Wow! Excellent stuff Man!
I'd play these just to listen to, let alone play them during games. Very well done.
Hall of Kings felt like a mix of
Tangerine Dream and
Harold Faltermeyer. Like something that could have been on the
Legend soundtrack, but a lot darker and edgier. Very moody, anthemic and regal!
DarkenwoodXVII is my favorite of the three. When I close my eyes and listen to this one I hear Dwarven hammers working at the forge. I'm not sure what you envisioned, or what the title meant for you, but with my eyes closed I envision the
Mines of Moria before they were ruined. I can see the Dwarves living and working, but with a feeling of dread waiting just around the corner. The guitar sounds like
George Lynch ala
Tooth and Nail. This song could easily have been a never before released
Dokken instrumental.
Twilight In Palanthas has a beautifully haunting
David Gilmour feel to it. I can hear the sounds of nightime birds and insects as the sun goes down. The guitar gives a feeling of bittersweet as the day, and perhaps an age, come to a close.
All in all, very well done. Your arrangements are top notch. Your sense of rhythm and timing are excellent. And, your ability to capture a mood or feeling is very good. Do you have any pieces with a bit more of a driving tempo for fight scenes or chases? I'd be interested to hear what you can do when you shred it a bit. The only place where it was a little rough was in the mixing, but I could really only hear any imperfections when listening through headphones* - through regular speakers it sounded perfect. You should really look into some professional mixing and production, and then find a place to start selling it. I'd pay to download it.
Also, Welcome to ENWorld.
(*I was using my old Bose noise-cancelling headsets to listen, which are extremely sensitive. With those headsets, I can even hear where different tape tracks start and stop on
Boston's
Third Stage. So don't sweat it too much.
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