OVERSCORE's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fate]

You again showcase just how talented of a composer and pianist you are! The whole thing is just pure bliss to listen to, very emotional and stunning piece. 2:30 though… is something special, I feel like it just really resonated with me, every note. The ornamentation elevates it even further… one of my life goals is to be able to play something like that.
This is a masterpiece, thank you for sharing your talents with us

EDIT: it would appear we have completely opposite approaches to musical composition— my goal is to express my darker emotions, the ones I typically suppress. Music lets me feel them in a controlled environment and turn them into something beautiful. Your goal is to give the positive emotions inside of you to other people (at least in this case), and focus on the good. These are both perfect ways to write music… I love it so much.

Solacitude responds:

Thank you very much!! I am not a beginner, but I'm still far away from the greatest pianists and composers. I feel like it's good enough for an amateur though :)

Some sections of this piece come from moments where I was playing while in a kind of blissful state of mind. It's hard to describe, but it gives a meaning to "heartwarming" because it can be physically felt when it happens, I think you may have grasped onto it! I'm glad it did resonate this way with you! It's the only thing I wish for when sharing especially more felt compositions. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's my favorite :3

[Goldshift]

This is really fun, reminds me of like 2015 EDM in a good way! Also, I love the art. Pixlr E users uniteeee 🙌

BLOCKY-Bearclaw responds:

That was the whole point of this track 🤣

I made the background by accident when I was experimenting with the Reflect tool on a cloud picture I took in my backyard.

[Tee Adventure]

Hot dayum, that drop hittttt, love all the melodies and chords!! Glitch hop is such a fun genre and you really leaned into that with this one, love it!

Bebrinki responds:

xd thx!!

[Zirokabi-Wish Upon a Star]

Your two main chord patterns aren’t played in the same key or tempo… I like the nature sound effects tho, they enhance the calm mood nicely. Would recommend studying some more music theory, if you haven’t already. Could help you figure out those chords. You’ve got potential!

zirokabi responds:

Yeah it would make sense to slow down the synth beat, it is a little overbearing. I’ll probably make a better version. Thanks for the criteria tho! (Edit: the new version is out, check it out!)

[CONNECTION INTERFERENCE]

This goes unreasonably hard
EDIT: listening on headphones and I gotta say, you’ve really outdone yourself! The way you used the panning creates the Matrix in my headphones, what an atmosphere!
@G2961 yeah SunVox is fire once you understand how to use it. Lots of sound design potential considering it’s basically an infinite modular synth!

vekoN responds:

thanks! part of my motivation for this song was conveying the most amount of energy with the least amount of information

[Dripwood Forest]

Some ideas here have potential, but I would recommend learning a bit more music theory and watching some tutorials on how to mix your song. You may feel overwhelmed at first, but over time you’ll improve and find that it’s truly worth it to pursue music creation as a hobby. Best of luck, remember to have fun with it!!

HammyMusic responds:

Thanks. 👍

[Dark Voyager]

Congrats on turning 14!! This song is great, I love how emotional the ambient sections sound. Your melodies are absolutely beautiful as usual, with some very fun synths to play them. Really cool pads and chords as well, and the piano is a nice touch.
However, a few critiques:
-the sidechain in the drops is too heavy, and takes off a lot of space
-the buildups are cool on their own, but whenever it reaches that climax, the drops almost seemed disappointing by comparison. Maybe use a softer snare for the buildups, add some noise attack/release to ease the transition, and tone the buildup to match the energy of your drop.

AlphaLynxMusic responds:

I couldn't have asked for better feedback, thank you so much!

[CAFFEINE.]

Dawg you’re nasty, go crazy with this FIRE beat
You would make an INSANE producer btw, 100%

datboi7os responds:

Thank you so much you're always hyping me up!! <33

[!NGAP MEGACOLLAB!]

Dang this is so awesome, congrats to everyone involved!
3manon, how tf did you organize this… you’re a legend for taking 400 audio files from a crap ton of different artists across the audio portal and turning them into a coherent song

3manonMusic responds:

Yea uhhh it might have taken me 3 whole months to get this done haha. I made sure to organize every people's layers in their respective groups, making sure to color code every submission seperately, otherwise things would get out of hand really quickly! Even still it was one heck of a task to do and really pushed my cpu to it's limits. Nevertheless was it also a really fun thing to host! You're invited to join for next year (as everyone is) ! ;)