LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Xmas in the South]

This is actually really good for having been made in an hour!
The mix is nice, and bluegrass is always fun to listen to XD

As usually, listening to your stuff just makes me happy. Which is perfect for Christmas! :D
I hope you'll be able to write some more stuff for next year :3
Merry Christmas, dude!

LunacyEcho responds:

=> mix =>

lol

Thanks for reviewing my stuff throughout the year! It really means a lot, and I need to catch up on tons of reviews for you too. :P Merry Christmas!

[The Shores of Empyrean]

This is a very relaxing and awesome track, dude! Great job :)
Oh, and also, Merry Xmas :3

[Tick Tack]

Heh, I love the ambient and spooky genre. And combined with Christmas? Even more brilliant!
The clock ticking is great for the atmosphere. But your melodies are really amazing :O
The harmonies you use are very interesting too.

The dynamics at around the 1:00 adds a lot to the feel. I can definitely see how ZipZipper and Steampianist inspired this XD
Sounds very classical, actually. But in the cinematic way. Like something pulled straight out of Fantasia!

Awesome job! Merry Christmas :)

Azhthar responds:

Thanks a lot!!! I wish you a Merry Christmas, too!

[.:{Crystals}:.]

I think that the fact that I love atmosphere and ambiance is no secret at this point. So when someone pulls it off this well, I can't help but fall in love :)

The harp sounds great, and is very apt, considering that etherealwinds was a huge part of the inspiration behind this. I'm glad to hear that I've been able to inspire you too. You certainly have inspired me as well! Especially with your very fast growth, in music. You're quite amazing, to say the least.

There's a little bit of clipping in the track (especially in the middle section), but it doesn't matter, as it almost adds to the mood here. Great job, dude!

larrynachos responds:

Thank you so much for such kind words. I really appreciate it, LSD :) I'm so glad you fell in love with this song. It's definitely one of my greater pieces.

I can't hear any clipping, but there's definitely a crackle coming from my harp samples.

Thanks again for this review. Reading the feedback and praise is what I live for <3 Merry Christmas!

[Ambience]

This definitely sounds interesting! It sounds mysterious for sure. But while bein a bit creepy, the tension also makes me curious :D
Good job :)

eatmeatleet responds:

thanks! Happy holidays!

[Stand By (Orchestrated)]

Wow. This sure came as a surprise. I'll have you know, I normally don't like surprises, as they often bring other things with them. But this surprise is one that I never expected, but that made me very happy, to say the least.
I didn't think that anyone really notied that short piece I wrote, despite the fact that I found it to be pretty interesting myself. But now you've gone and created an amazing rendition of it! Thank you very much for this lovely Christmas gift; I appreciate it greatly.

I have no idea how you managed to write a 3 minute piece based on a 1 minute one, and pull if off so well. But you sure did. The best part is, I never imagined the piece in this kind of an arrangement, yet it works perfectly. Which means I get something entirely new from listening to this. I can enjoy this much more than the original, personally. You put your own spin on it, and I love the way it's rolling. And yet, throughout the entire track, I can hear the base, and it feels like I never wrote it, but that it is pulled straight out of a movie soundtrack that someone made, for a timeless movie that doesn't exist (but at the same time, kind of does. I don't know how to explain it). Some aspects even remind me a bit of parts from the FF7 soundtrack, but I don't even know if that's me or you XD

I don't really have much else to say. I think the arrangement is perfect, your dynamic work is top notch as always, and I wouldn't change a thing. Great job, and Happy Holidays for that matter! Thank you.

Phonometrologist responds:

Hey Lucid! If you reset your cache, I updated the track after reflecting upon it for a couple more days. I added a bit more dynamic to two sections of which it lends to more of my liking. But I can say that I'm finally done with it.
How did I manage to make it 3 minutes? The intro is playing with the falling chords that transition at the end of your loop and elongating it a bit. The piano part is something that I wanted to emphasis what I thought the main melody was that I heard from your loop, and by me playing the two chords twice that match the rhythm of the Gymnopedie. Your loop is moving in upward contour in terms of your progression. CM7 and GM7 are very typical and serves a good end by finally resting a bit from the constant movement that your loop provides. Just thought it was a good way to land the piece to its ending while also keeping the integrity of what you already had written.
While you never imagined the piece in this kind of an arrangement, have you not heard Debussy's transcription of Satie's Gymnopedies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqKpAHvrOjw
As a side note, Debussy flipped Erik Satie's numbers between 1 and 3 so Debussy's transcription of Satie's 3 is titled as 1. I'm really talking about Debussy's transcribing Gymnopedie number 3 but you wouldn't search it that way. Wouldn't hurt to listen to it again. That was my platform that I decided to go by in terms of instrumentation.
Although I never played FF7 or heard its soundtrack, I will say that the chords you put together really sound full when the strings sustain the chords you have chosen. With the natural piano decay of notes, you don't quite get the suspense you would otherwise without it being done in this way. You provide some nice harmonies. To me, this shows a potential peak we may reach in a project that I wouldn't otherwise be able to attain without this kind of collaboration. I haven't forgotten the other piece that we discussed in email...

[It's Snowing]

This sounds wonderful :D
Favorited.

Great job!

LawnReality responds:

Thanks! :D