Loved it man. Been a long time since I've been on the site and listened to your music. I forgot how good it was. I think I'll take the day to listen to a good portion of your songs and write up a few reviews.
Great theme for anything really, podcast, YouTube series, radio station, etc.. Keep up the good work.
Cheers man. I super appreciate the reviews and time spent listening to my creations! I had a lot of fun making these and am super pumped people dig them! Thanks for the awesome words, brother!
I could see this at the beginning of a flash, during a video game intro, or even an actual movie produced. The ending seemed abrupt to me though. I see that you were having it set up in a way that it could loop to the midway point, but at the same time it would have been nice to have some kind of epic build up towards the end of the song so if someone did want to end it there it wouldn't have felt so abrupt.
I really liked it. Sounds very professional all around. Like I said, I wouldn't be surprised if I turned the tv on and heard this as an introduction to a movie. Kind of sounds like something a medieval war movie or show would use.
Thanks for listening! Sometimes there are loops that don't go back to the VERY beginning, but in this case it actually does. I still distribute an intro/loop file on my blog, though, because I cut the file so the last notes of the phrase decay while the initial material starts again. The loop actually starts a little late into the phrase, and cuts out partway through the next iteration.
You're absolutely right about it ending a bit abruptly. When I was writing it I felt like I could just keep going, but this was sort of an effort to expand my stylistic portfolio and force myself to write quickly. In previous years I've taken a VERY long time to write anything, but I'm attempting to freelance with music for awhile and learning to use my tools faster and crank ideas out is sort of imperative. I also need to show a little more of what I can do; my personal work is mostly in a specific music-nerd vein and it's next to impossible finding work doing the geeky stuff. This is sort of like a demo of what I could do for potential hired projects. When all is said and done, though, there's no reason the music should just sit there doing nothing. I decided to create a blog that would work as a living portfolio. I write pieces in various styles and genres, and then people can use the music if they'd like. Hopefully it will help me find more work.
All that said, I'd love to pick this back up someday and add a proper ending to it. Hopefully I'll find the time, but right now scrounging for gigs is keeping me pretty busy.
Here's the blog I mentioned earlier: http://sleepfacingwest.tumblr.com/
I agree with the last reviewer on how it needed to be sped up just a little bit, but just by going with the title and the speed that you did choose to go with you almost get the vision of someone sitting their thinking about things that could have been, that they should have done, or maybe thinking over why they should make a difficult decision. Almost sad, but not exactly, kind of has a dark twist to it a little.
All in all I enjoyed it.
Uh oh, if I was reviewing this outside of the RRC.
If I was reviewing this outside of the RRC I would be giving it a 10/10. Oh well, it has to get a completely honest review from me. I hope we're still friends after this is over. :(
The sound/voice that happens right in the beginning shouldn't be there at all. It almost adds a beat when this loops over and over, but nah, just shouldn't be there man. You also talk just a little too close to the microphone. You can tell because on your higher sounds you can hear static around it. Back up a little bit, stay nice and loud, clear, and then speak. Don't put the mic in your mouth man! :P
To be completely honest it does make me smile a little bit, but wouldn't this be much more fun with some background music, a few extra words here and there, and a nice beat? It could actually be a pretty awesome loop if you think about it. Maybe I'll make it into a song some day. Probably not though so it'll have to stay the way it is.
Wait, what am I saying? I had too much to drink and I simply have no clue what I'm listening to.
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A nice song man. It's been awhile since I listened to something of yours and it looks like I may have some catching up to. It definitely has the heavy sound that I've been craving lately from my music. The lyrics are great as well my friend.
I don't have the desire to write long reviews like I use to, but when I'm enjoying everything and not finding faults in the song I guess it doesn't really matter!
Rock on
Glad you dig, brother... Not necessary to write long reviews. I don't. It takes away from the listen-ability of the tune...appreciatory reviews are even better than critique.. You enjoyed, then it's mission accomplished on my end. haha
Glad to see you, out and about, dude. Thanks for the review!@@.
Do I?
Do I have permission to use this song for games/movies and what not?
