Solacitude's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[There's a Wind in the Allée of Memories]

May you live a long and happy life together!
Beautiful piece, very interesting modulations throughout.
I love music that evokes efficiently feelings and ideas, and this one doesn't fail!
I get a sense of joy, fulfillment, bursts of positive emotions, accompanied by a tiny bit of incertitude, but a strong sense of resolve. You are both very talented!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thank you for the well wishes, and for the encouraging words!
I'm happy too see you're able to interpret the feelings of the composition well ^____^

I must say, I've heard some of your music, and it's fantastic!!! I'm sure you'll see some reviews from me sooner or later ;)

Also, we'll see if you make it into the NGADM... If you do, and I happen to make it to further rounds, I'll have to work hard on trying to beat you :O!!! Good luck :)

[The Distant Horizon]

Such a beautiful piece! We can feel the nostalgia of leaving the land of their childhood, transforming into a series of life changing discoveries. Ending in a somewhat mysterious maybe dark place, open for the next chapter. Very nice production, immersive, not too much distraction so it would sure fit very well as background in many adventure type scenery without stealing the show but by adding to it a lot. I really like episodic compositions that bring us on a less predictable path. Sound quality is good, I like the choice of instruments, composition, vibe and mix. Musicality and immersivity achieved! Hats off, very well done!

HollandAlbright responds:

Thank you for such a thoughtful comment! I really want to score for animated film, so I often think of stories or scenes as I write. I love what you described here about a character leaving their childhood home- it's exciting, but hard to leave what's familiar or comfortable- a coming of age kind of thing. Thank you again! :)

[Netero's Theme]

Good choice of instrument, clean mix, great production quality, I like this evolving theme, it fits quite perfectly for its purpose. Great piece of art altogether with the illustration, the text and music. It requires talent and skill to achieve an immersive experience like what you did here, well done!

Everratic responds:

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I really enjoy your work as well!

[New Perspective]

Is it some 15/8 time signature? I've got an idea recorded somewhere that sounds very close to this rhythmic pattern but in 5/4 😊 Love it and the chord progression. Simple and efficient

OVERSCORE responds:

This is just common time, but I would be very interested to hear your 5/4 similar recording. Glad you enjoyed the simplicity!

[Broken Dream]

Beautiful and touching piece! These harmonies...😭Yet, still full of hope! I love it

HollandAlbright responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad it spoke to you.

[Posterity]

Wonderful! Very interesting timing. Calm, meditative. What process did you use to achieve this sound?

Phonometrologist responds:

Hi there! When you ask for the "process," are you referring to the composing aspect or the recording?
It all starts with tinkering and improvising on the piano. Eventually it grows from there, but if you're looking for more technical procedures in recording, let me know. Wouldn't want to inundate you with information you don't want.

[Dream, Daria]

You have such a wonderful capacity to create beautiful musicality in simplicity. We can hear more than notes in your pieces. I love how you worked your sound, such a soft tone, calming in itself.

Phonometrologist responds:

I apologize for the delayed response, but I appreciate the time you took in letting me know your thoughts on this.

[The Perfect Orange Slice]

I listened to a couple of your compositions. I think you got a couple good ideas here, more than the others I listened to. If you want one tip to get better results : Get a midi controller when you can to get a more intuitive way to put notes together. I'm sure you would improve all of your compositions and be more efficient! Best of luck in your musical journey, never stop learning and experimenting!

ViciousVictory responds:

Saving up for one!!! Thanks for the kind words and suggestions, rock on 🤘

[The Rockstar Wives Letters - A Rejection of Things Past]

At first I found the drum kit kind of bland, then went "it's as good as it can get"!
Very nice, everything sound clean enough, cool sound overall, on par with professionals in the same genre. Quality is there! With a real drum it would sound even better but I guess it's all about getting this Rock Band sound in there, it does the job, gives it a certain charm. I wish you the best for your album!

UwUwizard responds:

Ah, thanks so much for giving us a listen! Yeah the Rock Band midi sound is not ideal (hopefully will be able to clean it up a little in the album version with EQ) but for now we're running on a shoestring budget so it's a viable alternative until we can book the time off work and find a room with reverb proofing. I have an 8-mic input which I can comp with a 2i2 to get overheads, kick and snare and room mics going and could theoretically borrow the kit off the drummer in my other band but that's gonna come down to timing and practicality. Thanks for the encouragement, hopefully we'll have the first record out by the end of summer!