Reviving Breeze (neonz-reviveb.it)

Overall Impression (9/10)

Chippy video game music is what comes to mind when I listen to this, there are some similarities in the melody to some Sonic and/or Lemmings tunes. Overall, composed well and executed smoothly with plenty of progression, although a little on the thin side texture-wise.

Technique, Arrangement, Composition (9/10)

Technically speaking, this module is composed with an obvious flare for tracker effects. Constructed well and broken up between interludes and small bridges the entire composition flows nicely. The drumming is great, plenty of variation and shows of some technical prowess with the cool breaks :)

Development (7/10)

Your melody here has plenty of progression and sounds fun and is a little catchy, and to me it certainly leans towards the sound common in some retro video games (it sounds a little, only a little, like bits of the Lemmings game tracks).

The chord progression is just a little bit on the monotonous side for my taste. It's occasionally flipped to another chord for a brief phrase but the majority of the tune sits on the one root chord that the tune starts off with. Even if it isn't playing - it's implied (sections 2:30 - 2:47).

The ending is probably the most disappointing part if I were to pick one. Neon's used a technique that I also occasionally use in my modules (I know I shouldn't). The problem is that it's too sudden, unexpected and a bit half-hearted, still it's not that detrimental to the overall piece.

The melody is pretty complex and drives the tune well, with sufficient breaks to allow a bit of a breather. The only thing I found particularly problematic was the dynamic prominence over the rest of the accompaniment, only a tad though and probably because of the high pitch nature of the melody.

Creativity (7/10)

There are, I'm guessing, inspirations behind this piece stemming from video game music which is exploited well. I wouldn't say it's that creative in terms of originality - most of what's here is nothing new and it's been heard before, but from the artist's point of view the creativity of this track comes from the lush use of drum percussion and melodic development.

Enjoyment (7/10)

I personally played this about 12 times while writing this review, and it certainly didn't get irritating or repetitive in a negative sense, although I suspect anyone overdoing it may find it a little monotonous.

Additional Comment

Good work :)