Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Orr- Kingdoms]

Oh, my word.. this is amazing. I absolutely love the atmosphere of this song. You really know how to work orchestral compositions. Amazing job.

DavidOrr responds:

HeyTangeroni, appreciate the kind words -- glad you enjoyed it!

[you are a liability]

I already know... no need to remind me.

TheChuckie responds:

rofl

[run]

Honesty, not much advice I could give. Especially since I've only done one beep boop song so far and that was only recently. The only thing I could think of is the repetitive melody. Maybe try adding a new phrase to mix things up a little. If you're feeling brave then maybe do a key change. Other than that, it sounds amazing.

xHapy responds:

This song was supposed to be a loop for a video game so it is technically 30 seconds long, but I looped it twice in this recording, but thank you for the feedback!

[Boss Theme (Scifishooter)]

This piece is very good. You really nailed the feeling of fear of the unknown. A good idea for you to incorporate into your future music is the use of clashing notes. In music people typically avoid using notes that would clash with the harmony. But you can see people using this feeling of discomfort that clashing notes cause to their advantage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA3mccI1DjY. We can see in this song by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose that they use odd notes in the beginning to create a feeling of suspense and unease. But this style of boss battle clashing is good for songs that start off slow. For a clash in the chorus, I'd recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxz3DP8v9ko because of its use of clashing. I see that you did a bit of this clashing in the later section of the song but I just want to reiterate this idea of purposful clashing because it's a really good skill to have under your belt. I really love the creepy demonic feel you bring towards the end. You really set the atmosphere well. Keep it up!

[Popsicle]

This sounds amazing! Having a melody in the song would have been nice. You could have even made the bassline come in earlier. When you hear the same harmonic rhythm over and over it becomes a blur or it could get boring. The thing with melodies is that you can make them super simple and have them still be effective. A good example of a simple but effective melody would be Gran Vals by Francisco Tárrega. This guitar piece begins with a simple melody of one note per bar. I know it gets more complicated as you go but just learn from the beginning part of the song. Here's a link to the piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQzUx3QW2Y. If you felt up for it then a more intense melody could also fit. I know this is probably background music, but all good background music has a melody. A good example of background music that has a melody that's not too distracting would be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-xD4QzrYV0. Despite its catchy melody, it fits really well for the sections that it is used in. If you're looking for more simple background music then I'd recommend mimicking the style of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2NzoLMWAwQ. Sorry if my spelling or grammar is bad, it's my first language but I just suck at it. I hope you found this helpful. If you have any more questions then feel free to send me a message.

[North Carolina]

I really love this piece. 0:34 everything fits perfectly apart from the drumming style. Maybe it's a style that I'm unfamiliar with but I just thought it was bizarre. Around 1:00 everything gets a little wild and over the top. Very good if you're trying to show that the state is very busy and buzzing. I don't really know what else to say. Good job.

50Steaks responds:

I tried to do something new with the percussion in this one. The off beat snares aren’t something I normally hear in songs like this and I actually think I liked the way it turned out (gives the song uniqueness like the state). In the second drop I didn’t do this, though. Yes it’s pretty busy, perhaps not as busy as something like Georgia but still more so than Wyoming or Idaho. In my opinion the worst part of this song is the slightly repetitive 2nd half, but maybe I can make that fit the theme instead of changing too much about the song.
P.S. I knew you’d like this song, the chords were a little bit inspired by your unconventional chords

[*Cool Walker¬ *]

This is a very nice song. I really love the beginning. The start was really good at hooking the listener in and building for a big chorus. For a lot of the middle parts of the songs, I felt that the instruments didn't do the drums justice. The percussion in this piece is amazing. 1:32, This part of the song began to fall off-beat with the drums which cause a bit of discomfort for the listener. A good thing to work on in the future is to have a less all-over-the-place melody. It would be good if you were to create great-sounding harmony beneath the melody so that you can go much bigger with your composition. At the moment in this piece, I'm hearing the bass play the same thing as the lead instrument (which is good for some cases). When you do this too much, it begins to lose effect. Maybe even simple background chords or a groovy bass line could help liven up this piece. Towards the end of your piece, you really kicked up the drums and made it ten times more groovy. Another thing that I would recommend you avoid is pausing too much in a piece. It's good maybe once or twice in a piece to give effect when it's done in the right places. But doing it too much could break the flow of the music. I know transitioning from one phrase to another can be challenging, but this is where you have to become really creative. Maybe slow down the piece and have an ascending scale leading up to the next phrase or even a quick drum solo. Or just change instantly as I do in my song Falire. Overall, very nice piece and I think you're taking a good step in the right direction with this piece. I'm not sure how much or this makes sense because it's getting really long and I'm not going to go back and check for grammar mistakes.

SerebetGM responds:

Thank you very much for the tips tangeroni n 'cheese! I must admit that I went overboard with the repetition of the sentences. Regarding what I wanted to convey on the track: nothing specific, I only got inspiration one day jeje. I do intend to give a clear message, but I will do this in the lirics that I composed ... it will take a long time to record them, but I will record them!

[OISHII - Onigiri Freeway [Cover]]

Holy crap this is catchy! I really love the melody! 1:08 reminded me of sootopolis city theme from the pokemon games (I know they don't sound similar, they just gave me the same feeling). 1:20 This part was interesting.. quite a sudden change from the previous couple or bars. I don't mean that in a bad way. I really like this song. Really catchy and I love the whole mood of it!

[I dab on all the fools]

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