*JUDGE REVIEW - MAESTROSORROW*
GrumbleDuke's Redemption Lost
Faction 1
Originality : 18
Diversity : 19
Clarity : 17
Effort : 18
Melody : 19
Overall : 91
Originality:
Quite the song style you got going here. An intense story is being told, but I don't know if Redemption Lost is a fitting title, this for me, is a piece bordering with battle/vigour music.
Diversity:
You've got a load of instruments, and a load of different riff's, which makes this song really nice to listen to.
Clarity:
This is where you lost some points GrumbleDuke. The very first flute riff seems a little odd to me, theres just this one note in there, that threw me off.
After the flutes, you throw in too many instruments in too fast, and it becomes a bit muddled. I was able to adjust to them off course, but when you have so many new melodies just jumping at you, it becomes a bit hard to keep up.
Effort:
Any battle song takes a load of effort in my opinion. And this is some pretty fine battle music, and I can hear the effort with so many different riff's and melodies.
Melody:
This was your strongest point, because you have a lot of neat melodies going on, and they all sing for a common cause, one united voice that really shines out.
Overall impression on me:
I would like to hear some more percussional work Grumble. A piece like this DEMANDS you have some form of crazy snare roll, and those timpini's were not nearly loud enough. I realize of course, that making the timpini loud may very well have sacrificed clarity, so I will not hold that against you.
The transitions here were pretty damn fine. The background instruments were also just damn cool. They were perfect volume, just hanging in the back, yet giving their own to the song as well.
I really think this song needs more crashes you know, during transitions and in the middle of intense brass riffs.
I realize all these suggestions would make this a purely energetic battle song, and I think you were trying to go with a different story, but heh, this is what I am getting from it ^^.
When the flutes and those strings make a little solo stand, that was my favourite. Awesomeness.
Great stuff GrumbleDuke. THank you for joining the contest and giving us this piece!