Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Inktober #14 - New Found World]

Excellent song with rhythm and positive lyricism. Your flow is powerful in how you maintain the rhythm, and it's very nice how you mention and compliment James. I would say this is a grand musical adventure, and I hope your vacation was good. Yes, I enjoyed the trip :)

Cyberdevil responds:

Thank you Aalasteir! :) Glad I conveyed the sense of travel! It was but a short weekend trip, one or two nights, but a memorable one... first time I recorded one of these Inktober verses from a hotel room too. ;) (but that's not this - that's the one after)

The world's a wide and wild and wonderful place innit! :D

[Melty (FLAMESTRUCK) (VS. 9090 OST)]

It's really cool that you're experimenting with different time signatures. I think that is amazing! Very fun and upbeat! Yes, I believe the Funkin Crew should hire you so they can use the iconic, trademarked time signature of 13/8! People's heads are going to explode!

MasterHand4444 responds:

@PhantomArcade the people have spoken please let me work for your game

[the note]

The way the piano is mixed with its lo-fi quality adds a deep level of richness. The atmosphere is strong, and I can imagine this would make a great ending for a video game. I was thinking it would be perfect for an RPG Maker game, and you're absolutely right. I also believe you would get the job done. You could try exporting the song you're working on and just have it be version 1.

The way I make music is that I don't focus on whether the song sounds good or bad; I just finish them and move on to the next one. I operate on the philosophy of volume, not perfection.

It's about building strong habits and making the process the goal. I'm not focused on making the song perfect; it just needs to be good enough through the process. Hopefully, the process and the improvisation I'm in will create another song. Speed and momentum.

@Rombit how did you decide on wanting to make an ending song?

SoTshu responds:

hey thank you for taking the time to comment! much much love for that!
the idea for the ending (and by extention this song) belive it or not came to me in a shower. i got like a vision of the ending like that and it had a calm piano meledy in the background. thats how the idea came to be. now i have to make the entire game.
i just wanna see that ending in a game man lol

also the song i was talking about is getting a lot of progress. i just finished writing another part for it today. i dont think i will be able to release it this month tho, so i will have to make something else for this month.

again, thanks for stopping by! cheers!

[Happy Days!]

Congratulations! You are awesome! Thank you to all the people who have supported you. I wish you an excellent day. Your song is excellent; the atmosphere is cinematic and upbeat.

You make Newgrounds better with your cool music and positivity! Please keep being yourself!

Tangerine responds:

Thank you Alasteir, I really appreciate it!

[THUROP VAN ORMAN | CREATIVE BLOCK #171]

Excellent episode! It was very funny and provided great insight into what it's like to pitch a show and communicate with executives! I also found the concept of writing as a game, and a collaborative one at that, very interesting. The idea of building a story as a team and spending a considerable amount of time revising it to achieve a quality script gives a good perspective.

Many people want things to happen too quickly, leading to shit results. Embracing the necessity of doing boring tasks is a superpower. A good point was the discussion about creating something on "cheap" keeping costs as low as possible.

People often overcomplicate everything. There's a saying: "Keep it simple, stupid" (KISS). I learned that from Lynda.com, which is now called LinkedIn Learning, which is fucking stupid.

Thurop's story about being on the island and experiencing misadventures! To realize that the experiences form the core of the adventure. That's awesome!

[The Lord of the Rings: An Account of Arda in the Second Age - treatment narration]

Thank you so much for narrating your treatment. Your voice is great, you have a good rhythm, and the narration flows very naturally at a followable pace. I've listened to your adaptation three times now, and it is a pleasant experience each time. I enjoy the strong points of visualization and the use of language that clearly represents what's happening in the stories. The sense of progression from episode to episode is well-defined and organized. There's a good focus on the grand scale of the conflict, and each element of the plot complements the others well, showing how they link up and affect each other, causing actions and effects to occur. The depictions of the scenes and economy are also well done, giving me a strong visual image.

11:12 - What strikes me as strong characterization is the scene in the tavern, where it is revealed that Númenorean wine is the only alcoholic beverage that can give Celebrimbor a buzz.

39:50 - One part I found especially rich with imagery was the detailed depiction of maps being carefully studied and updated. The attention to detail in these planning scenes adds a deep level of anticipation for the action, creating a strong sense of buildup for when the action occurs.

In EP. 12 – THE SIEGE OF MORDOR, the conclusion of the episode is excellently strong and ties in extremely well with The Lord of the Rings. I thought that was very creative and a good decision. Additionally, in the final episode Ep. 13 - Epilogue: Isildur's Bane, providing the plot of what happens in the aftermath is also a good choice. Ending with a depiction of the wide sea offers vivid imagery, which I find exciting.

[Dodgeball]

The base has so much energy!

JamesHeart responds:

I have more energy to spare

Any Time Any Court
THIS IS MY DODGEBALL. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE’S MINE. MY DODGEBALL IS MY BEST FRIEND. IT IS MY LIFE. I MUST MASTER IT AS I MUST MASTER MY LIFE. WITHOUT ME, MY DODGEBALL IS USELESS. WITHOUT MY DODGEBALL, I AM USELESS. I MUST FIRE MY DODGEBALL TRUE. I MUST SHOOT STRAIGHTER THAN MY ENEMY WHO IS TRYING TO BENCH ME. I MUST HIT HIM BEFORE HE HITS ME. I WILL! BEFORE GOD, I SWEAR THIS CREED. MY DODGEBALL AND MYSELF ARE DEFENDERS OF MY TEAM. WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR ENEMY. WE ARE THE SURVIVORS OF MY LIFE. SO BE IT, UNTIL THERE IS NO ENEMY, BUT PEACE. AMEN

[Back To The Start]

Excellent track with a strong intro. There is great balance in the mix and an interesting juxtaposition between the harsh tonalities and the atmospheric background. Supreme attention to detail.

ADR3-N responds:

Thank you! I'm glad you checked into this one after @zeroizerozero gave me some feedback on the lyrics. Prior to that the mix was supremely rekt! I had a lot of fun with it nevertheless!

[Halloween in May Collab]

Happy Halloween in May!

MWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM responds:

Thanks!

[TV HERO]

You have absolutely amazing positivity, full of energy and heart! Your instrumental and vocal are excellent. Thank you so much for making your song royalty free. You are awesome!

JamesHeart responds:

Thank you Aalasteir ^^

I just want the world to smile .. as cheesy as that sounds

my stuff has always been royalty free .. I just never advertised it much .. a few places over the years have that note but no one ever did until I posted stuff here.. well not completely true, there was a youtuber named Jack T Herbert that used a few songs back in 2012 and through that i became friends with him and my animator friend that i made 2 outros for named Alex (Brainstorm) in 2016

you rock man ^^