spooky.s3m (spooky.s3m)

Overall Impression (8/10)

Very nice and creepy Scream Tracker module that contains actually two songs.

Technique, Arrangement, Composition (8/10)

Skupe seems to be an advanced tracker. Sixteen channels are used (the maximum for Scream Tracker modules, if I recall correctly), the pattern structure is also very advanced: You can find note slides, vibratos, volume effects almost everywhere! Due to the nature of the S3M format, all samples are 8-bit, yet their quality is not too bad! But like most of these old tunes that have a piano, the piano does not sound so good as it's not multisampled.

Development (8/10)

This module starts kind of creepy with a low pad sound, some wind, pizzicato strings and all that stuff. After this short intro, the first (faster) part begins with a nice drumline.
The chord progression in this tune is interesting, especially in the second part. One of the most wonderful instruments in part 2 is sample 16 (decimal).
The whole tune is accompained by a rather nice bassline. Unfortunately, it is repeated all over again, some more variation would have been nice. The tune ends with some wind effects and a church bell which leads back to the creepy intro.

Creativity (9/10)

Really cool! I think it's an unique tune, at least, I haven't heard many similar tunes before. The different themes show that Skupe had some really cool ideas in his mind, but I also have the suspicion that he merged two modules to build a long module (part one and two)...

Enjoyment (8/10)

I could image this tune in an old computer game, maybe in a shortcut scene? I don't think that it would fit too good as a background music that would loop all the time. After playing it again and again, it would maybe annoy the player. But the cool leads and chords not the only reason why this tune landed in my playlist! Because all in all, it is a really nice module!