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NorthKozar

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Marching On

I really like this song, but I like the image it creates even more. Green grassy open field at dawn, soldiers preparing for battle and then marching on. It gives a great sense of "epic" but still seems to display that it's war and isn't all glorious (especially around 1:05 to the end). Really solid work in layering it all, it flows together beautifully ^^

Step responds:

Thanks! This is one of my first songs made with East/West Symphonic Orchestra and I'm still quite proud of it. The marching feel to it is probably coming from the snare beat.

Thanks a lot for reviewing!

Outstanding!

Truly, this deserves top 5 and more! The melody is amazing and, while short, does a great job of... Well, being awesome. I really can't pick a part out of this that I don't care for. It all flows together perfectly to my ears. Really, just great, makes me want to hear a lot more from you.

Step responds:

Thank you!

If you're in to this stuff then I'm afraid my other songs aren't anywhere like this one, with it being my first attempt and all :P.

But yeah, really glad you enjoyed listening to it. Thanks for the review!

Wonderful

I remember hearing an incomplete version of this and looping it over and over again. I must have missed somewhere when this was finished. It's so great in all of it's transitions; it illustrates grand imagery of darkness, but... More like epic darkness. The kind of darkness that is so epic, you can't help but wander into... And then get lost in...

wyldfyre1 responds:

*Evil voice* Yesssss ssteeep into our daarrrkneesssssss

Decent

You added a neat level of ambience to the original. Sounds pretty good, but I can't really give full marks since it is a mix and not original. However, you did a fine job of adding the ambience, though, I do like it for that.

Enjoy'd

Ok, yes. I'm a sucker for techno/classical sounding pieces. So this will be a bit biased and not as real of a review, but still, here it goes:

The beginning. I was gasping for air due to my excitement and anticipation. Then at 0:15 the synth kicked in and shortly after there was the slight drum which became more pronounced around 0:36. I loved that intro SO MUCH! It really brought me into the piece. I was just loving everything, especially the section from 0:45 to 1:26. Then, well, it got a tad odd with the random transition. It sounded like there was a bit of swing to it, then it tried to go away. That part was just awkward. Around 1:48 or so, you put the song back on track. Then at 2:06 on out, the synth/classical/dnb sounds made me love the piece all over again. You seriously put all my favorite things into about 30 seconds.

So, the breakdown. The awkward part in the middle bugged me a bit too much, mostly because it just seemed really out of place. I would give it a 9/10 for that, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I do like the song a lot, it is really great. So we'll go with my personal opinion, which seems to contrast yours. Keep up the good work! =)

TheOnlyFool responds:

Wow, what a review! Thankyou very much =D.

Where the wild things are

Overall, I liked it. It has a great rhythm, but I felt the beginning was rather weak, especially when the drums come in around 0:20. It sort of stumbles along until around 0:36 where the synth pops in, then about 0:50, I'm getting into it a bit more as it becomes well layered, and at 1:05, you have developed a good rhythm in the piece. Then theres a build up from 1:19 to 1:33. The dropout at 1:33 was very neat, well placed, and led into the best part of the song at 2:02 on out. That part is amazing, I loved it so much it made me want more!

Truly Wonderful

It's such a powerful and inspirational piece. You both have done an amazing job putting this together. And I completely agree how it sounds so uplifting yet dark at the same time, quite reflecting of life itself. I will enjoy listening to this many times more in the future. Thank you.

OMGL33TH4X0R responds:

Thank you very much for your kind review! :)

Wonderful!

The entire piece flowed together majestically. Each song transitioned into the next very smoothly and together formed a great mix of all the memories of Tales of Symphonia.

I just recently decided to play through this game again, since it is so amazing, and have been looking through remixes of the songs here on Newgrounds. I really think this is the best one I have found. It's very well done =)

Happiness

Pretty sure if you could measure my happiness levels after listening to this song, they would be way off the charts. Seriously, this song is just so amazing, it emits rays of pure golden sunshine! Anytime I feel a bit sad or down, I can just pop this song on repeat and know that it'll make things better =D

In terms of the actual song, the only criticism I have is the first full fade out, which I don't really care for all that much, but thats just my opinion.

Cool!

I really like this song, however, I feel it is lacking something throughout: some actual drums. It's mostly just my opinion because it does sound great as it is, but I think just tossing in a snare would make it sound even better.

An aspiring film and video game soundtrack producer, North Kozar continues to learn and experiment with electronic music in many of its forms. Need music for a project? Let me know!

Age 30, Male

Alaska, USA

Joined on 7/1/09

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