sarias's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Waiting for the Storm to Pass]

I think you have a good start

i think that you need to work a little bit on feeling add dynamics or pedal markings this was done using a notation software right? well you need dynamics and maby pedal markings and articulations and slurs and stuff also make it longer unless its supposed to be a video game loop then its perfect i could see this in a game :)

[Folk Library]

YES!

I need to write a fast song for my portfolio and this defiantly inspired me the only thing i can say is i wasn't a fan of the ending but the overall aspect of the piece was so good it didn't bother me that much love the off beats make it a piano duet its what it sounds like anyways there is no shame in that check out some my stuff : let me know what you think
especially of preludes of melancholic its my piano solo

[McE - Final Submission]

I hear Pachabels Canon

:) sounds like a cooler version of Pachabels Cannon but is still your own HAHA THE ENDING IS AWESOME

[Zelda ~ Overworld]

WOW

this is so good. What VST do you use? its so good

[Super Mario Bros Theme!]

YES YES YES

that is what im talking about WOW im so impressed.

[(WF1) Tranquil Hearts (WIP)]

This is so pretty

this sounds kinda lord of the ringsish like it works very well i mean the melody is simple but not its got the illusion that its not a lot but its so much more then that keep it up

wyldfyre1 responds:

its still by far a work in progress. Hopefully it'll get finished hah. Seems my time is limited these days. Thanks for the review!

[Killer Bonfire]

wow this is good

i was ready to stop looking at this page when i saw the score then i listened to this. This is like a professional level job. This is what movie scores are supposed to sound like for underscoring good job

krssvr responds:

thanks for the review

[Furmpus]

nice

what is this from sounds like somthing from final fantsy 7

[Magus Returns]

nice

as far as audio quality goes you did a great job and as far as taking an exsisting song and elaberating on it to make it your own you did a great job. and again everything you set out to do you did but i almost think that what is missing is that sense of originality you made it your own but at the same time you didn't so my advice would be to try to write a similar song but make it your song influenced by somthing in your own life or for somthing such as a game.
i wish you good luck for the future and hope your succesful. you are talented just need to think more out of the box. and also remember this is constructive criticism not me disliking your song

mattrmunson responds:

Hey what's up. Thanx for the review, and sorry for taking so long to reply. I definitely hear what you are saying about originality. I did rely on the original song for a lot in terms of overall structure and feel. One thing that made it easy to emulate the original was using the same scale. Still though, I feel that I added some elements that weren't present in the original, specifically the rock drumming and a more aggressive/metal feel. But you are right, it is more of a tribute to the original than a fully legitimate song.

Anyways, iv got lots of old original material that Iv been meaning to upload once I get around to resampling it at the proper sample rate.

Peace