LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Winter Winds]

I think the beginning is fantastic indeed. The atmosphere is sick o.O
Those whispering voices fit in so well too!!!
I love everything from percussion to sfx sounds in this piece. The drum rolls really set the mood, along with the deeper toms.

Maybe it is because I'm not wearing headphones (so I've only got my laptop speakers available at the moment), but the quality of the harp sounds nice :3

It's not only the instrumentation that is good of course. All the chord progressions and melodies are great too.

It's a shame you couldn't bring this piece to its full potential due to limitations. Astounding work nonetheless ;)

larrynachos responds:

Trust me, the harp samples sound amazing.

I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed it! I worked really hard, only to get shut down by my lack of ram and processing power XP

[Home Sweet Home]

Congratz on yet another frontpage! I think that alone says a lot about the quality of your music XD

Mattashi responds:

Thank you Lucid :) I still feel like I could improve some more though!

[Dragon's Lair]

Already at the mood setting intro, I knew this was going to be a great track :)
I listened to the original by seprix as well, as a comparison, and both versions are really good. I'm impressed by how well you managed to find the same chords and melodies too.

I actually like all the instrument choices, especially for the percussion. Great job ;)

larrynachos responds:

Thanks, I worked really hard on it!

[Melodic Monotony]

Whoah, this is a really nice trace song! Good job :D

larrynachos responds:

Thanks, bud! I actually was really worried people wouldn't like it :X

[Return]

This pours out so many emotions... It would be great movie music. Maybe not even background music. It's so overtaking that the movie would be in the background while the music is at front.
I don't see the point in reviewing something like this, as it is so pure and honest. I don't really have anything to criticise either.

I can definitely see this as a fitting piece for loosing a family member, as it should be, considering it was conceived by the concept.
6 minutes flew by like they would've been but the length of a breath.
This is my favorite piece by you so far (and you've made a LOT of great songs).
Astounding job, Phonometrologist.

Phonometrologist responds:

Wow you are very generous with your words, and I am grateful. I don’t really expect anything in return when I write… I just hope that others such as yourself may find some enjoyment or even a therapeutic relief from hearing my music. It’s for you, and I’m glad you’re taking it in this way. Thank you thank you

[Forest of Illusion]

Great game music ;)

Satyre responds:

Thanks, hope you'll also enjoy the game next week :)

[Glass Sky]

Why hi there :p

That's a pretty cool melody indeed. It kinda reminds me of something I've heard before, alas, I can't quite say what at the moment :/

I've got to say that piano fit into the piece in a very odd way, but it still fit in.
Very interesting chords indeed. I've got no idea what to make of them :p
I wonder if it isn't a bit too dry though, compared to the rest of the piece that is. Same might go for the percussion. I'm sure it's just my opinion though.

I'm not too fond of the lead instrument that jumps in at 0:58 either (your style is very recognicable in it's melody, though I'd still personally tweek some parts with it). I'd like something more... Juicy (like the one in Circumnavigating the Glob, for a good example)? Which would go along better with the sweet intrument you use for the catchy main melody :D
I like the heavy bass intrument too!

I know you did this piece while flying as well, so I can't criticise it too hard. 5 stars for the nice melody, 4 for the rest.

I watched both videos btw, and they vere pretty darn awesome for sure XD

Countries in the tags ey? Might that somehow be tied to the fact that you're traveling? In that case, it'd be more obvious than usually...

Cool tune bruh ;)

LunacyEcho responds:

=> melody =>

I'm probably not the first person to have thought of it! It's basically 5-4-3-2-1 in a minor scale and 5-4-3-2-1 of the major scale two half-steps lower. I find that insanely catchy, for reasons I don't quite know yet.

=> chords =>

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=> dry =>

I definitely should've made the instrumentation a bit more complicated, but planes are really really loud. There was enough backgrounds noise for me. :D

=> 0:58 =>

I wonder how you can tell which melody was written by which person? I know there's a few key tropes that I normally go to when improvising melodies, but I don't know how our unconscious picks up patterns and stuff like that. It'd be interesting to do an analysis of my most common melodies sometime and seeing how i can vary them.

=> countries in the tags =>

Well, they're basically all countries that I flew over on my way here to Connecticut from Beijing. :P

Thanks for reviewing as usual! :P

[Exotic]

I really like it too ;)

Fuzzy-L0g1c responds:

Thank you! :D

[Odyssey]

Are you capable of making bad music?

Stupid question XD

I love the atmosphere of this piece! It has a very trailer-ish vibe to it, which worked great with your montage (it is a great montage btw :D)

For some reason, this piece gives me the same kind of feel as when I listen to The X-Files intro (possibly the Doctor Who intro as well). The piano sounds amazing, and works really well with the percussion, and that low electronic sound.

Amazing job, once again ;)

LunyAlex responds:

Thanks for the humbling words! Very glad you liked both the song and montage. Cheers!

[Bird Music]

Simple, yet fun to listen to :)
I love your guitar work here, as in many other of your pieces ;)
Great job :D

GhostLawyer responds:

Thanks!! I love the sound of multitrack guitar. One of these days I'm gonna whip up some crazy electric guitar piece and get it out of my system.