Score: 8

"Nice classical track"

submission: Lustrous Horizon

date: January 2, 2008

Hy Skragga!

It's a long time back, since I've last reviewed any of your music - but it's now the time to write one.

I've read that you're using Reason now. And yes - I could hear the Reason instruments and some of the choirs are from there surely (Monk choir in on of your earlier classical pieces).

Nice melodies and bulid up here - I liked the mood. I think some heavy distorted guitar-riff could have been a hammer here or a electric guitar solo would also a great add-on.

I could suggest some marcato strings/cellos from the Orkester soundbank - they could really dinamise the songs. (I've experienced a lot.) And I'd give you an advice for Reason:
- Use the french-horns and the brass-section instuments (NN-XT) with automated frequency. This way they'l give a more realistic sound.

So this song is really good - I belive that after practising a lot, you'll become a really good classical composer. Keep up the good work!

Score: 10

"Great song!"

submission: _-={Newgrounds Spectrum}=-_

date: January 1, 2008

Hy maestro!

I'm here to review this fantastic music again. Looks like you started to play with the speed of the song (I'm mentioning the sudden drop around 1:20) and I think you made it great. It brought some powerfull cahnges to the song and made the listener to be more carefully by listening. I think I'll try this too... it's a great way to grab the attention of the listeners.

There's a great amount of variations, instrumentations, grooves you've used. It could have taken a while to compose this not to mention the tempo-changes.

The french-horn rip was a good idea - gives a nice notice that there'll be a change and fits in greatly to the whole song. The choir rips are also great too...

Well I have to realise that there's nothing I could tell you more about this song. The type of melodies and how the flow goes it's typically your style, easily recogniseable but yet still varied and no repetitivenes to hear.

Congratulations Maestro a wonderfull job again.
Whising you a happy new year!

MadBoss

Score: 9

"Nice, entertaining Christmas-like song"

submission: Please

date: December 28, 2007

Hy there!

I must say I definiteli liked this song - the sax, vibes, piano, choir... and the drumbeat. Nicely flowing and chilling experience. I don't have really serious complaints against it.

Some minor ideas:
Maybe a slow solo part for the choir with some bell-vibe guide without the drumbeat would lift the song even more. Or a longer sax solo... or a crazyer piano run. If you'd brake the flow of the song would give more diversity to it. That's why I gave "only" 9/10 to it.

Otherwise I've voted 5 on it - good song, great melody, drumbeat and experience. I liked it. And the more I'm listening to it the more I like it. Great job. Keep it up!

Best whishes:
MadBoss

Score: 10

"A true, haunting and dark song"

submission: _-={Subito Crudelo}=-_

date: November 5, 2007

Hy maestro!

It has been a long time since I'v last wrote a review about your songs. Now it's time to manage it...

The first one minute was an introductory for me - to set the mood for the whole environment and imaginory you wanted to build your song upon.

Than after this... well wow. When the singer (Lady Arsenic) I guess started that melody... man great. I thought that my god a choir support would be a hammer... and you put it in. This dinamic part with drums and the choir was a total hit. Awesome job.

That intermediary part was ok, and the last part was a big emotional explosion again. Fantastic one... One question: whats that effect at 2:42 and at 2:52 (or 2:53 better to say)? I can't decide what it could be...

For summing up: great work with the vocal and the choir combination. Congratulations. Great gothic and dark atmosphere... (I could imagine a coprse bride story for it:)

So great work! Keep it up like this!

Score: 9

"Great horror/thriller piece"

submission: Darklife of Sil

date: March 11, 2007

Now you're a fast composer Bosa! There's a new track from you in almost every 3-4 days. "A Dream and Troubles" was not really a good track in my eyes but with this one... you hit a nail with it in me.

Haunting and scary opening - fantastic. Absolutely set the mood of the track. These kind of horror-themed tracks are reminding me really of Christopher Young's music. If you're interested in these kind of music, check out Christopher Young's score of "The Excorcism of Emily Rose" or Christopher Gordons score for "Salem's Lot" - you'd like them thats for sure.

But to the track: again with the sudden changes - the pizzicatos are came in to suddenly. But the marcato strings were great. I'd suggest to add some crasy brass to it with some deep trombones. They'll be a killer.

The slow string parts were rather scary - like something would happen now. Great job with them. The choir was also great.

The part that started with the drums: well placed, it fits greatly to the composition - no sudden start in this time, and finally the brass came in. I wish if it would last a bit longer or you would expand it more longer to an orchestral madness of full charge. It'd be a monstreous one.

The solo string part was strange - I think the bongo drums were a little wrong in mood and a bit too loud in volume. But otherwise the instruments and especially that female voice was awesome.

The sudden change to the pizzicato strings and these drums in the end were disturbing me to enjoy this greatly atmospheric track. Otherwise: brilliant. I think you should work a bit longer on your tracks. But no question great work!

