RealTin3Sn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[when all the conscripts go to bed]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 19:

To quote Phy, this song is like a light in the darkness of destruction. And I'm totally sure that was what you were going for here, perhaps almost down to the word. You did highly well on representing the feeling of hopeful whispers in the night, but let me give you some of my own feelings on this piece:

The themes here are great. The opening one kind of makes me think of the sunset, with the sparse and somewhat colorful chords. The dancing glock that bounces off the piano is magical, its interplay is one of the pieces's defining characteristics. The quiet bassline at 0:44 is so genius too. There's something amazing about its effect.

At 1:28, this is where the piece starts sounding like a faerie dance in the night. It feels like you opened a jar and suddenly, they're all flying around, lively but peacefully too. Interestingly, no particular instrument captures the faerie feel more than any other. Not the trills of the flute, or the bouncy glock, or the steady piano, or the majestic harp. All the instruments are equal, in a balanced, heavenly display of light.

The last section kind of feels like the dead of night. It's a reprise of the sunset theme with the harp and flute playing as well. The final flute trills to me very much feel like faeries fading into the sky, leaving only their magic sound behind. And here is where the girls' prayers stop, becoming little more than an echo in the wind.

I hope this has done justice to your struggle and perseverance. Really I do.

[the undying crown]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 18:

I'm struggling to write here. Among the sad pieces of tessarakoste, this one is notable I guess for being very charged. It's one of the most hopeful of all the pieces I've heard thus far. Beyond that, this piece has a really great middle section (from about 0:58 to maybe 1:50, I'm not sure). Very animated, and I like how the piano ornaments and glock sound almost like falling rain. Maybe this is something to be interpreted as like persisting through the rain, I don't know. The string outro here is great too.

Beyond the song, it seems like a good fight you are fighting, and it's clear from the music that you really do believe in this cause. And I have to respect that courage. All I can do is try to fix some of the harm that's been done to me and that I've caused. A bit every day helps. *sighs*... I don't really know what else to say. I hope this has been enough.

[the homecoming]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 17:

One of the most cinematic songs on this project. You ma'am are a genius!

This feels so advanced for something you wrote back in 2012. The imagery here is nearly perfect, as it is exactly what a ruined city reduced to ashes feels like: Bleak, yet with the vestiges tinges of what was once fresh and full of life. Let's break down some of the genius of this composition:

*Great* sequence of chords from 0:08 to 0:18. Love the key modulations and the resolution, it feels like a church hymn. Perhaps this represents the return of the priest to his hometown.

Such a powerful moment at 0:20. This is where the bleakness of the city becomes clearer, and I like the texture change that goes along with this.

What a well-mixed transition at 0:46, followed by a really clever oboe part! The mode in the first part is so cool. Perhaps this is where the destroyed buildings grows apparent.

It's at 1:19 where the song grows far more longing for once what was. Seeing people trapped in hospitals, getting possessed, the whole thing going to ruin.

Perhaps the violin at 1:46 is the priest's cry. I feel like this instrument, and the associated leitmotif is what represents the priest here.

Then from 2:14 onward, that is where hopelessness takes over. Where the priest realizes he has just lost. If this were a video game track, this is where the cutscene ends and the real battle begins.

This piece is so tight for something under 3 minutes, and I forgot just how good it was. The mixing is on point, and I'm so glad you did decide to redo this!

[happily lost in the woods]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 16:

A cheesy but actually really cute piece!

Isn't the atmosphere just wonderful here? The instruments are great, being very balanced in all the major components, and the melody in particular is really strong. It almost feels like this is one that could stand alone above some of the other tracks here. It's not as much of a deeply personal ballad, but it's so catchy and vivid that it could completely work as an actual video game theme. It's certainly no surprise that the woodiness of the instruments helps to evoke the forest well.

There's less to say about this one other than that this is ridiculously catchy and lovable!

[a single neverending moment]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 15:

A song with a singular, neverending power to it. Every time I listen to this it moves me on such a deep level. This composition feels like a magical sunrise of sorts, I think CIERIMusic described this basically perfectly. Like early June morning, seeing the sun rise up and illuminate the world for a fresh start. Something rare to see.

I think you've perfectly captured whatever spiritual experiences shape you most. This song, like those, is so complex in its reality yet appears so simple at first glance. It's something that impacts you no matter how you look it at. It's nearly a perfect composition, with an extremely strong melody, amazing key changes, and one of the most sublime atmospheres in any song in this project (or maybe even on Newgrounds).

Congratulations on the fave!

[vue de l'espace]

Tin3Sn Tessarakoste Talks Part 14: I finally fixed the spelling~!

