FatKidWitAJetPak's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[.:Vesoul:.]

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

[.:Dixieland Reborn:.]

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

[-( cusear )-]

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

[Thundersocks]

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!

[Carol of the Trolls]

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 ?

[MMS - Platysomus]

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. :)

[Can't Remember Where I Am]

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.