LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blooming Nightshade]

Whoo!!! I love this sundae :D
It tastes like good luck in the contest ;)

Noisysundae responds:

Why thank you LSD. And hey! It's 3 weeks left. Why don't you do one for this contest?
Btw, That whoo made me think of Will it blend show. "Whoo! Waveform smoke. Don't breathe this." XD

[Nothing But Sand & Water]

I'm on a vacation, so no super long review here. But man... I am about to go to sleep, and this music is perfect!
Very relaxing, but engaging at the same time.

I imagine a very beautiful and calm island listening to this, filled with wire grassy fields that are reaching the horizon, and large deserts as well as an endless blue ocean. Wonderful.

This definitely reminds me of some retro games, like Zelda and FF7 (I mean, everything reminds me of FF7, but OMFG they are finally beginning to work on a remake and I'm already hyped even if it'll take forever. I really hope Nobuo Uematsu will be responsible for the music though...)

Other than retro games, parts of this remind me of KH, Okami and Trine.
There is also a track in the anime SAO that comes to mind. I think you managed to somehow get a medieval yet somehow oriental (although not the typical one) sound going on here. I'm sure it's the harp and other instruments you used that cause most of it though.

But dude... No matter what you work with, you are able to create true beauty!
Thanks a lot for sharing this track; an easy favorite, just like all of your other tracks.

P.S. If I would have any complaint, it's that I would've wished for this to be a bit longer, which just proves how great it is!

Mattashi responds:

Man I never really played FF7 completely (shocking, I know!) I used to play it a couple of times at a friends house and now that the remake is coming maybe I should finally play it and finish it :3 I'm also hoping that Nobuo Uematsu will do the music or at least that they use his score but with real orchestra recordings and whatnot!
This piece was inspired by Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu and many other composers/games like you mentioned.
Thank you for the awesome review Lucid :)

[Do a thing]

I'm happy I could inspire!
I'm on a vacation for 2 weeks right now, and didn't bring my laptop, but hopefully, I'll remember to play your game when I get back!! :D

UrnSudden responds:

As a game it certainly isn't the best, but medley of a shattered mind definitely influenced my first iteration of the art style. It gradually stemmed from there, and I, without a doubt, wouldn't have finished it without that solid tonal foundation, THANKS AH!

[Deep Sleep]

Pretty simple, but it works really well in this track!
I always love me some ambient music :3
I'm glad to see I was part or your inspiration for this, thank you! :D

DESHIEL responds:

It is simple, but I feel like everything that I wanted to express with this track is already there :)

and yeah you are now responsible even for the bad ones xD

[Not dead YET!]

Whoo, this is amazing... ly good :D

Loved every second, easy favorite, you earned a new fan; nuff said ;)

NeXsard responds:

thank you lucid! thank you very much

[Squiggleland]

Awesome! I love Fancy Pants, and I've played most if not all of the games. I also bought the ps3 version and comleted it 100%.
With that knowledge and experience, I can say that this definitely resembles both the music and the feel of the games. Everything sounds pretty clean to mee too :)

Great job, and good luck in the contest!

ToxicGeek responds:

Thank you and congrats on your completion award!

[To Be With You (Singalong)]

Yet another one!
You cannot NOT continue this until you have a whole album now. It's awesome to hear collaborations like the ones you've made on Newgrounds, as they're usually pretty rare.

Once again, you've all done an amazing job. Loved all the... Perhaps more experimental singing XD

Looking forward to the next one!

Ceevro responds:

Hehe...that was Sonicwombat and myself. The Wombat went off on a tangent, and it was so funny that I decided to introduce him...snowflake becomes blizzard, and next thing you know, we've presented it to some random test-audiences, and they unanimously told us to keep it in! And here we are.

As to whether this thing becomes an actual album...that's certainly on the table. Part of it would be the licensing/royalty issues, getting permissions from artists/record companies, marketing...all sorts of stuff! Albums are pretty ambitious projects, but I think the music we're making may just warrant the effort and expense. Positive feedback goes a LONG way to encouraging our sensitive artist souls!

[Time Slows Down]

johnfm, johnfm, johnfm. You've once again created a wonderful track, johnfm!
You also picked a very fitting name for this, johnfm! It really feels like time slowed down while listening to this, but of course in a good way. It's the atmosphere that makes this possible. But how did you achieve that atmosphere, johnfm?
I like your melodies and intrument choices as well, johnfm! Even though you mave have created this in a slightly different style than usually, I can definitely hear the johnfmy style. The bass feels fine to me johnfm, but then again, I am also wearing headphones.

Your beat johnfm, is great. I'm glad you put a lot of work into it. The johnfm-style synths and leads really give a chill feel, which is just what one would come to expect, listening to one of johnfm's tracks.

And to be honest johnfm, I really like that the tempo feels so slow. I guess that's part of the reason why the name fits so well (and perhaps also why you picked it, considering you kinda halved it XD).
Parts of this actually feel a bit minimalistic (while others do not), but I didn't even notice at first, as you made everything run so smoothly and work so well together, filling up all the necessary frequencies.
And wow. You hold true to your johnfm endings as well! Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with fading out, I guess. For some reason, I think that this piece would work really well as a loop though, johnfm! It doesn't feel repetitive, because of the great structure. The mood is also consistent, and I don't know if I'd say there is a climax either, which might be why.

I love this track, and it's going straight to my favorites.

Keep up the great work, johnfm!!!

johnfn responds:

@_@

LunacyDreamer6... I think you responded to the wrong guy's song.

[Troubled Sands]

Cool!
This track reminds me of both Desert (not Darude) Sandstorm, and "The Tomb Shaker", the latter one composed by Step. It definitely captures that vibe of a desert, more specifially an Arabic desert. Of course, it's to be expected when using that scale.

The intruments aren't of the best quality, but I think they are well mixed. That said, I think that the main melody intrument (starts at 0:16) sounds a bit boring, especially as this is a loop :(
It's a bit too repetitive, but I also feel like the intrument iself sounds a bit dry and bland. I don't know if more reverb would fix this either; it's probably just the intrument. I hope you didn't want to use something as "dry" as the desert XD

Apart from the repetitiveness, I like the melody. The strings and dynamics are nice. The loop is also smooth. The percussion is nice, to say the least.

All in all, a pretty decent track!

LunacyEcho responds:

=> scale =>

Phrygian dominant scale! That's so fun to say. Phrygian. Phrygian.

=> repetitive =>

It's an annoying loop. What else could you ask for? :P

=> reverb =>

The thing is, after my NGADM/NGAUC submissions, I've become REALLY wary of using reverb in my music, for fear that i'll become as reverb-heavy as those.

Thanks for the review!

[Shimmer]

What johnfn said. A very useful review, I know, but there's no need to thank me.

LunacyEcho responds:

10/10