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Feedback for House of Changes by kirrifant

1. A New Beginning

-I am not really hearing the Dies Irae theme here.

-The melody is slightly shrill and not very engaging or cohesive.

-The choice of instrumentation is effective, but it feels too monotonous. Maybe try introducing drums halfway through to liven things up a bit.

2. What’s Going on

-Good job at introducing a sense of mystery. The song fits very well with the title.

-I am getting Nine Inch Nails vibes.

-The instrumentation works well together. Everything is jiving. Nice drum programming!

-Good atmospheric track.

3. This is Home

-I am getting Nine Inch Nails vibes again.

-Good kind of melancholy feeling. I can see how this would represent acceptance of the house.

-Good synth work and drum programming. I dig the hand claps.

-Cool and effective use of subtle vocals.

-Still not hearing the Dies Irae theme.

Nice work! This seems like an interesting video game. Your weakest track, in my opinion, is the first one. I am definitely reminded of Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails in your second two tracks with your use of bass, synths, and drum machine. I honestly did not pick up on the Dies Irae at all, so I don't know if you were just trying to be subtle about it. 

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! Oh, and the Dies Irae is just there, "hidden in plain sight" I guess. I became infatuated with the idea of using the full melodic movement of the motive with different backing chords, and there you have it at the first track right from the start. The value of the notes is different, though, with alternating eighth and quarter notes, and each phrase starts at the second beat or in syncopation, so I guess this disguise makes it unrecognizable, but the notes sequence is exactly the Dies Irae's first three measures! 

I totally agree that this first track is the weakest of the lot. I tried adding more meat to it, but it came out as too artificial and bloated, so I preferred to leave it as is, as a kind of introductory track. Huge compliment as well comparing this to Trent Reznor's work! I am a big fan and NIN's "Piggy" was a direct inspiration for the second track.