FAIRYLAND - D. T (fairylnd.xm)

Posted by Cooth on Fri 12th Jul 2002, rated 8 / 10.

The piece begins with an instrument (synth piano or bell?) going up and down - it reminds me very much of the music from Final Fantasy... Later on it becomes faster and lasts for the entire song, plinking softly in the background till the very end. People who are very impatient when listening to new mods may be discouraged at the beginning, because the song builds up slowly. The drumbeat (which I like very much) begins about 1:30, and until then there's only the pretty bell and great sounding strings. Later, as it goes further, it is a bit repetitive. I think the best thing about the tune is the piano melody... It's certainly something that catches the attention and makes the tune remembered and recognised. I can honestly say that it is a very good piece and if you download it, it won't disappoint you. The technical quality of the song is pretty high; only 8bit samples have been used, but they sound very well and clean. The panning is okay, the volumes too. Not many different effects used here, but they are not really necessary - the song is good enough the way it is.