Score: 9
"Good... but gets a bit repetitive."
date: March 5, 2007
This is, I assume, the song you were having trouble with on the BBS? Hmm, now that you've submitted it, time for me to give you musical advice! =D
You open quietly... you could have developed your song with strings at the 5th or 9th measures, but apparently you didn't. Great job with note choice, I don't hear clashing notes. Do you know any musical theory?
Your piano is well-chosen, and its sound fits very nicely. The reeverb is a nice touch, too. ;)
You tell a story with this song, which is very nice. The lower harmony, playing a steady two notes in one measure every four measures, complements the upper part, which seems to wander and go off on its own, in a bit of a musical journey, dream, etc. of its own.
Admittedly, the song gets a bit boring after a while and it feels repetitive. I could see you building off of this with some chords and clever pianowork, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if you did - judging by this song you probably know how. So do you? Had you taken this song a step further, I feel you could have mantained your intended direction and emotion while making the song an overall better one. Just a thought. ;)
I don't have much else to say or suggest about this song... I've said plenty already. I hope my advice helps! :) Why don't you stop by my audio page sometime and review my latest, After The Nova? Much appreciated, and keep up he good work. :)
Author's Response:
Great, a long review! :D
It was pretty much me fiddling around, so as you said I could have worked more on it, building it up and chording and stuff :)
I'll work more on writing a piece some time :), it's great fun just improvising (or semi-improvising) around, seeing where you end up :P
And yes, I know music theory :D