Quarl AIM 2022 Review
Composition/Structure (0-10), Production (0-10), Emotion (0-10), Relevance to Artwork (0-10)
DigitalProdigy, Tragedy: 10,9,10,10 (39)

Good lord, you did the thing that many other users didn't do. You actually wrote up details for your creative inspirations and ideas. So many people lay down one or two sentences like "judge me" while missing the point that the judges are peers. We love to know what makes people tick. You can always benefit as an artist by having a little courage to indulge us with manifestos and feelings. It can feel lonely sometimes when no one takes notice of your ideas but it's not like you ever hurt yourself in competition by giving us things to think about. We also have to operate on "the honor system" in that we have no idea if people just took the easy route and chose work that compliments their style or genre. By indulging, you've taken away a little bit of my potential skepticism so here's a massive "thank you" for including all of that data.

The work itself is very strong and layered. The strings have a very human quality to them in how they trill and tremolo. I don't know anything about the "Chris Hein" sounds but sometimes all it takes is a good plug-in to really separate your work from your peers. When sticking to that live orchestral vibe, human qualities and sounds are a boon to emotion. The only instrument that sounds a little off is that vocal pad, it sounded a little digital with the envelopes but it's barely noticeable. You're getting an almost perfect score from me but there are aspects to the mix that I'll point out and consider. You had the space for a little bit more loudness and bass. The human feelings present in the art are massive, more percussive elements might have painted fuller feeling. The bass drums are what I wanted to hear some more of but they were sparse and far apart. You used mostly mid to high range sounds to paint with, a momentary cello at one point. I'm getting an amazing sense of depth and wonder from this piece but maybe some contemporary sub bass stabs with crescendos/decrescendos could have made it even more potent. Some more background pads or creeping sfx samples? The track has plenty of room for more elements... but I suppose sometimes less is more.

I'm really nit-picking that one point off your score. I might not be justifying it enough with this review but I hope your proud of your work. It was very well done. Great job DigitalProdigy! I hope you have a lovely day :3

This is something worthy of a piece that was based from an actual Italian Renaissance sculpture. It captures both the beauty of the music of Legend of Zelda and European orchestra. ...I'm trying to think of words to justify even writing a review, but the music speaks for itself--I think--and I don't even know (or can hardly tell) if the piece was actually done with live recording or synthesizers. Based on what you say, I'd guess the strings were all live and the rest was synth, but it all blends so well, and you clearly mixed and mastered this piece with your full heart and soul in it.

From the standpoint of a fellow musician and a fan of anything Zelda-related, I salute you. <3

Good luck in AIM 2022! Have a wonderful day. :D

Very beautifully done. Who's cutting those onions??
The craftsmanship and attention to humanization on those violins, cellos etc is just amazing! Really digged the arrangement too! T_T

nailed this one. This totally feels like a progression from sadness of losing someone to accepting it and limiting yourself to remember the good times you lived with that person instead of being sad it's over. the composition is phenomenal and I wish you good luck on this!

/OmegaT

Wonderful composition and arrangement of the instruments. One of my favourite submissions so far! ^^