Score: 10

"Impressive"

submission: {B.A.B.} Obsidian Horror

date: August 16, 2009

I'm a member of the marching band where I attend school, and this is probably comparable to something we would march to (though i doubt we would have the capacity to have a marching choir and marching orchestra, but you get the drift). Very well put together, and the percussion effects and ensemble at the beginning add a great opener for the piece.

Score: 9

"Nice work...."

submission: {Lazy Summer Days}

date: August 1, 2007

While I am much more into Classical stuff on the audio portal, I think this song may have convinced me that Techno and Trance music isn't all tht bad.

The counter melody that starts up at around 00:50 is a great addition. The differences in tempo and texture make this a very effective song and additional percussive noises that enter and recede at various points in the song allow for great transitions. My one complaint is that I found that there was never a place where you had a "stop time" motion in which everything slowed down or the instrumentation fell out completely for a few seconds, while you perhaps had synth runs imitating something like a harp. I think that if you added something like that, it would make for a cool effect.

Score: 9

"Very nice..."

submission: Mario in the Sky

date: August 1, 2007

Love the remix once it finally gets started. When i heard the intro, i just though... wow... another one of these.... but that underlying beat pattern that enters a few seconds into it is a great new introduction.

Good work!

Score: 10

"Nice"

submission: Hero's Theme (w.i.p)

date: October 22, 2006

You call this a work in progress? I call this a work that kicks ass!

This is definetly a great piece of music. It confuses me however, how this got into the Classical genre. It seems more Techno than anything else. The beats are cool and inventive and the synths are a great addition.

Score: 10

"First Attempt Ehh?"

submission: Ode to the lonely

date: October 22, 2006

So this was your first attempt at classic?

Hard to believe if you ask me, cause you hit classic square in the forehead.

When i look for good music, i tend to look for music that has a nice subdued tempo and feel. You hit the spot. The only thing i request is more music.

Remember however, that you want your music to be somewhat and reasonably diverse. I hate it when people use the same instrumentation for the same song, so that everything sounds exactly the same.

The recurring theme is beautiful and well composed. The chording (If you did it conciously bravo!) was well done and spoke thousands of words.

You might want to add voices and choral singing, violins, brass, flutes, clarinets etc. That will help as far as instrumentation works. Obscure the piano but keep the same melody flowing throughout the piece. Then when you hit the climax, end the orchestral part with a closing phrase, followed by the revieling of the solo instrument (In this case Piano) once again, giving it an eerie quiet feeling.

Gets my 5 and goes onto my ipod. Great work

Score: 10

"Wow"

submission: _-={Gazing at the Sunset}=-_

date: October 22, 2006

This one was definetly a shoker, compared to the overall theme from "Truth" and "Wonderment". I liked the whole ACoustic Guitar bass that never truly gives away anything. It expresses a feeling of hope almost. The rapid violin section gives it a shape and a form, and your description of what is going on, fits perfectly.

Score: 9

"Ok..."

submission: _-={The World's Truth}=-_

date: October 22, 2006

While its still a good piece (Don't get me wrong) if listened to a few of your other pieces, and i must say, there are a lot of notable similarities.

I WILL STRESS INSTRUMENTATION:
You seem to use a lot of strings as back up and flute as main. I don't particularly have a love assosiaction with the flute. How about if you back off on the flute, and have woodwinds accompany the strings?

Also, you might want to examine your palette once again. remember you have woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings. You have still yet to use English Horn, French Horn, Trombone, TRumpet, Piano, and a low cello soli kinda thing.

Over all its a good piece. It makes it on to my ipod.

Score: 9

"CLear Clean Sound"

submission: _-={Cloak of Wonderment}=-_

date: October 22, 2006

i know i may sound like an HD radio commercial but this was definetly one of the highlights of my listenings. The themes were well supported by the violin backgrounds which moved little but kept the beat rythym time etc right.

For improvement:
Try and make the song longer, this was a good song with a good theme and good concepts, but if you were to extend it and move the song along at different speeds, it would have been a masterpiece.

I didn't love the bells, cause to me it ruined the theme of the song. It was mysterious, almost like music for like a lone rider or elf person thing looking over a large open plain. Or in that one scene from Lord of the Rings, where they are all running through a mountain area, and the camera does a slow loop around.

Dire NEed of:
while the instrumentation was definetly overwhelming and clear, i would maybe use something more than strings, clarinet, oboe (I think) and flute. Try maybe some light brass and trombone, for a suspense tense affect.

Score: 10

"nice"

submission: Welcome to the Field

date: October 21, 2006

the drum beat was nice and pounding, giving the music shape and suspense, and luckily and thankfully you didn't over kill it.

The break for the airs with the choir and the strings was marvalent. the chording after the harsh drum area was benevolent.

The retuen was a little harsh and un expected, i would try and ease it in with a short transition.

Score: 6

"It was ok... but not true jazz"

submission: Jazzin in your face

date: October 21, 2006

it was a good attempt at jazz... but i dfound it lacked the true feel of jazz.

The beat was as u said... funky./.... different... interesting.

i never new that violin was in jazz.... especially this exclusively. Try and put it in more trumpet and trombone. Then you could have some "Shout" sections, where you have the whole thing moving and switching toward the same chords, creating a real nice harmony.

If you wanna hear what jazz is really about... go listen to "straight no chaser" By themolineus monk. Or Take Five by Dave Brubeck.

Listen to a few jazz hits for inspiration will you?