montehawks's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pull Your Strap]

I was about to criticize your use of caps lock,

But then at :22 the song got catchy enough to divert my attention. This actually isn't too bad. I'm not the biggest fan of rap, but I love all music because I know what it takes to make a track. Hours and hours of hard work, often to end up revamping a project from the start when it was about half way done.

10/10
5/5

Good luck out there man, you have talent!

legaceymusic responds:

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[A New World Loop]

Oh that sure does sound fancy,

I scrolled down to write a review on how good this is.. Then it ended. Then I was about to say how you should make this into a full song. Then I noticed it's already a full song.

Now I'm wondering why you submitted part of a song that's already completed.

DarkShadow166 responds:

Haha.

Well I submitted it in case anyone wants to use it as a loop. It's a little different from the original too (the drums are different, there's a harp, some background notes are different, etc...) and basically I didn't want it to stay gathering binary dust in my hard disk.

Thanks for the review! And for calling it fancy, of course :D.

[Sky Sands, Kirby Air Ride]

I can't say I've ever played the game,

However this song sounds as if it could definitely be in a Nintendo game. Great job here, keep up the good work!

[Innocent Deception]

I'm literally in awe...

Of how amazing this track is. You have done an INCREDIBLE job. What caught my ear the most was the skill in writing the notes themselves, it's as if I was wanting the next note because I knew it was going to be good. And each time you did not disappoint. Just wow, this is great. The piano in the beginning was probably my favorite part, I love good intros. Then the guitar immediately following was perfect.

I'm now hitting the part that introduces the saxophone. That is incredible. I love the classical feel of songs and this has every element just perfect. Not to mention, Claire's voice is flawless.

You've done this game an honor, this track is incredible in every way shape and form.

5/5
10/10
Fav

DjMystix responds:

Thanks a lot for the kind words! We really put our heart and soul in making this track. After, MGS is my most favorite games of all time :D

Glad you enjoyed the track!

[Silly Bugger]

i wasn't expecting...

this to be as good as it was. some notes are off key and it's really repetitive, but all it needs is some vocals!

not too bad for a one night recording! keep it up and make this into something awesome! :)

lieutenantcowbellboy responds:

Cheers, ye the whole thing would benefit from some more detailed thought in production and the guitar solo at the end needs to be at least half the length and ye it needs some vocals (I do only think it's really repetitive because of the lack of vocals and the overly long guitar solo)... but I'm glad you like it as an idea :D I'll make sure to go back to it and make improvements.

[the very last resort]

i am not sure what this is..

o.O

[One Day Closer ~ Bliss]

holy crap that sure is upbeat;

i can feel my foot tapping to teh beats.

then at :29 when the hats and claps come in i bob my head up and down.

then at 1:02 after the slight build up, i start swaying back and forth while doing what i listed above.

then at 1:29 when that synth really comes into play, i mouth the sounds with my mouth as if im saying them.

a song hasn't made me do that in quite a while. this must be good! :)

10/10
5/5

xninja04 responds:

Wow that means ALOT to me! Thank you so much! I'm glad I had you dancing to this! The whole 4 hours I was working on this, my body swayed back and forth.

[Lone X - Paratrooper]

the beginning...

was a little slow, but it shocked me into listening soon after with the heavy reverb kicks and snares.

that pad that comes in at :28 sounds off key, or i could be wrong. otherwise the beat is catchy, and the overall song is good. props to the synth that comes in around :50 - it's very catchy!

[Crystal Cloud]

this reminds me of...

a sunny, perfect spring day, sitting under a lone tree on a hill over looking a vast valley of peaceful wildlife grazing on nutritious grass and flowers.

well done, sir.

musicislight2 responds:

Thanks! Just the image I was going for. :) Glad you enjoyed it.

[Castles in the Sky(RMX)]

That voice...

is incredible. Soothing, relaxing, and otherwise a pleasure to listen to. You did a great job here, what's the name of the original song?

(I'm also a remix artist, check out what I have!) :)