This gives me real tank from left 4 dead vibes and i dig it

This review is an excerpt from your request <3 To other readers, after I wrote this, and the section I'm talking about, any choir/metal noises I mentioned, are in fact the aleatorics mentioned by LD-W in this description, from Red Room Palette FX and 8DIO CAGE. The former is his preference and may go on sale around 99 bucks

The timpani mentioned is also WETTER than this out of the box and requires quite a bit of work to get sounding this good.

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Immediately, we are struck with chaotic strings in your intro, grandiose horror, lots of dissonance, tasteful writing.

I have some minor complaints for mix, namely very pronounced high mids on the upper string parts, what sounds like hard compression on the track bringing up reverb wash, and the attacks of brass occasionally falling behind that of sustained strings, more obvious with percussion. It is more obvious at higher volumes.

I would also like if string runs around 3:28 were drier and more distinct in the sonic space, perhaps doubled or tripled with separate panning. Against the orchestral percussion and the lead line in your face, they are a bit thin.

I think there is a bit much reverb on the percussion; it sounds as if the gongs, timpani, and perhaps 1000 dB bass drum and crash are all behind the cello, viola, violin, etc. The strings in contrast do not have nearly this much reverb and are for the most part all up front.

The panning on your percussion is well executed and does not go unnoticed, particularly in your treatment of timpani. I cannot hear if there is double bass also, due to reverb and what sounds like an emphasis on frequencies below 200 hz. I do hear a bit of low rumble around sub frequencies as well. I think on smaller sections, these could be looked at to ensure they are in the key you want, dynamically compressed, and so on. The notes of timpani I can make out clashing around 1:00 between notes, and perhaps note cutoffs could be tapered for cleanliness.

2:59, the bone stabs here are a bit lost, which brings me to problem throughout; accents from the rest of the orchestra and particularly woodwinds/violin chaos are lost in the cacophony and reverb wash, under the brass and strings. This follows throughout the track and lessens the impact of otherwise very well written and executed parts, especially percussion!

I think a more prominent low brass line, tuba and bass trombone for stabs and points of emphasis would help pull this mix more into balance, make clear where the overarching horror of this piece is for the listener, particularly the final sections after 3 min. As is, I cannot hear if the timpani is performing this function throughout.

I am unable to make out whether certain vocal-like swashes throughout are choir syllables, or metal FX noises. I think they are in fact choir stabs around 2:19 – particularly enjoy their tonality, wish they were louder and stood out from the rest of the track a bit more in terms of being the only elements in that instance to have so much verb. Following orchestral slides similarly have great tonality, only in need of more clarity.

Writing wise I am impressed with the amount and scale of composition. It sounds utterly massive, organized chaos. I would keep watch in particular on brasses with soft intonations and long swells so that they do not sound entirely uniform and synth like.

I can hear what sounds like a bit of over-chorus or widening on the bones and horns. You may have better luck with spreading out two instances of your patch and round-robin functioning them – kontakt allows me to do this by transposing up 2 keys on the midi triggers and pitching down an instance in kontakt itself by 2 correspondingly. Other orchestral instruments may have round-robin transposing features baked in.

Aside from that, this track has kept me very, very well entertained through several listens now, always picking out something new to listen for. I think really all of my points of contention amount to minor EQ, gentle leveling, and reverb trimming, which is saying something for a dense composition of such breadth and scale. The variety of instrumentation you have put together for such a short amount of runtime is a testament in itself.

You have also managed to craft a recognizable theme amid a dissonant hellscape of horror filscore, competing with some of my favorites if not surpassing them outright. As I listen through another round, I’ve turned the volume down. Immediately, all the issues from before disappear almost completely. This tells me one thing, throw in just a bit more dynamic contrast, and this track will absolutely slam the majority of scores I can imagine and nail them to the wall. Fantastic work!

I don’t know what you’re talking about in the end of your description or your replies to some reviews, but this sounds awesome. You did an excellent job on this and I’m sad I haven’t discovered you sooner. No complaints and I love the time signature changes and unbridled dissonance; we really need more of that in today’s music.

Now this is some movie soundtrack stuff.

So impactful, sounds like it came straight out of some kind of final boss thing! Reminds me a lot of Elden Ring fsr but for a much more impactful and scarier boss. I love all the classical elements, especially the articulation of the strings in combination with the powerful brass and buildup percussion. What I find cool is that while it sounds modern with the HD instruments you used, it sounds like it could've easily been a classical song written hundreds of years ago! The emotions you create with this song are also so well done, it sounds scary and menacing, and has a feeling of impending doom. It's all perfect from beginning to end, keep up the amazing work!!