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Perfect For an RPG / Animation

Immediately this song makes me think of an RPG town theme like the classic ones in Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, and Final Fantasy. It sounds very carnivalish, mixed with a great sense of adventure. If not in n RPG, this would be great for an animation where a kid just goes crazy and rides everything at a fair while buying cotton candy, annoying the hell out of everybody, and starving for adventure. This is a very quirky little tune, and really is composed well with a good, solid structure. This reminds me that a song can be great even though it's not something you would buy on a CD. You should participate in some of the Game Jams going on man, youd be a wonderful addition to the audio team.

Keep up your old school video game style work!

camoshark responds:

Thanks for the review!

I don't think you've checked the author comments, because I didn't make this song, I meerly transcribed it (still ALOT of work.)

As for the RPG part, I guess it's kind of true, thought I can't quite picture it. Some other guy said it sounded like Song of Storm, from Ocarina of Time, wich is totally true, though.

Again, I'll see what I can do with the Game Jams, I've only recently gotten active in the NG Community!

Thanks again for the review, glad you enjoyed!

Cheers,
Samuel Hébert

Great for a flash game loop!

Seems like a funny little diddy that I would hear at a piano bar back in the old west. This isn't a type of song that I would listen to in my spare time, but it is great for a game such as that one Cuboy game where he goes back in time and hangs out in the.. old west. I think you could have worked on the looping for this, as it would make a great loop.

It really does show proper knowledge of music composition, as you had a good selection of instruments with well done tunes and a good mix of leads and background to really keep the song going. You should try participating in this years game jams coming up, where teams of 5 get together and make a game / animation. You would be good for music.

For what this song is, it would be great for a flash game, but just not something I would find myself listening to in my spare time unless it was backed up with some sort of clever musical lyrics.

camoshark responds:

Thanks for the review, you're a great aquisition for the RRC!

I thought once of joining the game jams, but I didn't think I had the skills necessary to do so (also, I forgot :/)! Thanks for the tip, I'll probably do it!

As for the song itself, It's kind of related to ragtime (the genre you're speaking of), with the uppity feel and such, but it's actually Dixieland Jazz. Still, I'd agree to say it would probably still fit within that kind of flash!

Thanks for the compliments, it's well appreciated!

Cheers,
Samuel Hébert

Quirky, kind of messy.

It starts out a bit quirky, and leads off into a completely different mood. It is almost as if you were playing a live concert and decided NO WAIT ILL PLAY SOMETHING ELSE LOLZ and went off into something different. Perhaps you could have filtered out the begginning tune into the background of the tune that followed.

I did enjoy the part at 1:24. It sounded like you really had something going there. With some heavy bass, that could really be an excellent climax. Then it went off into something different again. It's like this entire song was a little bit of everything on your mind mixed together kind of messily, but in the end pretty clean. This seems like it would make a good menu loop, credit loop, or perhaps a boss fight song. Good choice of instruments, I liked the quality of them all.

The part after 2:50 was my favorite.

All in all, this seemed to be a quirky song more than anything that needed some major organization. Just because you have cool sounding tunes doesnt mean the song is cool, but still you show a unique style.

Tykwa responds:

" It is almost as if you were playing a live concert and decided NO WAIT ILL PLAY SOMETHING ELSE LOLZ "

LOLZ

:3

<3

" choice of instruments "

3xosc ftw!

" but still you show a unique style "

:D

Very classy!

Haha, this tune has an excellent electric edgy feel to it. Now that you mention it, it truly does make me feel as if my socks have thunder in them. Great combination of sounds used in here. The synths are all very well created and have nice depth to them. I have listened to this tune a couple of times. It is surprisingly addicting! It went very well with the 24HRC3: The Portal.

Nice one!

Slug-Salt responds:

thank you!

Ignorance, Isolation, Nothing

NOTE: Woops, I accidently made a review with my friends account.. well hey just take it as a free ten. This is my actual account, so please read this one instead and respond if you want :)

I can see where the feeling of repetition without getting anywhere comes into play in this song. Ambient is one of my favorite genres, and I am very pleased to see this one get noticed. This entire song had a lot of emotion put into it, almost as if you were attempting to express some sort of lost feeling inside of you that you can only describe with the gentle sounds of music. Your certainly explained a lot in this song, and it allows the listener to bring their deepest subconscious into a dreamy, half asleep, half awake reality.

