This is good
I can dig it.
I don't think you should get rid of the wave sounds. Its what adds to the effect that your near a large body of water. This is something that you would use for build up effect either on a long journey or something hopeful in the coming days. This is what I very much like to see.
Perhaps you could add more with more of what you can do with other songs. I'm intrigued.
Thanks! :D
Very good!
Fantastic song man. I think I may have enjoyed it more without the constant pauses in the beginning however. I understand the desired effect you were looking for and the breaks in instrument were good but something light to fill the spaces would have been a nice addition.
The pauses could be used for dramatic effect! :D
A shame you lost the project file. Really.
Good day, gentleman,
This piece reminds us of Lord of the Rings because of the large instrumentation and the very large cathedral reverb. We think, that this is one of the more professional works submitted on Newgrounds. Though you will still get constructive criticism on what to do better on your next piece of music.
Composition:
Your piece has a quite nice and easy structure. But there are some things you could do else I think. First of all you could use different time signatures (maybe even for every part) to get much more flexibility and variations in your structure. It would be also nice to have a little theme which overlaps the parts. I really liked the way you used the lower strings everytime the brass sets in. Even though the structure is quite nice, we would also like to hear a different approach of it later on in this piece, to make it more diversified.
This piece presents us sometimes predictable but surprising cadenza. You even used a neapolitan chord twice towards the end. Every time, you use the basses, they usually play the keynote. To achieve a more cinematic atmosphere, it would be recommended to also use the 3th in the bass. Your understanding of cadenza is your biggest strength in this piece of music.
Instrumentation:
Your instrumentation uses a lot of strings. Thus I suggest to let the strings play different styles like sul ponticelli, sul tasto, con sordini or just tremolo to get a much more sophisticated sound. You use very few woodwinds, but I think more of them would fit very well in there, especially some bass-clarinets and bassoons in the lower range and flutes and clarinets in the upper range. As an addition a celesta or a glockenspiel would do a very nice job to emphasize the climaxes.
Mixing:
Your positioning of the instruments is narrow, try broadening the panorama of them, especially those of the strings. If I were you, I would also strengthen the high frequencies a bit more to get an even more "silvery" sound.
We hope that this is very useful to you and your future works. Keep up the good work!
Best regards,
Sir Edward Eisenworth
A rather lengthy in-depth and educated analysis. Thanks for the time! :D
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Your heart and emotions are woven into this piece. That is enough. You've created a grand art. This is august and golden enough for the cinema. But, the world is at woe with those like me. Even perfection is criticized by my kind. Nonetheless, I shall provide you with a hearty review. Forgive me, I have given you an eight.
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This is beautiful. It paves nostalgia over my stone heart. This is reminiscent of a lonely country life, shattered by the horrors of war. The emotions it generates cannot be expelled. It is painful to listen to. The longing is virtually unbearable. You want something you cannot get.
That's why it's so beautiful.
Sincerely and truly yours,
Bantun.
Thank-you. I'm happy that this song touched you emotionally.