skyood's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cosmonautilus]

4.5 Just because I felt like the piano only section at the beginning could be half as long, imo, for this to be relatively stand alone; I was starting to get bored before the rest of it kicked in ... and then it was all ear candy after that. Aaaah. Of course it would very much depend on how this was being used, and the lack of a real ending leads me to believe you'd expecting to adjust the length etc to whatever actual purpose it might be used for.

[Coin and Haggle]

Dude ... just ... dude. This belongs in a game. Like, yesterday. The little effects (coins dropping, etc) add a really cool ambience, and overall just a beautifully written, mixed, performed, everything little tune. Very very nicely done.

MichaelJ responds:

Thank you, skyood. I'm really happy to hear that. I'm glad you liked it!

[Call from Somewhere]

Me likey, again. I think it's another section/variation away from a feeling "done," but I imagine you know that. A good example of what you can do in 30 secs or so. Just well constructed and clean. Very nice.

Rexyrex responds:

Thanks :) I actually made this one a long time ago, just found it on my harddrive recently :P
I totally agree with you that it doesn't sound finished

[Picnic on the Beach]

Again, perfect fit as a video game song. You've got this style (that to me reminds me of Tetris Attack) really nailed. As for room to grow, I'm not in love with the loop point. I think it's because toward the end it's already been winding down for a bit, so that when combined with the beginning it's just a little too much sameness in a row (which you otherwise do a great job of managing - see: my comments on "Exciting Summer Day")... or maybe that the kind of "stuttering" beat/feel you have going on doesn't link up well between the end and the beginning. Can't put my finger on it precisely. But again, you really have this particular little sub-genre/feel really nailed. Sounds great!

Rexyrex responds:

Thanks for your detailed review!
I sure will look into the loop point and see what I can do to improve.
I'm really new to making video game music and it's really nice to hear you think it sounds suitable :D

[Exciting Summer Day]

You get the rare full 5/5 out of me that I give out when I can't think of anything negative to say. This would fit great into a game, and "exciting summer day" describes the mood well. I think you have just the right amount of movement/changes/development happening that the music doesn't get boring but not so much that is calls attention to itself to the possible detriment of the game it's set to. Great work.

Rexyrex responds:

Hey thanks a lot for the review!
It's flattering to have been given the rare 5/5 :P

[Skyline]

Love the strings, love the lyrical creativity, and you have a great voice, man. My (hopefully constructive!) feedback would be that the piano part hitting the chords the way they do ... it adds like a choppiness to an otherwise smoothly-flowing song. Maybe that's what you're going for, and maybe it wouldn't be as much of an issue if it weren't as muddy (see: Divo's comment), but to my ear it stuck out and not in a particularly good way. But overall man, it sounds great! I'm really impressed with the writing from both a musical and lyrics perspective.

Wolftacular responds:

Yeah, my poor excuse for mixing skills always gets in the way somehow. I was also in a huge rush to get this done because of the deadline. I only had a couple days to work because I moved out of the state. Anyway, either way, I'll look into the piano stuff to see if I can catch what you're referring to. I'm almost convinced it's just the mixing though, since it sounded well enough alone. Thanks a bunch for listening and reviewing!

[Mechanical Anima]

Quickie: Reminds me of certain areas/scenes in Final Fantasy III (My wife said the same). Which, by the way is the game that probably has the most memorable music to me. So that is a good thing. Very "automaton"-ish. Vurry vurry good.

steampianist responds:

now that you mention it does remind me of a bit of FF 3. Oh and thank you for listening happy to know that both of you like it