Jay-Turner's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Path to the Eilan Tree]

Beautiful! It really carries emotion all the way through it, I am really impressed. I think if anything this music produces a lot of colour, almost romance I think - especially as the strings kick in at around 30 seconds. Well done! :)

SilverPoyozo responds:

I'm very happy you think so, I was trying my darndest to get something very expressive and colorful out.

[Talos]

Just those few opening notes really set the mood for the piece. The piece is quite peaceful almost to listen to, and yet it feels like its hinged on an element of tension - I must say I like that! Really good music! I wish you good luck in the competition :D

TheBenjerman responds:

Thank you, good sir! Good luck to you as well! ^_^

[Pareidolic War]

I really really enjoyed the build up at the beginning as it leads towards the piano, very emotive and it just sounds so 'layered'. The progression and pace of the piece is just right too. The music is great and I really enjoyed listening to it :) Good look in the competition!

Phonometrologist responds:

That means a lot man. Thank you.
Here's a secret in regards to the build up...just in case one isn't aware of the technique: it's really the same piano that is heard in the piece but reversed and time stretched. ;-)

[Argentinean Memories]

Great! I enjoyed reading the description as I listened to the music. The music really does help tell a story. I must say I love the Argentinean Memory no.2. Everything goes so well together, from the piano, to the accordian and strings, it is so fluid!

SoundChris responds:

Thanks a lot Jay-Turner! We really had a good time when composing this piece. But to be honest: The editing almost killed us :D

[My Cortana]

Wow really nice, I love your use of guitars in here as the song progresses they fit really well. The layering of strings is very pleasant also! Good luck!

[Revelation]

I really feel the atmosphere in this, it quite effortlessly absorbs whilst listening to it. I think thats a great character for music to have. The quality/clarity is great, I love the percussion.

[Ira de Deus Mechanicus]

Really interesting! I love the mixture between the orchestral sound and electronic. I'm impressed by the variety of sounds in here and I like the female vocals at 1:37. I can imagine this being in a futuristic action scene from a movie or game. I also like the bit at 2:04 onwards where the piece builds back up again.

I really enjoyed this, a unique style! Good luck in the competition :)

[The Sad Clown]

This is great, it really makes me feel like I'm expecting something to happen, as if its leading up to a scene in a movie (A reaction of the sad clown). I love the clown 'squeeks' added too.

[The Sorcerers Path]

Wow this is absolutely fantastic, I am blown away. This is certainly an inspiration, I've always wanted to be able to do an orchestral piece in this way (albeit I'm lacking in woodwind VSTs!). The dynamics are incredible, all of the different sections bouncing off of eachother - it is so colourful. The brass sounds is great, I love that 'John Williams-esque' staccato brass, and I love the strings. Also I enjoyed the slightly atonal note (I think its the root note flatted?) at about 30 seconds. Very impressive!

I'm going to have to explore more of your works :D

SoundChris responds:

Hey there, thanks a lot Jay-Turner for your kind words. I am still far from being good in orchestration but i always try to learn to get a more realistic and convincing sound. I was heavily inspired by danny elfman here - spiderman and sleepy hollow - both are awesome soundtracks IMO. You can learn a lot about orchestral cinematic pieces if you analyze scores of pros. So if you could find something in the web - use it. Its extremely helpful. I would first try to understand how you create realistic textures within the string section, learn how the instruments interact and also how the different articulations are used in reality. Thats something the most composers out there dont take that serious as they should. After that try to bring in brass to accentuate some parts. Celli and french horn are very epic. Percussion and woodwinds come after that - besides the piccolo flute. I only use it in my compositions after i have written all the other stuff so i can see where i needed some counterpart to very low passages to fill the sound spectre. These are just things i do while composing myself and i dont know what pros do. Nevertheless - if you needed some advise or anything feel free to PM me whenever you want.

Peace :D

[The Shaman Transcends]

Wow! I am really impressed that you recorded all of this yourself, it's incredible. This is anything but dull and the quality is amazing!

samulis responds:

Thanks man. :)

I hope to put up more of my recording stuff eventually. It's a lot of fun and a good break from traditional composing.