EvilRaccoon's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Machine]

Superb! What a sound! This feels really nice and grand.

LunyAlex responds:

Thanks man, I'm flattered! Really glad you dig it!

[FD - Happily Ever After]

lol! This is too good! XD

ForgottenDawn responds:

Thanks!

[Our Last Hope]

Me likey! Very clean, very crisp and has a lot of drive and excitement, and excellent adventurous boss battle! Great stuff!

Mattashi responds:

Thanks a lot Peter :) I hope you're joining the contest as well, can't wait to hear your masterpiece :D

[-Orr- 2015 Demo Reel]

Superb David! Excellent Reel!

DavidOrr responds:

Thanks Peter!

[A Night in the Attic]

This is great Troisnyx!

The instrument choice is excellent it almost feels child like, making the feeling very creepy and unsettling. The piano playing is excellent, it's very tell-tale and carries an underscore very well. Many people will comment on repetition but I think it really works here. It establishes a mood, very much like older horror flicks like Halloween, Exorcist and Nightmare on Elm Street.

Your hummed singing is brilliant, it's extremely DonnieDarko, enhancing a dreamy state and uncertainty throughout. The combo of ambience and glock is where I feel it shines instrumentally because it embraces the concept of a childlike setting, almost like a wind up toy, but with dark energy and quality. All the instruments sit very well and in their own space.

The melody is great, and very listenable. It's memorable and actually quite catchy. I think at the ending things end quite upbeat, personally I think keeping it dark may have been quite nice. But this is personal preference more than a problem with the song.

I really like your track, it has a lot of '80's' qualities to it, they never make horror themes like this anymore, and I really miss them.

[Aurora Dawn]

Agree with the comments below. This is a great piece, excellent work! I would love to collab at one point too when we're both a bit free. ;)

I'm very pleased you stayed in the competition because you produce some tremendous tracks, even when you are under great pressure. All the best!

etherealwinds responds:

I'd love to, really!

I'm glad I didn't pull out too. It wouldn't have been fair on you at all. Thank you, all the best to you too Peteyboiii!

[No Time Left]

This is pretty great for your first cinematic track. :)

Cinematic is a bit different to every genre, so well done on giving it a shot. I think your placement of your instruments and the choice of instruments is really nice. The guitar I felt could be a bit in the background compared to the rest. But I think that's a personal preference.

A few ideas to help furthering yourself after this I'd say is, automate what you can, use your velocities of your instruments to sweep volumes to create tension and interest. Things don't always have to have the same mood all the way through, you can change key, tempo, timings any time you think it's necessary (unless your scoring to film timings). So although it's quite an easy thing to fall into when creating a track try break up the repetitive structures which occur when making digital music. Break tracks into chapters, set yourself some visual goals to reference and have a mood, which I see you did here, but add more to it than just a concept, keep a visual timeline in your mind and the progression. This will help change it up and create interests to the listener. It was help anyone whos listening get sucked into it when listening to it the first time.

orchestration wise I think you have plenty of room in your mix to add more instruments, so dont be afraid to go from subtle to climax to bring us back down again right back into a climax. Cinematic allows you to play with these kind of elements.

Keep it up! Looking forward to hearing more. :D

Chemiqals responds:

Thanks so much for the helpful advice Peter! I'll be sure to keep all of this in mind when I make my next cinematic track! ^_^

[Ira de Deus Mechanicus]

Woa, you certainly did! After hearing this track. Great Job! Fantastic track! I love the variety in it!, and that hybrid orchestra is really tough to manage at times. Excellent stuff guys.

Prepare for return fire. :X