octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Aetherblood//Shrine of the Voiceless]

Interesting dramatic and cinematic piece with different phases for different parts of a story, I love it! It even gets a little uplifting towards the somewhat end. I like your use of strings for emotional tension, and the changes in percussion to indicate excitement vs more calm/relaxed parts of the track. You really got a knack for cinematic music haha. Keep up the great work :)

Razorrekker responds:

Thanks! This track was a lot of fun to write and was different from most of my other orchestral work, so I'm glad it's enjoyed!

[they don't love me anymore]

Very interesting pickup here, a little unexpected but makes it more dramatic and emotional. And especially at the end it kicks in to this almost boss battle like theme, that's really cool! I like the development of the track, it's kind of story telling type music which is really interesting. And you perceive emotion very well through this, the build up from sadness to anger to madness almost. Awesome work here, keep it up!

Paint2Acetone responds:

thanks

[- Return to Ground -]

The whole song is very crisp and beautiful, love it! The subtle intro feels nostalgic somehow, I think it's the chord progression maybe. It's got a nice summer night feel to it that makes me excited for summer in general haha. I like the progression as it just gets the excitement rolling in a nice and groovy way. This was a really awesome track, keep up the amazing work!!

ElectrJetOfficial responds:

Thanks for your positive review! I'm glad you liked it :D

[Arson v2]

Love the beat on this! It's a very uplifting and adventurous song. The pitch slides are perfect and the harmony is great, and I love the pacing of everything too. Sounds very retro techno-y, like in an older video game. Great work, keep it coming :)

Vorlexium responds:

Thanks you much! The goal was to capture an overall video game feeling of escaping from a burning building, so I'm glad the song portrayed that!

[Axel F (Y2K Hands Up! Remix) (NG Exclusive)]

The bass that kicks in after the first drop is very early 2000s, that was a really neat touch! And the donk bass that comes in after sounds like classic hardbass. I also like how it kind of takes motifs from the crazy frog remix as well especially when the second melody starts. But yeah this is really neat, keep up the great work :D

(Also Axel F is one of my favorite 80s songs in general lol)

ZoidNG responds:

glad you said it, Hands Up with Scouse House/HardBass Donks is a nice idea!

[BLOODHAIL]

Absolutely love how you made this sound! The chirpy/arp chords were made very well, and the main melody is great and seamlessly repeats just like traditional game music. The music sounds like it's for a very hopeful battle, kind of like a bleak dark one that's coming up to a good ending and final showdown type of thing. So I think you did an awesome job! Keep it up :D

[KTGI]

Somehow sounds very nostalgic, and definitely very sweet! I dunno what the song is about but I really enjoyed listening to it and it made me happy :)

I think my favorite thing about this is the melody, it's very beautiful and I love how it progresses through the song. The bass also sounded very nice, and the pads were ethereal. Great work, keep it up!!

[Happy smoke]

If you intended the song to sound very lighthearted, cozy and happy then I think you got what you were going for :)
I really like the kind of instruments you used, the arpeggios and the repetition of the main motif throughout. The actual layout/progression of the song was pretty interesting too. If I could suggest something, the part that kicks in at around 0:38 could have used either some percussion or bass as it feels like it would come off the "rise" a bit stronger. But it also may be your personal preference, so it's totally up to you! Either way it sounds very nice, so great job and keep it up!

ZombiefrogNG responds:

Thanks for the advice!

[Mechanical]

Very intense music, I like it! It definitely has a mechanical feeling to it, kind of like a robot rave or something. I love the pitch sliding on certain sounds and the different industrial sfx/percussion in the bg. The whole song just generally feels pretty intense which is awesome. Keep up the great work!

[The Spring Garden Suite]

You just brought 19 minutes of amazing, beautiful music into the world. Each different movement has a different theme and tone, establishing a new mood with one going onto the next. You demonstrated an amazing use of dynamics in an orchestral type setting, and the instruments just fit together seamlessly. Listening to this in it's entirety feels like I'm in an actual concert hall experiencing the classical music from hundreds of years ago. It's amazing how much soul and dedication you can just hear by listening to every little phase and melody. Since there are 7 total movements it's hard to say every single thing I like but man I really hope more people hear this as it's not only professional quality but it's just something extremely unique and amazing. I really hope you make so much more music, I really think you got it in you to be a modern day classical composer!! Keep up the amazing work :D