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AIM Rooster's Return

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(EDIT - Aug. 6 2021 - Fixed most of the panning issues. Hopefully...)


This is my [late] AIM submission! I used this art by @littlbox as reference. I hope it conveys what the rooster must've felt!

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[transparency - reuploaded 4 times past due date because i noticed several issues]

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Instrumental produced in Fl Studio, Vocals made in Synthesizer V

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Lyrics-


Kenny Rooster was never one to frown

But he was brought to the ground

when he got back in town


Not too long ago

He called this place his home

Now he's got nowhere to go

And he's feeling mighty cold


Staying up all night

Can't count sheep to sleep right

Making do despite his troubles

Nesting right above the rubble


Kenny Rooster, Kenny Rooster

have you got breath left in you?

Will you show me strength?

That's what roosters do


Staying up all night

Can't count sheep to sleep right

Making do despite his troubles

Nesting right above the rubble

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Hello! This is a review for the NGUAC competition.

I've gone over one or two general categories of issues specific to your song, and one section of things I think also deserve complimenting. I prefer being very direct with my critique, none of it is meant to offend. Thank you for your understanding!

Constructive Criticism:

- Oh, this vocal tone is so lovely. It actually makes me sad because it's so quiet relative to everything else. I would HIGHLY recommend mixing the vocals slightly louder, so that they're audible over the rest of the music. One thing that can help this is by reducing all your instruments by roughly -10dB before limiting to -1.0dB, so that you can raise up the vocals without needing to raise it above the current well-mastered instruments.

- The first section does get a tad repetitive despite trade-off between the harmonies and vocal chops. Regardless of lyrical changes, it would be phenomenal to even have something like small melodic solos for variation and additional expression to break up the similar harmonies.

Compliments to the Composer:

- I... This track is great. There's not much more I really even want to critique here. The sound design is unique, the lyrics are fresh, the general vibe is just... different. I REALLY like this, and quite honestly will gladly add this to my music library. I greatly look forwards to seeing and hearing what new works you'll come up with in the future!

Final score: 9.7 (Congrats, you're in my top three!)

vermeen responds:

o.o omg, mixing has always been my bane, so the fact that it scores that much despite the flaws is honestly so motivating.
i'll keep in mind all what i could've improved upon. whether or not i make it through the rest of the competition, i'll do my best, this will be such a great learning experience for me! thank you so much!

Very cool! I really like the guitar, but the panning on it is a little bit jarring to listen to. Actually, a lot of the elements of the track are panned 100% to one side or the other, which I don't really like. But other than that, great song! I really enjoyed it.

vermeen responds:

Now that you mention it, it is weirding me out too. Imma go fix it soon! Thanks, really appreciate the feedback!

I'm totally not the artist of the piece this music was based on, so my opinion is completely unbiased when I say:

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

vermeen responds:

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Credits & Info

Listens
488
Faves:
3
Downloads
4
Votes
8
Score
4.52 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jun 22, 2021
3:00 AM EDT
Genre
Dance
File Info
Song
6.6 MB
2 min 54 sec

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.