Soullink's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Piano Experiment]

Hey!

Wow... it's very beautiful. I can only imagine what you were thinking of when you wrote it...

BlazingDragon responds:

I was thinking, "Bethoveen sure is a freakin' genius. If only I could learn to emulate his style and take bits and pieces of it for my own...hmmm....." Then I started composing it, and I got giddy because it was so much fun to write!

[Native Faith [8-bit Touhou Vr]]

Touhou on the NES? Impossible? Not for you!

Touhou... that's all I have to say. Good cover.

[Omega- Song in A Minor]

Big O

So you remember Big O at all? It's an anime where Dorthy, an android and Roger Smith, a negotiator of sorts, must solve the worlds problems etc. She's got an affinity for piano though. The only catch is, she's a robot so though the piece is amazing when she plays it it feels like it's missing something.

So what does all that mean? Your piece is complex. It dances but where it should be light, where it should breathe, where it should slow down, it cannot. Fire Dorthy. lol.

Being that I have a natural ear for music as I do play and compose myself I can see what you're trying to convey. The movements are relevant, the progression is there, but breathing needs to occur. Sometimes it's okay to let something hang over. Allow for a bit of silence during the song. It can build as much anticipation as a run does.

Personally, I do like the piece, but I would love for you to play it, or some one to actually play it on the piano. Take the sheet music and add in tempo changes, dynamics, write out the emotions the movements that you were trying to convey and give it to a pianist and see what happens. I would love to hear someone play this. The emotions they would infuse in it would surely bring this up to a ten.
P.S.
Stuck with just finale so I know how ya feel. lol

Dude09 responds:

Tyanks a lot ^__^ You def. know what ur talking about and thats why i love composing for this website. This was an attampt at an etude like Chopin would do, but unfortuanely, I wasn't able to put in the rubato he used. Also, I can only play a grade 1, this is a 7 :( lol Thanks again :3

[-Drifting-]

Like I can compare...

When I wrote Soulialous I had just started my first year of college. I was young and stupid. And only had finale. None the less I started composing. Since then I have hit countless snags and felt less than inspired. I still would love to collab with you on Wayfarer's Hymn... but I find myself unable to. Currently in the midst of creating character themes for my latest hair-brained scheme. But that's beside the point.

A true piece of music is inspired. Is driven. Is a part of the person who created it. You're still in high school. Your still young... yet your music is so mature. It reminds me of when I still had the spark... if I could only get Finale back... though you call it drifting, I see it as a reflection. A reflection of your drifting yes. But more than that. Your musing. Your fleeting youth. Strings always get to me... you command your instruments. Shape them. The oboe/english horn solo, the piano, the movement... your piece is emotion. Something music currently seems to be lacking. It's all re-occurring themes and bump and grind now-a-days. So every now and again, it's nice to know some one out there remembers what music is really about... and is doing something about it.

People will ridicule you. They will say you are too emotional. Too classical. That you need to get with the times. Please, for the love of true music, real compositions everywhere, and for yourself, never stop creating. Never stop pouring your heart into the staves. Even if you decide to take on another canvas, never give up on this gift.

There... I've said way too much. Music both inspires and comes forth from me at the most random times. If this wall of txt tells you anything, at least come away with this. Creativity, arts, originality... these things aren't easy to come by. And if you enjoy what you're doing and continue letting yourself truly come out in your work, Crookston will be more than just another Williams or Zimmer. Ya know? I've found I need good freelancers like you. People who break the mold, who do it for fun, who put a piece of them in their work. The world, needs those kinds of people. Souls... be it my writing, her artwork, or your music. There I go rambling again. It truly is beautiful. Not because it's a ten, but because this means you are a ten.
-SoulLink

BlazingDragon responds:

I've been struggling a lot lately. Looking at one college website after another, lost as to what I should do...I wonder, is music what I'm meant to do? Could I make it into a conservatory like Juilliard or Curtis or any for that matter? Music is so competitive, and unless you make it big, it doesn't pay much. I want to support a family later on, to live happily. As much as I love composing, is it what I'm supposed to do with my life? Am I really making any difference with music, or should I be a writer, a speaker, someone who has influence?

I have pondered these things a lot lately. I've been on my bed, staring up at the ceiling as I try to figure it out. It is reviews like this that reassure me. I AM affecting people. I still have a lot of room to grow, but so does everyone! It doesn't matter if I'm not John Williams, because I am ME. I want to compose music that touches souls, pours emotion, and inspires people to be all that they can be...

Thank you for the inspiring words. I really needed that, SoulLink. God Bless.
~Trevor Crookston (BlazingDragon)

[NeoMetropolis]

I missed ya

So you, EliteFerrix, ParagonX9's one hit wonder, and recently Saiai84, have helped me construct quite the 8-bit game line-up of songs.

This has a driving, metropolis beat that at times screams heavy boss both in beat and in picture. Love the use of choir and tech beats mixed with symphonic instruments. The perfect boss theme complement to one if not more of the level tracks I've a-massed on here.

Keep the mad beats flowing my man. So far, both your pieces in this challenge are golden.

[SpaceFarer (8-bit)]

Might sound selfish...

... but I'm glad you didn't wait. It keeps a great even pace. The breakbeats are appropriate and keep things bumping. Definitely has that spacey 8-bit feel. I hope it came out the way you wanted it cause this is exactly what the title promises to me. Can't wait to hear the updated version.

[8-Bit Blaze]

Ya just can't stay away

Look who's back in the saddle. And with two 8-bits no less. Good work man.

[ParagonX9 - Chaoz Airflow]

It's this an survivor for me...

As usually it would seem Newgrounds' resident Paragon of Techno is back in the saddle. It psyched me out at first with its similarities to Choaz Fantasy but it's got movements to it for starters and a really cool feel. It flows well and has a lot of melodic movement that set it apart from your other choaz pieces. That's perhaps what I like about it the most. So far my top three are Airflow, Survivor, and then Japan. Glad to see you're back in action!

[Beach-Fight (8-bit)]

Trippy

So when I downloaded the song it started playing in my I-tunes while this was still going. Both were playing in round and it sounds totally freak'n sweet. I think they're like maybe 10 seconds off from each other but it sounds really kick ass. Impressive, stays up tempo and really sounds like ya can fight to it. Good work. And trust me, try doing this overlay round thing. It really is sick.

[*Hymn of Fayth*]

After this and Temple Lullaby...

I am speechless....
...
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Loops well, is so peaceful, it's like your in the ante-chamber before the inevitable Aeon fight and it's just peacefully resting there. Waiting for the summoner... waiting... silently... peacefully...
I can't wait for what you really wanted to do with this. It has limitless potential. Keep us posted on it.

VGSongbird responds:

Thank you. ^_^
I will use my choral knowledge to try and extend this, that's a sure thing.