etherealwinds's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Life Goes On]

This is simple, yet very sweet and easy to enjoy. I can feel the emotion in the notes. Very lovely - I could see this playing at a sad part in an indie game. I really had to turn the volume up on my end so your track may benefit from being exported at a more audible level, though of course you don't have to maximise it to 0db because it's a delicate and soft piece.

Good luck! ^ ^

[Look At Me]

Wow, what a voice your wife has. Her vocal performance was insanely good.
The composition of this song as well was spot on, kinda like Avril Lavigne meets Evanescence - definitely had that early 2000s feel. I especially enjoyed the bridge of the song.

I feel as though the mix of the chorus could be a bit clearer. I enjoy how it all meshes together, but some elements get just a little lost in my opinion! That being said, I've never myself tried to mix an orchestral metal piece so this is simply from the perspective of myself as a listener.

Really solid track, I enjoyed it a lot and the after-chorus 'oh-oh' is gonna be stuck in my head for the next week! :)

[Veiled]

my love, you have returned.

and this, this is amazing. you are honestly such a beautiful poet. I love the dynamics in your voice on the woosh verse. the verse afterwards is a really love surprise and the GUITAR after that. damn. your voice break in 'nocturnalized' before the last verse is heaven. this is honestly perfect. the way you sing 'zen' and 'on'. beautiful.

so glad this tune didn't get scrapped. it really is a masterpiece.

Kor-Rune responds:

I love u and ur music and kind words <3 Thank you

[Unraveling the Mask]

Love this harpsichord! I really like this a lot. It seems you've taken to the JB Violin really nicely.

Everratic responds:

Thanks for the nice comments! I use it in every song nowadays so I'm very familiar with it :)

[The Last Defense - Jessie Yun [NGUAC]]

This was one of my favourites out of everyone's submissions during the Knockout rounds of the NGUAC - you should be very proud of this piece! <3

JessieYun responds:

Hey etherealwinds,
Thanks a lot for the comment. Glad you enjoyed this track. Congratulations on making into the final round. Best of luck!

[The Monolith]

I love your use of reverb in this track. So satisfying on the ears. Everything comes through so nicely in the mix - all the little details in the track and the percussion especially. When it comes to sound design, you're pretty thoughtful.

TimerClock14 responds:

Hey there! Thanks for checking me out! :) And thanks for following me as well! I appreciate your comments a lot. I put a lot of thought into my sound design on this track so I'm really happy to see someone take notice.

I also saw your response to my review on your track, thanks for being so receptive to it. Some people get really defensive to that kind of review because it totally comes out of left field lol. Biggups my dude! <3

[Colosseum]

Awesome work :)

Bosa responds:

Thank you!

[Shoulei Route 35]

This is beautiful!

[Rewind Once Forward]

I love the sound of that music box, which one are you using? I've never heard your work before but the first thing I noticed is how great a melody writer you are. The woodwind during the midsection could afford to have a bit more reverb on it! The part starting at 2:40 reminds me very much of Pirates of the Caribbean. In terms of the woodwind on that part, is it the oboe? - watch your timing. Especially on 3:25 and onwards. It sounds like you were writing in free-time because some of the notes come in a little early/late. The melodies at the end were gorgeous. At 4:10 there's two tiny little clicks in the left ear of my headphones.

Really happy to stumble across this though. Will be listening to some of your other tracks :)