This was a cool track! Lots of synths and percussion that worked nicely together. And it sounded like the first track leads right into the 2nd one, which was a nice touch of detail
This was a cool track! I do think the start could be a bit quieter, especially with the engine noises, but I really like how the ending turned out. Gave me Persona vibes.
Glad you liked it! About the synth, I mainly added it as an attempt to add some texture in the background while challenging myself to use my synth for this piece. Probably would've expanded on it a bit more, but I was busy with work and other stuff unfortunately.
Great orchestral piece here, the bells made for a nice start! Kinda reminded me of something I would hear in this game called Wizard101 I used to play as a kid. You definitely nailed the magical vibe here along with the painting.
This was cool to listen to, especially with all the instruments acting like a specific character.
Kinda reminded me of what Fire Emblem: Three Houses did at a certain part(won't elaborate cause spoilers lol), but you did a great job conveying a story here.
Well done! I think the piano solo still fit well with the theme, and it was done beautifully.
And it was cool that you didn't use a metronome or anything to record it, so it felt a lot more human.
Sometimes when I'm out of ideas, I also tend to rely on the piano since you can still do a lot with it. But these tracks definitely stand well on its own, good work!
Glad to see someone else take the orchestral approach too! I think you nailed the cinematic sound across the 4 tracks, and I think the reverb helped with the atmosphere.
Thanks for the feedback! Probably should've mentioned it too, but I've been composing using the Arturia synthesizer and an expression pedal(I think it was called Boss something) that lets you control the volume of the instrument as you press a key on the keyboard.
I mainly play piano (a bit of saxophone, violin and electric guitar) and I use a console digital piano to perform those parts. As for everything else, I try to control the dynamics with the expression pedal, if that's considered a midi controller.
Great soundtrack. I like how expressive the strings and piano were throughout, as well as the simplicity. Reminds me on how I would try to compose/improvise when I wanna mess around on the keyboard lol
Good job, fits really well into the theme we were given.
Though I do think the snare drums at the end could be a little quieter, as to not suddenly overpower the melody/harmony. But other than that, the instruments were well balanced I believe, mixing wise.
Excellent work here! You really put a lot of effort and detail in conveying an emotional melody. Especially with the variation in dynamics in the strings, making it a lot more human-like.
Thanks for the comment! You could probably tell I like using those bells quite a bit lol, pretty easy to create atmosphere using things like the celesta, glockenspiel, bells, etc.
As for Lost Liles, thankfully no C++ skill required, just a pdf I found on google on Morse Code that I used
Nice sense of atmosphere, and it's great how you combined these free plugins pretty well to create background music that blends nicely. (I think everything on spitfire labs is free, idk lol) The music does sort of cut off abruptly in the end of both tracks, like the cello in the nighttime theme. Just a minor thing that could easily be solved by gradually lowering the volume of the instruments/fade out.
As someone who also did a retro style soundtrack, great work!
I definitely struggle when it comes to percussion like what most boss/battle music like yours has. But everything flows nicely together to create that tension.
I like the dark and atmospheric feeling created by this track. Feels mysterious, and the vibes/celesta(not sure exactly what instrument that bell sound is lol) also adds to that feeling.
The piano in the first track was well done, sounding slightly out of tune to add to the dark atmosphere.
This was a very catchy and high quality submission. Percussion was satisfying to listen to, and lots of variety in the main motif. Though, experimenting with the motif in different keys more instead of just C major could further help make some of the tracks stand out more, but that's just a slight nitpick.
This was a very catchy and high quality submission. Percussion was satisfying to listen to, and lots of variety in the main motif. Though, using this motif in different keys instead of just C major could further help make some of the tracks stand out more, but just something I noticed.
Thanks for the comment! I'm still relatively new at mixing and mastering, and wanted to give these samples a try since I've used them quite a bit. I'll definitely try listening to other's submissions for inspirations and how to improve!
