octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Delve]

Interesting mix of melancholy, calm, and a little happy/relieving. The instruments you chose with the low cut off really help establish this calm feeling at least while the melody establishes the moods. I like how for each phase there are different parts that make it feel like the song will change chords, but it stays on the same sustained chord. It helps emphasize the feeling of falling, just something being dragged out, but in a good way. Keep up the great work!

[AIM - Harmonic Dispersion]

This sounds happy and chirpy, I like it! The melody flows very nicely and is soothing and exciting at the same time. The instruments you chose, from pads to synths, all sound amazing and work together very well. All the drops make an exciting buildup worth the wait and just boost the mood with good feelings. Great work, keep it up!!

LordAndiso responds:

Thank you soo much! I appreciate it :)

[Ice Caverns]

Very subtle, very beautiful, and definitely very gentle. It sounds happy and a bit melancholic with a magical feel to it. Definitely reminds me of classical music to a large extent, specifically the styles of Bach and a British composer I forgot the name of (oops). The reverb really helps establish the space and makes this song feel roomy. The choice of organs and bells was perfect too, gives the song a cold feeling to it. Amazing and beautiful work, I'm really happy I found this song. Keep up the awesome work!!!

[Synthetic Fields]

Definitely got a very nostalgic 80s feel to it, I love it! It sounds like something that would play in the background of a soft action scene in a movie from around that time. I love the synths you chose, and how you made everything work together. The orchestral hits are also perfect for the time period/style you were going for! Made me feel good listening to this as 80s/90s is some of my favorite music :)
Keep up the awesome work!

ModernBard responds:

Thanks for the comment :)
I decided to choose synths that use short wave, kinda like wavetable synthesis, and some FM bass synths typical mid-80's for that.
Then i used classic drum machines like Linn and oberheim for drums, some other drum machines were used.
Then electric guitars and hammond organ for the harmony and solo.
I'm glad you liked it (:

On top of that, i created from scratch the orchestra hit i used here with orchestral vsts and hit samples.

[~Leaving ice castle~]

Very beautiful :)
It sounds a little sad, but mostly happy. It also reminds me a lot of tracker music too. I like the little swells you have here and there before the melody returns to something more peaceful. All in all this felt really nice to listen to. Keep up the great work as always!!

[Built to Last]

Very interesting handsup song. It sounds colorful, and has a lot of different phases that verge from trance to early 2000s dance, with rave stuff in between. When the different parts combine at first around 1:40 it just sounds like pure bliss! This could fit so many moods and environments in general, while being very unique on its own. I also really love the pad intro, it was really beautiful. Hearing it come back the second time with the pluck arpeggio sounded so nice! But yeah this was just an amazing piece to listen to, keep up the amazing work!!

FlashMemory responds:

so nice to hear what you said, thank you!!@!

[Incoherent Hysteria]

Love the clash of genres going on here, it sounds very intense and crazy! The title definitely fits the song, as it goes all over the place (but in a good way). It sounds scary and disorienting, but also kind of mad if that makes sense. The song keeps evolving over time so it never stagnates or gets repetitive. Good use of effects and panning here too. Great work, keep it up!

[TheRealMadMan - Andromeda]

Awesome beat, this goes hard very quick! I love the magical and more gentle start in the beginning, and the drop feels amazing once it hits. It feels like a light speed chase or something, just definitely a spacey song. The return to the gentle part around the middle is a really nice decision to kind of give a break and give way to an intense section again. I love that when the hard part comes on again it also has a slightly varied melody too. Awesome work, keep it up!

[knonzzz - this weird call i received last night (Emptind remake)]

The intro was so smooth, it felt like the song started without me even noticing it fully! The bass is so good, it drones at a low pitch that just makes my headphones vibrate and it feels weirdly cool. The melody itself is very relaxing, calm, and mysterious, but beautiful all together. It's short but sweet! Keep up the great work :)

Melon4ikpro1772 responds:

Thx for your response :)

[Countdown]

Feels like a constant downfall listening to this, as if something is just going deeper and deeper. You did a very good job at making the song feel countdown-y and as if you're running out of time! While the chords repeat, you managed to make it vary throughout the whole piece making it not sound boring and in fact pretty suspenseful. Instrumentation choice is perfect, and the bass and plucks you chose really help. Great work, keep it up!