I really love this!! I can now say that I am most definitely a fan of you and your work. Last round's entry was amazing, but this really captures me. Thank you and all the best.
Reviews for "She Was Picking Flowers"
steampianist responds:
thanks man!
Harp VSTs for the win, yo. Your music is so playful and creative!
Only problem is, I'm trying to pinpoint what kind of musical style this is. So far I have the Celtic version of the Banjo-Kazooie soundtrack written by Tim Burton. Hopefully that helps explain why it's so awesome.
steampianist responds:
i was going for surreal :) i forgot to mention in the descpription that this track and some of my other tracks as well are influenced by erik satie.
a celtic banjo-kazooie written by tim burton haha im sorry that was funny :D
thanks for reviewing phoamz good luck in this round
Your music is awesome. I've been keeping my eye on you during this competition, and you have impressed me more than anyone else. Like honestly... what is this style?!? It's celtic with an electronic twist to it. I have to assume you want to do some video game music in the future, because this stuff sounds like something that I would hear in Super Mario Galaxy in some parts. The production is awesome, and mixing is full and clean. This song is so calming but it goes into an epic direction so well and just gahhh. The music box at the end is an awesome idea, the sample was decent, but I still enjoyed it :p Great work man, I really hope you nail it for the judges. This just sounds incredible. I'll be keeping my eye out on you
-Ryan
steampianist responds:
Keeping an eye out? sounds painful dude... Ahe
Lame joke aside thank you for the review and yes I like ost tracks from video games. Cos videogame music allows you to be as surreal as you want almost impractical for live instruments (unless you use a keyboard/piano). Oh and btw this style is called surrealism
Again thanks for reviewing
This is an NGADM Round 4 review.
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If I heard this without knowing it was yours, I would've still guessed it was, but despite that, this feels like an entirely new style for you (at least from what I've heard in your portfolio). You've got this really interesting blend between orchestral instruments and electronic instruments which is in the same light as InvisibleObserver's submission. The instruments work together surprisingly well.
Apart from that cool little thing, you've got a lot of the stuff in here that I love about most of your tracks. Clarity, a brilliant blend of instruments and harmonies, memorable/unique style, and a lot of character in each instrument that you use. I also loved the section in the ending. What a beautiful and suitable way to end the track. It sounds sweet, but with a slight melancholy tinge with your use of minor chords.
Unfortunately, while I may be the one of the only ones in the judging panel who may think this, I find this track to be not as melodically impressive as your previous tracks, so in that light I concur with johnfn. Only after around 2 minutes did I start to truly enjoy the melodies of this piece (especially the amazing melody work in the outro).
Before then, the melody seemed quite flat and directionless. You sometimes have a habit of doing this, I think. Your tracks would have some brilliant melodies in most of the sections, but in some sections the melodies just wander around aimlessly, and over half of this track had unsatisfactory melodic material (at least compared to the high standard of quality you set upon yourself). The bassline is awesome though.
I don't think this is your best work. I actually personally think this is my least favourite from you. That doesn't mean it's not an excellent track!
Score: 9/10
steampianist responds:
Thank you for the review
It seems im getting mix reviews for this :) sort of predicted this actually.
But I had to pace my ideas and I used some for my vocaloid and steampunk ep.
So yeah ahehehe
Helloooooo!
The Good:
-Dear lord, everything you make is so weird. This is almost cute, but at the same time really strange and almost disturbing.
-Thanks for using our Zither! <3
-You have some really creative melodies and great effects in this. Props for the panning. I love panning.
-The music box at the end is a wonderful touch, and I absolutely love it.
-Transitions are lovely.
The Not-So-Good:
-I guess I do have to agree with Wolftacular that this doesn't really depict the scene as well as it could. Not taking off anything for it though.
-...and I have to agree with johnfn that some of your melodies don't really seem to have any direction to them but rather just aimlessness.
-Overall thing: This does start getting repetitive in the constant waltz feel, the only time it really takes a break is at the end, which is just awesome.
Overall: Score of 9.6/10. What can I say? I think this is great. Often the aimlessness doesn't really cause a problem, but instead is just kinda cute. Don't really have too many problems to talk about. Great work!
steampianist responds:
Thanks for the review and youre welcome
well a vague dream is a vague dream I guess haha