Bleak-Creep's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Us - Chapter 3 Piano OST [JAMUARY DAY 14]]

This turned out so well. It makes my heart ache exactly the way I'd hoped it would, and I promise this is sad as these will need to get. You have my word you'll get to write some happier, more hopeful melodies for Chapter 4.

Thank you again for everything you do and everything you've already done for this series. It wouldn't look quite the same without you. <3

Quarl responds:

If you need things to get sadder next time I could include the sound of an onion cutting itself. Thank you Bleak-Creep <3

[Everyday Is Over [JAMUARY DAY 3]]

Ay, this is nice! A song a day sounds like a big undertaking, but these are still sounding pretty polished so far.

Quarl responds:

Thank you Bleak-Creep :D

Songs don't have to be complex to sound decent. Familiarity is a key concept of song writing. 15 years of it will breed habits, patterns, and resources. To save time I open up my old RSN files and delete MIDI data (computer sheet music). If I know a song had good instrument patches in it, I can reuse them. Older music files are flexible resources, there's no need to reinvent the wheel everytime : )

Spontaneity and improvisation are also important skill sets for song writing but these are learned through practice. Every melody can be informed by thousands of hours of fumbling for notes. Instrument people find patterns and shapes that make them happy, you can tell when instrumentalists enjoy specific intervals and melodies because you'll hear them from song to song <3

Regardless of all that, a literal neophyte can still write good music. A good song can be improvised and written in a minute but the more experience you have, the more informed that minute can be.

Sorry to gush ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Sounds Nothing Alike]

This has some serious Metroid vibes to it. Metroid at a rave. VIBES.

Quarl responds:

Metroid II for the original Gameboy was one of the first games I ever beat. When they announced Prime for GameCube I forced all my friends to buy it. Haven't played a Metroid Game since Fusion but that franchise will always be special to me. Thank you for stopping by Garden :D