octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[meadow of flowers]

It sounds so nice and relaxing! I feel a bit of a house mood from this but it's also mixed with a ton of other stuff. The instruments you chose really help amplify the relaxing atmosphere, and I also like how you play with the rhythm and energy to create variety between parts. The part with the music box was also really cute. And I love the pitch shift at the end, that always gives the music a refreshing end. Great work, keep it up!!

PatriLily responds:

Aww thanks! 🌻🌻🌻

[Mix It Up]

You should be really happy, because this sounds great! Kind of nostalgic for some reason. I also really love tropical house so this hit off immediately with me. I love the different parts of the song and how they come together, the beautiful plucks and pads, and all the effects you used. In this case it's also fine to be a little repetitive, not only for this genre but for this song in general. Sometimes it just fits, plus it sounds like you try to vary it up anyways sometimes when parts repeat. Anyways awesome work, keep it up!!

[Tryzon - Overfocus]

This song feels like a journey, as it has a progression that doesn't really revisit much prior things and instead develops new interesting phases that smoothly transition from their previous ones. The instrumentation is awesome, the dynamics are very well done, and the progression makes the song feel very emotional. Sometimes you even have more energy in other sections which is cool that you made it work. As for the overthinking stuff, I can at least say for this song, it's great! It's definitely better than good enough, it's very enjoyable to listen to and was refreshing and unique. Sometimes overthinking or overfocusing just stems from insecurity when we don't realize we're already doing the best we can and constantly improving. Anyways, amazing work, keep it coming!!

TryzonEDM responds:

Woahhhh 😳 This is the best comment I've ever gotten. Thank. You. So. Much. You exactly described what this soundtrack is intending to do which is amazing to hear you say. I'm super glad it all worked out so well and that you enjoyed this one. I usually don't release these type of songs, but I'm still in my experimental phase so I thought why not. And I'm glad I did :) Once again thank you tons for taking the time to put down such nice words and also those WISE words at the end there. Made me super happy to read 💚

[In Murky Waters Deep (Soundtrack)]

Very introspective, relaxing, melancholy and beautiful. I love the effects you used, the instruments such as the piano and the pads, and the overall composition in general. I can also definitely imagine this suiting some deep water level or scene in something. It's just super beautiful and pretty, keep up the amazing work :D

GooblesMusic responds:

Thanks!

[Vendor Catacombs]

This definitely has a cool little funky aspect to it! For some reason, the melody reminds me of CDI music? Not sure why lol but I don't mean it in a bad way at all. I like how whacky the melody is otherwise; it's not happy but not sad, not scary either, but just mysteriously exciting. The combination of instruments you used worked very well. Just great work, keep it up!

[Blue Beach Buoy]

This is nice and relaxing :)
I find the NES sound chip very limiting, so it's always nice when I hear something made with it that actually sounds pretty good! You made really good use of each channel, and the song feels "full" because of it. The melody is also very sweet and pleasant to listen to. Great work once again, keep it coming!!

BigBlueBazooka responds:

Thanks for the nice words.

[Unearthed: The Mines of Estra - Mushroom Zone]

Very beautiful, magical, adventurous and explorative! It really reminds me of Donkey Kong Country music honestly (mostly stuff like Forest Interlude for some reason) except it still has a very original style. It definitely would fit some kind of mushroomy cave level I think. You did an amazing job with buildup and dynamics, and I love how the energy subtly increases as the song goes on. Just amazing and beautiful work in general, keep it coming!!!

sleepFacingWest responds:

Thank you!

[Geometrystep]

The drop was sick! I love the industrial bass/percussion you used for it. Everything leading up to the drop was very beautiful and awesome, but as soon as the drop happened it also got into a very cool territory that's more intense but still very dancey. You also really utilize your phases well, making them all different and that way the song avoids sounding repetitive. And the last phase temporarily returning to something more intense before going back to being more relaxed was a great touch. Awesome stuff, keep it coming!!!

[Orion Express]

The beginning is nice and mellow, and I love how it just jumps into the heavy stuff very shortly after. The beat is pretty moody but also kind of relaxed, which is really cool, and I love the percussion you chose to add for this as well. It's short but very sweet! Great work, keep it up :D

[DISSONANCE OF FAMILY]

I really like how the song starts out with a baroque like style except it's also intense and more bassy! The melody itself is also very interesting and it was fun to listen to. Some parts sounded slightly off key sometimes and I'd work a little on the mixing (to avoid making things too grainy maybe?) but otherwise it was really nice! Great work, keep it up :D

devonxm1014 responds:

Thanks for this! It's honestly hard to come by honest criticism lately, so this means a lot. I'm gonna try my best to patch those problems in the future works I'm doing!