Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Unique*]

Good use of Sax

This sounded different to start with with what sounded like a little skatting in the background. When I listened more closely, I realised that it was the sounds of traffic, possibly as somone is coming into the bar from the city streets for a little warmth and comfort. However, when it got properly started, the whole song put together nicely, with great contributions from all the component parts.

The saxaphone was quite dominant when it came on, cutting through the rest of the tune and stealing the spotlight for a few moments, before stepping into the darkness and allowing the rest of the arrangement to carry on the momentum, while the player regains his breath.

Did you put all of this together on a computer, or did you use a keyboard to play each piece and change the instruments accordingly?

One or two duff notes that I heard on the third pass, but they are barely perceptible and nobody's perfect, are they?

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Jurian responds:

I use a keyboard to record all this, then I put different instruments on it. Thanks for your long review.

[Green, Piano(NB Remastered)]

Soothing

This is such a nice song, that I'd decided to add it to my list of favourites. It's just the sort of tune I need to put a smile on my face and it certainly helps me to unwind... that is until I switch back to reality and play some hard rock, while playing my games :P

Quite mellow and well mixed, with the strings in the background, and the subtle backing of the percussion. I'm running out of superlatives to try and describe this piece. A good length piece, with the artist's fingers taking a more than generous walk over the keys in a bit of free-form at the end. Looped round nicely.

1 change I'd make - about three quarters of the way through, why don't you stop the background music and focus the attention on the piano. A solo would blow the mind and be a truly amazing addition.

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Jurian responds:

For me it feels like piano stuff with stuff around it so, maybe that's because I play piano, I understand what you mean, but yeah:p never thought about it like that.

[Detonator]

I'm gonna blow!

The tune starts off quietly, which is a good way to go, but surely with a title like Detanator, you're going to finish with a massive crescendo? That's what I was expecting, but you left me to hang :(

Anyway, you've created a nice piece here, with the tune putting me in the mind of some guy planting a bomb and progressing on to try and blow things up.

This says to me that he failed, as it didn't go bang in the end.

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FullyClothedMike responds:

You know what?
You're right.
It DOES need a massive bang to round this off.
I'm gonna work on the ending of this, and I'm gonna make it explode!
Thanks for the suggestion.

[Green, piano]

Jazz Piano?

Played yourself, or made through a computer program?

I like it, it's got a good sound and is quite an uplifting track. Kind of the song you need if you've had a hard day at work and things haven't gone as if you've planned them out.

Maybe stick a choir in the background with the strings and have them singing some sort of "Aah" to go along with the tune.

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Jurian responds:

Played all myself, as all of my songs, except the dance stuff.

[The Reno- [A Heros End]]

Touching

I think that the strings were a nice piece, but I really think that you went over the top with the bell tolling in the background. I think that the piece itself is looking to be two separate pieces, with the death and the second peice encompassing the funeral.

Maybe release them as two separate pieces, then you could link them together in the comments or something similar.

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TheReno responds:

So you want me to make a funeral piece and a death piece? No, it wouldnt work out right like you think it would. That and somebody woul come along and be like "Why dont you put the two together". xD Thanks for the idea though.

[Desert Run Zone]

What's in the desert?

Eagles? Enemies? Mines?

We could be here all night discussing this, but I feel that the beat and the keyboards really contributes to the whole presence of the tune, making it a very powerful piece.

The only negative thing I could say is that it's too damned short - you really need to give me something a bit longer, to deal with all of this power, help me to explain the metaphors etc :P

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WritersBlock responds:

There's a giant robotnik machine chasing sonic through the desert. There are also spikes and mines, and machine insects, and crabs. Probably. There's actually a lot in the desert.

Too short, eh? Well, I was aiming to keep it nice and condensed, if you want something that goes the distance, try some of my other music, that has less practicality for flashes, but more potential for awesomeness. (note, I'm still working on a decent piece like that, bear with me...)

[Sunny Days]

Starsky & Hutch?

This sounds like the sort of track that you'd hear towards the end of Starsky & Hutch, maybe even as the credits roll. I can hear them relaxing, after the bad guys have all been arrested and they are driving off into the sunset.

Especially the presence of the Wah-Wah pedal in this track, may have given me the impression of that classic 70s TV Program, but I quite like the image it gives me. Needs to be longer, as the longest tracks in the movies are always the ones over thre credits, as they have to fill time for things like who the star's bank managers are and everything like that.

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Cyberdevil responds:

Thanks for the review!

[Terrified]

Sounds like a car chase

I quite like this one, throwing caution to the wind as you're driving your car through the city and suddenly you spot a car in the mirror, that is tailing you. You try not to react too quickly, because if you do, they might have to show that they're packing heat and off you right there and then.

Maybe make it into a longer track - 2-3 minutes should be better. Give us the essence of leading them to a somewhere like the freeway, so you can put your foot down and try to lose them. Incrrease the tempo and maybe the urgency of the piece, as it runs to the end.

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Cyberdevil responds:

Thanks for the review!

[Please]

Nice easy tune

By 'Easy', I mean the fact that it is easy on the ears, rather than easy to play or anything like that. You've added two, three or even four different pieces together at one point, which beld together really well and the overall effect is quite impressive.

I quite liked the choral sounds in the background towards the end of the track. Wouldn't call it Jazz though - maybe easy listening or ambient music.

Still, a great piece. Keep up the good work

Jurian responds:

Thanks for the review, glad you liked it, so what made it an 8, instead of a superior 10:P

[march of the glubglubs]

Not so creepy

I still don't know what a glubglub is, but I'll blunder on regardless, until one of them jumps me. If you're reading this, they probably got me. Send help.

A short, but interesting tune. This reminds me of some of the music you hear with the deep under water documentaries, where there is not sunlight and the weird and wonderful creatures of the world's oceans come out to play. Am I getting close with what a glubglub is like?

The swishing noise was the best, as it sounded like a fast moving water-borne creature, which I really liked from the images within my mind.

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glubgluby responds:

they would only kill you if you walk backwards through any populated area wearing a red jacket, or a yankees hat.
they hate yankee's