You have to do something about the clipping
The main things that stick out for me is the clipping, and some mixing issues (the bass around 1:30 is WAYYYY too loud. Those issues need to be addressed first. However, melodically it isn't bad, although a slight bit repetitive at the beginning a bit.
Other than that, this song has plenty of potential. I'd get me some better samples though.
Yeah, I fully agree.
I was trying to get it to sound right for a while and I ended giving up out of frustration.
I was recording the majority of this live, so that is why it was hard to get the bass lower. I don't like using software to create orchestral sounding music, I find it rude to do so.
Beautiful!
The instrumentation in this piece is amazing. It fits very, very well with the theme you described in your comments, and the dynamics in this are, well, this is just top notch. This is probably one of the best songs I've heard in quite a while.
Melody/Harmony: Almost flawless, and for me to point out the small areas that weren't perfect would be an exercise in nitpicking.
Rhythm: Well, this song wasn't focused on that, but the melody carried the rhythm quite well, and it's a good rhythm.
Beginning and End: Perfect. Usually I can find one thing to criticize about either, but not this time.
Dynamics and Articulation: As I already said, you've done beautifully in both areas.
All in all, a solid 10/10 and 5/5, also a download and a favorite. Nice job!
hey thanks for all the great reviews
Hmmm.....
Melody and Harmony- I don't know what it is about certain parts of the melody but it just seems random to me.
Rhythm- The strong point of this song. As the person below me said, the drums are nice, and the rhythm aspect of the bass line is quite good.
Instruments- Your instrumentation is great, aside from the string staccato. The string staccato just doesn't sound realistic to me, especially the lack of variation in length or volume.
Beginning- Very nice
Ending- Could be better, a bit too sudden. Not really climactic, if you ask me.
All in all, I have to give it a 7.3/10. The chords and melody really bother me, as well as that staccato. Other than that, this song is really good. The song does grow on you though.
It is a good fighting theme, and it would work. Perhaps I've been listening to too many oldskool VG tracks though, so I ended up losing an appreciation for the atonal.
hmmm... well the end was too sudden for the fact that the idea was suppose to be bi-polar. you have a point there :o
But.. Honestly I'm not looking out for how good it sounds, and I always base my reviews on the blending of the song and how good it sounds, and then I would suggest some replacements for the chords, but I do agree with you on some degree but not completely, thanks for your review and time c:
Great choice of synths
I think your friend is really gonna like this song. Now onto the criticism.....
Melody- Very nice, especially when all the instruments come in.
Harmony- My favorite aspect of the song, I have a weakness for the chords you used here.
Instruments- As I already said, the synth choices are excellent. They blend together well.
Rhythm- Honestly, aside from the variances, it's kinda generic, but I wouldn't expect anything else from a hip-hop beat. And btw, just because it's generic doesn't mean it's not good.
Beginning- I would have liked a cymbal roll or something else to really lead into the main section but what you have there works quite well.
End- The end is fine, it does kind of end suddenly and I would have liked to hear a section without drums or very little drums at the end, but that's a personal preference.
All in all, 9.5/10. Nice man, I'm sure she appreciated. BTW, she better be more than a friend if you made this for her, if you know what I mean ;)
Review for a review?
Wow Thank you a lot for the review. It helps a lot! :D
In fact, she is just a good friend but when it comes to do something for someone, I try to do my best. :P
Thanks again!
- [J]
Okay, officially faved
I seriously wish I could compose like this. Perhaps I've spent too much time listening to VG music, but I digress. This song is unbelievable. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to listen to this and download, I have to study this to learn your techniques.
thanks! technique is a loose thing - figure out what you love in music, isolate it, understand it, make it part of you. and the bass line is always a melody (i've found that important...).
I'm not cultured enough to spot the reference
But I am familiar with music enough to spot an epic score, and this right here is epic. The mix of emotion in the piece is what gets me, it matches exactly with the scenario you described. The instrumentation is absolutely beautiful. The one single small complaint I have is that the ending isn't really "climactic". It doesn't bring closure, if you know what I mean. Otherwise, excellent work! 10/10 5/5!
i agree about the ending - thanks for the kind words.
