Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Last Goodbye]

Very cool piece, I like the emotion in it as well as the melodic progression. The work with the strings is very nice and I like the staccato woodwinds along with it.

There is just one thing I wanted to point out. Like I said on Discord, I think the overall texture of each section could have a bit more variation. Most of the time, I'm mainly hearing the strings. I know that the strings are not always the centre point but they are always there. Maybe a section somewhere in the middle where there are no strings at all, and you see what you can do with only woodwinds and percussion?

I do have to say though, I like 02:02 a lot. I think this section's strings are awesome, but it would have more of an impact if the strings weren't so omnipresent throughout the song.

Anyway, apologies for starting off with the critique, I just wanted to get the hardest part about reviewing out of the way, haha (hard to find faults in your music xd). The harmonies and the different voices in this piece are amazing. Genuinely outstanding. You somehow manage to have so much going on, yet not too much to where it gets enigmatic. Everything compliments each other so well and it all creates this beautiful blend that sings.

Like, oh my god can we just quickly talk about 04:27? Holy shit that little bit is so good. If you listened to that and didn't feel something then you're not human. You sprinkle in so many sections like that which takes me completely off guard and hits in places I didn't know I had. The emotions in this piece are so present and so clear.

Also, one thing that I noticed which is through no fault of your own is the weakness of the brass sound. I'm so used to hearing big, meaty brass which has strong power yet delicacy and grace. But with the SoundFont, you're using it just sounds kind of weak? I'm not sure, probs just personal preference. But maybe having more tone in the brass would compliment the piece as a whole. But I don't really know how much control you have over that.

Also, I appreciate the theming of the piece. It was very sweet of you.

Anyway, awesome piece, I love it a lot. Have no idea how it didn't get frontpaged, but oh well. Excited for what you create next :).

50Steaks responds:

Thanks for taking the time to review this one. The way I made this was entirely non linear, much unlike warbird. I would also like to mention that warbird also had strings in every section, it’s just that I found it to be empty sounding without more orchestration in general so I toned it up here. Probably too much as it seems to have done more harm than good.


My favorite part of the piece is end of the tunnel. Every time I listen to it it pulls at my heartstrings like no other part in the piece in my eyes. The way it accelerates into the resolution with the cymbal is probably the best part imo. 4:27 is also good tbh but the second half of this was rushed for sure lmao. But yeah I took the rich orchestration approach here and I think it helped it in some ways and hurt it in others.

As for the weak brass, that actually is my fault. I didn’t want them to overpower the strings too much but looking back I should’ve done more unison lines with them like in warbird.
Thanks for your feedback!

[Fahrenheit 451]

damn, this track is *fire*

50Steaks responds:

Wouldn’t it be funny if this got frontpaged instead of TLG

[Wish]

Here mate, I'll help you out of the gutters.

Synthrifide responds:

THANK YOU!!

[STUCK_IN_BIOS]

Awesome backing track. Are you saying "Ooouuuuhh Uoohhhhoooooo" in the song? Ngl a jazz guitar playing what the vocals are doing would go so well.

im-ashl responds:

OOHG YEA A GUITAR WOULD GO FUNKY IN THERE!!!
yea i was singin along to this beat & i took this part of my sample an put it in there! i jus used my computer mic but i bitcrushed it anyways so it sounds goot enough B)
thank u 4 yer comment!! i appreciate it ver much!!!

[spazzytunes - Rhapsodic]

This song is so cute I love it.

spazzytunes responds:

thanks so much!

[Deep Reactor Purge]

Awesome! Sounds very cinematic. I like the use of the oboe, it's one of my favourite instruments xd.

PixxlMan responds:

Thank you! The oboe was actually a last minute change, at first I used a french horn instead, but I'm glad I changed it. The oboe has such a nice sound (and feels very appropriate for Alien, too)

[Infinite Horizon]

Fire as always mate. I just want to comment on something that's distracting me a bit. With the strings, they seem to have this strange thing with their release. Connecting the notes in a legato style would just tickle my brain in the best ways, but it's not quite doing that. Are you using Spitfire strings or Cinematic strings?

The strings legato thingy aside, I really like the progression on this. It's very triumphant and has a very dramatic ending xd. I also like the rain at the start, it feels very atmospheric and nice :). It reminds me a lot of David Orr's music (the orchestral ones), which is probably the biggest compliment I can give, haha.

Very cool melody as well :)).

DauntingForce responds:

Thanks for the review! This is my first time using the Spitfire strings, and unfortunately there isn't a legato feature like there is with Cinematic Strings, so I had to try to adjust the release and attack of the articulation within the library to make it sound as realistic as possible but I don't think I quite nailed it.

I haven't checked out David Orr's music, but will do!

Thanks again :)

[Break Action]

Hey, awesome song. I really liked the gunshot at the drop xd. At 00:57, I was like "Oh neat electric guitar... wait is that an Otomatone?". Honestly, it really works lol. Would have never thought "Ah yes, an Otomatone would go great here" xD.

I like the pacing in this, as soon as the song is about to get boring, you add something new which spices it up again.

HEROICIS responds:

Thank you so much! The gunshot sample was added after I initially made the first draft. It isn't exactly an otomatone, it's just an interesting saw synth I had, but I do have an otomatone on my shelf that does sound incredibly similar.

[Anno Draconis]

Hey, that's awesome!

AED-4 responds:

Thanks ^^!

[TEST]

very harsh tones, I'd be careful with dynamics. 00:09 hurt a little xd. Other than that neat test. can't wait to see what else you make :)

another comment: Hello! I think 00:05 has the same issue, but I can't remember if 00:09 was just louder. The end is also a bit loud on the ears all of a sudden. Maybe adding a sort of crescendo at the end to slowly introduce the volume change to the listener?

Other than that, everything else sounds good :)

masaGD responds:

Thanks! I will check that part & edit it

Hi! I tried to fix the 00:09 mark! Comment what you think, and- thanks! The review really helped!

Hi again- I will probably continue the song, so I will see what happens with the end, and I will check & review the 00:05 part!

Hi again again, I've continued the song. Hope you like it! Tell me what you think- your reviews have really helped!

I've decided to keep the 00:05 part after some messing around- but I get what you mean. Thanks for the review!