Animith's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shadows of Faith]

Awesome.

It develops very nicely at the start, I love the way you've used the strings and the choir sound; not to mention the drum is just loud enough to be present and not overpowering.
The choir from 1:07 to 1:37 is sublime, gets even more so by the 1:40 mark with the strings. Very nice harmonies, there.
The strings feel too abruptly stopped at 2:32, but the solo around is is very excellently written, not to mention how the choir comes back in again. You really know how to work the instruments you're using to their fullest extent, it has to be said.
The instruments cutting out at 4:10 was a little off-putting, but the change to the majorkey was a nice touch. Really good work, overall.

[In Darkness We Fall]

Epic title.

Very thematic, as people have said.
I only have one minor gripe--the percussion, while awesome, could stand to be a little less muddy.
Apart from that, it's a pretty emphatic piece and builds up well. I like the way you used the different instruments, especially the choir sounds. Very nicely done. [/late comment] ^^

[The Last Preparations]

Very cool title.

As people have said, not very classical. xD
If you're not sure what genre your song fits to, you can always try miscellaneous.

But that aside--I do like the way it builds up. The melody at 1:25 is very nice. The quality of the drums gets a little irksome at points, as does the way the accompaniment gets no quieter when the melody does at the end...but apart from that, it's a pretty solid effort, there are a lot of good ideas. Definite Terminator vibes.

[Dream Sequencing]

Excellent

Very good indeed. The drums are at the right level so you're not straining to hear them, and they're not cutting the other instruments apart, and everything else is at pretty much the right level.
As has been said, could see this in a sad flash, or at the end of any flash, really. It's extremely well put together. I love the piano melody and harmony, especially at the end. Makes it seem very light and emotional. The last minute or so is sublime.
Really good work, you should be proud.

[Orchestral Sunshine]

Nice and cheery

Like CodenameBob said, it's cool to hear pizzicato used in such a happy way.
I'm in agreeance with a lot people have said--this would fit so very well on a Sims game, the bass drum could be a little better, but that aside it's a really solid piece. The arrangement of the instruments really works well. You can't listen to this without it bringing a little smile to your face, although I wish there was an overtly happy chord at the very end just to finish it off. xD

Good work all around, though. Nicely done.

Theledge93 responds:

well thank you so very much! like i told mister Bob, the pizzicato strings seem like a happy instrument. i don't know why but that's how they sit in my uneducated little brain of mine.

"Sometimes an uneducated influence is the best." - me

befitting don't you think?

[Sunset Black]

Epic.

Can't faut this, at all.
The rhythm's spot on every time, the instruments are insane. And it's always good to hear a screamer who can actually scream well! The guitar riffs are very well executed, even moreso when it's harmonised. The way the song develops is also very, very good. Enter more synonyms for awesome here.

Less pertinent, but you band name/the song name are very interesting. Sunset Black was reason enough to click and see if the music was as cool as the name, needless to say I wasn't disappointed. Awesome work.

xGrimlockx responds:

I love you.

[Piano Study No. 2]

Cool.

I like it!
I think basbalfan55 and oddfellowfloyd said it all, realy--it's a really nice abstract minimalist piece, the kind you could just listen to over and over. I could see this working in a flash on here, no problem.
The way it built up and ebbed away was good, though having it do so a little more would not have gone completey amiss.
The ending is very nice; abrupt, but fittingly so.
Really solid work here, I almost wish there was more music on NG that was as archetypally minimalist as this. Good job!

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

I have come to really like minimalism as of late. I like writing music like that. I had another orchestral minimalist piece (much slower and dissonant), but the file size was too big for the AP. Alas.

Glad you liked!

[stormy stormy storm]

Very melancholy

I like the melody; it's simple, but haunting.
There's something about the three chords at 0:16ish that really works well; makes it sound like everything's getting destroyed...the kinda sad music you'd hear in a movie where the sound of the storm itself is muted out and all you hear is this and all you see is he destruction it causes. Very emotion-evoking.
The second line of the melody at 0:46 is beautiful, simply beautiful.
The piano at around the 2 minute mark really does remind me of rain, and the three chords straight after it again really work well.
And hwat can be said about the harmonies leading up to the end...there are no words.
I love the little dissonances you add in...not to mention there's this motif that seems to go on through the whole thing, which is a feat in itself.
Really, really good work.

CodenameBob responds:

thanks a million, thats exactly word for word what i was going for, everything you said is what i was shooting for, you seem to understand music and its phsycology very well