In other news, this song is completely beautiful and haunting. Listening to it makes me feel like I'm in a rocket ship, seeing the galaxy in all its beauty unfolding before my eyes. It is as if I'm seeing stars exploding, swirls of colors, planets and their moons, all absolutely haunting. It almost put me to sleep it was so beautiful. Ironically I am taking an astronomy course right now, so this gives me some hope of enjoying it.

Your specific imagery is captured extremely well here, as always. The fact that I almost fell asleep speaks wonders to your success. And I do think the distinction is essential between "view from" and "view of" space. This doesn't feel like you are looking through a telescope. It is the raw beauty of the galaxy. And that is what makes this so special. You' seem like the kind of artist who doesn't merely represent their imagery but tries to go all in, to make the piece embody it.

This is a great composition, one of the best already. Even compared to freefalling this is highly moving and notable just for how well the themes are captured.

[impromptu 8.27 (from memory)]

Tin3Sn Tesserakoste Talks Part 13:

Wow this one is so full of emotion! I cannot for the frickin' life of me believe you *improvised* this!

The emotion here is unbelievable. Even the quiet themes feels so deliberate, underpinned by that 3/4 rocking rhythm and the somewhat folksy feel. Perhaps this is where you turn to comfort in these times. Then the middle section is so powerful it was almost heartstopping in its beauty. Maybe it's not a pun though. Maybe that is the point. Maybe this is supposed to represent how your heart feels when someone you love finally fades, and this is where your emotions become uncontrollable. It's a really sad thing to experience, but there is so much beauty in an artistic depiction of it like here.

If you don't get anything else from this, know that this is not a messy piece, and your piano skills are not bad. This. Is. Real. *That* is what matters most.

[at the onset of midnight]

Tin3Sn Tesserakoste Talks Part 12:

This is absolutely lovely. I'm reading the description of this piece as I listen and it all just resonates so perfectly. Let's address each of the main components.

First, your comments on Schumann and Chopin. I think you were indeed influenced very much by these people, and it's quite clear that this song has a more classical character. Take that sequence at around 2:41. It definitely sounds something from a Chopin sonata, and it's a common move. But I don't think it's all that bad of a thing here because the piece is very beautiful.

Then there's name of the song itself. It is about prayer, but I do think this also has all the stillness and power of midnight. In many ways, this is a piece that's best listened to in the dark, exactly as it deserves. That's when I'm writing it now, and it so resonated with me. It's really special. It's kind of feels like a lullaby mixed with a sonata, maybe that's called a nocturne.

Finally, your theme of supplication is quite perfectly captured here. This is a composition that captures all the feelings of a dedicated and passionate prayer in a very raw way There is the sadness, the tears, the raw energy, but all of it is underpinned by a fundamental feeling of hope and faith (something I feel dimming today). Not all of it is easily understandable either, but somehow, somewhere, it just resonates with you. And that is what matters.

[in the quiet of potentially the final lockdown]

Tin3Sn Tesserakoste Talks Part 10:

We may be five years past the lockdowns but this is still a beautifully lonely piece you've written. Yet another one I think somehow slipped my mind the first time I heard it over a year ago. Among the piano compositions, this one stands out a lot for its feels. It's not exactly empty like Prelude to Contemplation but not the animated rich dreams a lot of the others in this project here. It just kind of is its own thing.

There is something both classical and cinematic about this one that appeals a lot to me. While less so than other ones, this is an example of a composition that has a Western classical feel that I actually still appreciate somewhat, although I do think this goes well beyond that framework. The chord sequence at 0:33 is somewhat classical, but the chord at 0:50 definitely is not. It's far more what I would expect from an anime OST than a Beethoven sonata.

Then theme representation. Overall, good job on the loneliness front, maybe not as much as your most recent piece about this. By the way, it never fails to amaze me that it's been five years since COVID began. Can you believe I still remember everyone going crazy about that virus, and even a time before that? In a way, this piece gives me a sort of nostalgia for those times, but that's a bit of a different story.

You paint a very colorful and beautiful, if somewhat still and sensitive, image in this composition. And perhaps that's what those times were.

[the otherworldly judge]

Tin3Sn Tesserakoste Talks Part 9:

If not the most original completely this is the most distinctive of all the ones that came before it. At first it didn't even strike as a Troisnyx song at all, but in the best possible way.

The melody has a lot uneasiness. I like the use of repeated notes on the already uneasy C Phrygian mode and the lack of resolution into C until much later, it gives this song indeed a very otherworldly and intimidating yet oddly enticing quality. Even in the orchestral section after this, while it's a lot closer in texture to the other songs, it still feels very distant. Like being in a higher dimensional space of sorts. I'm sure something like this is what you were trying to capture.

Besides this, great use at making something that sounds exotic without the stereotypes. It does kind of have that Hindustani feel to an extent. Funny this could even work as like some soundtrack entry or something but I don't want to get too much into that~.

This one struck me when I listened to it first. It felt very fresh. And it still does.