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somehow, that song made me depressed...

Wow, the midi on my computer sucked. Maybe you should get that MP3 done. I like the melody for the most part, though. I think it needed more of a counter rhythm in the percussion, however, and the ending needs a little work. It was a bit too abrupt for my taste.

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Sounds like a evil clown song. LoL. 6/10

Didn't like it too much, but it was good. I didn't like the drums, though. At all. :unsure:

Hey, I like that! A nice driving rhythm in the bass, good command of dissonances... would be awesome if performed!

I agree the drums could be better, but they're hard to assess in a midi, as they vary the most depending on the soundcards. What sounds good on your sound card, might sound awful on mine.

The chromatic percussions are too quiet; I cannot hear them over the blare of brass & reed. I played them solo and they were really quiet (especially, the Glockenspiel when it hits the low notes).

Idea for variation (not that it's needed, but I'm curious): have you thought of trying a more staccato section in the bass? (Especially the Tubas)? Curious how that would sound...

Is Danny Elfman among your influence?

In the beginning it sounded like Final Fantasy song....but then it became something else. Hum....the melody in the middle is the best in the whole song.
Please make an mp3 of it, so that it can be listened better.
Or write the instrument u used and I´ll do it for you.

@Dawnstorm: Doesn't sound like Danny Elfman at all to me *shrugs*

Not bad, but I felt that the ending didn't need that piano bit added. I don't know, it works I suppose. Tell us how the recording goes! =D

Edit: @Dawnstorm, so much for my 'keen' ear, I don't know if it was a piano or not, haha

Your a brass player arn't you (trumpet right)?

I have to agree with Yellowmonkey on this one; it does sound like an evil clown theme! There are parts of it I like, and other I don't; the theme gets kinda annoying (yeah I'm one to speak too... My composition is just 4 quater-note themed and becomes quite boring), and overused. I can't really suggest anything for you to do to make it better; maybe have some more exciting woodwind and percussion parts. You know, switch off the melody from the Trps to the flutes and Clarenets(Oh god *ducks for cover for spelling it wrong*) for a while then come back with it. The Consitant Quarter-note (or 8th if you are in 4/8 - what Finale did) in the bass drum just seems too plain. Add some syncapation(sp?) to it!

Overall: the feeling and mood was portrayed, and it completes without any form of "I Never want to hear that again" syndrome. I believe that using a more excitable percussion part and giving the woodwinds a chance at the melody would make this piece take a step forward.

(6.0/10)

@Dawnstorm: Doesn't sound like Danny Elfman at all to me *shrugs*

I defer to the keener ear. (Perhaps, I just like to mention the name? Lol...)

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Piano part at the end? :think: There's a few notes of solo Glockenspiel/Celesta (?) near the end, are you referring to that?

The piece is kinda neat, but I agree the percussion could be livelier - even adding some velocity variation would make it a whole lot more interesting (especially if it's an uneven sort of groove). The whole thing felt somewhat march like, so maybe the percussion could use more rolls or whatnot. I think Dawnstorm felt that it sounded like Danny Elfman cause of the subdued chromatic feel that this piece has, which is present in a lot of Elfman's pieces.

I have made it to an mp3, but with other sounds :D ^^

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i liked the instrumentation.......

the whole thing still seemed too calmish to me. but, i really liked it after it got past near the middle of the song..

I agree that the instrumentation is strange, but it is slightly better.

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Hmm, the strings sounded a bit sudden when they came in, but maybe that's just me; and maybe you'd consider progressing bars 3-4 down a bit? It's somewhat more idiomatic sounding, in my opinion, and flows better into the next measure (attached is an example), at least until the progressions start divirging :P. Anways, it's an interesting piece, though I didn't expect it to turn into a march half-way through :P.

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yes, sound very bachish. i dont know for sure, but it kidna soudned that it was, in A minor with the G usually sharp.. sounds a bit "Old creepy." nice arrangement. the march was unexpected too lol..

Ooh, very medieval-sounding. Good job (although it's very short). ^_^

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Hah! I liked the "nice day" feeling I got from it. Some of the words (Going to the big pond in the SKY!) or something like that, got me a little worried :P , but you still managed to pull it off with a minor part coming somewhat after that.

Great job !

That was a funny song!:lol:

Indeed. I could even see this as one of those fun little songs they sing in music class in elementary school, complete with some of the children play the percussion. Or one of those Alfred's Piano Songs, complete with somewhat dry-witted lyrics :P.

LOL, that's my favorite!

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It was pretty good but a little foggy at the beginning. Kinda reminded me of Soul Calibur 2.

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Well, the beginning it was alittle difficult to make out what was happening.

