Sorry but with this piece I get the distinct feeling like I've heard this type of thing many times before. In some ways I think this is the problem with being in this kind of a competition - the pressure forces the artist to fall back on his "tried and true" solutions. So in some respects I think "originality" should be eliminated as a criteria. Art cannot be confined to the timeframe of a contest. Always push yourself to be more experimental and radical with each new piece. You've got the talent man.
Reviews for "-conclusion-"
The beats just get stucked in my head nicely done!
It seems with each composer on NG, you can look at a piece and go "This is a _[insert name here]_ piece!"... I think this piece is what I would call without a doubt a Waterflame piece- that fast, dynamic game theme that reinvents orchestral music for the electronic listener. If someone ever asks me "who is Waterflame?" I will point to this piece.
Composition-wise, this piece somehow reminds me of some of my older works, which had that strong video-game feel to it compared to the Romantic Era vibe my stuff seems to have now (maybe I should try to write like that again). Things like repetitive figures, I-V-IV progressions, awesome arpeggio pizzicato strings parts, lots of english horn, drum set going wild, horns roaring. It's overall a rather simple piece, but the instrumentation and variety keeps the listener "in". :D
This piece has so many faces it's impossible for me to really give a comment on the form or style other than you managed to keep the flow very smooth as you journeyed from part to part... some parts sound like dance, other parts sound like trance, others like orchestral-step, and others like orchestral epicness... I really think that's the thing that makes this piece great, the many facets- if this were a game menu theme or credits theme, it'd be killer.
The one flaw I found was the ending... it was just... off.
Everything was well produced and mixed in this... besides, I suck at mastering too much to comment on that. :P
Great work on this, keep compos(ed/ing)!
-Samulis
This made my cry so many tears of joy :)
#1fangirl :)
Not bad, the second half REALLY strays from the beginning's theme, but the first half is amazing. Second half's not bad, but not really as good if you ask me, but that's probably a matter of personal taste. Not sure what the contest specs are but I have confidence you'll do well, being the legendary NG audio artist you are.
9/10, 5/5 ~WCCC