Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[FFVII - Those Chosen [XD]]

Very Good!

I wasn't sure why, but I had an urge to find a Goth-style FFVII song, and by golly I found one! The mood is very heavy and VERY well set... My only complaint is that the vocals are too segmented. I feel like they should fade in and out a little more, rather than sounding as if they're being turned on and off. Maybe a little echo effect would have helped.

[.:Silent_Laura:.]

Needs More Chill

Didn't seem as sad as I would have hoped for. The brass was awfully cheery, the drums were too 'soft' (a tinny sound would have been really chilling), and the strings was 'soft' too... I can't really describe what I would like except to hear a sharper sound. I can't say I was really drawn in by this piece.

[Hawaii Five-O (D&B remix)]

Castlevania Five-O

Interesting take on the theme, sounds very video gamey. Plus I love the Hawaii Five-O theme song. Drums are energetic but rather repetitive.

[Belmont's Pride]

Interesting

The synth-metal really isn't my thing, but you did it pretty well. Wasn't a fan of the vocal style, but the lyrics were pretty good, if a little cliche. Kudos on the references, though. My favorite part about the songs were the quiet parts that built up tension, but I felt like they should have had a little less ambiance and perhaps heavier drums, to really crank up the awe factor. The bass was also pitifully quiet throughout the whole song.

SaturnaliaMN responds:

Thank you for your critique and opinions. It gives us a better idea on what we are doing wrong or what we could improve on. It is a very linear song, but I am a freshman lyricist so I definitely have a lot left to improve on. I think I was just writing it based around the references and could of gone more into story depth, but oh well. That just means we have to write another (which will happen.) Unfortunately, since conversion to MP3, the song lost it's low end. We will have to resolve that.

I will be putting our song Boddicker up very shortly. It is one of our more technical songs and a little more on the heavy side.

Thanks though for the critique.
It is appreciated.

[Territory WAR | Island rumble]

Elegant

Flows really nicely, progresses predictably enough that it loops very well! I really like the instrumentation with everything here, it sounds very natural!

[Renaissance Nights]

Nice

I really like the mood, but some phrases sound kind of lazily slopped together, and it also would have been really nice if you'd used a 12-string guitar or something to really bring out the renaissance 'feel'. The harmony also seemed kind of lazy in that it stayed pretty far back and out of the spotlight of the main idea.

[Gauntlet - Song A (Theme)]

Oh My God

I think it's weird how electronic yet authentic the instruments sound. It sounds off a little since there's no resonance, but I suppose that's what you get for video game music. All in all it's a neat little tune, but I can't see myself downloading it or putting it to any game.

[SR - Gatherton]

Nice Vibrato

Sounds kind of Asian to me. I really like it! The theme kind of wavers but that's alright. I'd so love to use this in a game!

SineRider responds:

Hey thanks :) yeah the slides are pretty weird, but I think they sound fairly unique. Sure go right ahead. If you need any other tracks or me to edit this one just let me know the details in a PM