Score: 7

"Hmmm"

submission: The Forgotten Symphony

date: February 17, 2006

It has potential. One think I noticed is that there is very little (if any) dynamics in this piece. It sort of just "dies on the vine" after about a minute or so. Add some dynamic contrast, expecially at moments when the melody jumps more than a third (I think heard a few in there). You could also try introducing new instruments to carry the melody. This will add more color and interest to the theme. The same string patch playing the same thing gets old fast. I also noticed that you stayed in the same key and roughly had the same chord progression for the entire piece. Add some accidentals! Make the listener questiont their ears for a second and either reward them or punish them for it (whatever is your taste). Your melody seems to wander a little bit too much as well. For the most part, it has a reletivly standard stepwise movement with occasional interval jumps. I guess all I can say is be a little mroe ambitous with it. Add some dissonance. Add more intruments. Add some dynamics! With a little work this could be great!

Good luck!

Score: 9

"I liked it!"

submission: A Triumphant Overature! V 1.0

date: February 2, 2006

I liked this piece very much. Your grasp of polyphony and counterpoint is very good. Overall good texture changes with the addition of different orchestral sections. Very fluid as well! Well done ! I couldn't identify the central "theme" though - which is fine if it doesn't have one - If it does though I apologize for my bad ear training :-P. Very uplifting - Very good all around!!! I hope to hear more work like this!

P.S! Could ya review a few of my pieces when you get a chance??? Particulary my latest orchestral work that is also "triumphant"... haha Thnaks man!!!

Surfertmex

Score: 10

"I like it"

submission: Dream - BoneBoy

date: October 16, 2005

Its nice - simple but effective. Keep up the good work :)

Score: 10

"OMGWTF"

submission: Tuna Dance Extravaganza

date: October 9, 2005

OMGWTFTHATWASAMAZINGYOUAREMYHERO

Score: 7

"An Experiment in Chromatics..."

submission: The Secret Below

date: April 15, 2005

I liked the foundation, but you could have done so much more with it. Going up and down the chromatic scale only gets you so far after awhile. :-/ . Next time try taking the song somewhere - You could have messed around with the Em scale a bit as a melody, perhaps an eighth note progression starting on E, jumping an octive up, then dancing downards in a jazzy sort of way before the induction of the bass again. If you throw in some variation as well this song would be much more appealing. Great start though - good luck in the future - you have great potential.

Score: 8

"Reminds me of a futuristic chinese city"

submission: Stepping Into Tomorrow

date: March 20, 2005

I like the intro - its a pretty cool melody. My only complaint is that I can't really hear the inner voices from :28 to :47. If you brought those voices out (possibly by toning down the bass so that the effect at 1:03 isn't diminished) it would at a lot more depth to the melody. Nice job though. Listen, rate, and review my latest one (raiden's pursuit) if you get a chance. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Score: 10

"Amazing Stuff"

submission: The Spirits Within

date: March 14, 2005

Impressive - I really like this song... very well balanced as far as attention being paid to all aspects of music. Great stuff mam, rate and review my latest one if ya get a chance! :)

Score: 7

"Maybe some more variety..."

submission: The Evil Anthem (working)

date: March 11, 2005

Sounds very evil and dissonant, but alot more can be done - If you plan on making it into a full blown song, you could progessivly increase the speed on the string melody and change some of the intervals to keep the listeners ears in check... and then throw in something else in another voice thats in the same scale (Bbm I think... or Cm with diminished 2nd)... and more tubular bells! (haha I think thats what I hear) Other than that nice work.

Score: 9

"Nice"

submission: Short Circuit (Final Cut)

date: March 10, 2005

I like it... Yeah... Maybe a little more build into the climax around 2:02 but other than that I liked it. When I first listened to it I felt like it needed some voices -like some chick singing something in the back - because there is definately potential for a kick ass melody. Yeah dude nice work -rate and review my newest one if ya get a chance!

Score: 10

"Nice"

submission: DJ Runaway - Eternaly Yours

date: March 9, 2005

I like it - relaxing in a way - I'm curious... what do you use for your orchestra/string sounds? I just use my keyboard (only way I know how... check out my latest submission)... is there another way though?