whitesymphonia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Jako - Be with You]

great song!

Only problem is that it feels like it should have lyrics. The cheering and applause makes you feel like it's played in a stadium, so i was just dying to hear lyrics. Sounds like a pop song :). something a pop idol would probably sing to.

Work on the ending though. It ends too abruptly, making it feel like a loop.
I'd love to see the final if you fix this. (no lyrics are still fine)

definitely adding this to my favorites. just a hair breadth's away from perfection.

JakoOoOoOoOoO responds:

Thanks!!! yes i know that i should have lyrics!! but i dont have a singer!!! xD!! and the final i think that i should make a fade on it!!! it would sounds excellent with a fade!! but it is in newgrounds now so i cant change that!! maybe i can make a remix later!!! :D

[-E- Mimi [V2]]

make it longer :)

It's good. I like how the main "melody" first gains accompaniment, but then changes altogether, but can still relate to the original. LIke a spinoff. I just think that it's too short. Or at least make it loop back to th beginning.

Euphy responds:

Thanks man. :)

[Across The Sea Of Sand (I]

unexpected!

Expected something that'd give me a desert feeling. Probably an arabian feel or such. Still pleased with what I heard. The first few measures made me think it'd be like a scary organ thing. Like something out of the Nightmare Before Christmas.
00:37 the part with the guitar is just great. It changes the mood completely. Makes it feel like something out of a movie scene, when the protagonist is about to get something back/do something big.
2:34 not a huge fan of heavy metal styles. Feels out of place in this composition.
You do pull it back at 2:55 which is nice, but I think starting with something else would be better.
3:18 let me understand why you started with the organ. Seems like it fits in a lot more here than a solo.
4:21 nice ending here. Feels like a good conclusion.
4:30, the sudden change to the organ. I can't tell if I hate/love it. My first impression was it's too sudden, but my second hearing, i actually like it.

All in all, a good track.

Lashmush responds:

thanks alot for the feedback, sir.

the heavier part in the middle is so it correlates with the rest of the album which is death metal at heart. This one is just one of two more melodic tracks for the album.

Glad you enjoyed the song.

[Christmas Eve by JM-DG]

Too long.

I think it's way too long.
@beginning
feels like a nightmare before christmas/christmas song blend. kinda like it.
@ around 0:50
don't like how it becomes really heavy here. It loses the christmasy feel. I can't hear any remnants of christmas here.
@ around 2:40ish.
This part is just bland. It's the same thing for too long of a time.
@around 3:30
I like the ringing bells sound, but I don't think you've mixed it in well. You just went from heavy to something light.

Don't have time to listen to the rest, sorry.
All in all, it's got some good parts that could probably make up a good christmas song if strung together correctly.
Mostly, it's way too long. You should definitely shorten it.

JM-DG responds:

You're right it's very long :D
And the beginning is quite heavy for a christmas eve which was very fitting with the mood of my Christmas Eve too. Toward the middle/end it's 100% light and joy fitting with the mood of my Christmas day.
Thanks for your review.
I know one of my bad habbit is to make lenghty songs :P...

[Elvish Adventure]

gives off a good elvish feel!

Gives off the nice feel of a forest, along with something mystical. The only complain I'd have is that the sound quality isn't that good. I think the instruments could've had more feel to them.

No fault of yours though. Good composition!

jkap1 responds:

No you're right, I had things turned up too loud, I don't think I mixed it right, and probably could have spent more time adding dynamics and focusing more intently on the details... so all that is definitely my fault. Thanks for the solid input. I'll remember it whenever I'm making another piece in this style.

[All Roads Lead to Somewhere]

awesome! wanna travel while listening to this :)

@Beginning
Like the feel of "starting up" as if you're ready to go on an adventure. Reminds me of "fasta" on the ipod touch for some reason.
@1st change
like the feel that the environment changes. I can imagine myself having a scenery change. This part seems pretty long though.
@top "shrillish" sound added to 1st change (i think before 3:00 somewhere)
I like the feeling here. It feels like a clarity. Like breaking through a forest into plains.
@ending
feels like a credits song for a game. I think the ending could've been ended more like an ending though. Less abrupt is what I mean.
Really long though, but it's fitting for it's name. Roads people take are often long. Like how the changes feel like obstacles or scenery changes.

Keegs responds:

Wow. I don't think I could have asked for a better review!

You're totally right about the length. This was originally written for a party I was DJing. I stretched the end out a lot to give some cool-down time for the Kids on the floor.

Thank you so much for that epic review!