My Demo

I decided just to start one large thread that will showcase all the songs in my "demo" for easy access. I would appreciate it if you'd critique my music, because I'm always looking for ways to improve in my composition. The more specific your comments, the better.

Thanks, and above all, enjoy the listening.

(:smithy: denotes a newly added piece.)

:smithy:Discovery Cue (Soundclick) - A short cue for a scene where the protagonists discovery something.

I wanted to experiment with more complex chords than I'm used to, and gain a little more experiance with orchestration. I didn't use as many instruments as I probably should have for this, but I think it turned out pretty good. Any specific comments on the balance and mixing of this song would be great.

Dungeon Theme (Soundclick) - This is your basic dungeon theme. It kind of has a Nintendo DS sound going for it which was my intention. The song would loop, which is why I have it fade out at the end.

This is actually the first song I've written in which I experimented extensively with inharmony. I'm usually afraid to shy away from basic harmonic composing, so I'm really glad I was able to make this sound good. It's added much more diversity to my music.

Eclipse (Soundclick) - Pure atmospheric. This type of music is very popular within the indie game dev community. Let's face it, they eat this stuff for breakfast.

The song itself is comprised of a few short phrases which are played over themselves only in reverse. This sort of "eclipsing" is what inspired the song's title.

:smithy:Electronica Demo (Soundclick) - A pretty straight forward electronica piece.

I've merged and consolidated the two threads, so now you've just got this one. :)

Thanks for that. :)

I really liked the Dungeon Theme, very neat. I dont play these types of games, but I can't see a reason why any gaming company would dislike this. Sort of creepy and dark and scurrilous. Stimulating. Any more stuff like this to show us?

Paul :)

PS - I just checked out your Soundclick page, and everything sounds great. It looks like you're got a great carreer ahead of you. Build that portfolio!

Thanks for the support and encouragement! Much appreciated. :D

Added new song.

That dungeon song was great! I'm very impressed and very envious, not saying I'm anywhere near as good as you are. Good Job dude, and good luck on that degree!

Thanks for the comment Kyle!

Added new song.

good job, i really liked the strings in "Discovery Cue (Soundclick)", very relaxing and yet very mysterious i'd like to know what libraries u used for the strings.

also i enjoyed listening to "Eclipse (Soundclick)", i always enjoyed a composer who knows how to flow and yet over control the layers of his ambient piece, also the reversal piano notes added the mystery required , if u r following my work u'll notice that i do the same thing with percussions and lead guitars.

so generally speaking u did a really fine job so far although i think u should get involved more in the ambient work u do have the skills for that regard,

i'll b following ur progress for sure :thumbsup:

The dungeon one is really good in my opinion.

I'm still teaching myself how to write incidental music so I can't really comment other than I like it :S

@dusk viper - Thanks for your insights! I'll definitely add a few more ambient tracks in the near future.

The library used in Discovery Cue are EWQL Symphonic Orchestra.

@SaXoPhoNe-AlT - I'm glad you like the dungeon theme.. it's one of my better pieces. haha. :)