Key-Reaper's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[~EnV~Endurance{NG Mix}]

I'd have to say

You always seem to keep you and your songs in the top positions! Ever time I'm on the website, I check to see if you have new songs etc.... thats the truth. You always have good music.

P.S.- Do you use FL? Or some other program?

Envy responds:

I use FL XD

[_-={Everlasting Times}=-_]

Great Song

Hey MeastroRage. Been a while hasn't it. I know I know. But I've been on and off the past year to check your progress. I'd really have to say... This song it makes me feel so relaxed. What i imagine might surprise you a bit.

I imagine, around mid-night off the coast of a small island, a young man stands there on the sand, sea salt water running down the toes of his feet, glaring at the great beautiful sight he sees. He stands there, ignoring all that is around him. All his fears, doubts, worries, and anger. With the full moon in sight he now realizes what the point of life is. The reason he came here was to drown him self from being despised and known as the " cursed boy " But the sight had such power to stop him and make him think... "Why am I doing this?" And he stood there all night long until it had ended. The clouds covered the moons light and the man then walks , not where his village was, but he walked in the direction that he was shown. To the north. Where he could start all over. Have a new life. And if he needed, to come back and witness the sight all over again.

10 years later
A different person now walks the beach every night to see this spectacular sight. It is not a man but a young woman. The daughter of the same man who had thoughts of drowning him self to death. He shared the story to his daughter every single night before she had gone to bed. Then one day on a Thursday night the old man was very ill from being sick on and off, and had passed away while going on a hunt for food. The daughter then thought she would be able to see her father on the same beach he was nearly 10 years ago.

It is still said that she still walks the same beach every night looking for her father, not knowing that he had moved on.

I'm not sure what you guys think... But this is what I imagine hearing this song.

MaestroRage responds:

A bittersweet story eh? Perhaps she will find the peace and image she seeks from that site. It's a little heartbreaking to know she'll be doing that for a long while yet, maybe forever.

Thanks for sharing that Key-Reaper! I'm glad you liked the song, thanks again for the review!

[_-={Reaching Dreamers}=-_]

Speach-less...

One of your greatest songs in my opinion. Ever. Period. It sounds like it could be used for a cinematic trailer or some fantasy video animation. Well you get the idea. Now for the breakdown. The start, I thought this was going to be more of a sad song while listening to the begging at the first 10 secs. After the 10 second mark however it totally changes perspectives, jumps into a war scene and then to the aftermath. The story is all that needs to be said to match the song its self. I had no different vision. Good job. I guess you are full of a lot of different surprises.

MaestroRage responds:

Thank you Key-Reaper! I personally don't think it's one of my best, but I appreciate the compliment. Maybe it's due to the fact I had to listen to this like 500 times :/. A song, no matter how great, becomes annoying after that many times.

I am glad the story clicked with you, and that you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review!

[»§« Coming Home]

Something new...

Ok.... When LadyArsenic was singing really high that was pretty much though out the whole song that hurt my ears a bit, but just mine....Never ever have I heard anyone sing that high unless it was screeching...heh. Ok now the whole review. 0-28 seconds was a very good start. When Ladyarsenic starts singing wow, great start... At 1:08 the echoing of her voice i thought was odd. Then it starts like it did in the beginning of the song. Repeats until she starts singing alot higher in a different key or octive... The guitar solo I thought was a little short. Last the chorus fading out was a great ending. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because I thought she was sing a little to high and it could have been longer, but maybe you guys ran out of lyrics. :) Keep up the good work!

I have been working on my own song.... NO WAY AS GOOD AS ANY OF YOURS, but I tried. Its not a classical song but just rock I suppose. The whole song was made out of loops and it was just to be an experimental song but i have decided just to post it to get reviews on what it needed work on. One problem though. I think the newer version on Garageband doesn't allow music to be transfered to Itunes with out being turned into a mp4 music file... For any of you Garageband users that can help me with this problem, throw me a pm at [e-mail]

MaestroRage responds:

A lot of people don't like how high my voice is, and it's really a matter of opinion. Operatic/Celtic voices are really something you either love or hate, and I suppose you're one of the ones who hates it. No big deal though. As for the echo, well. =( I thought it was cool at least...
I tried to keep the song short because this was originally for a contest. Found out I can't even submit the song because it has to be even shorter (2 minute limit). Thanks for listening!
As for your song, I'll check it out myself, but if you need to talk to Ragey about it then just PM him and let him know. ^ ^ 'Kay?
With love,
LadyArsenic <3

[|-| Come To Me]

Amazing....

How you were able to mix classical with electronic..... Simply amazing. The octaves I think were my favorite part of this song. I have question.... Is it minor key or major key? I simply can not tell because of all the background sounds going on... The flute i think really was over done in some parts or had over powered the other instruments at other parts of the song. Otherwise an outstanding piece. An 5/5 10/10 from me. Keep up the good work.

P.S.- Is there supposed to be a story that goes along with the music and title of the song?

Hadriani responds:

It's either C minor or D# major key.

And I didn't have a story in mind while writing this, but ashi-starshade wrote a few poems inspired by this song. If you're interested, you pm him! Thanks for the review!

Cheers!
Hadriani

[Emotionally Screwed]

Good!

