This was honestly a great opportunity for smaller creators to make themselves known on the creative scene! Even if I’m fashionably late to review this.

This one is the first one that actually tells a coherent story. And it’s probably the catalyst for some juicy lore too especially with act V.

Turron

Got stuck on level 15 :(

3 stars for 3star

In seriousness, 3 stars is what I would rate this as, mainly because of the creative concept, however it is held back by the soundtrack and lackluster graphics that remind me of FNAF world. I had a fun time with this though, good work despite its short length.

Sound effects are too loud, also the controls make it hard to press multiple buttons at once which makes it frustrating to play. Good job though

Very very strong intro. Definitely puts you right into that sheriff mindset, riding on a horse in the small abandoned towns dotting the desert.

Then that feeling is interrupted with choir sounds to enhance the soundtrack and put your own spin on it. I think you did it to make it sound more epic and cinematic. But was it necessary to achieve that feeling? I already got that feeling from the intro alone tbh. Definitely felt like you were embarking on an adventure already. Idk just a thought.

Honestly a flute or other wind instrument would’ve gone really hard at that part, singing the melody above the rest of the orchestra, perhaps an octave up to achieve that.

And you have that happening anyway at 0:33! The choir falls into the background (where in my opinion, it belongs here) as the trumpet takes over and the winds play a more central role. Then we’re back to voices at 1:07! Like what you told me in your review for Colorado about diminished chords, I feel like choir should be used a little more tastefully. This was done really well in survive the night, but not as much here I think. For example, 2:16-3:20 should have 0 choir so as to not bore the listener. When the choir comes in it needs to feel like an emotional peak, but if the whole piece is an emotional peak then there is no peak.

Ok enough rambling about that. The trumpet lines in this piece are amazing and I love them. A little trombone at the end is really cool, I wish that instrument got a little more attention tbh. Overall definitely an interesting take on the original; I would argue it brings it to new heights. Great job regardless of my criticisms. You have this cinematic thing down to a science at this point, and are also still posting other things as well like I suggested. Would be cool to hear you do more remixes, perhaps maybe one of my works? Imagine cinematic masterpiece but it’s like rhode island lmao

I, for one, have been very glad to see you branch out more recently and try new things. Can’t remember the last time you made a piano centric piece like this tbh.

Definitely a jazzy feel with that intro. A mixture of basic cadences and extended harmonies, like other piano jazz pieces I’ve heard. Combining the traditional with the new (though not really that new anymore lol) in a unique blend of texture and rhythm.
A softer section follows that brings us to a section that reminds me a lot of the spirit of your older music. It’s hard to describe, gives almost a throwback vibe. Honestly this whole piece reminds me of your older music, which is definitely not a bad thing because in many ways those songs have their own nice qualities. The ending feels a little abrupt for some reason, maybe because it’s not really built up to much.

It’s just refreshing to know that you can still compose heartwarming pieces without cinematic choir sounds. Wondering if I can compose without my illustrious trumpet or snare drum, lmao. Anyway really nice job on this as always; kinda makes me wanna try solo piano again after the failures of etude no 1 and the much lesser known (and I think still unpublished) etude no 2. Don’t think you’d remember those since they’re something else (and probably impossible to play).

Extremely dramatic beginning!… followed by a complete gradual worsening until the incredibly poorly made drop. But to be fair it is unfinished. Definitely doesn’t do the original justice in its current state, but the beginning is really cool so I included it.

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HOLY FUCK YOURE AMAZING AND SUPER UNDERRATED WTFFFFF

This is awesome, but you need to mix this with some macaroni and honor the old Tangeroni.