Shanath's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Stardew Valley - Goblin Destroyer (heavy) sam's band]

I’ve always loved your style. Surprised you posted something this recent. I still wanna do something together for old time’s sake. I hope you’re doing well! Love the piece!

RobSoundtrack responds:

Hey!! Wow its awesome to hear from you! Sorry i haven't been around to check up on newgrounds as often as I should! Thanks so much for the compliments that made my day!!
Let's definitely make something!!!!!!

[MonoWorld]

It's pretty awesome. Did you sing this yourself? It's not half bad. :3 Guitars sound nice and clear but like the guy below me said some percussion would have been nice.

Other than that I enjoyed this a lot, would love to hear more!

DivoFST responds:

Thanks for the comment!
Yes im the singer in the song :)

[For Now, Goodbye (Improv)]

This is beautiful. It really evokes feelings of loss and longing in me. Portraying those feelings like that is something I feel doesn't happen often enough when I listen to music nowdays. The fact this is an improv is amazing as well. I really feel connected to what you're trying to convey in this piece. Beautiful work all around and I'd love to hear more like this in the future.

BlazingDragon responds:

I'm always hesitant to post improvisations because I feel like I'm cheating. They come so naturally that it feels I'm not giving my audience the hard work they deserve as they give their time to listen. It's strange though, because my improvisation are often just as good or better than my compositions. Maybe it's because my improvs are more emotionally unrestrained?

I'm glad you like this. Your review makes me think that I should go with my strengths and post more improvisations in the future, so thank you very much. :)

[Singing Mountain Arranged]

Lovely. It's very well done and keeps the feel of the original quite well. It would have been nice if you had added a bit of your own flavor to the track but either way it's a great piece. Great job.

SourJovis responds:

Thank you. I like the music of these old snes games. I've always been curious what they would sound when the sound and mix was as good as the composition. There are a lot of remixes out there that sound great, but usually the creator puts a lot of her/himself in it. It's just not the same song anymore. I always thought that a bit of a waste. Most of the time, the things the remixer add aren't even as good as the rest. That's why at a certain point I decided to make my own remixes of snes games, where I try to remain as truthful to the original as I can but with better sounds, a more human touch and as good mixing as I can. I know Newgrounds doesn't stimulate this, because it's less original, or too easy. But it's the kind of addaptation I always wanted to hear. Even without changing a single note, you can put as much effort time and skill as you want in making a song sound absolutely perfect. Not that I actually can make it sound perfect, but that's what I want.

[Tokala Theme Mashup]

This is really nice. Are you planning on making three different versions based on this? I'd love to hear a full version of the "sad" theme if you ever get to it. :3

Jessismith responds:

Thanks, Shanath!!! I definitely plan on making the sad theme longer a little bit later on. That one is my favorite sequence of the mix. Hopefully if I have the time, and if work permits, I'll finish it up soon. I was thinking of adding a sadder, instrumental part beforehand, and then elaborating on the piano. Should sound very nice in the long run. :)

[Digital Garden]

This reminds me so much of MMBN it's not even funny. I loved those games 'till about White/Blue and they kind of went downhill from there.

Either way very nice song. Loops perfectly and I'd love to see it in a flash game or something. I think it fits very well.

Great job all around.

StaticBlu responds:

Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it. Yeah the music from Megaman games is one of my main influences. Btw, my favorite MMBN game is between 2 and 3.

[A Peaceful Time]

Ohh, vocal songs! Let me know when you get around to uploading them., I'd like to hear them.

As for this track, it was pretty cheerful. I can easily see it working out in a videogame as a town theme if it looped. Either way it was pretty enjoyable. :D

DivoFST responds:

Thats very nice of you, ill PM you when i upload :)
Yeah it does have that happy village mood i can totally see that, if anyone ever asks me to ill loop it :)
Thanks for the review Shanath!

[Terre des Hommes Libres]

It's a very lovely song. The feel of the song reminds me a lot of Nier which is a really big plus for me since that game has gorgeous music. I'm loving the lyrics as well. :3

Fav'd

Troisnyx responds:

Thanks ^_^ And funny how you mention Nier; one of my covers was going to go along that feel...... Please, is there anything I could do to make it better?

Once again, thanks for listening!

[Begin The Adventure!]

Hehe, this is pretty nice. I could totally see this working as the intro for a game or something. I also don't know how you have such few fans considering how nice your work is. Consider me a new fan of your work. :3

Michael-Flaherty responds:

Thank you so much! :)

[Polargeist]

Oh, geez. This song looped like three times before I noticed this was actually a loop. xD It's a very nice song, very catchy and the little bells here and there along with the piano gives it that "frosty" feeling you were going for. Piano samples are very lovely as well.

You really keep improving and improving, I really need to listen to your stuff more often. :D

Keep up the great work!

Step responds:

Heyyyy thanks for dropping by!

"Oh, geez. This song looped like three times before I noticed this was actually a loop. xD"

Haha yeah, you're not the first! I'm quite happy with the way this loops :3.

"It's a very nice song, very catchy and the little bells here and there along with the piano gives it that "frosty" feeling you were going for."

Fantastic. That and the pad that comes in at the very beginning are the two things that I think make the song sound "frosty", since everything else makes it sound like Megaman music.

"Piano samples are very lovely as well."

GIVE ME AN EAST.
GIVE ME A WEST.

*cheers*

"You really keep improving and improving, I really need to listen to your stuff more often. :D
Keep up the great work!"

We need to collab more often, that's what. Reset is one of the songs I've been involved in that I'm most happy with! Oh well, maybe when I don't have the free time squeezed out of me by school.

Thanks again for leaving your feedback!