octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chill Out]

This sounds so good! I love the compression on this a bunch, it really amplifies nostalgic feelings and gives the whole song a nice crisp. The melody is also so beautiful, and the instruments you chose to articulate it are amazing. Just such a wonderful song, evokes such pretty emotions, and the title definitely fits haha. Amazing work, keep it up!!!

TheReaperPepper responds:

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I kinda just found the song lying around, re-listened to it and wondered why I never posted it.

[Red Bottoms]

This has such a great feel good vibe to it! It definitely feels like a fall song (for some reason, maybe the progression? I have no clue) but also feels like mall music at the same time. It feels nostalgic, but also feels fresh, and honestly I think that's a great mix. The melody itself is so beautiful, and the percussion added onto it is perfect and really ties everything together. Another awesome track, keep up the amazing work!!

BusanBlack responds:

Thank you for the amazing and thorough review. Fall is my favorite time for making music. The weather is such an inspiration plus I have a lot of influence from the old school music I heard growing up so I tend to bring that out more when the weather changes. Winter is ever better since I get to warm up some hot cocoa or coffee/tea and just stay inside while it snows and work without worry of having plans or appointments.

[Quaking]

For some reason almost instantly, I felt like this song would fit right in to Animal Crossing as part of the official soundtrack... the way the percussion is arranged, the breaks in the melody, the pace, all of that. I don't know if that was the intention, but it's crazy how well it would fit I think! Either way it would definitely sound great in a game, and not necessarily too scary but like "cutesy scary" if you know what I mean haha. The instruments you picked out are great, and I really love the mixing, especially how prominent the bass is without interfering with anything else. Amazing work, keep it up!

wobwobrob responds:

What a lovely comment, thanks so much!

[The Abandoned Theater]

Для меня MIDI музыка всегда будет вызывать ностальгию. Мне кажется что часто люди думают плохо об MIDI музыке, но для меня, примеры как этот трек показывают какая она может быть красивая. Мелодия очень любопытная и веселья. Инструменты выбрал тоже супер. Почему то напоминает музыку из колобков lol. Замечательная работа, так держать!!

ZhenekNasranin responds:

Если ты имеешь ввиду под "музыкой из колобков" мультфильм "следствие вели колобки", то я полностью согласен!

[Fairy Dance]

This is so cool, it sounds like ethnic mixed with dance and I love it! The instruments you used really fit both genres, the kalimba was a great choice for the ethnic and the leads were great for funky dance elements. The percussion you picked was also perfect for what this was. As for the progression, it was great, because you somehow managed to capture this feeling of perpetually awaiting a drop and keeping it exciting. Amazing work, keep it up!

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Wow! It's a crazy mix of styles that I wasn't sure anyone other than myself would like. Thanks so much for the comment and 5! <:D

[Ghost station]

Very interesting! I like the rattling that could be heard in the beginning, it added to the ghostly feel. And the piano that started at 0:40 with a weird melody and slightly off tune added even more to this! And a lot of the instruments add to either a dark or ghostly feel in general. Would definitely fit well in a ghost-y train station or something in a video game so title is very fitting too. Great work, keep it up :D

fr0gpr0 responds:

Ey thanks octopus! it makes me happy that the vibes of the sound has reached you!

[Night]

Very nice ambient track! When the drop happens, everything feels both so pretty and also sleepy, which is fitting for a track called Night. I wish it was a little longer haha but I really love what you have here, keep up the good work!

one80 responds:

thanks!

[In sight]

I think you definitely got the feeling down! It does sound uncanny, but also just energetic and fun. I even think it'd fit in a video game, during some kind of spooky action sequence! Great work, keep it up :D

Orenge1 responds:

Glad you like it! :D

Yeah that was actually precisely my goal. To make it uncanny but still listenable. And the action sequence is exactly what I thought of too. Great to see that you think it worked out! :)

[Beyond (Perimeter Theme)]

Great cinematic song! The drop around 1:12 was pretty cool with the clappy percussion and stuff following after. It sounds like music that would play in some kind of mountainous jungley place maybe, so the picture you put in the description feels like a good pick haha. I love all the changes throughout the progression too, it makes the song sound more like a journey instead of anything cyclic. Great work, keep it up!

PixxlMan responds:

Thanks!

[lakeside sunset]

As soon as the saxes kicked in, it felt so good! The whole song has a very relaxed atmosphere, and for some reason gave me a 90s ish feeling too because of the way certain instruments sounded (especially the sax, I am probably wrong but it sounded a lot like the KORG saxes from the M1). The flow of the song is great, it keeps moving to different pretty parts, and feels like the sunset is slowly passing with time. Percussion was perfect for the energy the song was going for too, it's there but it's not too much which is just right. Amazing work once again, keep it coming!!

avoset responds:

tysm!! yea i was going for an 80s/90s synthwave feel with this one, although the sax is just from one of the stock plugins in fl studio