NGADM Round 1 review.

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What a beautiful, serene track. You have truly captured the notion of peace within this production of yours. The atmosphere is just astonishing. The piano blends into the soft pad with such grace; it is absolutely mystifying. Speaking of the piano, the notes seem to flow seamlessly from one point to the next throughout the song, great job! The mixing, quality, flow, and balance of the track are all splendid, though at times the piano seems to rely just a tad too much on reverb (I am guilty of the same thing sometimes, too).

It is quite obvious that this track is all about simplicity. However, the simplicity of this track represents itself as a double-edged sword. While you have done a phenomenal job at creating an atmosphere of such a grand scale, it also leaves the song with emptiness where it begs to be wholesome and full. There were a number of places where just a few notes could make a world of difference, 1:50 'till 2:02 being a prime example. Now, I understand that periods like this are meant to allow the listener to quickly reflect on what they just heard, but some subtle notes may help, you know?! :)

The conclusion was a little generic, but at the same time, I think it was a perfect fit for the type of song.

I really enjoyed listening to this track. Keep up the fantastic work! :D

Score: 9/10

This is an NGADM Round 1 review.

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Quite the beautiful piano piece! I think one of my favourite things about this piece is its sense of space. You almost consistently keep a pad in the background, giving this some lovely depth, but for the first 3/4 of a minute you shove it to the side in the low end, where it's only there to provide some bassy echoes, making the whole setup intimate and close. Then, at 0:45, you start playing higher notes with the pad and suddenly the sense of space grows tremendously. The track then feels huge and atmospheric. This was a beautiful touch, not to mention that your pad sound is just perfect and really gives this an edge over a track that's only piano. Your flow and progression are flawless, as is your intro, but your ending felt a bit premature.

Unfortunately, I think the composition of this, while good, is a bit bland. Your general structure and setup was what really gave this track its sense of beauty, whereas ironically, what's usually used to achieve beauty in tracks of this manner (the melodies), aren't quite as impressive. Even your chords are fairly straightforward. On a smaller note, I don't like the piano sound used. It feels somewhat tinny in the lower end.

Overall, impressive work! Shame the composition wasn't quite up to standard (although it was still quite good!), but practically everything else except the piano sound and the outro made up for it!

Score: 8.2/10

Although I don't know what the NGADM is, I liked this piece a lot!
I can see it being played at the beginning of a sad or deep movie.
Well done!

Competition aside, this is a beautiful piece.

5/5
+Fav

Personally I would love a backing orchestra, but me being me, i think an orchestra is what everything needs. :P Na, in all seriousness I love it. Reminds me of "Truman Sleeps Track from the score" Keep it up!

Very beautiful, your choir samples are just gorgeous i love them..
The piano melody is great, very sad indeed...
Complains go to the lenght, i feel it is short for a NGDAM submission and also could have some variations.
Awesome work Skyood :)