octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hydrophone [SILKENWOOD Release]]

This really made my headphones pop, I love it! The dynamics on this were great, the drops were amazing and the melody was intense and beautiful. It tugs on all kinds of emotional strings as it feels curious, mysterious, exciting, adventurey, and happy all at the same time. Beautiful work, I think you did an amazing job with all this! Keep it up :D

[In Forthwick Feast]

I was eating while listening to this lol
But for real this is kind of a strange, mysterious but very awesome and beautiful ambient track, I love it! Sounds like a very environmental track that would work well in a cartoon or game. The synth effects you have in the background during the song are very well done too, and add a lot of character. Great work, keep it up! :D

[Come With Me]

Still making awesome music I see! I haven't listened to your stuff in a while but this is crazy good :D
I love how this song progresses, the rises are great and my favorite is probably all the drops you made. Very creative and just all around awesome, keep up the great work!

[mercy]

Very pretty, calming and beautiful. I like the instruments you used, they sounded pretty bubbly and dreamy. Listening to this in general made me feel really happy :)

Great work, keep it up!!

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you very much!

[The Thinking]

I personally find it the most interesting that you managed to stretch this out for a whole 7 (almost 8) minutes! The song never gets stale, and always modifies itself throughout to stay interesting. And the instruments work together in a very moving and emotional way! I also wouldn't really know what genre this is. I thought more intense ambient type at first but honestly it shifts so much that it's hard to pinpoint. But that's what makes this so awesome! So keep up the great work :D

[Callaxis - Live Once]

The drop melody is awesome on this! The mastering is great as well, and the verses have great harmony. I love all the other different submelodies you have throughout, they really add character. I know this is a little weird but the genre of music kinda sounds like it would fit perfectly in Tower Unite, since that game has a lot of songs with a similar feel. But yeah great work, keep it up!!

[Blood Swamps of Torvus]

This really does sound like metroid and madness mixed together, I love it! Very alien like with a strong action edge. The synths and panning in this are amazing, I really enjoy the way you make everything work together. I can even see this be used in a cool game with a more intense swamp area like you mentioned in the description. Amazing work, keep it coming!

RixskyPeasant responds:

Thank you so much! I love the detailed analysis here. I'm a major fan of sounds that shift across the headphones and just tingle the ears so your mentioning of the panning makes me super happy C:

Yeah, I was really happy with how the mix of vibes came together. I plan on my "Cheshcore" style is a mix of Cheshyre's traditional style with a Metroid Edge and the use of the Prime patches like the Whistle Sine used for the lead which I recreated from the Original Patch using Omnisphere.

Expect a lot more like this! Thank you so much for the feedback! C:

[dreams]

Sounds like early 2000s game music, very nostalgic! I love the clarinets fast sequences, it gives the song very curios edge. The marimba upholding that fast melody is also pretty nice! Great work, keep it up :)

GetRealBro responds:

thank you!

[Purrbox (Cute Cat Collab)]

Awesome

[Paradiso]

This is so well done! It sounds professionally orchestral, honestly thought of Tekken and Smash Bros music at first from the quality. The variation is perfect as the song never stagnates, it always carries itself forward. The percussion was very well done and found a way to not be repetitive. It's just amazing all the way, and the pitch shift at the end is so emotional! Congrats on making such an amazing track, and please keep it up and make more! :D

RiSUKU responds:

Thank you! I didn't expect the Tekken and Smash Bros comparison haha, I was afraid that I couldn't vary the drums enough at first, but it seems that it worked out in the end. Thank you for your comment, means a lot! :)