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This track took me on a pleasant journey! Listening from the start, the track's in a position to take us anywhere and depending on whether the rest is good or not so good, that can be a very nervous yet exciting feeling! I'm pleased to say that it took me somewhere good. That swell at 1:07 was really nice and this track gives me Chrono Trigger feels at that point with the strings and brass! I think the slow breakbeat is a really nice addition to a track with an otherwise strong RPG feel. If anything, I would say the intro 'guitar' synth sounds a bit dry - perhaps a bit of reverb would make it sound nicer as a standalone element of the track, at least at the beginning. Awesome work! Fav'd & followed :)

Avrik responds:

Thanks for the review! I'm really surprised (in a good way of course) that it gives you Chrono Trigger vibes since I've always loved the music from that amazing game. Really flattered to hear that. And yeah I do agree the guitar is a bit dry. I was aiming for a sort of "fake" sound to it but I think adding more reverb would help make it not too grating.

Really enjoy the mixing in this, the EQ'ing and reverb is all very satisfying to listen to. The melody is catchy yet unique, and most importantly (IMO) as a listener, the melodies interest me and keep me hooked. The bass is nice and everything seems quite nicely balanced. I love to see the dynamics in the waveform. The master volume seems to be perfect for this track and all the elements shine through! Great job - fav'd and followed :)

molotow responds:

thank you so much for your words. made my day! :)

I like the vibes of this, and the melodies are quite out of the ordinary. It definitely gives that 'dark nervous' feel whilst still being melodic, as you mentioned, because you're unable to anticipate where the melody's going to jump to. I like that one-note drone as well too. I imagine this is a great track for GD. The transition at 01:37 sounded a bit jumpy though, almost as if a loop is starting again. The structure of the track is also quite repetitive which may sound better in the context of GD than as a stand-alone track on NG, but I wouldn't know unless I played it and heard it in-game.

Keep up the nice work :)

DigitalNights responds:

thanx I will look at it again

Hey! Sorry for leaving a lower score than I usually would, but I wanted to leave some feedback, because on my headphones, this is wayyyy too loud, the audio is actually distorting. Production-wise, I think it's really not necessary to master the track to that point of loudness. Just a little bit less volume and you'd be able to hear all the intricacies of the music you've worked on, but it's at the point where none of those intricacies are able to make it through because it's like a wall of noise. I know that in electronic music, there's the trend of getting your audio to the point of being as loud as possible while still sounding good, but too often does potentially good music become more damaged than more benefited by doing so!

I'd love to hear some of your future releases with less volume, though I understand this might be your personal preference :)

SheerForce responds:

Thanks for your feedback :) It's not personal preference, I just made this too loud. Now that you've pointed that out I can hear it. Thank you for letting me know, this I will fix. Have a good day :)

Really enjoyed this, I got lost in it which is a good sign! :)

OpenLight responds:

Thank you! That's what I was hoping for haha.

This composition is quite stunning. I'd have loved to have heard some real vocal performances here rather than vocal libraries. That said, I'm sure if you could, you'd have the entire orchestra and choir as well perform your composition! I think this track deserves it and would really elevate it to the next level in terms of emotion. Love that chord at 2:28, took me by surprise. I like it when chords take me by surprise. Love those flutes at 4:35 too. The general pace of the track and the dynamics of the composition are really pleasant and I didn't find myself getting bored, despite the length of the track. Really enjoyable climax and ending too. Great job - fav'd!

VociferousMusic responds:

I'm glad you like this piece so much! I already got to know from other fans that this composition was very well done. I definitely would agree with using real performed female voices for the track, but unfortunately, I don't have any contact of a female soloist being able to sing in the classical, opera-like style, but only the modern. I wanted to dispense with that, since it might have provided the wrong feeling. That's why I went for libraries about that.
I'm looking forward to have more access to a bigger range of instruments and contacts in the future. I already was hired for a very big movie project where I will be working with a real orchestra, and I'm very excited myself how my works will sound like being performed by a real big orchestra. :)

That first melody reminds me so much of Pirates of the Caribbean haha! :) I think I know what Remile means about the voices - the mood of the piece is quite upbeat and major for most of it, then these war chants come in and gregorian chants come in and it's sort of like "is this supposed to uplift me, or create tension?" and it can be a little confusing!

Overall, I love the choice of instrumentation and it's a bit of a mishmash of everything. You have some nice melodies and themes going on. I particularly enjoy those uilleann pipes! The beat and stringed banjo-styled rhythm (I'm guessing it's from the strummed lutes) can get quite repetitive. Perhaps some more dynamics in the piece would help on this front :)

Lots to enjoy about this piece! Keep up the great work. You got yourself a new fan!

VociferousMusic responds:

Thank you for the detailed feedback! Yeah, you aren't the first one saying the opening reminds you on Pirates of the Caribbean, haha. In fact, Hans Zimmer used a very mainstream medieval melody for his masterpiece, so some similarities are recognizable.
The regular switches between major and minor (relatively low held on this piece) is something I usually do and I guess that's just my style. I like to provide the listener many different feelings during the listen, so do I enjoy myself these switches.
The chord-rythm was played by the actual acoustic guitar. I wanted the guitar to be a secondary instrument (background), since it's a bit more modern. On the other hand dispensing with it gave me the feeling something important was missing. The Lute serves as some kind of leading instrument, the played tremolo articulations would serve well for the real medieval feeling of the soundtrack.

Thanks again for the neet feedback and criticism!

This gives me RPG water temple feels! Ominous but quite beautiful still at the same time. You got yourself a fan :)

This gave me Street Racer vibes (anyone remember that game from the Sega Megadrive?) - really enjoyed it!

Welcome to Newgrounds! This is super nice :)

FBole responds:

Thank you !

Hey, I'm Jordi aka etherealwinds. I'm a vocalist, composer and Celtic harpist. One half of Forest Elves, one half of Phoenix Up.

Jordi Storm @etherealwinds

Age 30, Male

Vaasa, Finland

Joined on 6/16/13

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