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Reviews for "_-={Crumbling Cathedral}=-_"

Amazing... I've written a HUGE story!

Wow, you have some amazing atmosphere in this song. And LadyArsenic's singing definitely adds a lot to this... though there are times when I think that could have been planned out a bit better - for example, that three-note pattern (up-down-up) is a bit overused, in my opinion. You do it quite nicely the first two times (especially how you build tension right before the first time) but once it comes for the third time, and it sounds slightly delayed,

The next section is interesting... nice organ there, and those bells definitely add a lot to the song. I'd have to agree with the other reviewer that I got quite used to the singing in the first part and the second part felt quite lacking in that sense. Otherwise, it was good - better in my opinion, save that one fault.

Woah, I'm getting a huge amount of thoughts just for the introduction alone. I'm having to replay those few measures over and over until I get my thoughts down. Hah! So here's my story.

It starts as the image of a dulled, quiet kingdom of the medieval ages. It is but a fraction, now, of its former glory, for at one point it was a power to dwarf all others, but now time and fate have turned against it, and it has diminished to nothing more than its capital - a circular city with the castle of the royalty in its center.

This city was once a large, magnificent city carved out of a mountain of snow-white marble, now but ruins, a shadow of its power, influence, and majesty. The image I get is entirely in black, white, and shades of gray. The city isn't anywhere near as populous as it was, as citizens move about it in depression, with what would seem to be nearly no emotion - merely dulled existence. It's dusk - after sunset, though the sky has yet to darken.

All of the above is everything I get from your introduction.

What's this? A huge black cloud, all of a sudden, gathers in a huge dark mass, and surrounds the city, poised to attack as if to put it out of its misery. It rushes in from all sides. The citizens slowly look up and few make an effort to escape the fog. The castle remains entirely untouched as the rest of the city is enshrouded by the darkness. Soon the entire city is in blackness, save the castle, sticking out as the light, the lantern, in the darkness. The dense fog begins to settle, but does not fade. It's nighttime now, but the castle remains white.

That was the first section, up to the ending of the singing. The rest is to the end of the song.

Now the fog "awakens" and, moving with renewed energy, begins to attack the castle. It makes slow progress, and eventually it stops as the black mass cannot climb up the castle to enshroud it. It makes the castle crumble from the base and, once it is in ruins, the fog finishes its job.

You're definitely good at telling stories through music, Maestro... I've written a huge one here! Keep doing what you do best, I can't wait to hear more. =D

MaestroRage responds:

I'm quite thrilled to have read that! Brilliant imagery I must say. A black cloud... what force sent it, or by what means, it all seems pointless.

Did the citizens know they would be destroyed? Did they even care? Perhaps they wished to be destroyed, and erased from history.

A very interesting image I got from this story was the castle. White, a lantern in the black fog. Yet to hold such power as to keep the fog away, was all meaningless in the end. The fog did not deem it worthy to stand. From it's crumbled ruins, perhaps a more prosperous, and healthy nation would rise.

Phew, in any case, that was an awesome read, thanks for the review Karco, truly appreciated it. I'm glad you liked it!

Again I Return!

A continuation of Metal Visage this gives me.

The Paladin stood over the hill, the wind blowing his tattered red cape back and forth as his old face gives a smile under the white beard. It had been many years since the head of the paladin order had taken him as an apprentice to the holy arts. he had studied his foes as often as his allies to learn what they could do. but his smile faded, he had betrayed his order. This great paladin was no true holy man, he was a necromancer himself. hundreds of years old, he escaped death only to continue fighting those who used its power for evil, yet he realized that by practicing the same evil, even for the sake of good, was against the oath he still held true. Such was why he never stayed after a job was done, lest one would find the truth of his darkness. he smiled again, but only in painful, truly painful irony. A dark paladin... all the necromancers and lichs and undeads were finally gone from this world, save one. himself. he raised his sword one last time, to a demon he never thought he would face...

MaestroRage responds:

To be honest I did NOT expect that! How does a dark paladin summon forth holy power?!

But to live so many centuries with this burden... how could life be so cruel to somebody so deserving.

You've woven an end for him perfectly, I was quite entertained by it. I wonder though, during his existence using the dark powers, did he ever once waver? Surely his iron will faltered from time to time. To hide his existence from all others, to be potentially hated upon despite saving the world countless atrocities...

Very interesting. Thank you Oracle for the story, and again for the review. I'm glad you liked it.

Wooo!

You two are a killer combo! This is an amazing piece =O.

Her voice simply sets the mood so perfectly. It sounds soooo good >.<

I think I hear some words close to the end of the vocals. What are they?

Also, I would have added the vocals to the 2nd part. Having only instruments sounds sort of incomplete after hearing the 1st part.

MaestroRage responds:

Thanks Arby! She's a very talented singer, and i'm sure one day she will aspire to great heights. Then i'll be like "I tutelly knew her :D!"

As for the second part, that was just a little thing I did for the fun of it, she was actually the first to send me her voice and then working with that, cutting it up and such, I put the groundwork on it.

In any case, I do hope we do more projects together ^^