Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[8bit - Detente]

Decent. I really like the super fast-paced nature of this tune, but the lack of progression really killed it. Generally when you have a piece like this, you can increase the wow factor by having it defy expectation a little more than it does right now.

[Newgrounds Rumble Theme]

Sick man! The distortion you put in makes it sound really aggressive, yet it's catchy without being too heavy. Loops well, and a really good remix of the unofficial Newgrounds 'anthem'. Even the synth drums, which I usually hate, were placed so well that I can't help but love it!

[|-Mysterious Journey-| (WIP)]

Good!

It seems to get a little repetitive, but by and large I really like the fast pace you have in here, coupled with the progression. I can't help but think this would make really good background music to... Well, pretty much anything. The bass distortion was good, but a little overboard. Tone it down!

[|-\Victory/-|]

Excellent Job!

I'm really loving this! The mix of synthetic and natural sounds really flows, and everything just... Feels right. I'm not much into hip hop beats, but this one really did it for me. Percussion was substandard, as it usually is with hip hop, but the instrumentation for everything else more than makes up for it. I'll be sure to check out your other work!

O-Prime125 responds:

thanks man! :)

[I've got a bad feeling]

Indiana Jones-ish?

I love the combination of instruments here. The drums sound almost tribal and I can't help imaging some Indiana Jones-esque situation. This piece sounds a lot more suspenseful than creepy. I really like this!

NordicHazard responds:

indiana jones-ish? hmm i'm trying to immagine some scenes with this piece.. hmmm

[=Dark-Organ=]

Repetitive

I like the atmosphere you brought out in this piece, but it sounds really repetitive and predictable to be honest. It would make good video game music, but just listening to it I can't help but feel as if it's really forgettable.

[Movie Intro]

Excellent

This reminds me a little of the Nightmare on Elm Street theme. Everything flows very nicely and the outcome sounds professional, but if you were going for a creepy tone, you might have wanted to use more tritones, especially for the end. Something about the lack of ambiance felt like it took some of the power out of it, though.

[Tainted Halls]

Strong

You have some excellent orchestration going on here!! Everything flows so perfectly I find it really hard to point out anything in particular. I'll admit the piece is a bit simple, but for background music that makes it PERFECT! You might have considered adding in some slow bass under everything, but I can also see that turning out badly if you wanted the whole thing to seem creepy and the bass ended up being too rich.

[Unsettled Thoughts]

Not the Most Intelligent Piece

I really love this style of music, but there's such a thing as orchestrated chaos. What you have here has some repetition and sense to make it work, but it's more the melody than the rhythm that bothers me. Something about it just didn't flow. Of course, it's not supposed to flow 'correctly' if you want it to sound creepy, but it seems more random than unsettling to me. I also don't like your choice of instruments. A really quiet piano and lots of strings would have worked so much better, or maybe a gentler synth. Although if you play it quietly enough, it still sounds fairly creepy.

branpute responds:

I appreciate the constructive criticism.

[Those of Us Who Fight! ~P~]

Too Mild

To be honest I really didn't like it. The thumping beat in the background was repetitive, tasteless, and gave me a headache pretty soon. The organ is synthesized so heavily it gives me a headache, and overall the composition is horribly repetitive and doesn't seem to have much of a sense of progression, if any. By the time the electric guitar came in, I began to wonder if you put some kind of effect on it to make everything sound farther off. I don't know if this was to increase the 'epicness' of it, but all it did was reduce the resonance and make it sound worse.

Sorry, but I really didn't like it at all. My guess is that most of the popularity comes from people who played Epic Battle Fantasy and associate its soundtrack with the gameplay.