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[Piano Piece OP #1]

Kickass!

Because Rucklo and I hate each other with a passion, I'm going to disagree with him and say that the high note was perfect - chirpy and great.

Man, take this further, it ends way too soon. It's almost a shame that you gave the beat away in the description, it's definitely a nice surprise and adds a lot of funkiness to it. Very good!

The piano loop is really pwetty. You could've done more with the strings, like adding two more parts that sort of meander around the one that you already have. Keep that one of course, sustaining notes are good. Very good.

This gets my 5 but I hope you expand it someday. If you do, let me know.

Check out my stuff, too!

(Rucklo I still lub you, in a perfectly healthy, but very gay way.)

orange-peel responds:

Again, I agree with you on the length of the trk, i never got round to finishing it, but seeming as the comments have been positive I think i just might expand on it. I do regret giving away the beat in the description, but if i didnt i wonder how many people might turn off after the fade:)

[-Orr-Nocturne in C# Minor]

Excellent.

You've been deserving of a detailed review by me for a long time, and having recently submitted a Nocturne from Grief, and currently working on one of my own, this one is really up my alley!

The piano sounds wonderful. I can't really tell if you played it live or just sequenced it really well, but it's very nicely loose, a lot of pensive pauses and delays, it drags the listener right along.

The composition is good - typical Romanticism most of the times, sometimes a little hint of pop music (add9 chords and such). The theme is well-constructed, the listener "understands" it immediately and will recognize it in the variations as well. Still it doesn't sound generic or predictable.

However, it would have been nice if you varied more in the left hand - after a while I started longing for a break from the arpeggiated chords.

A break which I eventually got in the interlude part at 2:01 - I thought that part was the best, it broke the mood in a real nice way and was just beautifully composed. I wish you had lingered on that a while longer, from 2:31 you seemed a little eager to get back to the main theme, which resulted in what I experienced as an 8 second modulation rush :)

Also, that right-hand part in the intro is really good, you should consider using that technique for another variation on the theme, give it that Chopin feel...

Overall, a 5 and a download well-deserved. Last advice I have is to check out what Simon_F wrote in his review for my "Notturno", it's downright encyclopaedic and you're bound to learn from it!

(Oh, and you may like the tune, as well)

DavidOrr responds:

Wow, this is one of the most detailed reviews I've gotten! All very good points, certainly things to consider. The modulation was very abrupt. I used a variation of the main theme to modulate back to try and make it sound less peculiar, but I could have given it a few more seconds and made the keys I modulate to closer in kinship to eachother.

Arpeggios I feel are this piece's biggest weakness. I was going for a chopin feel, yet a few more variations away from this motion would have been good.

I have a lot of respect for Simon_F and his knowledge of musical theory, it's great to know there are people on Newgrounds that actually spend time to learn that stuff. I'll be sure to check out the review, your tune, and leave a review :).

Thanks for the support!

[FF6 -- Kefka]

Grrreat!

Hey! "LightOtaku"... are you the same guy I know as "DarkOtaku"?

Well anyway, you did a really good job here, I played the game a bunch of times and you captured the mood well while still adding your own sauciness to it!

Very well-dosed arrangement, nice dynamic changes, love the sparse percussion. It's very ominous but not annoyingly "dark". Just like Kefka, that charismatic asshole :)

5 out of 5 for you!

LightOtaku responds:

Thanks! And yes I am.

[Night Strike~]

Awesome.

Great stuff man! Love the intertwining synth riffs, and the part in half-time was a great idea and worked really well! The string section introduces a little melancholy... and then the voice sample - full of surprises. Only criticism I have is that I'd have liked the bass drum to be slightly uhh... deeper, if you know what I mean.
Keep up the good work man! 5/5!

cycerin responds:

Thank you, thank you.

[§Arbiter§ - Arise of Loth]

Well done.

Hey man, thanks for your review.

Lots of things have been said about this already, it's definitely a strong piece.

I must agree with DavidOrr though - it doesn't really progress, which to me kind of degrades it to Heroes of Might and Magic style battle music. I say "degrade", not because HOMM battle music isn't awesome and cleverly made, but because you clearly have the talent and the equipment at your disposal to make music that speaks more for itself.

The melody is good, try using that as a theme and make different variations. Different in dynamics, in harmonies, in instrument configuration (damn, I wish I could write my reviews in Dutch)... you'll end up surprising yourself and you'll have a lot of fun, too!

I'm listening to "Dark winds" now, basically the same story... it sounds awesome and you have a great way of arranging, a definite knack for orchestral percussion, and a tendency to write heroic melodies a la (quote DavidOrr again) Hans Zimmer. Just work on the overall development of a tune.

Both fifened!

Arbiter responds:

No, thanks for YOUR review.
I do actually agree, It doesn't progress as it's the effect I wanted on this song, (besides, I'm lazy) Though, I do agree this song tend to get boring after a while.

I'll probably be using some themes in my next song which should be up in some time.

This tends to get old, but Thanks for your comments, they are all read and apprieciated, and you have all valid points that shall be put into consideration.

Best of Wishes, Chris.

[_-/| Solemn Voices]

Very good!

A beautiful piece and arranged very nicely. Colorful, but resigned all the time. I'm kinda missing a climax, fortissimo, where (to hold onto your metaphor) the listener gets dragged down with mourning and breaks into tears. Or something :)
As the other guy said, this is very promising and I hope to hear a lot more from you!
5/5!

MaestroSegments responds:

you will hear a good deal more from me WinTang, thank you for taking the time to review. I'm glad you felt the same emotions and ideas I was essentially trying to depict.

Take care ^^.

[Get Funky!]

Made me smile

Hehe... really funny sample, that. The song is nice but tends to rely a bit too much on that stuttery loop, in my opinion.
Really liked the beat and the occasional space gun :)
4/5!

orange-peel responds:

I agree, the stuttery loop is way too overused, but i just had this and didnt know where to take it so I though, may as well submit it to see if anyone can give me some pointers.
Thanks for reviewing.

[Po-faced Dirt Merchant]

Nice

Good opening, and the beat enters quite unexpectedly, well done.
After that it becomes a little uninteresting though, it could've used some more breaks, fills and a more chunky bass.
Keep it up! 4/5

[Mega Man X2 - Zero's Theme v2]

Good work...

I think MegaMan music fucking sucks, but you did an excellent job on the playing... greatly synced duet, kudos!
The drums annoy me a little though, they sound a bit too keyboardy... I noticed that on your other songs too, might wanna look into some reverb and the overall mix volume. Or not :)
So all in all, 4/5, the highest I'll ever give for any Megaman tune.

DarKsidE555 responds:

Thanks!

Right with the drums, I hate them as well...I used a stupid set there. >__>
Well, errors are there to lern. Hm...overall more reverb? Could try that out. I'm also developing a new sound for my drums so that they sound better and hopefully more realistic!

Thanks for checking man!

[|-| Aggression |-|]

Pitchfork! Pitchfork!

Oh man, I love this kind of stuff. Insane and very energetic. Do finish this, please, I dig it so.

I'll not bitch about the drums, see my review for MegaMan Zero Theme for that :)

Do you listen to Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge at all? A little part in an uneven time signature (7/8, 5/8) might benefit this song a lot...

teh 5 out of teh 5

DarKsidE555 responds:

\m/