The entire thing reminded me of my past, and told my future. I pictured myself aging through life, never looking at the joys of the world around me, only focusing on the things that don't matter, never discovering love, never obtaining happiness, and staying ignorant for my entire existence. My life was just me walking in a giant, open abyss of snow; a barren wasteland of dead trees, grey surroundings, and the overwhelming feeling of loneliness.

I could have made it better, but I choose to lose myself in nothingness. Perhaps I am a rich man who sits alone in his large house, sipping on a glass of wine while staring out the window wishing for someone, anyone to come to me and be with me. Perhaps I am an old man who gave up on love a long time ago, never enjoying the riches of friendship or compassion. Scolding and tired, I die in my bed in brief realization that my entire life was wasted. Time slows down, and for 5 minutes I watch my body disappear below me, hearing this music.

Ambient musc can really be used to "extract" certain energies from our bodies. Buddhist mediation is amplified with the usage of meditational song, talking to our minds and freeing our souls. It is a psychological wonderment that still amazes me to this day. What's wonderful is when we understand the music, when we feel it physically and see it. Some of us are able to craft our thoughts into this music, and when we do a sound like no other is truly released. I can feel the pain in this song, and can nearly understand just who you are based on the music you have created. It is like stepping into your imagination, as well as releasing my own.

You have achieved these energies in this song. It has been on loop for a while now. Great job. Keep up the great work. I hope to hear more from you.

Insanctuary responds:

Wow. Thankyou. I am glad you enjoyed this ''world'' I have created. This wasn't just for my holes of despair. It's for everybody who suffers the notions of my author's comments. You are dead on the point of why I enjoy ambient music. It is very mysterious, yet we discover ourselves through this unfamiliar void. It's amazing.

You have described a very great visual. I like how you think. Thankyou for your wonderful words, aswell as your inner whispers. I am honored to have provided everyone with this ''world''. I will continue on making more ''worlds'' for people to step in. I am working on a bit more fast paced, epic song titled ''Soulstice''. If you are interested. :D. It has percussion, and I fail at percussion. Also, it's stretching my limits, where I don't excel. Still trying my best to amplify my notion for my ''Soulstice Theory'' though :D. Good day to you. I wish you an early Happy New Years ^-^. Take 2

Kind of annoying

It was a funny, cute recording of your friends and then altered into squeaky voices with a few simple clicks of the mouse button. I thought the cracking percussion noises were fairly annoying with the out of tune synths. This seems way, wayyy to quirky for my tastes. Its cute and all, but needs a lot of work on the pitches.

sorohanro responds:

Thanks for review.
1-Voices are "Helium Choir" sound library from Tonahammer (also written in the description), no mouse clicking but lots and lots of helium.
2-Out of tune synth = dissonant bagpipe (out of tune=tuned wrong, dissonant=tuned right, playing dissonant interval, like 2nd, 4+, 7th, 9th...etc).
3-Have you ever considered that a song named "Carol of the Trolls" might be supposed to be dissonant, harsh on ears and generally speaking unpleasant in a funny way ?

Wow

This song starts off sounding very sandy, as if I am walking through a dessert in the night, watching, waiting, looking for somewhere to go. I love the feel of it. It sounds very middle easter, yet at the same time it reminds me of a nice ambient feel that im use to. I love the deep pads in the background mixed with the constant, nice repetition of that simple dinging. That SFX in the bg is awesome and calming.

This song gets very dark and very strange. Some sounds seem to just come from nowhere, as I am lost in the overwhelming wave of sounds. The guitar was such a nice, vivid touch. Its like I finally understand where to go in the song, and climb out of the dessert to find something strange and exotic. Perhaps I am looking at a city, charred, old, and barren, lost in the middle of the dessert. Am I the only one living? What happened? How long have I been in the dessert?

Then certain warm sounds are brought in that make me feel like somebody else is there, yet the feeling of someone else being with me is only a memory of me wlaking down these once busy streets, meeting people, talking, and holding my child as he smiles. Then I come to the realization that everyone that I once knew and loved, is gone. Everything never mattered. I am just as lonely as the cracked, dusty walls of the collapsed structures around me.

Near the end, I feel acceptance. I feel at peace. I feel very nice and warm. The voices you put in there are a very nice touch, repeating just as the small, simple ding was in the beginning. Very nice collab guys. Underrated to the extreme. I'm glad I found this little gem.

