Deemo-R's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

["Spring of Seoul (서울의 봄)" - Jessie Yun]

Very lovely work, as per usual! Your work always puts forward a great deal of emotions :)

JessieYun responds:

Thank you very much, I’m very glad you enjoyed it! <3

[New Life]

I’ve been listening but not commenting much lately - however, I do particularly love what you have here. I think your experience in making large, epic textures has really borne fruit in mixing these sorts of grand, sweeping orchestrations. I’m not sure how exactly you get it as clear as it is without overwhelming the mix. On another note, I can definitely hear how composers like Powell and Coker have influenced your writing. I’m honestly envious of how well you’ve drawn their orchestral touches into your own style. These days I have to drive a bit farther than I’m used to when going to work, but I take the time to listen to things like the HTTYD3 soundtrack on the way. Your work certainly enthralls me on a similar level at times! Great work as always, can’t wait for what’s next!

CloakedSoup responds:

Thanks man! I was definitely satisfied with this piece in terms of composition, though the mixing could use a little smoothing over in some spots and the solo horn patch near the opening was causing a certain issue that you can probably hear. I've gotta back to make some finishing touches with this and the last piece I uploaded sometime after I finish a plate of work I've got going on this month, but I'm glad you enjoyed it regardless! :D P.S. If you have the time reply to my Discord DM, please do. ;D

[[E X O D U S] "Break The Gravity"]

Gave this a 5 while casually passing through before, but now that I'm listening to it again I definitely have to add it to the favorites list. Superb talent! EWQL brass is not always my favorite in certain contexts, but you've used them very well! The synth ostinatos and drum design are by far my favorite elements of the track, really adds the flavor to bring the whole thing to an "earworm" status! :)

JessieYun responds:

Hey Deemo-R,
Thank you very much for the comment, I'm very glad you enjoyed this track! And I'm glad that the synth worked well on this track, especially since it was my first time adding synths from a computer.

[Fear Not This Night]

I haven't actually heard the original tune, but this arrangement is really something special. The time spent waiting to finish it was definitely not wasted. Great work to you guys, and kudos to the mysterious singer! I really miss your music in these long periods between uploads, so I'll just keep this one on a loop until you come back. :3

Step responds:

My frequency of music releases is wayyy too thin. Totally agreed :(.

But I'm super happy that you enjoyed this. Thank you very much for the review!

[Event Horizon]

Hey, a new piece from you; this is definitely a treat! I've always thought you had a strong grasp on the "Sakuraba-esque" aesthetic, and I think it's only become stronger over time! I love good JRPG battle music, and this feels really compelling to me. Not especially a fan of the extreme level of reverb, but I know some SNES music had that sound to it, lol. I hope you'll have more stuff of any sort in the future, because I always enjoy what you write. I definitely feel your pain on the "getting sick of your own music" syndrome for similar reasons, so I understand how tiresome it gets, but I think eventually it'll become comfortable enough to work through consistently. Your music is definitely worth the effort!

ILG924 responds:

I think Sakuraba's earlier stuff is really great because of his previous experience with progressive rock, makes for an interesting balance when he's forced to work with hardware limitations. I went real heavy on the SNES-verb to match the sound from Star Ocean 1, and I agree it's pretty extreme, but it also has a nostalgic quality to me. Tri-ace was all about showing off their fancy sound compression technology

When it comes to actually finishing music, I think you're right that it'll get easier to work through. I just need waaay more practice to bring up my speed with writing and mixing. I think that was you who posted about that 24 hour challenge to finish a song? That definitely helps, but it's so so exhausting lol

Thanks for listening, and for the kind words!

[The Entrance of Heroes]

I've enjoyed hearing this through your writing process, I think it turned out great! Congrats on the pick, hoping it'll go the full distance for you! :)

CloakedSoup responds:

Thank you for all the great critiques/comments that helped me to shape it along the way! Here's to hoping I can get a TV spot! :D