Not exactly relaxing
but definitely playful, due to the rhythm. However, I definitely have to listen to the old version after hearing this!
Nice dude, very creative synths
Wow, this is pretty hard to review. I think it's been too long since I've sat down and reviewed something outside of my usual genres.
Synths: 10/10. Very creative, especially the effect near :28, which served as an excellent transition into the next section. I will say, I'm quite proud of your kick and hard noise too.
Melody and Harmony: 8/10. In the second half of the song, I can get into the melody, especially since the chord progression at 1:45 is one of my favorite types and the synth melody accompanying it fits perfectly, with the saw wave enhancing it further. I think you could have put a bit more variety in the melody though.
Drums: 10/10. Hard hitting, everything perfectly mixed, just perfect. The cymbals come in at the perfect time, and the snares and hihats
Rhythm: 9/10. I love how you effortlessly switched between 4/4 and 6/4 time twice, although it isn't as clean the first time (more on that in the unity section).
Variety: 7/10. This may be more of my own personal preference influencing this though, since I personally have a hard time repeating a melody more than twice in my songs, so I like as much variety as possible. The beginning is fine, in my view, but the middle sections like :32-57 and 1:45-2:37 could definitely benefit from a bit more variety, especially since 2:10-37 is a repeat of :32-57.
Unity: 8/10. Although the flow between the sections is pretty nice (more on that below), the difference between the section at :32-57 and the section following is a bit too "different", especially since it's in a different time signature.
Flow: 9/10. Excellent transitions between sections throughout, except at the aforementioned :57 point, when the time signature changes and new synths come into play. And even that's not a "bad" transition, even though it could be a bit better. Personally, when doing a transition like that, I'd start leading into it in the last measure before the change-over happens, like introducing one of the synths that's going to play in the next section at that point.
Beginning and Ending: 10/10. In my view, not much needs to be changed about the end. I honestly can't think of a way to improve it, and a voice at the end might actually hurt it. But you could put a soft voice or whispering voice at the end and have the "wind" fade out after it's done talking. Both are pretty much perfect though.
Overall, 9/10 5/5.
1 thing: You still do those piano dnb songs? Those were awesome.
1 more thing: I'd download your album, but I'm currently poor and really don't have anything to contribute more than a few bucks, and I'd like to be able to actually pay you when I do download the album.
surprised you noticed the 4/4 to 6/4 switch, most people dont even catch it
the album is free dude, well its name your own price, but free is fine with me
i dont do specifically piano dnb anymore, its more of a mix between piano, soft synths and fucking crazy ass drums, idk i may give piano dnb a try sometime soon
Not much I can say about this except
Pure freaking gold.
Well, there is one thing I can say about this: Maybe the guitars could be a tad bit louder. Not that much louder, but just a slight bit louder. But I'm not a metal expert, so I'm not sure exactly what the volume on the guitars should be.
Also, I would recommend a little intro into the section that starts at 3:34 since it seems a bit sudden with how slow the preceding section is.
Other than that, the melodies are amazingly creative, the harmonies equally so, the drums excellent, and the instruments absolutely perfect.
Nice combination of orchestral and metal! This is personally what I was shooting for when I did my own orchestral metal piece a short while ago, but you've got it down much better than I could ever hope for.
10/10 5/5 Thanks for uploading this, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
(BTW, was this a good review? I'm not sober at all right now, so I can't really tell.)
Yea, good review bud! Lul!
Always good to get a response from great composers such as yourself. :-)
Thanks for the feedback. It's much appreciated as always!
-Gravey-
Every time I check out one of your songs....
I'm blown away by the sheer creativity and skill. Literally, the only issue is that you might want to improve the dynamics a bit. Other than that, this song is unbelievably unnerving! 10/10!
Glad you like it! My original thought behind it was that I got annoyed of everyone all over YouTube insisting that One Winged Angel was the alpha and omega of all boss themes everywhere, so I decided to try and emulate its "epicness" by creating a ridiculous, off-the-chain opus in its image. I didn't quite get there, but I'm still proud of what I got out of my time spent on it.
If you ever wanted to make high-quality music with low quality inexpensive shit, I'm the man to ask ;-)
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