sonicmega's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[lost garden loop]

I have to agree with the review above me.

This song has a REALLY nice feel to it, and I can already imagine the kinds of stages it would be used in. The only weakness here is in that transition, since it's purpose is to be a loop, but otherwise you have the workings of a great piece here!

sonicxtreme responds:

yeah...your both right...humm..well lets see from now on wut i can do...thanks for your visit and review

[Watch it all fly by]

Definitely an enjoyable song!

Although it's missing that "tang" that is needed to propel a song from awesome to exemplary, there is no reason not to enjoy listening to this song at LEAST once, as I am now :D

fat-barry responds:

I shall now spend my life looking for that "tang". lol. Thanks for your advice.

[_-={Newgrounds Spectrum}=-_]

Simply beautiful

Each section was near-perfectly (if not exceptionally) defined, and nothing short of a complete delight to my ears. This reminds me almost of the winning song for Castle Crashers, in that the tune lasts in my head longer after I pause the music to leave this review. In fact, I ponder why I'm not playing this AS I write the review, it's so well made.

In all seriousness, this is a winning piece of work you nave right here, and I wouldn't have changed a thing. Congratulations on your weekly 3rd place. You deserved it wholeheartedly. ;D

MaestroRage responds:

4 Champions by DavidOrr right? Brilliant composer, I admire his work a great deal. He is my unofficial rival, at least to myself :D! I like chasing him, it keeps me on my toes and vigilant.

Thank you for the congrats and the review, i'm glad you liked it!

[-Control: Crowd-]

I can see why this got First :D

This was definitely an enjoyable song, and by all means it deserved the 1st place spot above me for the week. Excellent work, my man! This is a great submission to be added to the Newgrounds Portal ;3

Waterflame responds:

thanks :D i must compliment you aswell tho, your submition was really awesome. infact the whole top 5 was this week :D

[.:Winter Without Her FULL:.]

"She was... the only one I had left to care for."

Although I am a person who tends to look towards music with a more optimistic attitude in regards to the overall composure of the song, I have to give you special commendations on the fact that your submission has the FEEL of a true "tragedy" song; not only did it take the instruments and blend them into a more cynical light, but listening to this actually MADE ME FEEL slightly more composed and depressed than before. That may sound like a bad thing, but trust me, that's the kind of emotion you WANT to irk out of people with this kind of song.

The strongest point in your submission is by far the opening sequence, or in specifics, the first minute. This is because the original lead in gives the sense that a tragic event has just happened, and the following tunes begin to culminate into a larger, more catastrophic reaction, bringing this sudden flow of negative emotions into a single, powerful experience.

As for the second portion of this song, I felt a little less affected by the flow overall. While the "wahs" in the background were a nice touch, it felt only slightly off from the feel of the rest of the song. In addition, I feel that for such a sad piece, the point at which it ended was simply too abrupt to be optimally efficient. Thus, if I had to suggest an improvement, it would be to include a sort of "slow down" that suggests the dying down of this furl of emotions, to FULLY leave the listener to consider these new feelings.

That said, this was certainly one of the more enjoyable pieces I have heard, even if it did not earn a perfect score (and thus, a fave) from me. The composition itself is very well thought out, and I can easily see its consequential incorporation into a flash sometime in the future. All we can hope for now is that someone of better Flash talent than me comes across this :3

~sonicmega (responses are <3ed!)

GronmonSE responds:

Thanks for the thorough review, I appreciate it a lot. I fully understand what you mean about the second portion of the song.

Music is a way of expressing how we feel. I wrote this song a while ago when I was feeling down and moody. I was sitting on my computer, wondering what to do, and then I just opened FL and starting composing the song. You can easily tell when I wasn't sad anymore. The next day, I had an artist's block, and I could no longer continue on with the song, I was uninspired and happy. Weeks passed and I never got sad again. I decided to work on the song anyway, playing around and looking for a way to "connect" the pieces, it was painfully hard to finish the song.

Everything after 1:25 turned out to be fairly simple and fun though. Even though it's not as tragic as the beginning, it turned out quite good IMO. Sadly, I rushed though the final notes, but I don't regret it, I stop liking songs that I don't finish after a while. You can see the song from a different perspective now that I think of it. The song's tragic at first indeed, but then there's an emotional "twist", so to speak.

Again, thanks for the review.

[~-Chrono Trigger-~]

Ah! NOW we begin to see an improvement!

The piano accompaniment, which I assume was one of the new additions to this piece, is DEFINITELY a nice addition to the flow of the song, setting aside the fact that it can be blunt at some times to recognize how it adds to the serenity of the song as a whole. In effect, the soft notes of the piano blend together beautifully with the ooohs and flute sequences this time in order to bring an air of mystery.

