Phyrnna's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fragment [FB] - Harlock]

Sound: No mixing issues glaring here.

Composition: The buildup is kind of long in my opinion. The song is structured, but at the same time it still falls into sounding somewhat repetitive. The use of vocal samples is nice, although I think you could do with some more samples instead of those same ones over and over.

Fit to Art: Not what I would envision for that piece of art, but then again it seems like you went towards the Gorillaz direction. In that manner it sort of fits, but only loosely. The track works better on its own than paired with the art honestly as I don't see it conveying the image very well, either in color or composition or mood.

Originality: Nothing new here or different. Actually almost slightly generic, but interesting enough not to be.

Final Thoughts: A nice track on its own, not so much with the art. Maybe less repetition?

[[Cnyght Hunter]]

Sound: Decent mixing over all, the bass ends could use some work.

Composition: Decent structure, however the song did start sounding repetitive near the end. However I do love your use of sounds. It is deliciously grungy and dark.

Fit to Art: Here's where I think your song lacks. As a standalong song, it works wonderful. However paired with the art, I think it lacks in conveying the feel of the robot/cyborg depicted within the art.

Originality: Nothing too new here, actually kind of sounds like another DnB type piece.

Ending thoughts: A nice stand alone track, maybe less repetition though.

DESHIEL responds:

I understand that the track is difficult to pair with the designed art to some people.
That is why I described the idea behind the composition in the description.

The music is based on the art, but is actualy depicting the protagonist in a certain situation.

Thank you for your review, even tho its your job. ;D

[once more]

Sound: There's a little clipping, but overall not a bad mix.

Composition: Okay, the composition on this song is wonderful! The structure is great and tells a very good story, from the intro to the first part to the piano break and then afterwards to the ending which reflected the opening. In addition, you did a great job of making the instruments work together!

Fit to Art: Personally I think you did a great job of conveying what the art does, with the rainbow colors of the art your synths were great in showing us that. Your piano parts were wonderful in showing us what the guy in the picture could be feeling.

Originality: Certainly not a generic sounding song, and I do like the mix of synths and piano. Not bad. You get some points here too. :)

Ending Thoughts: Great piece! Work on the clipping and it's gold. :)

FrankMunoz responds:

Oh my, tyty
I also feel the same towards my mastering. really wish I had spent more time on this, I was in such a rush for no reason. :(

[Instrumentally Insane]

[7:05:06 PM] Phyrnna: Sound: No mixing problems here. Moving on!

Composition: I really like the violin parts that you have written there. Your arppegiations are pretty nice. Structure-wise, this song is done well. There's a good strong emphasis on a central theme and motif while providing enough variation all around to keep the listener interested.

Fit to Art: This song definitely fits the paired art very well. It's got that cheery yet eerie feel to it which I feel is what's conveyed by the picture. The chromatic instrument and the violin work together very well to put this together. Well done.

Originality: Not a bad mix of instruments, but nothing too original in terms of sounds or genres. Still nothing lost here either as it's not generic at all!

Ending Thoughts: A very strong track even on its own without the art, which says something. :)

[Flame Man (A.I.M.)]

Sounds: Nothing wrong here with mixing. Moving on!

Composition: This track has a good progression. It starts off very tame and definitely has a good build while maintaining a consistent motif and theme. Well structured. The addition of instruments and layers is good. Weak outro though.

Fit to Art: Win win! From the intro with the steam sound that continues throughout to the grungy bass instrument and the lead instrument, this track really does convey to me the feel of the art paired with it. The atmospheric sounds added are a very nice touch also.

Originality: Can't say that this track is particularly original in any way, yet it's not too generic either, so no bonuses or losses here.

Ending thoughts: Solid track that's well done to the art!

Yoshiii343 responds:

yay my mixing isn't actually terrible for once

i feel accomplished

[The Atlas (The Battle)]

Sound: Mixing can use work as the drums and cymbals are really lost and muddled. The other parts such as the "strings" and the piano are also lackluster in their sound due to improper mixing of the parts. The best sounding part is the guitar.

Composition: While still a bit over the place with the structure, this one certainly sounds more structured. The addition of instruments that aren't guitar definitely helps distinguish the sections apart. The "string" parts and the piano parts are very simplistic compared to the complex guitar riffs, which works as a contrast but also makes those parts feel rather lackluster.

Fit to Art: The chaos of this guitar and the "strings" and the piano make this piece fit the picture pretty well in my opinion. I think it gets across the feel of the landscape and what is happening, and tells a decent story.

Originality: Not particularly original, even with the piano and "strings" added in.

Ending thoughts: Music structure needs work, and so does mixing. Also try learning to write better parts for the piano and strings.

[Colossi]

Sound: Mixing needs a bit of work here. There are parts where the high ends are too loud and actually are bit painful. Those could use a bit of trimming. Maybe a subtle low pass filter over the highest of frequencies.

Composition: Song structure wise, this song isn't very organized. For one, there isn't a recurring motif to help any part of this song particularly stick to the listener's mind so the parts that stay are the intro and outro.

Fit to Art: Interestingly enough, I think this one does a decent job. The chaos of the track fits what's depicted on the art pretty well honestly. A little bit more structure in the song would help tell a better story, but good direction.

Originality: Huge hit here as this track is rather... not original at all. Standard drums, lead, bass combo with little to make it stand out from the multitude of other guitar shredder songs out there.

Ending Thoughts: Good start, although I think it sounds like you jumped on your guitars, shredded, and threw it up. Maybe work a bit more on developing the song out.

[raydude - death]

Sound: Mixing-wise I don't hear any glaring errors or mistakes. Sounds pretty decent to me, any suggestible changes would be out of personal taste.

Composition: Not a bad composition, a nice use of second intervals to create the "creepy" feel and the addition of the random high pitch tones helped with it too. Song structure-wise it works to keep the song from sounding too repetitive.

Fit to Art: Here's where I think this piece will take a hit on. Out of the entire song, the intro is possibly the part that best fits the art. Everything else after that sounds much too fast and rushed. Which can fit a "being chased" scene. However the feeling conveyed isn't one of being chased by something creepy, but more of just running intensly.

Originality: As some of the other reviews on the song have noted, this song isn't particularly original from the "Go" sample to the generic synths that have been well overused and aren't being used in any particularly novel way now. Not a bad thing if you're going specifically for that style.

Ending thoughts: A solid piece on its own, and the art paired with it sets a great start for it, but needs more.

[Storm Eagle Redux]

FIRST!!!

I think I've already said how much I love this track and your version of it, so really I'm just reviewing to be first. :P

~Phyrnna ^_^ <3

[Dumb Ways to Die (cover)]

This is a pretty good cover of an already awesome song!
I honestly like the sound snippets that you included in the song, I think it makes it ten times better. :D

~Phyrnna ^_^