Mattashi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The First Elf]

I see you finally got those Eduardo Tarilonte Libraries! Really loved the atmosphere in this.
Just wish that it could have been a little longer but I guess you wanted to experiment a bit with your new Vsts.
Really nice work! Can't wait to hear what more you'll compose next :)

Neon-Bard responds:

Yeah! They are fantastic! I think I should have made this longer, too. As you stated though, this is just an experiment. Thanks Mattashi! :)

[Lurkin' in the Jungle]

I think this could fit very well for a video game, like exploring an ancient temple. At least that's the vibe it's giving me :)
Nice work! My only complaint would be that it should be longer :D

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks! I think that much of the stuff I make could fit a video game setting, because video game music has been such a huge inspiration for me (as I'm sure it has been for many others here as well). I agree that this piece would be befitting for an ancient temple XD
And yes... I wish I had time to make it longer too, or to make longer songs in general at the moment. I'm having a hard time finding enough time and motivation to make anything long though, as I still have more than 60 days left in the army :p

[From Ash To Alabaster]

Great song, kind of reminded me a bit of Linkin Park.
Nice work!

Cyberdevil responds:

Yeah, maybe it does... looks like all tracks me and Jabun collab on end up sounding a bit like LP. :D
Thanks!

[To Zanarkand (Piano Cover)]

That was very beautiful played Lucid, your a very talented pianist :)
I loved your additions and I think no matter how much you play it you will always think that you can do better even though your already amazing at it. I have the same thing and I think many other artists have it aswell :)
So much nostalgia... I wish they could make awesome Final Fantasy games like that again it seemed it went a bit downhill after Squaresoft joined Enix I also miss Nobuo's work.
Awesome cover!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks, Mattashi :)

I too think that many artists feel the same about many things.
I've always felt that nostalgia is one of the most powerful emotions, which really shows in different forms of art. Everything that reminds you of the past, whether good or bad, impacts you a lot.
I miss Nobuos work as well, as well as the old Final Fantasy feel. FF XIII was a good try, but it doesn't even compare to the older titles :(

You're an amazing guitarist, btw o.O
Your cover of "The Choice" wakes so many feels :)

[Run Hobo Run]

So awesome and catchy too!

SourJovis responds:

Thanks man!

[Getting Outfitted]

One day you'll make good music? This sounds great man!
Also nice work on the loops hadn't noticed it started over till I heard it a couple of times :)
I'm loving your melodies and I think this could fit nicely in an RPG game aswell!
Good job keep it up :)

Deemo-R responds:

Thanks for the compliment, though I'm always looking to be at the next level. My mixing and general orchestration could just be soooo much better, y'know?

I'll keep working at it, thank you for the review! (As well as the follow ;3)

[FFX Battle Theme (Piano Cover)]

My favorite Final Fantasy game!
This was an amazing cover! Your arrangement was beautiful, did you do it all in one take? can you share me some of your piano skills? :)
I like how you didn't take some of the errors out this will make it sound much more humanized. (I didn't really hear any mistakes though)
you should do "Back to Zanarkand" aswell :D

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Final Fantasy is a great series of games! FFX is my second favorite game from the series, without a doubt :D

I'm glad you liked my arrangement, and yes, I did it all in one take. There where a few small errors that just sounded so wrong I edited them out through the MIDI-file (I only did one recording of the piece, as I didn't have much time), but this track is mostly unedited (I ran the MIDI-file through the piano again once I had fixed it).

"can you share me some of your piano skills? :) "

=> Only if you share your amazing composing and mixing skills with me! :D

Yeah, usually I don't remove any errors at all. I think they're part of the playing, to the most part.
There are several mistakes, but it's always much more difficult for the listener to find them, I've noticed :p

You know, "To Zanarkand" is my favorite piano piece of all time, and the very first real piece that I ever learned, more than 5 years ago now. I can play it quite well, and I'm sure I'll record a version of it some day :D

Thanks again for reviewing and for being so awesome! ;)

[Mysterious Calm]

Wow 23 minutes! Really loved it! it's very relaxing and it does have an rpg feeling to it.
Your song gave me nostalgia, Kinda feels like a song that could have been used in Chrono Trigger.
Awesome work and can't wait to hear more :)

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks a lot, Mattashi!
I can understand why this seems to give an rpg-ish feeling to people, as the instruments that are used are pretty commong in several rpg games :3
I'm sure this sounds like something that could've been in Chrono Trigger, but my main inspiration is surely from Final Fantasy VII :D

Your new album is astonishing!