Krichotomy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Windswept (Full Version)]

First I was following the simmering orchestration. It did not feel happy or sad, but certainly grand and epic, like a mountain or a majestic city. Then the choir cued in a rising transition, leading into a stroll down a musical pathway. The stroll became a jog, a run, a struggle... then gentle harp strings that left me in peace. Then, the most important part: a beautiful ending that left me in pieces. Now I just need to re-attach my jaw. That was amazing.

I only have one complaint. The swell at the very end feels to much of a structured, resolved, classical-y move. In my mind it takes the whole minorish "epic orchestra" feel of the tune and overwrites it. (Which may partially be the purpose...) I would have naturally preferred a minor chord ending. I am not opposed to a major chord ending, but that specific style just doesn't fit... to me, and, in my mind, is the harshest change of the entire track. My feelings may not be universally experienced or accepted. :)

Once again, great job. This is a super amazing piece. The first piece on Newgrounds that I've actually wanted to rate above 5.0/5.0.

[Children's Overture]

This is a pleasant, well arranged orchestration, light and happy. But it is by far not my favorite of your music. A lot of your pieces carry strong emotions in beautiful, simple ways. Those, to me, are the best. Yearning, Sanctuary, As I Look Into the Black, A Mournful Soul, Sadness and Sorrow, and even ol' Submission #1 are some examples.

BlazingDragon responds:

You make a valid point. Those pieces, much more so than this, were born of intense emotion. Sad music in general tends to have more profound depth. In that sense, those pieces are of a greater quality.

What thrills me about this piece is that it is a breakthrough in style for me. Writing deep, mournful music comes naturally, but I have not to this point written music that exhilarates. This piece is adventurous, exciting, and, hopefully, brimming with the joy of life. Writing it helped me prove to myself that I can flexible in style and be successful in video game and film scoring. It represents a unique step for me, and the piece is also the thickest of orchestration that I've done. Much different than the usual piano/strings combination.

After thinking about it, I'd say that piece is not a personal best but more so a milestone. I'll continue writing more pieces like the ones you mentioned though. :)

Speaking of which, I'm SO happy to know there is someone familiar with my pieces! I didn't think people familiarized themselves with more than a couple. Thank you!

[Memories at Evening]

Nice music. Props for showing off LMMS. It's a buggy program that has some limitations but great music can be made with it. Props for only using the included instruments. I always end up relying on some soundfont or another. You can hear two of my LMMS projects on my Newgrounds page.

Darknessbreaker responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah, LMMS has its weak points, but it is a really cool program. I will check out your stuff as well.

[Blue Impulse]

It carries a clear feeling. Blue/Rainy Day/Sad. This is a very nice composition and would work well in a movie.

[A hero in action]

Dude, this is good! It sounds like you ripped it right out of a movie. :P What software do you use?

ALECXACE responds:

FL studio
EWQL gold
Symphobia 1&2
stormdrum/true strike

[FF7 piano loop]

That sounds very nice. It would be great in a video game menu.

[8-bit to orchestra]

Oh my goodness! The 8-bit is cool but the orchestra part sounds amazing! Too short.

The 8-bit to orchestra transition is great but I think it would have been better if the orchestra would have been allowed to build just a /little bit more/ (not much more!), heard over the 8-bit better, before the orchestral hit.

[Birds]

Nice, but the piano chords hitting the same chords on the same beats the same way through the whole track starts feeling really repetitive and boring. Occasionally skipping one or more beats I think would help with that a lot. Or introducing other sorts of variation.

LimeDisciple responds:

Nah, Eno's rule of Ambient is it must be as listenable as it is ignorable. Changing beats would be luring focus. Thanks for the review though.