sorohanro's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Road to Jalalabad]

You know what? That's a cool track! Love the groove and the rhythm trick you did at 01:02. Could use some more variation after 01:41, but again, nice groove going there.

Sledgeh-ogg responds:

Glad you liked it. I didn't mean to write stuck, I meant sick. I wrote on my phone, and I wrote with the touch keyboard thing where you make smooth movements instead of pressing every single letter. I accidently pressed 2,5 star, when I would actually have given it a 4 star rating. I realized this as I had already passed submit. I guess newgrounds isn't optimizes for phones. Especially not when you're on the desktop version (which I was) on mobile.

[Ernies Joyride (Cover)]

A classic track that I hated, now in a version that finally is in the right style :D

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

HAHA, SUCCESS! lol. Glad you dug it, even a litte!! haha. Thanks brother. Hope all is well with you!

[Bartók - 36-37 Rhapsody (Woodwind Arr.)]

Really well arranged. I'm not familiar with this piece, but sounds very good in this arrangement. Congrats.

Deemo-R responds:

Thank you, that really means a lot to me! The original piece is very well-written; the main challenge was figuring out how to approach 1:18 since that section is rather pianistic. Luckily the woodwinds are very adept with rhythmic figures, which made that solution turn out better than I had hoped!

[Beach Level 1]

Nice sound on the flute. Was a privilege to work with you.

LadyAlbatross responds:

Thank you! I see more music projects in our future!

[Oceanic Bioluminescence]

Your tuba sounded pretty good on this one.

Quarl responds:

Hey thanks, I've been practicing <3

[Silije Karlsen - Think Back In Time (Jeremy King Remix)]

This is a very original way to remix/ reimagine this song.

JeremyKingVA responds:

Thank you!

[Think Back In Time (Schrank Remix)]

That's a very fresh approach to this song. Cool version.

wandschrank responds:

Thank you! :)

[Chase's Theme]

Very good. The brass sound is spot on! (what did you use?).
The chord changes might be a bit cliche, the soloing might be overusing pentatonic, but this is what actually make it work in the context, this is what makes the instant connection with the audience.
Cool track, really enjoyed it.

Even if it was a commissioned track, if it wasn't under an exclusive license (that type of license should have at least three zeros at the end), you should be able to allow it's usage. You can allow the usage if people would credit the original product, or if you change a bit the flute solo; change a bit the arrangement; put some extra notes in the bass...etc (like Stravinsky did with his Firebird suites).

sleepFacingWest responds:

Thanks for listening and for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review! The horns are a blend of primarily Broadway Big Band and a bit of East West Hollywood Brass for certain sections/articulations. That said, BBB takes a TON of post production work to make it sound like anything worthwhile. The saxophones are decent, the trumpets are meh, and the trombones are terrible.

I did a few demos of more harmonically interesting tracks for this project, but in the end they ended up not working for the vibe the developers were going for. I'm hoping to find some time to compose some of those ideas out a bit more and find some uses for them.

[Stormchaser]

Digging the distorted bass tone.

TSRBand responds:

Thanks :) I'm really happy with the switch to a p-bass, lots of crunch!