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SSJ3 - A Hero's Last Stand

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Title: A Hero's Last Stand
Length: 4:18
Artist: Shawn
Genre: Misc (Orch/Rock)
Soundfonts used: SGM-V2.01, tgsf21x, Soundfont BassFing

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"As his friends flee for safety, the hero stands alone, blade in hand, to stand for one final battle with his most powerful foe. The battle they fight shall decide the fate of the entire world. Will the hero's last stand prove to be enough to vanquish this evil force, or will the hero fall, leaving his world to die at the hands of his evil opponent?"

Yes, I am back again with another piece. "A Hero's Last Stand" is, yet again, an idea that started off a bit randomly, but formed itself and became a song. This kind of has the same basic style as Endless Confrontation, but a different tempo and different measures. This combines elements of both orchestral music and a heavier feeling of rock and/or metal, making for an epic song worthy of a final battle scene, as described above.

This being my first piece of the year 2011, posted on the first day of the year, I thought this ought to be specially posted on this day! As always, review, rate, and enjoy to your heart's content! Leave any comments you wish, and if you don't necessarily like it, put some constructive advice!

--Shawn--

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XayberOptics said it best

It's lacking a distinct melody. Perhaps something in the highs that takes all or most of the listener's attention (1:44-2:22 is an example of such a high-pitched melody, but it didn't work too well for me).

There's too much tamburine before the 2:52 mark. Either lower the volume to make it more subtle or make some variation through automations to make it less constant.

What I'm listening to now up until 3:44 is sounding too repetitive. As a listener I'm getting kind of tired of it.

Nice conclusion (with a little too much drum before it, making this sort of "chopper" effect that didn't really work out too well for me)

Overall a very balanced work (with the best part at around 0:55-1:20, where you showed the "personality" of your track), but it needs more personality and variation.

Nice job, nonetheless.

Shiverwar responds:

Did you give the remastered version a shot? I released it after this one and the horns in it were actually provided to me by XayberOptix. So give that one a listen and see what you make of it. :D Thanks for the review!

Ka-fucking-zoo.

I hear it....

Shiverwar responds:

There is no damn kazoo!!

Not bad at all, however...

... it is lacking a distinct melody (i.e., something that "hooks" the listener). It also seems like the middle channel is not standing out enough in the mix inspite of the stereo imaging being well placed. Let me try something and I'll send you a file. :) Anyway, keep up the great work! You're definitely going in the right direction!

Shiverwar responds:

You've got some very nice words in your review. You sure know how to lay down the constructive criticism. :D

See, that's what I like about some reviews. Nice and easy with some constructive advice. Thank you for your review, man!

Rockin'. Oh crap!

I forgot I still have to finish my arrangement of your "Endless Confrontation" piece. This is a great reminder of that tune; I'm not sure if it's the similar instrumentation or chord work that throws this one back to it, but the similarity is very cool.

The addition of a bass soundfont, by the way, is music to my ears. :)

Keep up the good work, Shawn.

~Joshy676

P.S.: Sorry about reviewing this so late. I've heard it five times since it's been up and kept forgetting to review it! :D

Shiverwar responds:

Heh, so you HAVE been following the feed. XD Yeah, I put it in the same basic orchestral style as EC, but a more intense feeling throughout the entire piece. Thanks for your review!

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Score
3.49 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jan 1, 2011
9:20 PM EST
File Info
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3.9 MB
4 min 18 sec

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