Turning Of The Tide

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Daniel Fantauzzi (Rottenbeard)

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Date Submitted

02/20/2009 | 03:21PM EST

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Classical Song | 7 MB | 3 min 5 sec

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4.14 / 5.00

Score Rank: #39,671
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Author Comments

A sad, powerful piece utilizing a mix of synth, heavy guitar and orchestration, as well as some native Indian flute near the end (recorded live, not synth).

I should also mention that like almost all my work, the piece is progressive, starts off slow and builds upon its self to a heavy climax.

Hope you guys enjoy it.

~ Daniel

EDIT:
For those that are interested, this title has been submitted to F-777's "Feelings of music" contest.
http://www.newgrounds.com /bbs/topic/1030780/

There's lots of good entries if you like emotional music, it's a good thread to follow!

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Average Score: 9.3 / 10

Score: 6
MillsApparatus

"More work and it'll be nice"

date: November 3, 2009

I don't know why you keep deleting my reviews, I'm only trying to help.

This song needs a lot of work. It's far too slow, and needs more speed for a better interpretation. There is no beat, and little to no bottom end so you need to add bass to balance your lead melodies. I try to help you and all you do is "oh noes, somebody didn't vote 10 so it must be abusive". Sorry buddy but if you can't handle constructive criticism you won't make it in the real world.

The pounding on the drum towards the middle is more distracting than it is adding to song, so a more consistent beat would be better. Using a distorted guitar is also not that effective considering the mood of the song, it's too modern. Using strings or a nice synth pad would be just as dramatic but far more suiting to the song, especially with the strings building up to the climax and the flute at the end, electric distorted guitar just seems out of place.

There is nothing abusive about this review. I am helping the best way I can. Marking it for deletion just for giving constructive criticism is corrupt.

November 3, 2009

Author's Response:

Marry me.

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Score: 10
AceFox13

"More nice music"

date: October 31, 2009

You comming out with any more?

November 1, 2009

Author's Response:

I have more stuff in the works in a similar style to this yes, I plan on releasing a full album based on orchestrated heavy rock. When it'll be out? Who knows! :)

Thanks for all the positive feedback.

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Score: 10
Lightningpichu

"Pretty"

date: August 23, 2009

But at 1:03 on that roll, you should of added some more percussion. I mean you could of made a really really powerful statement and you could of done so much more with the percussion there. I think that the music is nice but i think that the percussion is really lacking :\ and i dont feel like it adds up to the intensity of the rest of the piece. But i do like this alot.

August 23, 2009

Author's Response:

I agree the percussion is lacking. I actually wanted that roll to be longer, and im pretty sure it WAS longer at some point and I think i ended up cutting it down by accident and then not noticing when going over the song in the mastering process. At any rate, i'm not too good with orchestral style percussion, it's something i'm picking up slowly, I don't do much music in this particular style so it's a new experience for me, I want to get better at it though. I'd love to get some of the more explosive orchestral setups you hear by guys such as Danny Elfman or Clint Mansell, or especially some of the stuff composed by the guys at ImmediateMusic.

Anyways, I appreciate the constructive feedback Lightningpichu, thanks!

Regards,
Daniel

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Unrl

"Now THAT was Epic."

by: Unrl
date: June 21, 2009

I don't usually listen to classical/ambient stuff, but seriously dude, loved it. Buildup was real good. Not sure about the type of distortion on the electric guitar but oh well. Sounds were brilliant. Also, loved the flute.

June 21, 2009

Author's Response:

Thanks for the compliments Unrl, also I agree with you on the distortion choice and it's actually something that has been sticking out to me lately the more I listen to the ending of this piece. I should've used a less fuzzed distortion and perhaps something a bit darker and more crunchy. Ah well!

Regards,
Daniel

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JohnLeprechaun

"This is FL?"

date: May 20, 2009

How did you do this in FL Studio? The instruments are fantastic, the mastering is so precise, and... well, I guess I'm not using the program to it's full potential. The song was awesome. That's all that needs to be said.

One question kept going through my head, though... what instrument is the guitar? Is that a real guitar recording or is it a VST?

May 20, 2009

Author's Response:

All of my songs use real guitar John. I play a lot of my instruments live (Bass, Guitar, Drums, Flute at the end ;)).

Keep in mind that what you are hearing is all done with VST's that dont come with FL Studio, you could get these same results in any DAW that supports VST's really. The FL Studio stock instruments are merely "OK", and really only suitable for techno/trance music.

Thanks for the review :)

Regards,
Daniel

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