You put great deal of swagger into this one! That drum beat is so good, and the way you arranged the bells to it, so cool! I'm feeling nostalgic now, because for me this reminds me of how new age jazzy cool the music was on this radio station I loved that played a whole lot of instrumentals with keyboard stuff in there. (I miss that station, and it's a shame my old audio cassette tapes of what I recorded from it are all worn out! Though, in a good way, I could get inspired to remix what I remember of my favorite tunes.)
Y'know, I can imagine robots getting their groove on to this. Humans, too. They could dance together and show off their flashy moves.
Uuuh thats great. I also listened to old spacey tunes when I was a kid. My father had tons of cassettes xd. And my goal with this project is to make everyone happy and ready to dance! So Im glad you enjoyed it! :D
I love the soft beats here. I also enjoy how all mellow and pretty it sounds. The entire rhythm has a really nice bouncy flow that doesn't falter. Beautiful piano melodies, and that sweeping strings synth pad is lovely. This has been a great start into your music journey of this year! :D
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's this I hear? 8-bit and orchestra blended together?! I've never heard anything like this before, and it all worked great for this arrangement! This sounds so unique and fresh.
Flawless transition after flawless transition. I can't imagine how much time you put into this! Wow, this is amazing.
Oh god this made me feel so great about the track haha. I feel like I don't experiment as much as I used to with music so hearing that my little chiptune orchestra combo wasn't an absolute disaster is awesome.
In reading one of your earlier responses in another review, I totally get the James Bond influence behind this song! The female singers who contributed their parts have some serious talent! Congratulations to them both.
I notice percussion improvement! Also, all the other instruments sound so good and professional. Everything blends and fits like a glove.
I honestly have nothing but praise to input here, towards this gem. It's nothing short among your greatest of tracks! Bravo!
Thrilled to hear that you like it enough to call it one of my greatest tracks. I wanted to make this track as good as I could possibly make it, because it's part of the soundtrack of one of my favourite games ever.
Not bad for your musical debut! The composition is very nice, though what I think you can do to improve here is to have a gradual increase of the volume to make this track have more of a dynamic touch.
The more you do music, the more you'll learn and develop the skill!
This is so dark, and cinematic. I think this would fit better in the cinematic genre than in the Ambient. :)
Creepy synths and atmospheric sounds! The talking voices is a nice touch. All I can think of to suggest is to add a bit more depth. Try taking a break from that high pitched strings synth to give another instrument a lead melody.
Overall I'm sure this had to be a blast to experiment with and put together!
Thanks for your feedback dudette.
Giving a break to the strings and exchange them for something deeper sounds like a great idea, and that will give a more cinematic "vibe" to this track indeed.
Maybe it's just me--I didn't hear anything very repetitive going on in this piece. I think I understand why you selected pop as the genre, regarding the beats. Mostly, this is still cinematic, though it is good to know you're branching out some, genre wise.
The piano melodies and chords, as well as the strings, are arranged really nice.
Dang, even though you've rushed it, it's still very good, and I'm glad it does! Just be sure to get the rest you need, for future projects. :)
(I don't think I'd be able to rush any on my music--or anything else really. I LIKE taking my time haha. I heavily dislike having to rush on things.)
Yeah I don't think this is strictly pop, but I feel like it's the closest genre, as a lot of the instrumentation is pretty typical of a pop song.
As I said to Bosa, rushing really isn't my thing... I hate cutting corners and it killed me inside to have to do it, but it was either that or them using the iffy and unfitting stock music they had used as a placeholder. I say unfitting mainly because it wasn't even long enough to fit the whole film, so literally halfway through, it stopped and starting again! I thought that was very jarring.
It's actually a pretty long story how I had to score this in just one day, but I may as well tell it now, if you're down for putting up with my wall of text haha.
Basically, towards the end of August, a friend of mine who dabbles in film production contacted me asking me if I could score a film he's doing for Malta's independence day. I declined, as I didn't want to get involved in something while being so busy with other projects, but, not to leave him without a composer, I suggested someone here on Newgrounds, who eventually agreed to score the film.
Of course, to score something, you first need some kind of timed storyboard or ideally the completed film, but the film was still in production when I suggested the Newgrounds composer, so nothing was able to be sent at the time. The producers of the short film ran into some complications getting permissions to film at the airport, causing them to have to wait MULTIPLE WEEKS for the permission. When they finally got the go-ahead, they rushed to film and edit the video.
By mid-September, the film was finally ready, with only a FEW DAYS to spare before the final deadline, when the film would have to be complete, music and all. Meanwhile, the composer I recommended wasn't responding to messages and just flat-out disappeared (I learnt later on that he had no internet for a while and couldn't respond), so once again they were left without a composer. I felt kinda bad, because I was the one who recommended this guy and I'd feel like it'd be partially my fault if he didn't deliver, so I ultimately agreed to score it myself in the four-odd days that were left, which I thought was manageable.
Then, as if it couldn't get any worse, my friend came up to me, announcing that the director changed the deadline to THE FOLLOWING DAY, and told me that they'll probably stick with the stock music they were using as a placeholder, seeing as he thought there wouldn't be enough time to score a 6-minute video. That was when, me being the crazy dumbass I am, I said I'd do it in a night. One sleepless (but certainly not coffee-less) night later, I somehow finished the score.
In a way the only person who got me in that situation was myself. I could've just told them to stick with the stock music, which would've been more feasible, but I kinda threw logic and reason out of the window and made something anyway. They were really appreciative and in the end it was a great experience for me, but damn, I'll never forget the near-dead state I was upon finishing the score haha.
Apologies for the ramble! Thanks again for the review. c:
You're quite good at jazz! This is so catchy. The way the brass sounds I seem to like the most about this piece.
I do hear the similar style of Jungle Swing. In fact, this going together with Jungle Swing would sound really good... The soft beat going on is pretty cool, by the way. Very nice track, Step!
I already gave Chompy a try and it is an adorable and challenging game with simple gameplay.
I'm quite fond of that brass too! It's supposed to be orchestral brass, sure, but I found that it was just about versatile enough for me to fit it into a jazz setting, and of course it helped the authenticity to overlay the real instruments camoshark sent me on top of what I already had too.
Making it similar to Jungle Swing was something I definitely intended - since Jungle Swing is originally what was included in the game, and since it fit quite well, I preferred to play it safe and stick with the style that I KNOW works with the game if you get what I mean. I did try and make this track a bit more bouncy and upbeat though, since Jungle Swing had a lot more low-key/slower sections.
I'm a writer and free thinker who is determined to help influence major good change to spread! Peace is only possible in the absence of aggression. (I also have done music stuff.)
Dancing Robot 
To the Stars 
In a Dream 
Peace After Death 
Coma 
Becoming Independent 
Chompy 
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