Ankalegon's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chrono Cross - The Dream]

arrrgh NRB!

awesome. one of my favorite soundtracks of all time!!
i want to play this RIGHT NOW!

VGSongbird responds:

So DO it! :D
lol

Thanks for listening ^_^

[**Zelda's Lullaby**]

too much reverb!

Kidding. This is beautiful. I haven't listened to your other stuff but i'm about to.

Great interpretation of a timeless tune.

good choice of lyrics.

the reverb is mandatory imo

well done 5/5 10/10

VGSongbird responds:

To really get a Cathedral/Choral feel, I also believe reverb is mandatory :D
And I'm happy to hear you liked it.

Thanks so much for your high scores! ^_^

[Death by Solitude]

great work

This song indeed tells a story and before reading your comments I listened and this is what I heard: (described like a scene from a movie) ((I'm sorry this became so long, blame NewGrounds for letting me write 2,000 characters!!))
-Camera shot pans from sky down to a silhouette of a boy slouched on the edge of a rooftop in the city at sunset.
(violin begins 1:36)
-Shot over boy's shoulder to what he's holding. It's a locket with a faded picture of a smiling girl holding hands with a boy her age.
Shot of his face. It is the boy from the picture. His face reveals extreme sadness and torment. A single tear wells up in his eye.
Shot moves back to locket in time to see the tear splash on to the photo, distorting the image of the girl's face.
The distortion continues to expand from the locket until shot fades to white.
(harmony violin 2:15)
-From fade out comes reminiscent shot of the two dancing on a grassy hilltop. A single tree is visible in the shot. The two are happy and running and swirling in the sunlight.
Abruptly there's a distant blast that shakes the earth and startles the two. They embrace one another and turn to the unseen distant explosion. The ground begins to shake as the blast approaches. Realizing their fate, they look once more into each other's eyes and the fear and confusion their faces portray turn to peacefulness. As the violent light envelopes them, their eyes close and they come together as one.
The light recedes.
The boy remains standing alone beside the now burning tree. His clothes are singed, his hair is charred and his arms are locked in an embrace but no one is there. His eyes open slowly. He looks around. First slowly then more frantically. He screams her name desperately. Eventually he falls to the ground, tears falling freely. He sees their final footprints, hers within his, outlined by ruined grass. In her place only a locket remains on a pile of gently swirling ashes. He reaches for the locket and stirs the ashes into motion. His gaze follows them upward to a now star lit sky.
(violin stops 3:55)
Shot returns to sihouette on rooftop.

corbetweller responds:

Incredible... I felt like I was there while reading this. Your articulate description is moving, powerful, and unparalleled. Thank you, Ankalegon.

[~*Castlevania - Prayer*~]

very brave of you

i've never known what they were singing in this song... i still don't but you've captured it very well. i think i'm going to play SOTN right now.
5/5 10/10

VGSongbird responds:

Lol I had no clue what they were singing either. I looked it up somewhere and this was what I got off of a half-assed Google search.
Thank you for your supportive review! :D

[Spark Mandrill - Short Circuit (Mega Man X Remix)]

well done

this is a song i've wanted to remix for some time and you've done it justice. carry on!

rtnario responds:

Hahaha, you always can though! Thank you!

[Eternal Escape]

sweet

you have a good ear bro. nice progression.

ErlendHL responds:

Thanks :)

[Secret of Mana]

you had me in 11 seconds

5/5
10/10
one of my all time favorite games and soundtracks

Realmguys responds:

Hehe, thanks very much for dropping by, I'm glad you liked it.

[DKC2 ~ Stickerbrush Symphony]

yes.

My friend and I have free styled countless hours to this song playing donkey kong... always starts with just talking about swimming and getting bananas back until about 1:08 when it gets CRUNK

seel responds:

That sounds... Interesting, you don't happen to have anything recorded?

[River Flows in You (Cover)]

definite potential

I like it. I don't know the original but you've done well imo.

i would suggest get the bass leveled a little better to accentuate the beat and i'll stand up and dance to this.
and i have no legs!

Putricidal responds:

:D:D Thank you very much!
I understand what you mean by the bass not being quite right, i'll defs have to work on that one. Never noticed how bassy it was until I took off my headphones and listened to it with my sub pounding.
And I highly suggest checking out the original!

[that stupid little loop]

hahaha

i can't help but free-style over this

MrRotKip responds:

lol