Pretty nice man! Congrats on winning this round…
Author Comments
This is the track I threw together for NGADM round 2. The main ideas I was playing with were feelings of loneliness and isolation contrasted against happiness and belonging. I was contemplating the story of the prodigal son while writing it as well. Hope you enjoy.
This is amazing, I love those super epic emotional parts !
Your track is so emotional it could even make a rock cry
CloakedSoup responds:
Thanks a ton! :D I plan on re-releasing it + my other NGADM tracks with better mixes + tighter arrangements/orchestration once the competition is over and/or I get knocked out. Glad people are enjoying the version I squeezed out of this for the deadline!
This honestly blew my mind! Such a beautiful piece with a lot of feelings! I faved it before it was over <3
CloakedSoup responds:
This response is a bit late, but thanks so much Thirrinaki!
This does sound like a Hans Zimmer piece. Very dynamic, inspiring, with satisfying resolutions and overall great sound palette. I think some cutting of reverb here and there for faster moving parts and shifts in chords would give it some more oomph; there is a little bit of mud in the lower register. But beyond that and a somewhat quiet master, I have no critique!
The reason I mention master is -- for years they were trying to institute standard LUFs for various platforms and genres, and lately, it's clear they haven't stuck. The average range of dynamics has, but the loudness has not. So I was advised it's best practice to normalize your audio to 0 dB headroom, just to make full use of the sonic space. If you've heard different, let me know. These things are always subject to change
Plenty more like this here!
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Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.
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