the contrast of the quiet and intimate verse right after the explosive intro is a nice touch. I'm picking up what you're laying down at 1:58. Compositionally I give this high marks. The song structure feels like it follows a trope that I can't quite put my finger on. Like I've heard this before. But it's executed well enough that all it does is convey good story telling. These are the types of songs that makes 5 minutes seem really quick.

I do have some production issues though. The volume seems hot and the general vibe/sound feels a bit dry. So you've probably mixed this with too much emphasis on the high frequencies to the point that the lows don't have enough oomph to help the mix feel warm and inviting (like a fresh baked brownie). The problem is that this type of song with both the large atmosphere and intimate breaks demands that type of warm (bass heavy) and softer mixing.

After a couple of listens. I really like the lyrics. I actually liked that aspect of the song better than the 'loud parts'. After doing a recent attempt at trying my hand at lyrics (soon to be posted to NG Boss Showdown), I think these are pretty decent work. I'm really curious to know what you did to get the computer voice since I really like that style.

icantpronouncethis responds:

Thank you for the critique.
I do need more experience working on "hot" songs.
I have noticed I always struggle with the same issue.
I'll definitely try what you suggest, because I do enjoy coming up with this type of tracks.

I got the voice from a tip in the the video by the producer "Miruku"
I used the flstudio stock plugin speech and created voice using that.
Little Alter Boy to change pitches, and a tiny bit of bitcrusher to mess it up a bit.

P.S. When you meant "lows don't have enough oomph", is it more than just make the bass louder? I'm guessing I need to spent time more in the lower end to help support the high frequency.