ZipZipper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Nightfall]

The beat and flow is like hip-hop. It really catches my attention. A nice driving melody that is subtle and soft at the same time. It was a little bit empty to me actually, I thought there could be something harshly clashing with the piano at some points, but that may take away from its more classical persona. So without stepping over into other-genre territory, this is a cool song. NIce work!

pftq responds:

I agree with your points - first time making something of this style and will definitely keep your suggestions in mind, thanks!

[No Sky]

There's a great versatility with this music. The beginning really put me off-center with the unusual emphasis on notes. I guess it's actually like that throughout the entire piece. It's a novelty, a mixture of ambient, techno, and some hip-hop flow. There's so many twists in this that makes it captivating throughout the entire seven minutes. Seriously, there wasn't really a break where it got repetitive or boring. An impressive feat for a long song. Overall, an excellent track. Perfection.

RetromanOMG responds:

I'm really loving how people like my longer songs. I'm usually worried that they're too long to hold the listener's attention, but comments like this show me otherwise.

[Kandidate 1403]

Excellent build-up through the entire piece. Your choice of sounds is great. It really hit me when that transition into the end part began. I kind of wish it ended a bit differently, but you say this is a concept and what a solid concept it is.

ChrisisD responds:

I thank you alot! It's merely a sample of the 3 theme's I want to use. The first (highest) part is for the beginning of the film. Probably going to integrate more synthesizers in that part. The second (middle) part is when the main-character discovers what's actually going on. And the third (lowest) part is the chase. Specially the last transition needs a lot more work. And of course there is no ending yet. It just stops. Thanks for your positivism! Greets, Chris

[Alone in the cold]

Sounds like an intro into something spectacular, but it just drops at the end. I, however, really like that; its concise structure. Its deceiving nature. Your sound choice in this is perfect. I don't exactly see the vision you put. I do see a vast cold landscape, but rather an airship army whizzing past overhead as you realize you are traveling to the same location that the army is headed.

ALECXACE responds:

I know the ending was abrupt which s something I really have to work on
but I like your vision better than mine thnx a mil
and glad that you enjoyed it :D

[MiniMALL]

Sounds good to me.

Minimal house? You hit that nail on the head. Perfect, to be quite honest. And the title really frames the song perfectly also. There's a slight hint of retro videogame in this as well, probably due to that 8-bitty synth. Great work!

MakerThe responds:

Thanks man!

[Octavia's Vision]

Solid!

Classical-with-a-beat music is so cleverly creative and something I personally think is hard to perfect, if you're making up the classical themes yourself. You did an excellent job on that though. It all fits together nicely. Great work!

TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for listening! This is a style that I've wanted to try, but never worked up the courage to write until now.

[KKS - Elemental Mist]

Very nice.

Like lounge music and a little DnB flare. Soothing, progressive, and watery. Reminds me of music in Monkey Ball. But this could really be music set to most any videogame atmosphere. Great work!

KKSlider60 responds:

Thank you :D That'd be awesome if it were featured in a videogame
KKS

[The Island Sunset]

Wispy

Is that 5/4? I'm counting 5. How intriguing. That piano is certainly complex in a minimal kind of way. The whole piece is like that actually. Ethereal and ambient. The one thing I think would make this nicer is a little more percussion. I imagined short cymbal taps or other clicking noise gliding in at one point, acting like a harsh double-time metronome and giving a little advancement on the piece. I would enjoy that, but the song is great as is too. That altered seagulling in the background is eerie and counters the wispy accents and lulling waves well. Wonderful work!

mcdougall57 responds:

It is indeed 5/4... also completely unintentional! I aren't skilled in the piano but I believe it may of worked in my favor. I do know what you mean, some added percussion would be nice if just to advance the second half as you said.

Thankyou again for the review.

[Sequoyah]

Splendid

I actually also like the music used in the first game too. At first when I played this second one, I wasn't sure if I liked this song. But then I got used to it and it works really really well. I think each song has its own merits that make for a lovely ambience. This piece has a more splendid, adventurous feel while the other is a foggy, melancholy feel. I kinda think the beginning to this song sounds like the intro to some alternative pop or something. Beautiful craft here.

Kajenx responds:

Haha, like a dido song!

[December Sky]

Very nice.

The overall progression of the piece is well done. The instrumentation is spot on, though I was thinking that something else was going to double over the harp plucking other than the clarinet, like a piano or something. Structurally, everything about this is solid. It would just add a lot more dimension and flavor if you added some effects like reverb and echo to make it sound not as dry. It might also help to variate on the loudness of some parts because to me all the instruments sounded like they were at the same volume and so their sounds meshed together and nothing really stood out. It's like you've got the perfect bread and turkey but adding lettuce, tomato, and condiments would make the sandwich better. Anyways, great work!

Nimble responds:

Thank you for the thoughtful review! i plan to improve on these kinds of aspects in the future,as right now i have my hands full with other works im doing. i will eventually come back and remaster this. thanks again! :]