BlighterProductions's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[What's the Point?]

It’s nice. It has got a lot of energy, and the percussion is thankfully impactful enough to measure up to all the busy, hyperactive synths that are running through the mix.

It feels pretty bland and repetitive, however. But given how you put just 3 hours of work into it, it’s explainable why that is.

Not a bad song, but it could’ve been loads better, given the potential there was here.

DKPUser3678 responds:

I fully agree with your comment. Thank you for leaving your feedback on my song.

[Downtown adventure]

First of all, nice work. I have placed a review here earlier, but I've listened to this song again, and I can appreciate it more now. Secondly, I noticed something pretty cool about this song, because a lot of the instruments that are used here sound almost exactly the same as some of the sounds I have on my own synthesizer. I own a Yamaha PSR-E403, and the piano's, saxophones, basses, brasses, and some of the percussion sounds exactly the same as in this song, so that's also a funny extra for me. Could it be that you recorded this song on one of these Yamaha's?

Anyways, well done. 7.8/10

EagleGuard responds:

Hey man, thanks for the revised review! I actually used the Roland Sound Canvas VA (88 PRO module) for this one, so no Yamaha's were involved. Pretty sure you could get similar results with a Yamaha module, though!

[Positivity]

I like the vibes of this track. I can almost hear Jean-Michel Jarre-like influences in this track. Being a massive Jarre fan, I can recognize some of those influences.

Further on, the track is pretty straightforward, and feels like an overall really happy, good feeling type of track. I like how you made the drums sound so wide and impactful. It really adds to the crispiness of the track.

It also doesn’t run for too long to become a tedious listen, and the melody is really catchy, so you did a good job here. Congrats! 👍🏻

DKPUser3678 responds:

Thanks, man.

[Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (custom music)]

Hey! Good to see that you have made another song after all this time. When I found out, I decided to immediately listen to it. This review is based on first listen and might be suject to change in the future. But for now, this is what I have to say about it:

I can already tell you kind of went back to the more epic cinematic side of your catalog from the earlier days (Rise of Champions is probably my best reference to this statement) and I like how you keep the constant fantasy vibe in the track.

I haven't played the game, so I cannot make any image of the characters you tried to describe with all the several parts welded together into one track, but I feel like you pretty much nailed every single one of them (I only have this image as my reference). The fact that this is a seven-parter that changes, but not to the point of sounding completely different also helps in that perspective. It feels like a suite of an orchestral concert in that way or something.

My favourite part of this track was immediately Daria's part (3:32), it was calmer, and I always like the sound of the bell in music (because it enforces that feeling of epicness) and I just liked the string and choir arrangements throughout.

For a fantasy piece, this works really well, but I am probably not as much into fantasy as you are. For the track, in and of itself, I'm feeling a 7.9 out of 10 (rounded to a solid number, that's 8/10, so 4 stars).

Good job in that regard.

EagleGuard responds:

Thanks for the lengthy review and your thoughts man, I really appreciate it! And you're right, I've been exploring the orchestra a bit more recently, so I hope to make some more orchestral tracks when I find the time, haha.

[The World Before Us (ft. Deniz Kirci)]

That impact is so fucking awesome in my headphones! I'm digging this track.

JessieYun responds:

So glad you enjoyed it! Sorry for such late comment.

[Linndrum Magic]

This sounds very catchy to say the least. You utilized the beauty that is the Linndrum drum-sequencer very well. If I am not mistaken, this is also the first time that you actually uploaded a song to Newgrounds. It sounds very good for a first try. Much better than mine.

DKPUser3678 responds:

Hey man. Thank you so much for the comment. I made this song because I always wanted to try the Linndrum myself. It was such a wonderful device with a very good sound. I remember just fine how I heard this instrument the first time. I was in love with it.

Anyways, this was a try for me to publish music onto Newgrounds. Good that it is such a welcome presence for you.

[Cyberstreets]

I like this kind of music. At 1:19 there are these synth pads, and they remind me a lot of Jean-Michel Jarre’s progressions in some tracks from Rendez-Vous and Revolutions.

Further on, very good to hear some new music from you after so long.

Edit: How cool you happen to have listened to JMJ too. He's a fantastic artist.

EagleGuard responds:

Thanks dude! I used to listen to Jean-Michel Jarre’s music quite often in the past, so perhaps some of that inspiration slipped through into this piece. Glad you like it!

[MM8 Bonus: The Joyous Flogging of Forum Spammers]

Well, it’s a good thing that it spawned a song of it. Hope it does well on NG.

As a reaction: I do not enjoy being flogged, but I do enjoy not being the one to argue😉

Anchorwind responds:

Motivation can come from a myriad source. I'm glad you enjoyed being flogged, metaphorically.

[Zappillip_0]

It’s an okay song. It’s better than my first try, at least.

Also, it reminds me of Oxygene Pt 3 from Jean-Michel Jarre.

FrantorminGD responds:

Thanks bro :D

[Immersion]

This sounds pretty unique and out-of-the-box. The slightly distorted mallets make for a catchy melody in the background. The drum sequences are subtle and rhythmic, but this song has the repetetiveness as a downside. At least, it doesn't sound interesting anymore for me when things go on for too long. But my goal is to give as much constructive advice as possible, and I can't deny the enjoyment of a good track. Hopefully this review was helpful.

larrynachos responds:

At what point do things feel repetitive? Each section was designed to give a few elements the spotlight. The intro gives you time to enjoy the echos of the lead pluck and pick up on the subtle water pad. Then you get hit with the swell pad, and then it hits the main drop with 3 pads and some percussive elements. It's simple yes, but i feel like it's just long enough to give you time to appreciate each element. Thanks for your review