cool
the voices were nicely put to use i think
the drums took up a little too much of the song but i still really enjoyed it man
yeah i decided to come back to NG for a little again
just checking up on how ur doing
apparently, ur amazing now haha
so keep it up brosef
im gonna look thru ur stuff now
btw i posted 2 new songs
and 2 other new songs are on their way
none of which are intense of epic proportions lol
but worth checking out :)
nice job
WW-ns
It's good to see you return Winter! I really missed you man, I hope you'll stick around this time, and not turn into an Edgen on us ;).
I'll drop by your page right away!
I agree the drums take up a bit much, bad equalizing on my end, but I do love them so <3!
Once again, i'm glad to see you again Winter, come back to the dark side. Thanks for the review, i'm glad you liked it ^^.
WOOHOO!
Nice asskickin´ dude
I will kick arse all day long >:}. Thanks for the review, glad you liked it ^^.
eh, decent..
It was good. I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
not much with words eh :D? Oh well, i'm glad you liked it. Thank you for the review.
An army of orcs coming my way!
Probably best to reciprocate for your great reviews to this account eh?
I should come right out and tell you that I dislike this kind of music. I think this is a disagreement between the two of us on the term 'epic'.
Put very bluntly, I feel this is taking the easy way out. Reverb and heavy percussion almost instantly take care of the ominous feeling, throw in a bunch of strings playing long, sustaining notes for the contrast and there's the tension.
What I highly prefer is to have the epic elements - tension, progression, dynamics
I've been listening to a lot of solo piano music by Ravel lately and I can assure you: all these elements are found in the configuration of just notes. No matter how bombastical the arrangement, I feel that, stripped to the bare, the composition shouldn't have lost any of its impact. In the case of this piece, you would have to add a lot of extra notes to the score in order to retain its impact.
It's like when you watch a movie with a shit plot but great special effects. I always feel tricked into feeling what I felt watching it, and that annoys me - I know what they're doing, but I fall for it anyway.
That's because special effects are made possible by technology, which is a factor the artist (director) doesn't determine. They are tricks to instantly instill a sensation in the viewer, but by reflex, not by train of thought. They are a scientifically enhanced attack on the synapses. They aren't HUMAN.
The kid Donnie Darko, clumsily exploring the basics of physical love with his first girlfriend, HE's human. Him I identify with, him I feel for. He is a creation of a writer, a director and an actor, using their IMAGINATION (I wish I could bold it out, I hate how obnoxious caps look). This triggers me to on my turn use my imagination to identify with Donnie and start feeling what I would feel in his situation.
The reflex of a special effect disables that trigger. No use for imagination, because you already know what the outcome will be.
This is a crude analogy. Your music IS more than a bunch of special effects, but I just don't like the balance between them and your own imagination.
I am certainly not condemning your music. You are great at what you do and a lot of people, including yourself, like it, love it even. It doesn't make you any less artistical, you are obviously using your talent to achieve primarily what YOU want and not what you think other people want. So you can completely disregard everything I just said, and I won't lose any respect or sympathy for you. I am quite certain that while reading this, you seriously considered it and weighed it against your own views. I am here to give my opinion. If you'd like to talk more about it, I'd gladly engage in a PMing spree with you.
That all being said, good job. (hehe.)
I've had it on repeat the whole time it took writing up to here, and it's very constant, aforementioned ominous...ness... and tension are maintained throughout and never collapse.
I do think that you should have made the lead more stand out once the percussion got in full gear, it became hard to keep track of. Otherwise the mix is spot on for what you're going after, sharp hooks in the percussion and a very nicely dosed voice sample.
Good, full bass in the arrangement, but more treble might have pulled it towards stronger climaxes. It serves the purpose of menu music very well, creates an atmosphere instantly. Competes with the menu music of Baldur's Gate. :)
This is probably the longest review I've ever writtten, I don't know what the fuck got over me. I really hope you appreciate this for what it is - a largely illustrated opinion, a spark for a healthy debate possibly, in a light tone with no intention to be aggressive or belittling.
I be digging yous.
A very long and detailed review for sure, please don't think I take any of this in offense, truth be told as mentioned I have weighed your words carefully and there is truth in them. I would love to express some ideas and thoughts on pm, expect a few soon ;).
I thought the most over what you said concerning Special effects in the tunes. I've always tried to keep effects to a minimum, but when I think on it, it seems EVERY song will have at least one. The revaluation, if you will, proved to be quite disturbing.
I am not going to write any more in this review box, and am going to start writing you a PM now. Well said WinTang, I hope to walk away from our debates with some more knowledge for my arsenal.
Thank you for the review.
great stuff
very epic, doesn't sound like the typical audio electronic garglemesh that's on here - very orchestral and film-worthy. is it wrong that around halfway when it cools into the chimes it reaaaallly....reaaaalllly makes me nostalgic for the lion king?