Score: 10

"Brilliant..."

submission: Brass Octet

date: March 24, 2009

Man.. I wish to make such blowing soungs like yours with the skills you have. Wonderfull composition and sound - and the funny of it that I'm not missing the strings altough I'm all over for the strings... but you showed me that a filmscore can be mind-blowing without them.

Fantastic job... cant give else: 5/5, 10/10, dl'd

Greetings:

MadBoss

Score: 9

"Is Romania such a dark place?"

submission: Dark World Adagio (Contest)

date: March 20, 2009

Hey popraz!

I knew that Romania is not the best developed country but I've never thought that it could be such a dark place - considering this after your music.

The main tone is really dark - the flute-like sound with the deep synths were an awesome start. And the build up too. I liked the small synth-sound in the background. Give a unique feeling to the track.

After the song I imagine a dark and forsaken land where ruins and mechanical, and metal garbage lies everywhere and the people of the land are like pale zombies... is Romania so bad?

After 2:35 starts a great ending - I liked the bell. I think this ending has more potential you could have made it longer and with even bigger sound (using the french-horn samples, like in one of your earlier songs). And I suggest you to use staccato strings if you have proper samples because they can give some more dinamism to the track.

So good job here. I liked the track. I'm not giving it a 10 because you've made better compositions earlier but this is a great piece nonenthless.

9/10, 5/5

Greetings:

MadBoss

Score: 10

"Wow"

submission: Sy(X) - Midnight

date: February 22, 2009

Great build up in the beginning. The melody is a bit repetitive but you always give a new instrument on it and the main percussion takes the whole track on it's back. So it never becomes boring or something.

I love the rythm and the arrangement of the percussion set - really driving and dinamic. And the strings are a perfect guidance for them.

I can't really find any bad points for the track. Nice job - keep up this good work,
5/5
10/10
downloaded

MadBoss

Score: 9

"My mind of music!"

submission: D2D - Breaking Facades

date: February 22, 2009

Massively epic and uplifting piece that has a haunting intro build up - after I've heard it I knew I'll downoad this song and write the review.

The darker ending part was nice too - altough I think you could throw some woodwind (english horn, oboe) it to make it more variable/dramatic.

The ending piano theme was only a short showcase - you've ended it way too abruptly. Maybe after a short break you could insert a bit longer piano solo guided with some soft strings in the background - that would make more judgement to the song.

Otherwise great track. Loved the beginning and the sounds that you are using. Because of the ending I give it a 9/10 but you deserve a 5/5. (And a download.)

Cheers!

MadBoss

Score: 10

"Like the end of everythin..."

submission: Embracing Oblivion

date: February 17, 2009

Hy popraz!

There's a lot of emotion and images whirling inside my head inspired by your music...

To be objective: the start was really good - mistical a bit yet dark and scary. I really liked the overall sounding - and you've really put some work into the song to make it more variable in terms of instrumentation. The brass (trombone?) was a new sound for me - I haven't heard it earlier in your songs but it was a good choice for this song.

The whole song was like a huge, epic collapse of an empire or an epic sacrifice of a hero who dies to give life for others. This song has lot of epic proportion and a 'big' sound and this is new from you. Your songs are didn't used to be that epic but I think you could bare with this too:)

So congrats - great job!
5/5 10/10

Score: 10

"Gentle and a wonderfull present!"

submission: _-={Mein Fraeulein}=-_

date: February 14, 2009

Hey Maestro!

It has been a dam long time since I've last reviewed one of your songs - but this song made me grab my keyboard and write one.

Yes it's easy to hear that this kind of soundscape is different from your typical sounds - but I must say it's really good and it's good to hear something different, more romantic, more gentle than just epic blowing (those are great too - I just say you should do some other kinds of songs like this too).

The last segment when the french horn comes in makes me imagine a big, epic romance that lasts for ages... so the song has a lot of power. I love the violin sound troughout the song, great touch.

Only the choir disturbed me a bit, because you didn't used it at the end and faded out quite fast. And even when you was using it it was too much in the background so I think the choir is not so important for the song.

This is my only complaint otherwise great song, great to hear such tunes from you. 5/5, 10/10 - congrats!

Keep up your great work - and I'm sure Mandi will be happy to hear this;)

MadBoss

Score: 10

"Beautifull Christmas song!"

submission: Eden's Lullaby

date: December 28, 2008

Hy there!

It was ages ago since I last wrote a review about your songs - to be honest I was damn busy and never got the time to check out the NG AP properly. But now I've seen this song and I thought I'll write one.

I knew your songs from earlier - I was expecting a piano piece, but the gitar(?) suprised me. But it was a good choice I loved the flow of the song. The introdution of the strings and the string marcato was another great choice - give some extra playfullness of the song,

The whole composition is relaxing yet uplifting and gives a warming Christmas/Holiday feeling - to be honest I think this song could fit to any uplifting moment in a lifetime can be not only Christmas.

So all word lead to this: wonderfull job, enjoied troughout the whole track.
10/10; 5/5; downloaded to my best of NG-classical folder.

I hope you had a happy Christmas and I wish you a happy and peacefull New Year!

Greetings:

MadBoss

Score: 10

"Truly absolutely beautifull and inspireing!"

submission: Heart of the Winter

date: December 26, 2008

Hy Dan!

Damn man, what have you done again...:) - this song is absolutely brilliant in terms of melody, structure, sound and instrumentation. I especially enjoyed the middle (around 3:00 to 4:00 - the faster paced pizzicato like segment).

Dude, I really don't have any suggestions or advices to you connection with music or composing. Just one thing thou: don't ever give up making this wonderfull work you do and never have doubt in yourself!

Wish you a happy Christmas and all the best and success fulfilling your dreams!

No question: 5/5, 10/10, downloaded (the rapidshare worked for me just had to adjust it after pasting it into IE)

MadBoss

Score: 10

"Great atmospheric song"

submission: Redemptive Suffering

date: December 2, 2008

Hy there!

It was quite a long time ago than I wrote my last review about one of your tracks but I always keep my eyes on your name on the NG list!

I must say you have great skills and talent on composing dramatic songs and these are really encapsulateing the drama, suffering - this one really brings back a suffering-like feeling. And I think the melody, the repetitive drums and the overlapped strings give these effects - so the songs arrangements are fiting perfectly for what you've created for.

To be honest I cant tell you any ways to improve it - I like it as it is right now. The beginning effect was great by the way and I liked the ending as well.

So great job, 10/10, 5/5 and faved!

Keep up your great work and congrats!

MadBoss

Score: 9

"some ideas..."

submission: Confessions of an Axe Murderer

date: October 18, 2008

Hy there!

With this track the title was so strange that only itself had forced me to check this song out.

I think I got the main aim you wanted to get: to show a character who seems normal but underneath this mask there are demons/paranoia/mental illnes and it's like a vulcano with a stone obstacle on the top: the rage gathers, gathers and after a while when the stress is too much it blows...

The first half of the song is great - especially the woodwind section. I liked how you created a dark and sad atmosphere where the dark tension is hidden in the background. I liked the pizzicato strings after my opinion they are quite good in this way. Only the bass-pizzicato needs some more boost.

For me the second half was a bit out of energy for me. I liked the synth-sounds: they are like the start-signs of the madness but the orchestral hit (with some synth sound) are a bit too sudden - I think you should have build up more tension with the synth and string combination before the hit and than it would have a lot bigger impact.

Otherwise it's a good track - nice structure and good melodies and it serves the purpouse you've created it for.

9/10
5/5