Some Great loops put together, yet I find that some loops do not belong where they need to be or not belong in the song at all. For and exsample, this is my thought, the thrid loop of the harmonica shouldn't be there. Over all the song was put together in a very good musical way.

P.S. Is the piano piece at 1:12 a loop for garageband? If so from what package does it come from? Thanks.

AvatarKami responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah I kinda agree about that last harmonica loop. Thanks for the compliment. The piano piece at 1:12 is actually a series of several loops, from the plain progrman ie no add ons, that I arranged together because they all flowed together very nicely.

-AvatarKami
(Kami the Avatar)

[_-={Precious Seconds}=-_]

Ahha!

Long time eh? I know I know its just a bunch of school work... haven't been able to touch the computer for a while. A very nice song. The name really made me think you were making another battle themed song, nope. Tricked us :). Has a very good climax were the violins do that prance sort-of thing. Then the ending even had a greater effect on me. Like something just big happened and nobody notices... nobody...
Good Job Keep up the Work! meh be expecting the next review in like 2 months :/. heheh....

MaestroRage responds:

heh, it takes me a month to respond to reviews now!? Blasphemy I know! I swear I won't let that happen again!

I really liked what you wrote on your last sentence there Key-Reaper. "Like something just big happened, and nobody notices."

It is unfortunate, that so many things in life are lost in this way. Something truly wonderful, something grand and wondrous, destroyed, or lost forever without anybody being the wiser...

Thank you kindly for the review, I hope when you do return, you will find yourself entertained! I apologize for the late response!

[_-={Deranged Sanctuary}=-_]

Hrmm..

Ok i do see this peice alittle diffrent from what i had expected. i do like the plucking of the strings and i see ruins in my imagination. but when the world flute i belive came in it turned into more of a hope builing song. As the villagers try to rebuild their socity. Then again still a great song. "Disturbece will come across others!" Announces the Evil Knight to his men and they march forward to capture, loot near by towns, cities, and soon a castle which the king must give to the knight or be slain... Does get a little repeatitive if you hear it 7 times in a row though. thats how many times ive heard it whie typing this review :). Keep up the work!

MaestroRage responds:

hey Key-Reaper!

There were two renditions of this piece, one without the flute, and one with, which is this one. For a long time I debated whether I should keep the flute or not. Without the flute it is more ambient, and doesn't grab your attention as much, and though it doesn't stand our as repetitive, it does dull out quickly. So I took the chance and uploaded the flute version.

The imagery you saw was not exactly what I had in mind, but I was quite surprised to hear you say you saw hope. I did not particularly plan "hope" in there, though by no means does this mean you're wrong, it is an interesting take on the song.

I thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it!

[_-={Into That Gentle Night}=-_]

Great

very nice song :D i couldnt even tell that the song repeated

To start off can see this as much as you other pieces. Great strong Choir but not over used. the trumpet i think was a interesting choice to add as i thoght this would be a dark shallow song. i think it would have worked better with a frech horn or trombone but i havent heard it with this song so im not sure :) althogh a great song that very well represents a dark night.

MaestroRage responds:

The song originally had plans to be carried out with a trombone/french horns, but I felt that the trumpets would have made a much more powerful medium, and was also done for a friend of mine ;). He knows who he is.

The phrase "Gently into that good night" was not meant with the intention of literally speaking of a night, but in the definition of silently dying. I forget the poet who first wrote the poem "Do not go gently into that good night!" and i'm sure a google search would clear it up, but the point was this song is supposed to depict heroes dying.

Thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it!

[_-={Wolven Shrine}=-_]

Very Epic

In the beggining its was very interesting. It had a great intro as if the song was telling a story. The wolves talking among them selfs about what to do. Then when the strings came in i would say the song has just started. I'm not sure if it was a bell or woodwind instrument but i think it was a flute, that had really gave the song its touch.

This song would go great with some adventure piece. An epic one. I can see a whole tribe of wolfs stalking villagers or a team of people venturing out into the woods only to find it is getting dark and wolfs have started howling. Communicating. One more thing there is much rage going on a questions being asked "have we done the right thing, and have they?"

Now about the music, as you have read eailer blah blah blah, after that the choirs have a great part to start of the main theme. After that I hear much rage in the music. Splendid idea to put in music that which represents a tribute. It's like one way and the only way to get out the madness and to accept what is going on. The drum is also a good addition to the piece giving it that madness and rage feeling.

For some darn reason this reminds me of a video game. I don't exactly what one but an adventure one for sure...hmmm i think it was a movie though :D. Great work. Keep it up. I thought the sudden ending was ok. I would have preferred a gradual ending. But thats just me :)

MaestroRage responds:

Hey Key-Reaper! My apolgies for the super late response! I often forget to check on songs after a while, and this was sadly... one of them.

Lets see. I begin to think that a gradual ending would have sufficed as well, but sadly that doesn't seem to be working out for the song yet. Maybe one day i'll finish it, enhance it, extend it, or whatever. Maybe feed it to a goat see what happens >:}.

And yes that flute does sound strange, it has a dull brass instrument playing the same notes, so it sounds a little strange.

I like the image you saw for the piece. It was not the intention, but it suits the piece well!

I am glad you felt this should suit a video game! That was it's very purpose, as a tribute to the RPG Wolfpack *that was the sites name* which was of course, a site oriented around game production.

In any case, thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it ^^!