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[Bigglesville Market]

No one wrote a review for piece like this yet?

Starts off with funny-sounding bass then burst out to greet other instruments with joy. I can feel like each instrument is having a party and it sounds so, so fun. Reminds me of Beyond the Beyond at first too. Very nicely done.

[Coming of the War]

Extremely intense.

Loud and clear. No other words could describe this better. It's so intense that I want to grab some sticks and whack it on somebody's head. Very strong song indeed. What VST or program do you use? I'm finding some that could yield nice production value such as this.

junkster775 responds:

Thanks for the kind words! I use EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra: Gold Edition, and EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs.

They are a great set of tools, but a little pricy.

[Can't Believe He's Gone]

Yeah!

Long string + piano = touched. You sure know how to control these emotions through instruments well. It's a very nice song and no doubt that it can be used for real film production. Pity that it's very short.

[We Will Make It]

It was almost there!

You have very nice set of instruments there. It's so expressive and natural like real ones. I especially fall in love with your double bass and cello. Anyway, the song itself starts off slow, then catches its pace when it's almost near the end, where cello plays E-B-E-F#-B-D-C repeating over and over....I thought that it was going to end strong but I was little disappointed. However, it's a very nice calming song.

ScottProductions2002 responds:

Wow, I'm impressed you could pick up every individual note by ear :)

[Z.A.P. - Requiem for a Titan]

This should get much more exposure.

Very well composed, I've gotta say. It is deep. It is rich. It is moving me. You have got talent indeed. I enjoy listening to this piece because it helps me to imagine some scenes so vividly, which is the thing that song should be able to convey.

[Dreams Of A Poet]

It's nice but a little loopy.

You've done quite well for first song. (At least much better than mine. lol) Let's see here. I think it gets very smooth and could be used in video game somehow. It seems to go on and on....and loopy to me. I suggest you could add some more instruments in and maybe percussion if you like the beat to be stronger. So far, I only hear 1 or 2 sound sources playing. It's synth and piano, imo. After that, you could put in some peaks in the song, where it's clear, memorable, and different from other parts.

XoXCindyOxO responds:

Thanks for the feed back, i really thank you for it. :)

[Breaking Through the Ice.]

Hmmm

I really like 1:30 part there where arppegio comes into play. It makes your song more colorful. The sidechaining (sorry if I'm mistaken) sounds pretty cool to me though but you overuse it a little that it sounds pestering to me at times. However, it's still an enjoyable song.

sfuller responds:

You are right. For a fact, the sidechain is actually unintentional, and it is actually a problem with the samples I am using. As a result I am remaking a lot of my songs like these with synthesizers instead of samples to avoid this.

Thanks for dropping in! /Sam

[sleep -vile spindle-]

I can see zero bombers.

It's pretty simple yet progressive. I really like the beginning till the middle, but loud synth from middle to end kinda distract me from the beauty you've building from the beginning. Maybe you can tone it down a little bit. Other than that, it's nice.

[Outbreak [ Draconity Music ]]

Unexpectable.

The melody seems to glide in a very strange way though. I couldn't actually expect what's gonna come in the first minute and half. However, when D&B picks up, it sounds much more professional than classical one. Active, bouncy, and exhilarating, yet it's still loud and layer-ish when you sort of overlay strings from the first part on top of it. You could adjust panning, volume and blend them a little more because it lacks depth and harmony, in my opinion. If you like to make this whole thing D&B, I think it'd sound very nice. Nice try one classical, by the way. :)

[((C2)) Hymn of Gehenna]

Strong, but just almost strongest.

I like the soft, fast-paced bass drum you put in the background somehow. It's the force that compels the song forward, building it up slowly. However, I don't really see the peak in the song much. It just keeps going on and on. I wish you could put some more percussion or lucid instrument (like oboe or flute would do) to create a peak that would stress some intensity of tragedy a little more.

Anyway, it's a really nice job you've done.