octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Synthetic Fields]

Definitely got a very nostalgic 80s feel to it, I love it! It sounds like something that would play in the background of a soft action scene in a movie from around that time. I love the synths you chose, and how you made everything work together. The orchestral hits are also perfect for the time period/style you were going for! Made me feel good listening to this as 80s/90s is some of my favorite music :)
Keep up the awesome work!

ModernBard responds:

Thanks for the comment :)
I decided to choose synths that use short wave, kinda like wavetable synthesis, and some FM bass synths typical mid-80's for that.
Then i used classic drum machines like Linn and oberheim for drums, some other drum machines were used.
Then electric guitars and hammond organ for the harmony and solo.
I'm glad you liked it (:

On top of that, i created from scratch the orchestra hit i used here with orchestral vsts and hit samples.

[Built to Last]

Very interesting handsup song. It sounds colorful, and has a lot of different phases that verge from trance to early 2000s dance, with rave stuff in between. When the different parts combine at first around 1:40 it just sounds like pure bliss! This could fit so many moods and environments in general, while being very unique on its own. I also really love the pad intro, it was really beautiful. Hearing it come back the second time with the pluck arpeggio sounded so nice! But yeah this was just an amazing piece to listen to, keep up the amazing work!!

FlashMemory responds:

so nice to hear what you said, thank you!!@!

[knonzzz - this weird call i received last night (Emptind remake)]

The intro was so smooth, it felt like the song started without me even noticing it fully! The bass is so good, it drones at a low pitch that just makes my headphones vibrate and it feels weirdly cool. The melody itself is very relaxing, calm, and mysterious, but beautiful all together. It's short but sweet! Keep up the great work :)

Melon4ikpro1772 responds:

Thx for your response :)

[piano beat]

Short but pretty! Interesting chord progression, it makes the song sound a little sad, happy, relieving and hopeful all at the same time. I love how the harmony also changes a little bit towards the middle of the song briefly to give it a bit more action. Keep up the great work :D

cakebaron30 responds:

honestly, i really enjoy comments like yours, not just 2 words, but actual opinions on the song and whatnot. thanks for leaving a comment!

[Arcane Purity]

To me it doesn't sound off at all! There's a very good progression from start to end, with a good instrumentation choice and very well done harmony. Definitely sounds arcane/magical, a little mysterious and also adventurous. Just in general I think you did a great job with this, keep it up!!

MsFluent responds:

Thank you ❤️

[Innocent Adventure]

Another great song! This one definitely has an adventure feeling to it, kind of like you're just about to set off on one. It reminds me of the Great Sea song from Zelda Wind Waker. I love the use of different kinds of bells, the deeper ones to sound more grand and the higher pitch ones to give it a kind of magical feeling. Great stuff, keep it coming :D

Possibly responds:

Thanks again for another kind review, I'll have to check out that Zelda track :D

[Until We See Dawn]

What an amazing song! The start was very interesting and calming, but the rise at 0:30 was unexpected and gave a very awesome kick to the piece. It definitely feels like something that could play around sunrise, and has a lot of emotion packed into it (especially at the heavy parts around 0:30 and 1:30). I definitely think you did a great job at making it a mix of peaceful and balanced like you described as the rises and falls balance each other out, with a very smooth ending. Amazing work, keep it coming!

FarFromSundown responds:

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. It quickly became one of my favorite pieces and I think it's a perfect ending to the album.

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Unusual start, but very interesting especially as it leads into such a beautiful and sweet melody. I love when the melody comes in it's initially soft and calming, but then it turns more into this technoey/actiony piece with compression. The subtle pitch changes are hard to notice but add a lot of character. In general this felt very nice and beautiful to listen to, so I think it's awesome and keep up the great work!!

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[As The Moon Watches Over Me]

Nice, a very soothing and beautiful song :)
The song feels like it would play over a montage of a night passing by in fast motion. I like how around 1:50 it shfits moods a little bit to this industrial and more actiony setting for a bit before going back to being relaxing and magical. The second half of the song is also very interesting because it feels quieter, less actiony, but almost as if it represents the moon or something going away giving way to the sun. Or just plunging into complete darkness, I can't tell haha. Anyways great work, interesting use of instruments and moods! Keep it up :D

AzeXiR responds:

Thanks a lot! Very interesting to hear how other people see different parts of the song, appreciate it.

[Magical Adventure]

Beautiful song! Definitely feels very magical. It feels like telling a story except through different changes in dynamics and harmony and melody. There's so many different phases, the song feels like it never stagnates and carries on beautifully with its ever evolving melody. The dynamics sound really realistic to an orchestral setting, and instruments work so great together. You've done an amazing and beautiful job here, keep up the amazing work!!!

Possibly responds:

Thanks so much for the review, it's much appreciated! Really appreciate the kind words.