This is the first composition I've ever posted. Please be kind ^^. It's called Midnight Blue (Revisited) - I wrote the original with a friend quite a while back (I'm hoping to post the live recording some day soon ^^) I pulled it out in the Spring and gave it a new lease of life, as it were - not that it was bad before ^^ Enjoy! Please give me some feedback! :heh:
Thanks!
'Thela

I liked listening to it but I didn't really find anything memorable about it. It just felt like there should have been some sort of strong, simple melody overtop of the whole thing. Maybe in the brass or even jsut giving a strong melody to the lower strings like you started doing. It's good, I'm just not sure if I'd really want to come back for a second listen.

6.5/10

I know. If there was a way I could save it so that all my parts come out then I would have posted it. This file feels same-y to me too... but it was all converted to strings when I saved it *growls. Stupid compuer*
Even so, thanks for taking time to listen! I know I'm not a brilliant composer but hey... Thanks!
Luv 'Thela

I'll do my best to be kind.

I was fond of the beginning because it suggested better things to come. The melody kicked in soon, which was good, but the ostinato (repeating accompaniment pattern) got very annoying very quickly. Usually I like ostinatos (I'm even using one in a new song), but that one is so commonly used. I suggest a possible accompaniment change.

VERDICT

+ ~ Nice melodies
+ ~ Good Introduction
- ~ Too common of an ostiinato to spark any interest

OVERALL GRADE ~ 3/5 Average

What program are you using to do this? I've never heard of one changing midi samples on saving like that and I'm somewhat curious.

For a first composition it is pretty good, you got a good chord progression. It was okay until 0:45, where it just becomes annoying and repetitious to listen to. However, I liked the soft strings you added right after that, but you should consider changing that into a flute, panflute, oboe or an english horn instead. To give you a suggestion...don't use such repetitious chords throughout the whole song, it just gets annoying and you will lose the listener. On a side note, I don't think the name entitles the song very much. It reminds me more of a cave or castle, if you're thinking RPG style.

It isn't bad.. I think the ratings given by others were a bit too low. It is supposed to be repetitive, right? That's how many RPG themes are. Honestly, it isn't too bad for a 4-chord piece (or 5, including that cadential 6/4).

At least it's not jumbled up like some other compositions here are. Not naming anybody, though. :whistle:

Oh my....I like the emotion combined with intensity. 8/10. Keep up the good work ^_^

OK, let's try to reply to everybody who's posted so far:
Ureshii Gaki - Thanks for being kind!
Elite 666 - I'm using Sibelius 3 - which allows compositions to be saved as MIDI files.
Noir7 - The problem is that when I converted the file, I couldn't keep the original instrumentation... which I think gives more variety than the piano+strings arrangement that I ended up with. As for the name... I had about five seconds to come up with something to call it so... that's what I ended up with ^^ I think you're right though... the title AT THE VERY LEAST leaves a lot to be desired!
Moebius - Repetition can be I good thing, I guess. Except for when it gets... um... OVER repetitive?
Vocalist69 - Is it really worth 8/10 in your book *dances* Yay!
ALL OF YOU - Thanks for your input! *runs off to work on something new which she hopes is less repetitive!*
Luv 'thela

7/10. cute, but iunno.. it seems to be missing something. i like it tho