Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Autumn]

woah very nice!

RaceTTar responds:

thanks very much! got some new synths and it's a lot of fun. I appreciate your comment.

[The Distant Horizon]

Had no idea a recorder could sound so beautiful. Great work!

HollandAlbright responds:

Thanks so much! I appreciate that a lot :)

[candy for breakfast]

The best kind of breakfast

detalexip responds:

ikr

[The Vagrant Maegden - Sleepy Poundcake (Maidens Collection)]

Very neat!

SleepyPoundcake responds:

Thank you!

[humen]

Nice!

[when i dont have the words]

When you got no words, only straight fire

OVERSCORE responds:

For real

[Uxvellda - The Fool]

If I were a moderator, I'd frontpage this instantly

[backboard]

Nice!

woolstee responds:

thank uuuu :DD

[AIM 2024 - The Spirit Fisher]

Hey mate, I’m really sorry to hear about what’s happening to your mother. Brain diseases are a very scary thing, especially when it’s happening to a loved one. Trying your hardest to stay positive and appreciate the time with those you have, is a great way to deal with loss. Making the most of what you have before it’s gone. Isn’t that really what life is all about? I hope you are doing well and I wish the best for your mother. It is really heartbreaking to hear stories like this. You’ll come out on top though, I know you will.

In this piece, you have a really good fundamental sense of structure. The song progresses beautifully, yet finishes in a similar fashion as to how it started. Very symbolic and I like it a lot! The melody is very beautifully made and it compliments everything else so well. There is just one thing I wanted to point out that might be something you should consider. In the final chorus of the song, there’s only a slight change in the melody. The first time listening through, I didn’t even notice there was a change. It might be a good idea to make the variation more noticeable and grand. Melodic variations like this have the ability to add so much more emotion to a piece, and I think it is definitely something to consider.

Here’s an example of what I mean. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U0wJmsuUpZ8-sorOTcSxT93VU_Jkqcd2/view?usp=sharing
Ignore the throwaway chords and slight changes in your melody, I am a very lazy individual xD. I have a lot of submissions to rate, so I just made up my own chords because my aural training is horrible xd. But hopefully, that should give you a better idea of what I’m talking about.

I do appreciate the flute at the end of the song. I love that so much, I can’t express it properly :)

The emotion in this song is through the roof. Easy 10, perfection. The rain, the instruments, the effects, and the sound effects.

Alright, so this would have also been an easy 10, but there is just one part that personally brings it down to a 9. At 01:53, where the drums kick in, I think doesn’t fit as well as the rest of the song. From a compositional point of view, this is an amazing section and the song absolutely benefits from having it. But in my mind, the image is very gentle, serene and peaceful. The drums and uptempo beat seem slightly out of place. Reading your description, I assume this is supposed to represent the ghosts partying. But personally, I don’t see that in the image. Of course, this category is completely subjective and you and many others may disagree with me, which is totally fine! But that’s why I rated this section as a 9. Everything else is absolutely perfect for the image. From the melody and composition to the production and effects, the fishing rod sound effects, all work together to make me physically hear this drawing. You did a fantastic job and you should absolutely be proud of what you’ve made!

Very strong submission! I liked it a lot. The nice thing about judging for a music competition is that you come across music like this, which makes the whole experience pleasant. I do wish you and your mother the best though.

GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thank you so much for such thoughtful feedback 💞💞

[AIM - Night Sky]

Hey, great job on this song! It’s very chill and I like it a lot

In terms of structure, there are aspects that are great and some that could be improved on. I’d like to start off with the variation between 00:30 and 01:01. It’s really good and it helps to prevent the song from becoming too monotonous and boring. I also really liked how you used the bass in this section. A call-and-answer style pattern works really well!

But the main aspect which I want to focus on is the overall lack of variation. A good idea to avoid this pitfall would be to change the chord progression in the B section. I usually keep the same initial chord, but change it from there (just so it doesn’t sound too out of place). This change in harmony would do wonders in making the song more memorable and will help it feel like it's going places and progressing. A lack of progression is the saddest thing that can happen to a song because it robs it of the chance to tell a story. Of course, this is different if the song is designed to be a loop, but in your case, it isn’t.

I did want to quickly mention that some aspects of the song are a little bit generic and musically simple. For trap music is actually really good. From what I know, this genre usually has some rapping over it, which means the backing track can’t overshadow that. You don’t want the backing track to be too distracting or enigmatic, which I think you did a good thing with. But the instrumentation and vibe of the song are a little generic, I feel like I’ve heard it before many times. But I think with a bit more practice, you can make something really cool!

Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to this song. You have great potential, and I wish you and your music the best!