WOW!!!!! This deserves a follow AND a fave! :DD
Reviews for "cloud reverie"
LordAndiso responds:
Crazy!! Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it!
never fails to impress 🔥 keep up the work dude youre carrying newgrounds
LordAndiso responds:
Thank you soo much :))) I am very happy that you liked it! :D
this totally deserved 2nd place, amazing job!
LordAndiso responds:
Thank you so much!! :D
I like the tranquil guitar and nature sound effects at the beginning. The tempo feels very loose towards the beginning, and the panning is a little too heavy for my tastes. The sound design is really good, including the glitchy electronic elements that really bleed into the texture by 1:04. Sounds like an edgier version of “Every Photon, 100 Times a Second” by @SleepFacingWest. The melodic content in this piece is also good, but a bit understated at times, like the smooth synth melody at 1:50. I also think the arrangement is a tad choppy, with some sudden transitions and a compositional approach that’s taking you in a few different directions at once. The atmosphere, instrumentation, and production are probably my favorite elements of the piece, although the experimental texture and rhythmic content are not far behind. Really evocative work, LordAndiso! Keep it up. ^_^
Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.5/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9/10
LordAndiso responds:
Thank you so much for the review! I will learn a lot from this! This is amazing that there are competitions like this, really brings the artists self-improvement :D
This is an NGADM 2023 judge review.
I think you know as much as I understand that this song was a massive risk in its concept alone, and I think a majority of it paid off well. The unusual sound design helped to give a unique atmosphere - not necessarily one that I think fit your idea of flying or nature, but something that was ethereal and interesting to listen to. The composition was interesting, with its start in 6/8, going to 4/4, and then back to 6/8, to the point where it felt seamless and hard to distinguish when those changes happened.
As for the general production and sound design, I felt the production was good, but it was held back when the introduction of the synthesized sounds occur. I think that transition is good compositionally, but can use some help from the production area. Speaking of which, while your sound design was a huge risk, the only problem I heard was that the synthesized elements could be balanced in terms of mixing with the acoustic elements. It felt like what was synthesized was taking over the acoustic, which didn't help too much in elevating your idea.
Overall, I think your risks paid off! You went with something outside the box, and I think it mostly worked and was pretty unique.
LordAndiso responds:
Thank you so much :D Yeah! I did a lot of experimenting. Didn't really give a second thought while making this, because I let my intuition do all the work on this one xD