retrobox2's Reviews

[The Frog King]

Awesome work, it would have been awesome that you could have submitted this for the contest. As some people say some errors in the mastering but I really loved the structure is pretty original, and the transitions between instruments felt so natural.
Really good work.

samulis responds:

any Crackling and such is Finale's fault for not being 64-bit compatible yet, I swear! XD

I'm glad you liked this. I really try to make my music something other than the run-of-the-mill orchestral you find a lot these days.

[Tankmen Sudden Encounter]

Wow that was an amazing orchestration.
I am a big fan of Gustav Holst and you really delivered that sort of classic sound he and Bernstein had. I was pretty surprised of how realistic all the articulations felt and how in the midst of the chaos you achieved such an amazing balance. The anything I don't like is how it ends, it sounds kind of odd but at the same time it has the classic feel of the hollywood cues so I guess is just my personal taste.
Amazing job again.

Bosa responds:

Thank you! I will be reviewing your work soon.

[The comeback]

Hello there
Well I will start the review with what I like
First the mixing, you managed a really clean mixing with everything balanced and nothing seems to be interfering with other frequencies. Another thing is the theme, it sounded good with the rest of the song and it really goes well with the genre. The drums sounds great but you can add a touch of reverb so the release doesn't sounds dry.

Now what you can improve in this song are mainly two things: variety and sound. The song felt really repetitive because the theme and the same chord progression was present through the whole 2:21. You can try changing the progression, changing the themes to new synths, adding effects or percussion, or adding a whole new theme. The synths sounded good but you can work more with them. They sound incomplete, try experimenting more with filters and that sort of stuff. Another aspect that you can improve is the mastering in the song it felt a little bit of, but nothing of another world.

Overall a good song with great potential but repetitive.

bolisa responds:

Yeah, you're right, its repetitive, but that is because i haven't got much synths and stuff. So i downloaded Nexus. My newer songs are better now. Soon i will upload it on newgrounds (;.

Thanks for the review.

[Moonfall]

Love the concept and it looks amazing.The black background looks great and the guy reminds me of a painting in the art cover of a local band in Puerto Rico, Indigo. Altough in some places the edges looks kind of rough.

Sorry for my English

SgtPooter responds:

thanks for the feedback, much obliged :)