I also really appreciate the "trinkle" effect you throw in beginning at around 2:05. This separate sequence, which both takes a break from the continuity of the song and yet maintains the serenity I've mentioned quite often already. It does a great job by separating the song in the middle to give the listener a deviation from the main chorus of the song. It, perhaps ideally, allows for the song it set itself BACK UP for the second round of the chorus bringing it in a new light now that a different perspective has been glanced at for a period of time.

The one minor ADDITIONAL possible improvement I see here is in the very beginning of the song, in which I feel the opening "drawn out note" goes perhaps a second or two longer than is necessary to set the listener up for the remainder of the song. In truth, assuming the piece does not start off from the very beginning, most listeners are prepared for the full sonata by about 5 seconds into the song.

Overall, I would definitely consider this a VERY astute improvement, and that in addition is a submission worth keeping alive. It represents both your ability to improve your pieces into a much more satisfactory form, and also to present to Newgrounds an exemplary accompaniment to a hero's tale. :)

Cosmos8942 responds:

To answer all that in order....,

The piano was kinda annoying, I had to play around with it till I got the note placement correct and the timing just right. I think it could use a couple lower notes, but for now I will leave it where it is and see if I get any other ideas.

An air of mystery? Maybe its because I have listened through this song a number of times now...but I never really thought of that.

That "trinkle" effect was in the original...but you really couldn't appreciate it in the first one. Though I will admit that when I was working on this (I actually re-did all the notes from scratch which allowed me to make additions as I went along.) that I kinda thought that it needed that one spot where you could just listen to it without having a whole bunch of other instruments trying to blend together.

In the beginning of the song. Actually, I am working on that right now, or will be ;]...I am not sure if I will even keep what I have right now for that particular area, but that is something I will work on when I get in the mood :P.

Improvement it is, done it is not, and I like the wording that you used throughout this...kinda nice to see a long and well written review for a change :D.
-AJ-

[(Prepare!)-(Nek)]

I CAN feel the beat!

This is a very good example of a techno song, from my standards. Even from the very start, your beat is on tune, and not one instrument seems to be offtime in conjunction with the others. The beginning sequence is subtle yet filled with hype, bringing the listener easily but quickly into the main action without overwhelming them from the very beginning.

Of special notice is your intricate use of the "spastic" notes in the beginning half of the song. While I have seen many an attempt at this fall on the short end of the spectrum, you have managed to eloquently include this "spaz" of notes in a sense that still manages to, perhaps ironically, maintain an almost flawless composure and organization.

Perhaps the ONLY negative thing I have to note about this piece is that the final seconds seem a little off from the rest of the song, but even that small dent is quickly overshadowed by the replayability of this song.

Overall, I find that this piece contains a very consistent flow of rhythm, stressing each section well, but not long enough that the originality and "newness" become repetition and overdrawn sequences to the listener. A definite result of pure effort, and I commend you for this submission. Well done. :3

Nekrinos responds:

Thanks for your quick response!

Are you talking about the final 4 beats of the song before it goes silent? I think I was messing with fruity love LFO. Mainly, I just didn't have a way to end it, or I was lazy... Yeah, this was pure effort lol. I just spent half of my day off making it :)

[LP - Plunder the Galaxy]

Ah, I can see it now...

"YAR, THOMAS FEEMWORTH. This be the LAST time you come aboard my ship and cross my plans to take over this wretched planet!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it, you undead PUNK! HIYAHHH!!!"

Definitely, definitely well suited for a space sort of battle between the protagonist and the pirates. It reminds me of the celestic days of Tales of Symphonia, while the guitar's WELL PLACED position gives it a more hardcore sense of "finality", that being a final confrontation that will decide the fate of the planet. I especially like the "sliding groove" beginning at about 2:00 that seems to course the song from its powerful beginning into the "lull" of music that aids to cover the expanse of the following battle.

Although there ARE some awkward moments in the music, such as the lighter notes towards the ending third of the song (which could be switched out for a more devious instrumental sound), in general, I view this as a wonderful piece to use as the climactic beginning to a war for control. This certianly has potential!

Erectronik responds:

I see ye enjoy te pirates, arrRRRRR
pirates > ninjas

[Jews Like Boobs]

I see what you did there...

The influence from the original Pokemon game songs is certainly present.

dmpstr responds:

Hawt.

[Angels Aren't That Good]

It doesn't have quite the same tang.

Simply not the same in feeling as the one I've grown accustomed to, but it certainly does bring back memories. AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE ;3

Darkar responds:

Hell yeah! XD