This is not a review, this is admiration.
Reviews for "snowfall in an empty land"
johnfn responds:
ahhh you are going to make me blush!!
Ah! :) I was just thinking earlier today that you hadn't had a new song in a long time! Then I realized it had only been 8 days. Anyway, I love the mood and instruments. The first 45 seconds or so feels very mechanical and insect-like, and then the next section is beyond beautiful. I love the contrast between nature and artifice in this piece. I absolutely love that effect at 1:29 and other places. The piano around 2:15 was amazing. I still have no idea how you managed to tie all these themes and moods together into one. 2:45 even seemed minimalistic and pensive, a huge contrast to 1:37, for example. The structure is amazing, btw. I love all the ups and downs that you shape so perfectly. That melody at 4:49 is killer, btw. This is just amazing, amazing work. You are my IDOL, Johnfn. I want you to know that this year, my junior year of high school, has been excruciatingly hard for me (a lot of late nights, college pressure, bad grades, nervous breakdowns, etc.) and your music has been one of the main things which has helped get me through it. Thank you so much! Also, please try not to go more than 8 days without posting a track, at least until mid-June. ;) Keep up the inspiring work, Johnfn! :D
johnfn responds:
Dude, junior year is the worst. There's a reason 2008 only has a single audio submission from me.
Oh gosh I don't think I can be anyone's idol though, I'm just some dumb guy with a DAW.
I'm really glad you liked it so much though! I was thinking about how you pointed out that most of my songs are small climax -> break -> big climax, and while this is a little similar, I tried to make the quiet parts stand out and be interesting too (see the flute solo, etc). I also streeetcchhed out the ending. I'm always nervous to have my piece just breathe rather than be attention grabbing all the time, but I was sure to make a lot of space here.
> I still have no idea how you managed to tie all these themes and moods together into one
TRANSITIONS. I demoed my song a couple of days ago and people were like "this sounds like 3 separate songs." So then I worked really hard on making sure that each transition was really convincing.
> 4:49
Yeah I was actually nervous about this because normally when I come up with really beautiful things I put them front and center and make the song EPIC so they stand out and the listener pays attention. Here I went in the complete opposite direction.
All in all thanks duude. I can't promise any sort of schedule with my music, but I'll try :)
This is a very atmospheric piece, and I really feel the cold atmosphere you're trying to produce. I mean, I honestly felt chills while listening to this. That's powerful!
johnfn responds:
chills hah! how appropriate! thanks dude!