Misty Mountains Cold (farover_lofi.xm)

Posted by Cooth on Sat 8th Jun 2002, rated 8 / 10.

This is a medieval piece that makes me think of some inns from fantasy novels or games. It also reminds me of some films about medieval times I've seen. I think the artist catched the right climate perfectly. The melody is excellent. It's nice to listen and it definitely fits the song with its style in general. It is played by some cellos, violins, and a flute (with a stereo delay, which is great), a sort of guitar, so quite a lot of instruments are used, but unforutnately they play the same all the time. I realise that such repetition was the author's intention, but in my opinion there should be some break, some variations of the melody maybe. What's really good about the song is the general sound of it. And this is where I should say something about the background. Well, it is rather simple, but actually that's what it should be like, so I found it good indeed. It is more than put together with a good feeling for it! Overall, this song is a fine work by Efenstor. I like it a lot. I feel like in a medieval tavern!! :) The quality of samples is pretty satisfactory, the volumes and panning are chosen properly. However, the instruments Efenstor uses (I mean the stringed instruments) are not easy to sample down and track so that they sound completely real and don't take 10 megs at the same time. That's why one can hear e.g. that the cello has been tracked. One thing I would suggest is using two channels for the flute, because every subsequently played sound cuts the preceding one abruptly; it sounds somewhat unnatural. It is not very audible here, but it can be heard. Despite my little nagging about such minor details, this song is very well made and I enjoy listening to it very very much.