octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Moonflowers]

Ooh I love the style of this song! It's sweet and emotional with the melody, and shifts from a more tame dance song to this funky disco dance track and I absolutely love it. Some instruments also had awesome articulation, like the guitars that come in around 1:40, and I also loved the choice of different instruments in general and how you used them. The progression is also awesome in general. Beautiful song, keep up the amazing work!!

[The Ending Draws Near (NGUAC Knockout Round)]

Ooh you made it to the knockout round, congrats! This sounds really awesome and videogamey again, I like how it feels like the last phase of some boss battle. It packs a good punch and definitely feels like you're getting to some climactic thing or ending. The melody was amazingly done, and the percussion really helped amplify the mood. Great work, keep it up once again!!

Interloping responds:

Your reviews always make my face tingle, thank you so much for the support. I rushed the hell out of this piece, but I made a solid attempt at making the percussion as non-repetitive as possible, and arguably spent the most time modifying how it sounded.

I will continue my work in the near future and hope for the best!

[Back On Track (Remix)]

This is my favorite GD song (and probably one of my favorite DJVI songs in general haha) so hearing a remix of it is super nice. This more future bass like take on it is very interesting and refreshing to hear. I really enjoyed the stabs and bass on this, and the funkiness you added to the lead. Also the piano was awesome as well! Awesome work, keep it up :D

SuperSoniker responds:

Thank you so much, even I found it incredible and nostalgic to make this new remix, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! <3

[-Unstable Geometry-]

This sounds pretty chaotic which is awesome :D
I like the energy and the heaviness the song has to it, as well as how it progresses. The melody is unpredictable but makes the mood of the song all the more unique. Just awesome stuff as always, keep it up!!

[Jazzy Groove Snapshot]

I definitely wanna hear a full song of this! It sounds really groovy and can probably be used for something really awesome. Like a fusion genre with pads and drums, or something more funky, there's so much possibilities with this haha. Awesome work once again, keep it up!!

llL0nelyGuyll responds:

Thank you so much! Appreciate it!

[Heart tracker]

So much energy in this! I love how hyped up it sounds, and all the happy chirpy sounds, amazing bass and percussion. It sounds videogamey but very dancey at the same time. The progression was also sick and heavy, constantly building up the energy with little breaks in between. Ending was also a really nice way to wrap up such a cool song. Great work, keep it coming!

[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!