Reviews for _-={A Warm Storm in Avalon}=-_

[mechanoid-9]

Not what I expected

The moment I saw the title I went WOAAAAAAAOOOOOW!!!!!!!!! because the original is my favourite of yours (and perhaps my favourite song OF ALL). But this is not what I expected. The beginning bears no resemblance to the original. Then the first main theme comes in and turns into a huge piece of epicness. Actually that is the only theme that I can properly recognize from the original. After that it's a different song again. It's very very nice, very epic, but you remixed it so well it became a completely different song. Of course it gets my dl and five, but the original remains my favourite. Btw I could picture this in the same 'perfect rpg'. Something like this: the original would be under a cutscene describing the land, and this one would be when the plot starts being told. With visuals only, mind you, no speech. Something like the intro of FF 12, a serene peaceful part and an actiony part.
P.S.: Have you checked out my reviews on your other account? There is just 2 yet but I might do more:)

MaestroRage responds:

the original is a favorite song of mine too. I may have already told you this, but that song is largely influenced from that river sound you hear throughout the entire piece. I listened to it for i'd say an hour or so, and gently a melody presented itself from the gurgling river.

It was a very peaceful day as well... I often wish I could replicate that feeling at will, I suppose if that were possible, I would not cherish them the way I do now.

I love the intro for FF12, a great game that!

Also which other account Skragga? Segments? I don't believe I have seen them. I will check that account right away! Respond if so. Thank you for this review, i'm glad you liked it!

[FinalMusician]

Fairys

Great piece but i'm not sure if it sounded like a fairy kingdom if that is what you were aiming for. I remember you telling me in your PM that Avalon was a fairy kingdom where King Arthur healed and I personally would associate delicate, light, and beautiful instruments with it. Then again, the Avalon you speak of is not King Arthur's so for all I know this piece may fit in as it perfectly.

Besides that, a thousand times congragulations on the voices! They are beautious! I'm doing something similar with a future song. This piece was quite epic indeed and there was just a tad of pirates of the carribean in it that I think you may find if you listen carefully.

The strings were done flawlessly and the transitions with the big bangs of percussion or bells were great!

MaestroRage responds:

Ah, hello again FinalMusician!

You have the story behind the kingdom right, but there is a reason that this is a far more epic, and moving piece then what would normally be associated with fairies. In the game Tribal Wars that I play, my tribe Avalon is one of many tribes in it. I made them an anthem long ago *currently #33 _-={A Warm Wind In Avalon}=-_, which in my opinion is far more reflective of the image I think you were looking for.

After one year has passed, in order to celebrate the anniversary I made a second anthem, one that is more defiant, and epic then the first!

Pirates you say eh?! Now i'm incredibly interested you'd say that. I didn't realize at all that there were any pirates theme in here, and I do love pretty much every song made for that movie series.

I will have to listen to it some more, if you could give me a time frame which you found to have a pirates influence, I would be quite grateful.

I'm glad you liked the piece, thank you kindly for the review!

Also if you'd like I could give you the soundfont for the voice used in this piece. I can't seem to find it on the net anymore.

[Electrick]

Very Nice; Was a bit distorted at the end.

This is an excellent piece MaestroRage! You used a variety of strings and a bit of synths. The percussion was a bit soft, you should put more volume for it. The plucked strings were touching, a bit repeatitive, but very well done. Needs more reverb, it sounded a bit plain. Great choir, but when they hit the high notes, it became a little distorted. That's a no biggie. People wouldn't recognize it, but I did. (I using some really good headphones). The ending was great! But when the tom did a double hit, there were some distortion so that's what brought done the clariety level. Overall, you did a neat job MaestroRage! I would love to hear up coming pieces! Keep up the great work!

Electrick

MaestroRage responds:

I need to get me some REALLY good headphones. And some slick speakers. Need to get my mixing up to another level!

If I added more reverb to the strings, they would become muddled. I have tried, so hard :'(. It was simply not happening at my skill level.

I also don't hear any distortion, so thats really interesting. I should get somebody with some sweet headphones/speakers to listen to my tunes before I put them up here. Thanks for the heads up on that department.

Thank you for the review Electrik! I'm glad you liked it! There WAS some distortion at the end with those toms weren't there? I just caught that myself.

[Karco]

A friendly storm?

Ha, you don't try to convey those very often. :D

I really like the anthem-like feeling to this song! You pull it off quite nicely, and that's great considering it's supposed to be one...

Hmm. I'm noticing that you're, I think, getting carried away with all the instruments right before the interlude... let's see. There are low strings, medium-ranged strings, pizzicato strings, (very well-used, by the way) brass, a choir, a singer, and the percussion... it all stacks up and makes the song quite cluttered, crowded, muddy, even. And what's more is that I'm sure you think the song would sound empty or wrong without one or two - otherwise you'd be yanking them off before they could cause any harm. :P Right? It's happened to me all the time. :D I'd suggest looking at how many instruments are in each range and seeing if the problem is there. For example, in the mid-range, I can hear a choir, the pizzicato strings, and maybe some legato strings though I can't tell because everything's so crowded. Hope this helps... :)

Hmm... the song slowed down for what seemed to be an interlude, but then it took off and left me here. :( Where'd it go? >:( I was hoping you'd pick it up again for one last bang of an ending. Aah well, I suppose anthems don't usually do that... :P

Storytime!

Humble villagers on the outskirts of a town barely subsist. They seem typical, uncreatively-made peasants, but, in reality, they really ARE typical, uncreatively-made peasants. :D Anyway, one of the children among them had a love for gardening and wanted to plant a tree one day. Eventually, their dream came true - the parents bought a seed and together the tree was planted. And so the life of a great tree began.

The family took care of the tree together, and in return it grew, providing them with shade and something to be proud of. The family passed on but their descendants took care of the tree, as it grew so mighty it couldn't be missed. It definitely was something to be proud of.

Some hundred years later, the now-old tree still was alive - and, in fact, had an entire village based around it. And circulating around the typical, uncreatively-made peasants of THAT village was a myth - that the great tree was planted by a child of a family no greater than theirs, which meant that they too could do great things.

And they always remembered that it came from a seed.

Ha, I like it! How about you? :) Great song, keep up the great work, Maestro. :)

MaestroRage responds:

hah! Yes Karco I am a victim of myself in this piece. I absolutely loved the melody of the anthem, so I just went STUPID with it. I've surprisingly got few instruments here. I am not layering on too much, more bringing things up or down on octave for more and more contrast.

I've always had trouble keeping things crystal clear, this is due to my inability to equalize things properly. Still having trouble with that!

And I did put too much kind of in purpose for this one. It's what happens when you listen to a song for too long with something. Even though you KNOW you shouldn't, removing the choir made the song sound empty, despite the fact it wasn't.

As for the story, it gave me goosebumps! I loved it. I especially enjoyed the first line of the story

"They seem typical, uncreatively-made peasants, but, in reality, they really ARE typical, uncreatively-made peasants. :D"

A hearty lol and knee slap was dispensed!

I am then reminded of a line said by Nightwish, in their song "Poem by a Dead boy" or something like that, which goes something like "Remember the sign, not the hand that wrote it", which is exactly what your story here entails. Though the original dreamers of the goal is long gone, the symbol, the very essence of that dream remains intact. With time becoming a solid sign of their future!

Thanks for teh awesome review Karco, I really enjoyed it! I'm glad you liked the piece ^^.