Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[.:HMS:. Methodic]

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Great variation of the Castlevania theme. It's amazing how you put a lot of instruments into this and it still all works out at the end.
Even the drum rolls fit into the concept, I would have never expected that.

Only unfitting thing is that... guitar that we can hear at around :55 into the song. Maybe this part should be played by a simple piano.

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[.:HMS:. Accepting a Soul]

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It's a very nice track with good melodies and a very nice beat.

I especially like that melody that starts at around 1:45 into the song. I think you may emphasize that slight echo there a bit more.

Other than that, I think there should be added a bit more to the track in general. A nice hookline or a spacey theme that appears on a few occasion during the song.
Right now it keeps itself too much in the background to be really outstanding.

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HMS-Productions responds:

lol 1:45 was my favorite part of the song. I only realized how mixer tracks automation clips and whatnot work after I made this song, so that may have had an effect.

Thanks for teh review

[Sorrow Had Its Wayv2]

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I really liked this track. Improvisations are always nice, especially when they are done with an acoustic guitar (a very underated instrument if you ask me ;) ).

Some parts of this seem to be vary random, but then, it's improvised so there's really nothing wrong with that.

Sometimes there where a few clapping/clicking sounds in it, which was a little bit annoying as it distracted me a bit from the guitar.

Also, the intro could have been done a bit better. Right now it seems as if you just stopped playing. A slow fade out while you continue playing would sound much better in my opinion.

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[Sp1r1T - Tomorrow]

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A very nice track you have here. I liked every bit of it.

You are right, it's those tiny little things like the bells that make this song so special. Without it, it would be more like your everyday trance/techno song which I wouldn't bother listening to. But you added a special note to this with your additions.

I also like how varied this track is. A lot is going on there while the track plays and that gives us a lot to listen to. ;)

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Sp1r1T responds:

:) Thanks.

The only problem is, is that the Sub Bass drop Is too Loud, You hear it hog everything for a second.

Oh wells :D

[~Mortal Kombat Remix~]

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A very nice remix of the famous Mortal Kombat theme.

The intro/outro with the piano was very nice. At first I hoped to hear the theme played on a single piano. Would have been interesting, too I guess. ^^
But I also liked when the other instruments and beats set in. The transition is done very well.

Only thing is that the bass stood out a little too much. It overpowers the other melodies in this track by far, so that it's a bit hard to listen to them.

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Assios responds:

Thanks for the review :D I like bass with power:P

[Chill-Out Loop]

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Very nice and funky track you have here. I found myself nodding to the beat right when I pressed the "play" button.

You should change those high pitched tunes (starting at :09 and :20 seconds) a bit, though. They don't seem to fit that good into the loop.

Speaking of "loop": It would be VERY nice if this would loop better. Then it could be used in a wide range of flashes as nearly every type of music (background music for a bar scene, background music in a menu, etc. ).

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[Fantasie Mystique (NG Cut)]

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This is a fantastic track. I think this is perfect as a background track. Which genre? I think this track fits in nearly every genre. I just listened to that song while playing a business simulation game. And it fitted very well. And I guess it would fit as well in nearly every other genre.

Even though the track is over 8 minutes long, it doesn't get boring. I like the various melodies you put in here. Together with the background music they build a magnificent whole.
Great track!

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WritersBlock responds:

Well, thanks. I guess it works in the ambient genre, seeing as it fits well as background music. ;D

[Arecibo8]

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This piece would be perfect for some cut scenes where big armies prepare for a big battle. I also can imagine hearing this while playing some sort of strategy game like Age of Empires.

But I miss some sort of climax here. The song itself is very nice and I really like the beat. It builds up and up and I expected something big to happen. But instead the song just went on... so yeah. Basically, all you need to make this track perfect is a good climax.

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[The dark light - Mjattie]

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I like that song. The intro is done very nice and it sets the right mood for the song that follows after the intro.

I especially liked the piano you added during the middle of the song. I think I've never heard that before in a trance song (but then again, I don't listen that much to trance music. ^^).

The bass could use a bit more... well, bass. ;)

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[Serenade of Storms]

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Very nice song. I really like how you build this up from the beginning to the great climax.
At first I thought that this was played much too slow, but then I suddendly noticed that you where already working towards that climax and slowly began to play quicker and quicker and adding more and more to the song.

But I think you should finish the track a tad bit sooner after the climax. Then it would be perfect in my eyes/ears. ;)

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BlazingDragon responds:

Thank you for the suggestion! I 'm not willing to go back and change it at this point, but I suppose I can see where you are coming from. My aim was to create an ending which resolved the phrase used at the beginning. Ending it any sooner wouldn't really fit what I had in mind. :(

I appreciate the review!
~BlazingDragon