Respect.

Mich responds:

I must say I quite enjoy the visuals you get with songs. The dark and strangeness is probably due to the scales used, which I don't even remember anymore. :p

All I know is that I stuck to the scale we picked, and SineRider wandered about with it, in his piece.

Thanks for the lovely review, it's much appreciated. :)

Water? Old Age? Remember to compose wisely.

It is almost as if you composed this song using nothing but water. If I could explain a planet, surrounded by the emptiness of space, composed entirely of water I would play this song. There is a bit of remastering needed in here, since there are parts where the song glitches a bit and goes PFT, although that MIGHT be my speakers but I doubt it.

The strings sounded a bit strange as a lead. You should add a bit of a filter to them and put them in the background instead. It would sound a lot cooler. Those voice SFX samples are awesome. Switched the mood completely into something much different, as if I am sitting alone inside my darkened home, worn out from age, watching home videos of my past silently, remembering everything that I have experienced before breathing my lsat breathe of life and escaping into the cold hands of death.

I liked the idea in this song, but I just think everything sounds a bit to random if you know what I mean. The strings seems randomly composed and do not really mix in well with everything. Simply put, choose your sounds wisely. Ambient music is pure harmony with trippy sounds. Remember to always aim for that perfect harmony before composing. Good job for top of the week.

Insanctuary responds:

It's not that I am having trouble with the sounds. Those sounds will go in with the song perfectly. It's my lack of EQ and compressing knowledge that is hindering me. I uploaded a WIP even, so somebody like you can teach me how to compress and EQ properly. I am having alot of trouble, and it ruined my inspiration countless times. I am so glad you liked my baby voices. I knew people out there enjoyed that part aswell as I did. Although, all this WOULD be fixed if I knew how to get inside the internal realms of my world. To make the sounds more prestique, to make it sound more in depth, without it sounding a bit erratic in a layer matter. ^^ Thankyou for this awesome review. Merry XMas to you.

Interesting, Heart Felt.

this song certainly had evidence of true heart put into it, but it simply wasn't mastered very well to be quite honest. It seems a little rushed. You probably recorded the whole thing in about a day. Always remember to take time to master a song, and prepare the recording process well. That is my only complaint, however, and think it is awesome that you can compose your feelings into music. :)

I do the same thing actually. I made a song called, "Breathe With Me" after meditation to release some stress from depression issues. I love using music as a way to escape.

KroweMusic responds:

When I express my feelings through songs, I don't really care to do much mastering. I just make the song for my own sake. I might make a remastered version later since this song seems to be gaining some popularity :)

Thanks for the review :)

Very Warm

I am making something similar to this, but it will be a lot more mellow. Some of the background noises that you use are to etchy and hurt my ears a bit. I have a great pair of headphones, so it really is the quality of the sounds and not just me. This really takes me on a trip through the city, late at night watching the neon lights pass by my forehead as I trail aimlessly through the concrete and steel maze. The combination of noises seem to just trail me off to where i cant even focus on the song anymore. That is a great effect.

I am listening to the full version now, here is what I see:

I stare out my window inside my small apartment. The buildings that make up my home have always towered high above my head, blocking out the golden rays of the sun. They cast gloomy shadows over my world and laugh at me as I try to find peace in this concrete jungle of chaos. I close the blinds and grab my shoes, grabbing a water from my fridge. I walk out my door and step into the dark hallway of the high rise that I must refer to as my home. I drowsily walk through it and make my way outside only to be greeted by the loud obnoxious noise of cars and people blabbering on their cell phones.

I walk with the crowds, staring straigh ahead into nothingness in an attempt to escape from my reality. It is nearly impossible, but soon I figure out a way to make everything blend together into a peaceful sound of harmony. I sit down on a bench and close my eyes. The world turns around me into a deep shade of black. I fall asleep.

LLAAPPSSEE responds:

Thank you for the review, man. This is a great a read. As I said above. I'm going to try and work with the drums a bit more, doing something a bit different by chance. Thank you for the beautiful words. I'm glad it paints a vivid set of imagery for you. That's my aim. I'm glad you could be taken somewhere. It's fairly spot on to the feelings behind this.

Oh, hello there. I guess you want to know who I am. I mainly create ambient music and voice act here on NG. Occasionally youll see me produce some silly animation or game. If you want to chat or something, send me a spanky danky PM. *Sig by Magical-Zorse*

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