VGSongbird's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Midna's Lament]

No No No

I would highly suggest listening to the song again before remixing it.

I know some people like to change the melody up a bit, but this song is so inaccurate it's hard to listen to. The melodies don't harmonize at all. it doesn't make sense; there's flats in places where there shouldn't be--and that's not just in comparison to the original; musically it doesn't add up.

I cannot give this a single star; I'm sorry.

Blablaman responds:

Hmm, I think you are right.. Well thank you for your review, that's all i needed. ^^

[OoT: Title Theme Remix]

Meh... Something's Not Right...

Be very careful with your styles; you've got a slow Jazzy ballad drum line, which is a great take on this song. And taking liberties with tempos is what makes Jazz... Jazz! However, some of your sync notes didn't feel right. Always try to mix what feels right and fluid, don't force it.

I also agree with the below statement; around 00:45 the octaves didn't work. It felt like you ran out of ideas :(

I encourage you to revisit this piece again. It's a creative idea, I just don't think it was executed properly.

Don't give up! Keep at it!

Neurotangent responds:

Yeah, the timing of notes is hard to match in the original, the time signature is rather odd in it. I was going by ear for this ><

Yes, I will be sure to revisit this some time, and fix the long, boring part at 0:45.

[Mt Moon Techno]

Ok, but there were some problems.

My suggestion would to be to adjust the levels. Your bass line and beat were kind of overpowering. There's a fine line of perfection in getting those "good for the ears."
Liked the "Geodude" call at the end. Very clever.
I just would've liked more from this...something new and fresh.
Points for doing a song that's not done often on here, though ^_^

Keep it up!

4321pickle responds:

Well, this is my first song so i'm really glad you liked even any part of it lol
and i'll take your advice for anything i make next time =D

[ZeldaOOT-Windmill(MyRemix)]

Can't Get Into This One

You kept it pretty basic.
I'm a little bias against this, and I apologize; what I look for when I browse the "Video Game" section is the familiar tune of one of my video game songs, but with something extra--or something that brings another perspective to the original. So I did not enjoy this piece much. The idea of mixing the two instruments at the end is a good start, but since they were just octaves of each other, the whole piece got pretty redundant.

Points for accuracy with the melody, but I'm just not into this. :(

poolplayermaster responds:

ouch your a pretty harsh reviewer but thats alright

you did gett he idea of it though i wanted to keep it basic while reworking that horrid acordian tone that went throughout the whole song and then put a new perspective on it usually you only hear them separate frome achother and then the fast angry music afer you play it but they harmonized together in htis one

[[PM77] >> Pokemon Goldenrod <<]

Rollercoaster Tempos Are Not My Thing

The abrupt change in tempo didn't feel right; I would suggest a build to a faster tempo for the future, kind of like how you did it around 01:12, except in reverse of course. And be careful to use this method sparingly; several changes in tempo can leave the listener feeling dizzy.

You got the melody pretty dead on, but the song also ended abruptly. I'd say the most important thing to work on would be fluidity in your arrangments.

Don't give up! Show me the best you got ;)

[Sonic 2 - Sky Chase]

Lovin' It

I really wasn't a fan of the original, but I kinda like this ^_^
The synth voices you chose really kept that "Sonic" feel, but they were cleaner and sharper than the ones in the game, which is always a nice touch. I also liked that you brought out a louder beat than the one in the game.

The mid section (1:50-2:08) was beautiful in it's simplicity, and I liked that you kept that element as a background to the rest of that section.

I'm impressed with this! Keep up the good work!

PaulyBFromDa303 responds:

Hey thanks a lot. This is exactly what I was going for, so I'm glad I accomplished what I set out to do.

[ZeldaOOT-Fairy(MyRemix)]

Not Feelin It

It's interesting that you transposed it so low... I'm not sure it quite does the song justice. Also, I'm not to crazy about the instruments. They just sounded a little... forced... (I don't know if that's the right word)
You did get the melody pretty close though; points for that.
I'm sorry I can't give you a better score. :(

poolplayermaster responds:

:( i kinda liked it but its at such a low tone as opposed to the normal high pitched happy cheerful tone this is supposed to be more of a darker evil tone to it as i said like a contaminated or evil fairy fountain or even a ruined one

[Legend of zelda Theme (remake)]

Hey Cool!

That definitely was an unexpected approach! I liked the opening guitar riff. It was kind of cool how that led in to all of it. The pause at 50 sec. might've been to long, but it wasn't painstakingly long. There were a couple notes that were off beat in an awkward way, but for the most part the free flow of the guitar was nice. It worked well, like an old classic rock riff.
I liked it a lot. I'll probably download this once I get back to my own computer ;)

dbz-dude responds:

Thanks

[Snowboard Kids 2 - Jingle Town]

Snowboard Kids 2? Great Game :D

I haven't seen too many SBK2 remixes on here. Awesome that you stepped out of the box ;)
I thought the guitar may have been a little to "scoopy" if you know what I mean. I loved the rock style you added to it, I just think I would've downplayed the dips in the notes so that when it does happen in the song, it's unique and noticable--not just all over the place.

But still, good jon ^_^

[Better Off Alone Rmk ft. Alisa]

YAY!

^_^
See now I feel special.
We did a good job, huh?

Thanks for all those compliments too! See, now I'm blushing....

ZooSafari responds:

Hahaha :P
You should feel special, cause you are special ^_~

Thanks again for all your help Alisa ^^