Congratulations and keep up your great work!

Score: 9

"Interesting mix of ideas and styles"

submission: _-={Constituting Realities}=-_

date: March 9, 2007

Hy there again Maestro!

I must say this song is really a kind of unusual from you. My favourite part was the female oh-voice that came in after the gitarre intro. It was well reverbed and as I could guess you plaied with it's frequency or other stuff to bring it in.

The string-heavy part was also great - after that volume rise I thought a grand part will come but you left me with that hope. I think it would have been a great part of the song.

The idea to put the female sound under the string part with some detunded/lower fequency or I don't know how was a great and a bit haunting idea. I loved it. I thought you'll bring more electronic or detuned idea into the track but these great in this form as well.

I think you should expand the lenght of the parts next time. In this form they are a bit short and have not musch space to develope them nicely - only fastly.

No other complaints. It's a great song again - this time a bit more unique and not as epic as it used to be. The mood reminded me a little baroque-like sound (especially the guitarre) - and like you merged with the strings and kicks are great really like melting dimensions together.

Congratulations. Keep up the good work.

Score: 9

"Good music withs some mistakes"

submission: They Fly, They Land

date: March 5, 2007

First to say: the playback doesn't work I had to downoad it - but no problem. It's always a great pleasure to review a song one of yours.

To the track: I loved the melodies and the arrangement of instruments. The first half was a like a big adventure and the second half was peacefull and calm. But there are some things that annoied me.

To start from the beginning: the piano was at the start okay but after a while it became harsh and a bit too loud. Especially at around 1:30 - I think the place and the mood would have required a more softer sound.

Oh after this are the slow strings again. I don't have to say I think you know I love your melodies and that gitarre was a great idea.

That breake with the flute was a bit sudden and not really good. But at 3:05 the slow strings are coming again - now I can feel myself flying. Great strings, great flute, great choir and the gitarre was a great addition.

After listening quite a lot of your tracks I think there is only one big problem with them. You definitely got great skills for melodies in a wide range of emotions - but the composition and to make these melodies solidly connect to each other are some practise needed. I mean the cahnges between the parts are too rough and there are no soft fade outs or fade ins. Now in this form I could feel like LEGO-blocks passed next to each other rather than one piece long.

But besides this your music is really enjoyable - I'm in love with your slow strings as you know. So some more practise with the structure and you're tracks will be fantastic and outstanding.

Keep it up Bosa. I think it's in you!

Score: 9

"Wonderfull again"

submission: The Lover and the Rain

date: March 4, 2007

Hy Bosa!

Lately I try to keep my eye - and mostly my ears - on your classical music. And I never hesitate to review any new one of yours. So here it goes:

I must say you definitely got a unique melody-style. It's almost like a dissonant one but still grabs the fielsd of nice, flowing and dreamy melodies.

You described this song as a slow and moody one. But the start was rather dinamic for my. The staccato strings have great power in my opinion.

And after these the slow strings coming again. I'm blown away again. As the volume level rose I thought that this song is almost like an epic soundtrack/filmscore music. Beautifull job.

That 4/4 drums and the staccato violins were a bit wrong I think. They should be more in the background or should be layered on the slow melody more soflty. They were a bit to hars and interrupted the beautifull melody too roughly.

The dinamic vins after that was having a great amount of energy again. I liked quite a lot: really adventureous and happy tune - But the solo vin part had some dissonant mometns I think.
The slow part at the end was again beautifull.

My bigest problem is that the songs mood is not really fitting the title. I can't really imagine the situation you discribed in the title - only at the points of the slow strings but the tunes are rather happyer than sad. But never mind this it's only me. I think this song is still great and I liked it a lot.

Keep it up Bosa! (voted 5)

Score: 8

"Great!"

submission: Arvale Theme

date: March 4, 2007

Hy there!

I must say this music has got really bit reserves. I think there are some ways you could improve it to become a grand shooter.

The main thing: I was missing some strong and hard hitting brass or brass staccato melody. I think thes coulg give a lot of energy to the track.

Also I think some more variated drum melody with some harder drums could lift the song higher. The current one is a bit left in the background and the strings are the ones that rather brings the rythm trough.

Overall said: good song, I loved the long deep note and the fast strings after it. Great job - really adventureous feeling. A bit of POTC score like but never mind it's still unique and great. So good job, keep up the good work!

Score: 9

"Bravo!"

submission: Where Angels Fly

date: February 28, 2007

Man... great stuff! If I wan't to compare it to something I'd say that it's almost like Lisa Gerrards music (she was co-composer in Gladiator and composed music to some other films like the Whalerider). She had almost exactly the same ambient-like and meditative slow style like your's in this song.

Absolutely chilling and relaxing and it has a great heavenly feel. This is one of the most unique sound that I've recently heard on the AP. Well the ending was a bit abrupt but still can't fade the whole greatness of this song. Congrats men.