June 10, 201015 yr Game/movie composition made by me! I need critics so I can improve it... shoot me :) Dark Warrior
June 10, 201015 yr WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! 10/10 LOOOOOOVE THIS... So powerful!. Bravo, maestro I hate critiques for critiques' sake, so I guess that's all I can say.
June 10, 201015 yr Powerfull music! The transition around 1:50 to a more slower/softer part with harp worked very well... did you consider ending the piece that way as well? I think it might work because the ending around 1:50 and 2:57 sound similar (to me). That way you could use the harp's nice little motif which is worth hearing again. And besides that, it could make the piece even more coherent than it already is. However, for that I would recommend stretching the end a little bit further, and also intensifying it, in a way that the music echoes in your ears after the final hit, and then softly with a little bit crescendo the harp motif over a long stretched note in the strings (just like the first time you use it). And then fading out after a couple of measures. It's just a suggestion though This could very well be used in a game/movie setting, it reminded me of the old Battlefield 1942 Game soundtrack and a bit of Starwars (in the beginning of you piece). Although it sounds great, I think you should master it (again) to really make us 'feel' the music - Im talking about the sound quality... maybe add a little reverb, especially on the coppersection. I very much liked this piece... It's going with my favs
June 10, 201015 yr Author Royreintjes thank you for suggestions. I m not satisfied with the ending also, I wanted to be powerful, but I just left it unfinished I guess... The idea with the harp motif after the ending is good, maybe I ll do something like that About the mastering and the sound quality, well I m really new at that... I hear whats wrong in the mastering but I still dont know how to "fix" it properly... Yea the brasses are little dry, and the violins are pain to the ear in some forte sections!
June 10, 201015 yr Author I reuploaded the file with an different ending, with an major Subdominant that's a little unexpected but I think it gives a nice surprising effect... after that I finished with harp motif all in riterdando!
June 11, 201015 yr This is good, sir, very good! <---Yes, this is my critque! Where, did you learn how to write so well?
June 11, 201015 yr wow, that sound quality is superb. What program/plug-ins did you use for this? Great Job!
June 11, 201015 yr Author Tnx guys! Well I played piano when i was kid, later I went to music high school, but most things i learned by my self! I used EWQLSO, Magnus Choir (don't have better) and all sequenced in FL 9!
June 11, 201015 yr The tension towards the ending sounds better in my opinion this way Maybe you could experiment with starting the last harp even sooner and softer with a little cresc towards the volume it has right now (more of a fade-in actually), and immediately decresc it to a fade out together with the strings. And shortening it so it would be just a hint of the motif. I´m sorry for being so specific and annoying, I don´t want to tell you what to do because you clearly know that better than I do :happy: You should write it to your satisfaction. About the sound quality, I´m no expert myself, and if it wasn´t for your description where you asked for comments I wouldn´t have even started on that So I can´t help you with it. I wish I had EWQLSO, or the complete composers collection... too bad it´s so rediculously expensive - but with good reason though, this piece is evidence of that. And the piece itself is simply awesome!
June 11, 201015 yr Author Thanks man for the tips, if it wasn't you to comment I wouldn't change the ending! I think it's much better now, so I won't change it anymore (I m lazy) Well I also can't afford it, so I arrange it and go to my friend's studio who actually have EWQLSO and finish it there
June 12, 201015 yr Well one thing I would add to this is some more low end. Staccato bass and cellos, and maybe drop those timpani a fifth or an octave down. The choir doesn't sound half bad to tell you the truth. The writing is good, altho' the tremolo string theme reminds a bit of the old Batman soundtrack main theme. Good work all in all, nice to see a fellow FL user :)
