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Official NGADM '20 Round 3 Review

Serious Maplestory vibes with that piano part. I like that this song is a different style than what I'm used to hearing from you, however it does come across as a general dance/house song. You do have the same chord structure going on throughout the whole song which is kinda disappointing, and even when you have a key change it's still the same progression. Really the only time it changes is at the 1:30 break which also is the only time there's any energy dynamics too. I do like that it's a fun happy upbeat tune though. It gives a good summer anthem vibe, and compositionally there's a decent amount licks and things that are fun to coast along through the song with. For example the flute at 0:47 is really fun melody to listen to that just pops up and then it's gone lol.

The production sounds like a finished product and I can tell most of the hours spent in this song was trying to nail the mix down. Most everything felt like it was in the right spot, but the piano is interesting because it's being used as both the melody and the background at the same time. So the volume it's at makes sense if it was the accompanying instrument, but there's a good amount of times that the piano is carrying the melody it seems and seems to be a little too much in the background for what it should be. However, it's pretty clean for the most part, oh and I just noticed that you have a crowd sound FX on my third listen. The white noise risers fit in with what you're doing to.

A happy fun little tune that's not bad to jam with, but a little too much of a stereotypical summer house song for this late in the contest.

Composition 8.5
Production 8.5
Sound Design/Performance 9
Structure 6
Creativity 7
Total 78/100

Official NGADM Review for Round 3

The title really fits this. I actually ended up finding this really warm and fuzzy, and I find it kinda interesting that the style you went for kinda reminded me of Lockyn, especially at 0:31. Knowing that your previous pieces have been piano soloed, I think it makes sense that your piece here is focusing on that, since it is honestly a strong spot of yours (and it definitely shows here with the rhythms and melodic lines). That key change also helped out with spicing things up for the piece, and while they usually aren't approached well, I thought this one was definitely a decent approach. The production is really good, the sounds are super good, and I definitely ended up replaying this once or twice because I actually wanted to.
My critiques here? I think that while the structure does generally keep itself fresh throughout (especially with the key change), there still is some room to play around with the main parts of this - 0:31 and 1:52. While some instruments come in to make this sound less repetitive, the main parts can still use some playing around to make it so much better. Other than that, my only other comment is that I kinda wish your bass was brought out a tad bit more in the overall mix.
Overall, I really enjoyed this! I think that working outside your comfort zone was a good idea, and it really worked here. Great job!

Nice to hear you branch out and break away from solely working with a piano to be honest. Always nice to see what someone is capable of when they leave their musical bubble to give other genres a chance.