NicholasCabraja's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Encounter and Farewell]

Really like the feel. You really capture that dark scene, but towards the end, it sounds uplifting, nice touch there. Very nice and smooth movement & change in intensity. Really enjoyed it.
What kind of Piano did you use? Do you record or is this a sampled piano?

PianoFortress responds:

Thanks for the kind words. This is a sampled piano, a Yamaha C3-Neo from the Alicia's Keys library.

[Tomorrow (Original Mix)]

Already love the Intro. Great cinematic Intro followed with a lovely transition. When the Beat drops, the melody was superb. Not boring or receptive what so ever. I love all the textures you use and how in the middle of the song we go into this deep house kinda feel. Can't get enough of the vocal you used either and the super saw that follows.
At 5:14 when you have a drum solo, I would have personally cranked up the volume a little just because its just two instruments being heard for that little bit and also to make the overall track a little bit warmer.
But man, I gotta tell ya, listening to it was one hell of a roller coaster. Great Job!

Frozenith responds:

Thanks for listen, thanks for the review, and thanks for support my work buying the song! You're great man!

[in the air]

The track has a very good mystical and kinda spooky feel. Hope it goes great for your game. Can't wait to see how you implement it.

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

Thanks Nick. :)

[Conquest of the Uncharted]

This is very well arranged and I really like the changes, nothing really shouts at me, which is nice, because I want to close my eyes and enjoy it. :D
I like 1:25 outro, the soft brass brings a nice touch...this track is absolutely awesome, but more importantly.. REALLY MAKES ME WANNA BUY EWQL!!! XD

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot to reply to this review until now D:
Thanks a lot for the encouraging words ;)

Yeah, EWQL is really great :D
Once I get more time, I'll experiment with it more XD

[Peaceful Sky]

Dude this is amazing! Why haven't I heard this yet.. Oh wait..its cause I didn't fan you. Well I just fixed that.

So freaking good! Truly inspiring!

Stadler responds:

Thank you, that's awesome to hear! Much appreciated.

[Amy Williams]

I like how spooky it sounds in the first few seconds! Then it starts getting all mystical. I like the how the flute and, (what sounds like a clarinet?) go well with a call and return. The Bells all they way through really give it that ambient/calm feel. Kinda wished it just ended that way...but thats just because it reminds me of the mood in Minecraft. haha

Regardless Good track. No real issues in regards to mixing or arranging. Well Done!

LawnReality responds:

Thank you! :D I'm glad you liked it. That is a Bass Clarinet, yeah.

[本当の青空 - Hontō no ao]

I really enjoyed it. Nothing was repetitive. I was lost the whole way through. :)
I like how it started off slow and pick up later on. Great creativity!
I always find creating solo compositions a pain, simply because thats all you rely on and there needs to be a lot of movement. But you do just that very effectively.

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks, NicholasCabraja!
I actually have it the other way around! As I'm so used to it, I'm actually pretty good at composing solo piano compositions. I'm trying to get better at other kinds of compositions too though :3
Sometimes, you don't need lots of movement either. Simple things can be very touching :)

[The Quest]

This is really good man. What an adventure you set here. I was in the moment as soon as I heard the sword draw :) Great intro!

And your using my personal favourite instrument, THE HARP!! :D

Everything, from beginning to end is amazing. You really do a good job picking the right sounds and layering them very well. I also like how you set the punches in your percussion to stand out on every 3rd and 4th beat ...very nice

Glad you finished this, it certainly paid off!

Stadler responds:

Wow, what a review!

You've described the exact effect I was going for, so this is seriously awesome. And fantastic that you noticed the effort I put into this, even only being a 1:38 long. It really means a lot to me!

The harp might be my favorite now as well, haha. Thought it sounded pretty cool paired up with the fast violin/xylophone too!

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for listening!

[The Showdown High Noon]

You found my weakness! I really love western music! The guitar riffs and how you make several plucked instruments fight against each other is awesome! The only thing that made me turn down my volume was at 2:05 where the song reaches it climax. Its too loud and in my face! Volume automation on those trumpets! Other than that I enjoyed this arrangement. Good Job!

MurrayAtkinson responds:

thanx Nicholas I appreciate your comments! Glad to hear you had the music cranked! Yes the trumpets are a bit blazing...but thats what they are supposed to do! Anyways thanx for writing and glad you liked it. Ill watch the trumpets on the next one:)

[Ex Luna]

This music helps me focus on work and makes me easily relax. Your climax's aren't to overwhelming and I love it. Please keep doing what you do. This is perfect!

Keegs responds:

Thanks, man! We have a couple more songs like this on our Soundcloud!

Glad you liked it! :)