Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Stranger Still | 2017]

Very odd. This sounds so familiar, but why does it sound so familiar?

Am I actually a time traveler who has already heard this piece back when I lived in the future and somehow crossed over into the past without realizing it, and it's only now, after hearing your music, that I am fully aware of my dilemma? What has happened to Past Me? What if he is terrified and confused about all the changes that have occurred since he and I switched places? What if Past Me starts injecting memes into his conversations, completely unaware of how dank they have already become? Talking to my co-workers will become so awkward! Meanwhile, I have only reruns and brand new classic music from Bertn to look forward to until I finally return to the future from which I came. What if I receive a Christmas present at the end of this year and already know what it is before unwrapping it? If there's no surprise to be had, then what's the point of even celebrating the holiday, Bertn? What's the point of anything anymore?!

On the bright side, I love the song, so take your five stars (possibly for the second time).

Bertn1991 responds:

Sometimes you just gotta look back at reruns of brand new classics from the future and smile. Also, this song sounds familiar because it has the same melody of The New Zealand Saga. Thank you for five stars once again. I'll hold them close and never let go.

[endK - Shoo-Ree-Na]

This is a wonderful gift, but it leaves one to wonder about the likelihood of you being able to compose an even better song for your fifth or even tenth anniversary.

endKmusic responds:

Thanks!
I'm sure if I continue doing this (which I think I will), I'm sure it will be. I'm more interested of what genre would it be. :D

[Dark Dragon's Keep | 2017]

The start of it makes me reminisce about Disney's Gargoyles. (+5 stars)

For nearly two minutes, it sounds like the background music to a respectable horror film from the eighties. After that, it began to sound like the playfully creepy background music to one of the more "whimsical" horror flicks from the eighties. Then, it went back to being a respectable horror film from the eighties. So, maybe we could have you compose the soundtrack to a movie that envisions The Shining, but with Torok the Troll. Imagine the reviews, Bertn! Imagine them!

"I never knew 90 minutes of looking at a warm piece of shit could sound so heavenly!"
"I wish I was blind, so that I could have actually enjoyed watching this disaster."
"The only way they'll break even from this mess is if they offer to sell the soundtrack separately."
"By the end of it, you'll be hurtin' for more Bertn... and from seeing the film. It truly is that painful to watch."

~ tl;dr version ~

Ya dun gud, Plok. Ya dun gud.

Bertn1991 responds:

I really admire the strangeness that goes into your reviews. Never a dull moment <3

11/10

[The New Zealand Saga | 2017]

Whenever I see 'New Zealand', I think of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (sometimes Xena, too), so my brain has now inadvertently (inadBertnly) turned this into the theme song for Kevin Sorbo.

Thanks... probably.

Bertn1991 responds:

Your reviews are always golden <3

[endK - Bleak Wasteland]

Not the sort of music I typically enjoy, but it's decent for what it is, and it fits well with the chosen theme. You do good stuff, Filip, even when I don't like it.

endKmusic responds:

That's really nice to hear. :)
Thanks!

[Repetition | 2017]

Even your slower music is oddly enjoyable, and, to clarify, I really don't care for slow music... or pickles. I hate slow pickles... and the cold. I can't stand slow-moving, cold pickle music, especially when it's blue. Thankfully, this track isn't a cold shade of blue pickle covered in slow mustard.

Bertn1991 responds:

Hehe thank you for the smiles ^___^

Best review ever, 10/10.

[endK - Chip Shop]

I think it might be a bit too simplified for an actual level (regardless of the forecast), but it's charming af and I could definitely imagine this as small town or shop music.

Great job, Filip.

endKmusic responds:

Thanks for the kind words Phro. :)

[AIM -Lazy Panda]

Certainly goes with the art. No doubt about that. I wish this was a minute shorter (I know the rule about three minutes being the minimum.) There just isn't enough variety to keep my attention throughout the entire song.

Madze responds:

You caught me here :) I guess the piece would have been shorter if it wasn't for the rule

[AIM - Meditation]

I don't think it matches the artwork too well. I view your music as calm, peaceful, maybe even directionless meditation, while the art strikes me as being more focused and intense. I see it as the kind of meditation one undergoes for a specific reason. That's just my interpretation, however, so it won't hold any weight in my score.

Overall, I feel that the piece can be a little too quiet at times, but it's beautiful nonetheless.
Thank you.

Ceevro responds:

Actually, I was wondering if anyone would call me out on that. The artwork is certainly more intense than the finished piece. Once I took out the percussion, the music lost that intensity.

If the artwork were blue, we'd have a match, I think.

Sadly, one works with what one has!

[AIM - Faith in Freedom]

I've never played Mirror's Edge, but this did make me think of Ghost in the Shell quite a bit. While I still believe this is a fantastic piece of music, it also feels like you were being a little... uh, "safe" with it. The whole thing began to sound kinda samey for last few minutes.

zybor responds:

Most idm have similar structure and they do start out slowly.

Thanks for the review :)