Reviews for _-={When Demons Cry}=-_

[denvermagi]

Must have missed it

Sorry I didn't review this sooner, I must have missed it when it was posted. Oops on my part.

Anyway, I must agree with madboss on this one. It produces a very japanese mood. The one instrument set that really cinches that feel is the strings set in the beginning. You hit it right on the money with that. Next on the list, is the woodwinds section. It might just be my computer playing tricks on me, but I can hear two distinct flutes in the song. One is in the foreground of the song, and it is the one you can hear most of the time. The other is in the background and an octive or so lower than the first. This deep echo effect sounds very mystical and fits with the image I see. Very good work on that.

As for the picture it brings to mind, that is both easy and hard to say. It is easy because I can see a samurai or warrior monk sitting in peaceful meditation, his spirit walking the hidden paths of the mind and the spirit realm while he rests his body. It seems to me that he is resting in preperation for battle against an oni (or perhaps more than one). It is hard because we all have our own views on what the spirit realm looks like. Personally I think this song would work very well for a samurai epic, right before the final battle where the hero faces off with his darkest foe.

I love this kind of song and I am very pleased with it. Thank you.

Oh, and in response to i2abbitz's comments, I detected no crackling whatsoever in the song and I am using noise cancelation headphones to listen to it. I think there is something wrong with his equipment.

MaestroRage responds:

There are two flutes in this. I am pleased you caught that! So very few (in fact... you being the first) have noticed that little trick!

There is also the Erhu Violin playing alongside the Dizi flute in this song, which sounds a lot like the woodwind, it is the one playing the lower end after the first mystical kick.

I am rather impressed by your imagery. I had never thought of it like that... but truly, it gives me a sense of peace, and allowed me to live another reality completely. I was so focused on the image, I could almost feel my hands coming together in meditation (in the image, me myself, was limp on the bed.)

In any case, I should thank you for that, it had been a long time since I was able to experience anything of that caliber.

I'm glad you liked it denver, thank you for the review.

[assasin366]

Wow

Great song, great. It's got a perfect tune... I just love it... ^_^

LupoWarrior, that was damn awesome... I could totally picture it, and it totally fit.

[KenKurosawa]

Why?

has it come to this, the man wonders, as he looks across the field and sees his own brother staring back at him. in the charge, both lock in mortal combat. at the end of the melee, both stand, equal in strength, each unable to back down. the gods take pity on the brothers and turn them to stone, a monument to wars atrocities. now peace reigns and people gather once a year to mourn for the brothers sacrifices.

MaestroRage responds:

how sad... the gods work in mysterious ways for sure, if their pity turns them into stone...

Still a very moving story Ken, thank you for sharing it, i'm glad you liked the song, thanks again for the review!

[thombom1931]

Astounding.

Your music is very moving, and unbearably emotion-filled. I've shown this to 5 people, 3 of which began to tear up and ask me to change it to something less passionate. Not the exact words, but close. I love your music, and this song is probably the best example of your ability to extract emotion through song. I enjoy your work immensely and hope to hear more of it.

[Hunter248]

im glad im not a demon right now

got song reminds me a bit of FFX though
And u sure now how to make demons cry

MaestroRage responds:

I only decided to make this by seeing the demons cry themselves :(

and then they insulted my mother which sent me into a working spree.

Thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it :D