Score: 5

"MMM"

submission: Non Sequitur Joke

date: December 21, 2008

Not much to say about your so-called "completely original approach of humor kind of." I guess you either get it, or you don't. Well, I liked music though.

Score: 9

"Addictive"

submission: SquareBol

date: March 3, 2008

Feels kind of a like a new spin on asteroids, but with attitude. Good stuff.

Score: 8

"Interesting but..."

submission: :the Composer:

date: March 2, 2008

It seems to me that the story seems to be more telling of the story of a performer/artist than what people usually consider to be a "composer" (unless "the Composer" is sort of his stage name or whatever). I wished you'd touch more upon the subject of the composer's struggle for acceptance (there was that bit at the end, but it sort of felt like a throwaway thing) - caught between the need to innovate and the need to please, and consequently possibly with the struggle with himself about his self-worth as a composer. Also, he doesn't seem to face any struggles along the way of his career (not until the end anyways) which seems quite uncharacteristic.

The direction was pretty good in general - I liked how you used that musical theme to advance the story, and consequently the Composer's development. The voice acting actually felt kind of out of place in an otherwise pantomimed story - it didn't help that it was kind of overdramaticized too.

Speaking of which, I didn't really like the overy emo-tearness of the characters. It seems too contrived of an act in trying to make a tearjerker out of this. But the consequence of that is that the characters kind of feel less real and overly simplified - I think using a slightly pained expression would speak volumes more than openly shedding tears.

Maybe I'm biased against this as an aspiring composer of sorts, but it didn't quite fulfill my expectations. However, it is still a well-done piece of work and at least partly deserving of the accolades it has received so far.

Score: 9

"Activeka"

submission: The Nature Of Things

date: January 18, 2009

It feels a bit too active and foregroundish in my opinion to be ambient in my opinion, but a neat piece nevertheless (kinda reminds me of Kraftwerk at parts, even). It seems to to do quite a bit with minimal elements, and kept me engaged as a listener throughout. Really liked that panning synth thing around 1:00, and the neat swells that occur throughout. I probably would've given this a 10 if the main riff thing was a bit more enjoyable to me (as it is used quite a bit), but overall, very nice piece of work. GJ.

Score: 8

"Ove"

submission: Emergenct Room

date: January 18, 2009

Ahh, the art of the hip-hop, what can I say :P. Anyhow, nice beat ya got here, and those fills are pretty well done too - though can't say I'm personally a big fan of the 808 ;P. I also like some of the short melodic segments you've used, such as string and choir melodies; my favorite part is probably that porta synth thing you got going on near the end, with the glock chords playing a neat counter melody. I'm not diggin that repeating bass-note so much though - just sounds too mechanical to me (maybe try playing with the velocities to humanize it some more?). SOlid stuff overall, though. GJ mayne.

Score: 7

"A lion does what? R--R"

submission: MH16: Piano Song (Remake)

date: January 18, 2009

Interesting piece - but the constant clipping is turning me off a lot. Please try to fix this by cutting the piano levels or something. Anyhow, I'll try to review the rest as best as I can.

The overal progression and structure of the piece is simple but works well enough. Some of the parts could use some tweaking though. The piano part sounded kind of stiff to me - I'd try humanizing it to some degree, especially since it's a pretty simple part to begin with.

The drums were a bit unexpected, but they work alright. The only thing is that after it stops, it doesn't play again until that final splash in the end, a good 40 or seconds later. I think you should try to keep it throughout, if only intermittenly, to give a better sense of balance.

The strings and flute parts were well done, though. They nicely punctuate the harmony and melody, respectively.

All in all, probably a nice effort, but it's hard to remain completely unbiased in light of the distorted audio.