Soapbubble's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sanctuary]

Dammit Steph, your music is too damn good!

Step responds:

D'aww thanks :3.

[<EagleGuard> Nemesis]

Not a bad track at all, I could see this fitting very well with a japanese style fighting game during a boss battle. There are some minor things though.

The intro is amazing, I was honestly expecting some grande orchestral piece when I heard it. Really nice build-up to where the guitar comes in. The guitar melody is nice, and the samples you've used are pretty good, there's not much I can say on that. My biggest issue with this track is lack of variation. It doesn't feel like it changes very much, largely due to the extremely generic drums. The samples aren't the best, and there's a strong lack of variation.

EagleGuard responds:

Haha, that's the first time I'm being accused of a 'lack of variation' =p That said, I do understand your point, and I guess some more variation would be in place. To be honest, I don't really know how I could've done that effectively though... Maybe adding another part would solve the problem, but that might make the song itself too long... I'll keep it in mind though for my next piece, and I'll make sure the drums are less boring =)

The samples are actually of fairly high-quality, but I'm usually just too lazy to use them in a way that would maximize their capabilities. I'll try to make the next song more 'human' though ;)

Thanks for the review!

[ECHO - Eye of the Dragon]

I just wrote that Apocalypse was my favorite, now I'm a bit torn. This is just really really impressive. It's an entire world in itself, it's so complete, so well done and well thought through, beautifully composed and beautifully orchestrated. Definitely another one for my favorites, and I'm pretty scarce with those these days.

I mean, like I said, this creates an entire world and tells a complete story. The hours of work you put into this really really payed off. The samples are perfect. This is what I'd love to see played live by a big orchestra. I fell the ending could've been a bit better, but I'm not entirely sure. Then again, as is, it would work off very well when passing into another track. That is, if this were for example from a concept album or a movie soundtrack.

Echo responds:

The track is meant to pave the way for another track, since its the Title Track of the album I'm working on so the ending was meant to create that feeling of unfinished business, if you get what I mean.

Thank you for the compliments and for the review :)

Erik Scerri
- Echo Productions

[J@K's Guitar Covers #1]

Wow, that's really impressive. I used to love Hendrix, and I still listen to him from time to time, and this, I feel, is doing justice to the original. Your own additions, I quite liked. I do wish there was some sort of backing base and percussions added to it, not necessarily adding vocals, but it would give more depth to it, especially during the solo.

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks SB. Glad you liked it. Once again a much appreciated review.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[Times' Only Moment]

As with all that I've listened to so far, your guitar skills are pretty impressive. The melody on this feels very relaxing, it's all just very soft and nothing ever feels rushed or pushed out. I'd love to hear this on top of some backing ambience, though I'm not sure what would fit best. And of course there's the issue of static that also made it into the recording and somewhat ruined the atmosphere you wanted to create.

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks. The static at the beginning and the end sucks, but we couldn't be stuffed removing it. I know, shame, shame, shame. Once again, if you feel you can add to this track, let me know and I will see what I can do about organizing something. I can add you to Credits now, if you do. Thanks again for enjoying it and for the great review.

Cheers gamejunkie.

[Apocalypse 2012]

Wow. Just wow. I'll be surprised if this doesn't win the entire competition. I say that before checking out all of the competition, because I doubt much can trump this piece, it's well done from beginning to end, and I can't find any flaws with it. It just sounds so majestic, so professionally done, nothing like anything I'd expect from the AP.

It really fits the title. It certainly would fit in well with scenes of destruction, the desperate last minutes, the struggle to survive, and so on.

I'm listening to it for a second time now, just wanting to get the feel of it while writing this down. I especially notice that your entire range of samples are amazing, and the composition is simply amazing. The percussion really drives the track forward and provides a real good ground for the song. That, and they add to this grandiose feel I get from it, it really feels absolutely huge.

This one's going straight to my favorites.

EvilRaccoon responds:

Thanks SoapBubble really glad you enjoyed it, i think there could be a better buildup in areas, so it's something I should consider. I think with the competition so full throttle this time, I actually think there are other tracks that are just far more intricate than mine, and so much more than what I did easily deserving higher places. However I really am really pleased that you enjoy my tracks. :)

Thanks again! :D

[A Dream Of My Own]

The intro to this reminds me of Fable. Well, the entire track does. I'm not sure why, but it just really does.

And I really thoroughly enjoy this. It creates an amazing magical and relaxing atmosphere, I'd say the vocal samples really help do that. THe track is very short, I feel this could've easily been at least a bit longer. I can't shake how much this reminds me of the first Fable, the early years with no danger and everything is just very harmonic.

mmoscat responds:

Hey! Thanks so much for your comment :-D

If it reminds you of Fable that's a good thing! Fable's score was definitely a great one... I agree with you that it could have been a longer piece, perhaps I should do a different version and lengthen this piece a bit!

[King's Quest]

I am extremely impressed. This really fits with the story you've typed out as well.

The composition is really really good. Orchestration is amazing, and every single sample used sounds absolutely perfect! The track is highly varied, but never to the point that it sounds like multiple tracks mashed together. This is definitely because of some amazing transitions. The ending is absolutely amazing, really feels majestic, but I do feel it could've had just a tad more power to it.

Bosa responds:

I feel the same way actually, now that you mention it. I tried to keep the whole song subtle, but perhaps it was too light at the end. I'm working on Hollywood Brass right now, so I guarantee you that my tracks will have more force in the future.

[Rag-Tag World]

Now this one's funky. More funky that any of the previous tracks I've heard, definitely. I love the bass and drums on this one. This is something I would expect to hear in an 80s kid action flick or something. 90s kid action maybe. I'm talking TMNT-style here.

I do feel you could've upped the volume of the drums a bit, they do get drowned out very quickly. I agree that they shouldn't sound too prominent, but they should definitely be a bit more clear than currently. Love the part where the bass and guitar plays along. Overall a real funky, cool track!

gamejunkie responds:

Thank you very much. So glad you liked it. I hope your liking the variety of music we are providing. And its all real too, nothing electronic or fake. Got to love the purity of real instruments.\

Thanks for the great review.
Cheers GJ.

[Opening Jam]

This really reminds me of something my dad would listen to, or something I'd listen to about four years back or so. It really has that 70s/80s rock feel over it.

I think this is the first piece from you I've heard with a proper band, with drums, bass and lead. I quite enjoy it, you lot seem to work nicely together.

I liked the intro, nice amount of build-up before the track got proper started. The drums could probably be a bit more varied, they do sound a bit dull after some time, would be nice to hear some variations coming out of the rhythmics. Same really goes for bass, currently it provides a really nice ground for the lead guitar to work on, but it's a bit boring itself. I guess that's somewhat normal for this kind of music, but you might want to consider it?

The lead though sounds really amazing, some great solos, nice control of the guitar. And lastly, of course, I need to mention the sound quality, which isn't the best. I'd love to see what you could do in a proper recording environment with a band like this.

gamejunkie responds:

Thanks SB. You really know your stuff. So get this. Every instrument used on this track is a 1970's bought instrument, maybe that's why it sounds the way it does. But your ear is ridiculously good. Also keep in mind this was just an impromptu session recorded in my lounge room into a shitty Zoom Midi-Controller, hence the sound quality. Written and first played over 30 years ago. The drummer and the bass player wont be happy!!! LOL. If only you knew.

Cheers gamejunkie.