Only the best!!!! XD
The best I ever heard!!!!
Man the best, the change, the feeling, the backgrounds!!
Everything is perfe4ct, I like the sound, like a lullaby!!!!
Perfect, my best points to this song!!!!!
Reviews for "Shallow Grave"
Great intensity, a bit prolonged of an intro, epic
There is great intensity in this track, and although it seems most of the judges seem to focus fiercely on the laid back and hopeless sorrow, I couldn't help but feel something else with this song.
My first comment however is, without the visual description this song would not have placed in the contest. It has a sad feeling at the beginning enforced with what could be brutal anger. The description however saved it by forcing the right images at the right time, and make no mistake I loved every second of it.
There was a bit of Pirates sounding influence to me, then again nowadays anybody who says "This song is about pirates!" gets about a dozen "Hans Zimmer would be proud!" reviews.
The glocken is a great introduction to the song, though I felt it dragged on a bit too long. There were definitely some mixing issues, some instruments I felt were a bit too loud, like the trumpet. I can understand it being so brutally powerful when the whole orchestra is playing, but before then, a heavily reverbed quieter trumpet would have added another layer to the piece.
Overall, bloody powerful track, glad I was able to hear it!
nal1200 responds:
Thanks for the review, glad you like it!
I'm not much for giving feedback to reviews, but I think you've pretty much nailed any and all positive criticism for this piece.
Thanks again and I hope to provide more for your listening pleasure in the future!
HMM...
The music box was far too loud, make the master volume for that instrument just a little softer. I liked the way you told a story with the song, maybe you should have some vocals in there.
It was a lot more original than the other songs in the MAC 08 contest. But, it didnt sound that great. >:U
The reason why, is because everything was way over the top! You need to tone it down a bit.
nal1200 responds:
I appreciate your constructive feedback, I hope you will reply to this response as well.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by 'music box.' The instruments used were (in chrono order:) Glockenspiel, Bass Marimba, Cello, Full strings, Viola, Horns, Trombone, and then timpani.
I do agree it is a step aside from the piano ballads that are consuming the MAC, but i'm not sure what you mean when it 'doesn't sound that great.' The quality or subject material? It is, infact, a minimalist piece, just basically the melody repeated with different voices. Maybe that's what you were saying.
Also, and perhaps this is my own fault, it's not supposed to be "cry in a corner" sad, but rather "holy hell i'm about to die TRAGEDY" sad.
Again, thankyou for your honest review!
This song caught me off guard O_o
Lovely feel. I think I would probably give it a 10/10 and 5/5 except that after a minute or so, the melody got a little repetitive for me, and it just seemed like I was listening to the same 4-5 measures over and over again. Still, it has a fantastic sound, and I could really imagine the story you included in the comments. Very nice. 8/10 and 4/5, and keep it up. =D
but
it's not that "sad" is it? it's more playful...
nal1200 responds:
I suppose it's more the story along with the music that inspires the sadness.