I'm not really good at critiquing music.. I have trouble turning thoughts into words. Sorry.:\

Nice song. Sounded like some sort of intro to like... something related to an epic battle or some sort of war. ;)

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I sort of see what you mean, but I really liked the effect the gong had on the song.

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Got a left over download this month, so listening to some MP3's and yours was the first I listened to.

I had the same problem with the beginning Silver Wyvern had, but on listening to the piece again, it got better. I think the problem isn't so much the volume of the gong. I don't know how converting to MP3 works, but I suspect you could improve the quality of the recording with something like an equalizer on stereos. The instruments generally don't sound very distinct. (Since the file is only about 1. 6 MB, it might be a resolution-problem, too. But as I said, I don't know much about MP3s).

The piece itself is great. Very dramatic.

The thing's got a pulsing beat, kind of like the volcano heating up. Perhaps, you could have a short section of silence/boiling (the percussion at the end is quite good at that), then a violent eruption steady flow of brass, no relenting with the gong.... Then, a more quiet piece might be nice; think of the ash rain after the eruption. Woodwind perhaps, some highpitched cromatic percussion in descending motions; some softly played brass in the bass for texture; perhaps some rumbling (not banging) timpanis... I don't know much about orchestra either; just rambling and hoping it makes sense, and if we're lucky, inspires you. ^_^

Great piece! :)

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The Volcano's Wrath- Great mood. GREAT soundfonts. Where did you get that brass? The choir added a nice effect. Man, the sound quality of your MP3s is incredible. I'm jealous.

Norse- (I'm a huge fan of Norse Mythology.) I think you picked the right orchestration for the opening, but it doesn't sound very Norse. That's actually my blanket indictment against the rest of the piece. It kind of teeters between being Arabic or Celtic, but I'm not really feeling Norse.

I like these last two songs, even though I'm somewhat clueless when it comes to the Norse stuffs, so I can't quite tell ya if it sounds Norse-ish.

Anyways, keep it up. :)

@Setti/Alfonso - I think he used Fluid3. I also have that for my sfz, but im not usuing that a lot since i can't do very awesome orchestrations yet.. although I am working on a second "Mystic Concerto"

Volcano

I think the new begginning isn't too bad, but I didn't care as much for use of the oboe, but I'm sure that's my taste.

Norse Gods

I think it would have been cooler if the trumpet went a little bit slower at the beginning. I think the lone trumpet solo went on a bit too long, though. One big problem: it doesn't make me thing of Norse Gods at all! I think with the solos on this song, it probably would have sounded much better live, with some liberties given to the musicians playing it. I think better, broader instrumentation could have been given, too, and the drums, in my opinion, should have had a bit more emphasis in some parts.

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You have some great pieces in here. I enjoyed the first piece very much, maybe because I'm sadistic. Volanoe was pretty good as well. The Norse piece seemed very random in places - lacking direction, but if you snip some sections off, it could potentially be not so bad =P

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Hehe, cool.

........interesting use of chords and colours, the low really pointed out the high in the periferall. I visualized a waterfall in a blue forrest full of midgets.....

this is abstrakt to the point where it makes your ears bleed.

10/10

What the heck?!?!?! You are such a weirdo, Maestrosetti! Hahahaha! That's the most crazy thing I've heard all day!

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:huh:

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ROTFLMAO! XD

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What kind of singing does it need to be?

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Meh, can you wait until the weekend? Or maybe tomorrow night?

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overworld draft: I would not stand to listen to this for a longer while
overworld 2: same as above
boss battle: this actually works
final dungeon: hmm dont over do it, there is just too much sound.
game over: this will works very nicely!

yea well its best to be brutaly honest. the songs you have to listen to for some time in a game are the hardest, yours dont really cut the cheese.
keep it simple.

you nailed 2 / 5 though!

The bells in the overworld theme do get pretty load and annoying, perhaps you could think of another instrument that won't give the listener a headache from all the clanging.

The second overworld theme just sounds too...much like a boss battle to be overworld. Overworld theme should be THAT intense.

I think I really like the boss battle as well, although I think it sounds more like a normal battle to me.

The Final Dungeon draft, I actually think will probably work. At parts, the strings feel like they need some more harmony to make it more intense, though. It is the *Final* Dungeon after all.

Does game over mean you died? If it does, it's not sad enough.

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Oops, I meant to say Overword *themes *shouldn't be THAT intense.

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I actually liked this song. It was very original, IMO, even though it sometimes got just a little repetitive. Sounded nice, me thinks. ^_^

Okay, never mind. I'm done. I see no point in sharing anymore of my compositions. Feedback was in some cases helpful, and of course, appreciated. I'll still participate in the contests, as those are good experience for me. Lock, please. :)

Okie fine, just don't go making a "Can I start over??" thread shortly after.