octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rushing]

Very funky and jazzy, I like it! There was a part that sounded very complex at like 1:17 ish but I think you actually pulled it off perfectly. As for the rest of the song, the melody is beautiful, the long chords are very interesting for the mood, and the percussion fits perfectly for the style! Amazing work, keep it coming :)

Viraxor responds:

Thank you for feedback and for your great reviews!

[Riding through the Shadows]

This was really interesting, I like the melody from start to finish! And you're right, the part at 2:54 is crazy good, especially with the filling and growling deep bass that starts to play. It really also sounds like a "riding" song because of the beat and speed, it's very nice. I love the synths and the strings very much as well. Beautiful work, keep it coming!

DXLS responds:

Thank you so much! :3

[Outsider]

Very interesting and bouncy, I like it! It's a cool combination of maybe like, dance and dubstep. There's even a little bit of metal in there too which is nice. The dubstep segments are great and you managed to pull of the cool sounds perfectly! But everything else is great too and beautiful, especially the chiptune lead. Great work, keep it up!

Rollanan responds:

hey big thanks!!!!!!!! and yeah i was thinking of those metal double bass runs stuff

[aggressive]

Dancy and groovy, even a little funky, I love it! It doesn't stagnate and changes often enough to be exciting and cool. The bass is popping and the main instruments are so cohesive. The piano is so beautiful especially when there are solos. This is just amazing overall and I love it, amazing work and keep it coming!!!

SchoolMusician responds:

Thank you so much for listening to my music!!

[Supernatural Siege]

Very interesting of you to basically split the song into three parts, each one continuing from where the other left off. You pulled it off very well, but man the third part is my favorite as it's just intense and combines everything good from the past two plus more! Throughout the whole song I really liked your choice of instruments and dynamics to make it sound like a real orchestral piece. I also say this a lot, but I really like how you managed to make this cinematic piece feel like it's depicting a story, as I feel that the cinematic genre is perfect for that purpose. Amazing work, keep it up!!

courtemanche437 responds:

Thank you very much for your insight! Technically most of the instrumentation and melodies came from just single notes in a piano roll in FL Studio, but I did at least have to try and figure out which sequences sounded best together, and there are still some parts that I actually did write out full melodies manually, such as the guitar in the first part and the brass halfway through. It's funny, when I was making this song, I never really thought of it as telling a story, just some really cool music being pieced together that so happened to work out that way :P

[MIXTICE - Synthetic Life]

Very groovy, perfect for synthwave. The actual synths you used were pretty good and retro sounding, and the mixing was great! The bass was mastered really good, and the drums also sound 80s like which is great for matching the genre and style. The melody even though maybe slightly repetitive doesn't get boring because it's carried by changes in effects and instruments. Great work, keep it up!

Mixtice responds:

Thank you for your comments, they are very nice to read!

[Snow-Covered Wonderland]

Even though the melody would repeat, it's done in a good and beautiful way. The whole song sounded magical and cheerful, and even slightly anticipative. Kind of like a precursor to the holidays type of feeling actually! I loved the main bell instrument you used because it sounded very wintery and the percussion fit with everything very well. Keep up the great work :)

ShockDragon responds:

Thanks! As for that bell instrument, it was actually a music box that was done. The power of chromatic percussion!

[Investigation]

Very interesting and groovy. This would fit very well for a detective/investigative show I feel, as the bg soundtrack! It really reminds me of detective shows I'd sometimes see when I was younger that would have very similar looming music feelings to this. I really like how you make it seem like it has no end almost (well until it does end lol) as the melody seems like it's gonna keep developing while staying around the same intensity. It's a cool effect, and all the instruments you used were very cohesive together. Great work, keep it up!

DarkGod666 responds:

Thank you, that's exactly what I was going for! Gave me instant sleuth/silent hill vibes lol

[At the Window Pane]

This was a very beautiful combination of calm and intense, as Drum N Bass is usually much more hyper and stuff. Also I really like the pitch shift that happens towards the second third of the song, it's an interesting change of pace! And it shifting back to the original pitch towards the end was also really nice. Great work, keep it coming!

DreamSimulator responds:

Glorious feedback, thank you