like one of the movies XD
Reviews for "Tribal"
BlazingDragon responds:
Exactly what I was going for. Thanks man!
nice job. u got a pretty good chance at winning good luck
BlazingDragon responds:
Wow, thanks!
This is really very good. Good luck for the competition, I am sure you will get in the top ten with ease.
(I love the Eastern feeling this song creates)
BlazingDragon responds:
Thank you! There is some very intense competition, so we'll see. :)
Very impressive. Sounds here like you're well on your way, but still have some room to grow. I didn't really like the little melody segment from around :58 to 1:30 the ? layered with the strings ... because whatever the ? is it cuts off notes pretty suddenly, which to me introduces choppiness that's completely absent in the whole rest of the song. It's a very flowy and yet march-y song, and to me that choppiness just sticks out, and not in a good way. What I'm maybe most impressed with is I think you really nailed the feel of the picture-- the desert feel, the "march-y"ness that all that percussion creates ... good good stuff.
BlazingDragon responds:
Ah, the '?' instrument is called a deduk. I believe it is an Arminian wind instrument made from apricot wood, and it was used extensively for the soundtrack of the movie Gladiator. It is one of my favorite instruments for its haunting tone. I'm surprised you say it doesn't fit the rest of the song, because along with percussion, it is the element I built the entire piece around! XD I do agree that it contrasts other sections of the piece though, and I appreciate your opinion.
Thank you for the thoughtful review Skywood! It is much appreciated. :)
Great melodies in the whole song and interesting work in the harmony. For me the song has a lot of potential but most of that feeling and intensity was gone with the dynamics. Some instruments sound too small even if they had an important role on the song. For example in the beginning the strings just feels out of place, that intro feels like the ethnic drums are over everything. Now when the ethnic instruments starts everything starts to flow again and it sounds great. Then in the 1:31 where the strings have this kind of aggressive role the volume was too low. If you bring the strings up and maybe some cinematic hits you could give the song another color. If you play a little bit more with the automation this song will blow your mind.
I was really impressed with the atmosphere that you made with the lows and the percussion. The pizzicato part was really original too. Now the ending was really awesome but again the problem with the balance between instruments. In my opinion that ending should have been really intense and aggressive.
Anyway great song!
BlazingDragon responds:
Excellent review, thank you for the constructive criticism!
To be honest, this is hardly a finished work. I procrastinated and the compositional aspect wasn't even finished this afternoon. It would have been a shame to not participate though, so I slapped on an ending in about thirty minutes and submitted the piece. No mastering, no time spent blending the dynamics, and not even any automation. There is not a single string crescendo in this piece. No compression. The only thing I did was EQ some of the ethnic percussion. :/
I feel a bit guilty submitting something so rough around the edges, but I like the composition and want to share it via this contest. And besides, while I have composition experience, my mixing and mastering skills are very minimal, so your comments are very valuable to me. I hear so many epic ideas in my head, but I'm not to the point that I can convey them properly through software.
Thanks again! :D