By the way, this is quality. Radio, concert, and you'll be famous someday type of quality. Keep it up and don't choke brother.
You know you can always use my stuff! Thanks for the review bro, it's been ages I haven't checked my newgrounds account, glad to find a review from you :)) Don't choke.
Woah, 0 bombers stop and think first.
Well, Here it is, the second song to the Heroes Series. I've really been waiting for it for what seems like forever. I have to say, I prefer this one to the other one to be honest. It has more cheerfullness to it and just a very happy theme all in all.
It's 4 minutes and 30 seconds long, which is slightly less than the previous one, but it has more feeling and emotion in it in my opinion. Four minutes is about the right amount of time for a song like this. A little less and you really don't build up to what you need and a little more and you kind of get bored with the song.
It sounds like you used a whole lot of soundfonts. You know the ones found by blackattackbitch and put into a thread called '3.5 GB of orchestral soundfont'? It really is amazing if you're one a budget because they're all free!
Aha, ok I'll get ot be serious. (Got bored. I was actually going to do it to the entire review) I think that you did a great job here. I turned my computer all the way up and really enjoyed this one. I can see it being set in medievil times in some sort of old RPG game for the playstation.
A cool song all along and you'd have to be silly not to enjoy it.
You Know what, you're extremely awesome =)
I'm actually really glad you like this one more, that means you heard the other one =) Yeah, it is quite happy, isn't it? =D
Oh, Just realized you were joking in the first three paragraphs :P
I'm really, really glad you like it, The only reason I make music is to satisfy you guys =D
Thanks again
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Really cool.
I loved the song from the beginning to the end. I liked how towards the end of the song it really started to pick up and it broke up the small amount of repetitiveness that was starting to form. And then the small break and the song slowly ended, but I do feel that you could have done something a little cooler after the break. What exactly? I really don't know.
The only thing that I could think of to make this piece any better would be to add some cool sound effects. The first thing that comes to mind is an evil laughter from a clown or just in general an evil laugh. Perhaps some noises from the little games and rides at the carnival could have made it creepy as well.
Overall it's a pretty cool song, but I think it could have used some different sound effects to add to it's creepiness.
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Hm, different for sure.
Perhaps it only seems different to me because I've never heard of AfroJack or anything that he's created. So I can't really enjoy it like those afrojack loverz will also luv it....
Anyway, it had a pretty cool sound to it. It seems like it was lacking in some department, but I can't exactly put my finger on it. It seemed liked parts here and there were just off by a little and perhaps some sounds weren't exactly fitting. Like I said though I couldn't put my finger on it.
Maybe I should check out this Afro fellow. Fro's should always stick together, but chances are I won't and it's even unlikely that I run across the name ever again.
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look up afrojack on youtube. you wont miss him!
I agree with Steph's review. :P
This 7 is more of a 6.5 in my opinion. It's a neat song to listen to, but something about it just seems very odd. It's like when everything comes together (notice I have no technical terms because I don't know the technical stuff about music) it just seems very out of place and awkward.
I kind of like where you said, "I don't expect everyone to like it, as this is hard for the ears." :P It's not that it was hard on the ears, but it was very different. It's probably only seems out of place to it's listeners because it's not really something we've heard before.
While it does seem to be a little off it seems fitting to be used in small portion of flash games or movies. Perhaps during a time of anguish or in a dangerous situation. (That might seem weird though because a Tango is usually about fun and/or love and this song doesn't seem to fit that theme)
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Thanks for the great review, Fro!
The odd progression chord (because that's what's it's called) was meant for this very purpose. I probably should have mentioned it in the author's comment, but the song was created to feel wierd, disturbing at some point, because I was using the most awkward chord movements possible.
It just so happened I managed to make it sound almost decent for most part, but the out of place feel was kept to keep that modal feel, wich is when a progression move around following no particular structure or key.
Actually, when I mentioned it was hard to the ears, I was actually refering to non-initiated ears, those wich cannot truly get what the hell is going on.
I'm happy you still found some good in the song, it proves people here aren't closed to that kind of music, and it proves I'm not going totally in a bad direction with this song.
Thanks again for the review!
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