iband48's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Orchestral Zelda]

Great Composition

This was very well composed. My only real gripe with the piece is how synthetic some of the instruments sound. I'm not going to hold that against you, since most of the Zelda games don't have a much better sound, not to mention its hard to find any worthwhile digital instruments anyway.

Otherwise, wonderful work.

jmerk800 responds:

Yeah I know what you mean, it really is hard to find truely real sounding digital instruments. but thank you for the positive feed back I really do appreciate it. Thanks.

[Prince of the desert]

Like It A Lot

I enjoyed this a great deal. I can hear the inspiration that you've drawn from the various genres that you listed in your comments. It would be easy for me to imagine this in a desert styled game, something like Prince of Persia even, or even Quest For Glory 2.

Good work, man.

[Game Show/TV Music]

Game show, to my ears

I can definitely see this as a game show's theme song. I can imagine it a little to a detective program, but more so the game show. It was short, sweet, and had the poppy upbeat feel to it that housewives love!

That last statement would probably get me yelled at in a few places, but I stand by my words. I can completely imagine Louis Anderson or Bob Barker introducing an entire line of contestants standing behind plastic podiums as this song plays in the background.

[Chimy727 -The Game Boy shuffle]

Took me back

Definitely took me back to a lot of the games I used to play on the original GameBoy. Pokemon, Megaman, Castlevania, etc.

Granted, I'm not sure how well this song would have worked in any of those games, I still liked it, ha ha. I definitely has a good deal of nostalgia in it, at least for me anyway. There isn't very much I can say on how to improve the song. I think it's perfectly fine as is, but I can't wait to hear the finished product.

Good work, I'm looking forward to an update.

Chimy727 responds:

xD
what i wanted to hear!
:D
thanks
-chimy727

[Forget it all - Piano]

Enjoyed it

I really enjoyed this piece. It was simple, emotional, and just overall a good piece of composition.

I don't really enjoy leaving short reviews, but I think you accomplished something great here. I don't really have much to critique or add.

Good job, man.

shadow6nothing9 responds:

Yes I was aiming for simple. Glad you liked it. I just got to work on a proper intro/ending and polish it up a bit.

Thanks for the Review. People like you are awesome.

[Fragile Balance]

Impressive

I was really quite impressed with this song. I was a bit sketchy on how you were going to make the transition when I first started listening, but you pulled it off quite well.

I can't really think of very much to add about critiquing the song, to be perfectly honest with. I think everything fit together quite well.

Good job.

BatesyBates responds:

Thanks =D

[°°Densha Otoko°°]

I like it

I like how everything just worked together. The only thing I think I would have liked to hear is the xylophone-ish thing you have being played come through a slight bit louder. I think it could work as the strong, boppy melody that overlays the rest of the song.

Whirlguy responds:

Initially the xylophone-ish sound actually did sound louder, I was working on it pretty long though, so I thought it was started to sound quite anoying. This is why I decided it shouldn't draw too much attention. Still you could be right, maybe it should be a bit louder.

[2 Minutes (Vocal Preview)]

Sounds solid

I liked what I heard.

The part you seemed most concerned about, the vocals, didn't fit as well as you were hoping, I think. But, I do think that you could leave them in there if you toyed with them a little. Although I've almost been staunchly against it, auto-tuning the vocals in that section might very well work for that part.

Just one suggestion, I know you would definitely have to hear it to know for sure, but I can almost imagine it that way in my head.

Otherwise, good job on the song!

Aydin-Jewelz123 responds:

Thanks dude, appreciate the feedback! The vocals have already been autotuned a little however a bit more may actually do some good. I think for now I will just leave it as it is until I either find someone who can sing or something to replace that section.

Thanks for the feedback.

[[JL 8-bit] That's Quinky]

Very Megaman-esque

That's intended to be a compliment by the way.

This song reminded me very much of the old school, 8-bit Megaman songs. It took me back and reminded me a bit of some of the levels. I think it's a very good piece that you've put together.

Honestly, I can't think of a while lot to improve on here.

Good job.

JohnLeprechaun responds:

Well thank you very much. :) Since all I made was a minute, I had a lot of time to go in and perfect everything. I'm glad you liked it.

[The Dream will live]

Not bad at all...

I think this is a better song that what some of the votes are reflecting. I think the only reason that some of the votes are so low is that its just the same melody over and over again. I personally think it works well and see very little wrong with that.

That being said, it wouldn't hurt to throw in a bit of variation. Have some of the string parts diverge a bit more from the main melody. If done right, it can really bring the piece to a whole new level. An easy way to do it is to just keep the same basic chord structure you're using, and use the individual notes from those in a different way.

As well, when I imagine someone's resolve being stronger, I always picture it being a bit more powerful towards the end, then ending on a softer note like you did.

Again, I think a bit more variation in the lead melody is what everybody voting is looking for. I still think you've put together a very good and solid piece of music here.

CardboardowI responds:

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the suggestion.

I originally did have a variation on the melody, but I felt that It got too far away from the themes idea, so i took it out.

About the resolve ending, I pictured in my head that once the string parts come in, someone gets all inspired and convinces the others to not give up. and when the piano comes in solo at the end, they are walking away from where they just were, and it ends with the scene just of the empty field with a sunset, or like the snow falling and it outzooms to the sky, or such things like that.

I agree generally I could end stronger, but I felt like doing it a bit diffrently since i do that so often.

Thanks again for the feedback. I'll let you know the next time I do a similar song and end it in a manner yuo prefer.