OneTwoThreeADVENTURE (Let's GO) by Clearwater

Aliens_Exist · September 20, 2013, 5:31am

Meh. Nothing really jumped out and grabbed my attention other than the melody itself.

5/5

Doublehelix48 · September 20, 2013, 2:22pm

Congrats for the feature! 5/5, like, quite enjoyable.

_Anthony · September 21, 2013, 3:46am

What a pretty tune. Fantastic work.

cartrox01 · September 21, 2013, 11:57am

Sounds like something I would here in a video game on the title screen.

SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

By the way, congrats!

10/5

WinkyWollyApocolopto · September 22, 2013, 4:43am

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/u6d7mthtgcn6qlw/OneTwoThreeADVENTURE(Let’s%20GO)%20With%20Ambience.mp3 If you’re okay with this, here is the song with ambience if you haven’t heard it like this…

ClearwaterSapphire · September 22, 2013, 5:33am

OH MY GOD! That sounds great.
So now I’m wondering two things:

How did you add that effect?
Could I possibly get a download link? (My mom enjoys my songs and I think she’d like that on her iPod.)

WinkyWollyApocolopto · September 22, 2013, 5:54am

Ah Thanks!
The effect is really cool and it was automatically an effect I can choose on my sound settings. I don’t know if it’s a standard for all computers but it is on mine.
As for a download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6d7mthtgcn6qlw/OneTwoThreeADVENTURE%28Let%27s%20GO%29%20With%20Ambience.mp3 Does this work?

QVX_797 · September 22, 2013, 11:48pm

I have a sound program installed on my laptop by default (Realtek HD Audio Manager), you can change the environment, equaliser and even the key of all sounds…maybe you have something similar on yours?

WinkyWollyApocolopto · September 23, 2013, 1:55am

It says it’s Sound Alive 3D on the settings part of my computer.

ClearwaterSapphire · September 23, 2013, 2:46am

I have looked, I have an HP laptop, Windows 7. Nothing cool as far as I can tell.
What computers do the two of you have?

QVX_797 · September 25, 2013, 11:11am

I have a Toshiba Satellite, but i don’t remember the exact model…

0d3_5 · October 18, 2013, 8:15pm

i like your song so much!

Trevor_Behling · November 5, 2013, 12:05am

this is quite amazing

1005412548521851862552125326598955962768276185717681681/5

Yurienu · December 6, 2013, 4:29pm

The music is a lot cool. The nighttime landscape image is beautiful. Keep the good work up, Clearwater Sapphire.

Hellstick · December 9, 2013, 9:45am

Congratulations on the best rated song of all time! Well deserved for such a magnificent composition:)

George_C_Van_Liew · December 11, 2013, 11:46pm

haven’t commented on this yet

comment: transitions were not very good. the glock at measure 111 was very nice. The whole song was a fare bit to simple and “cutesy” for me.

StarWarsXD · December 18, 2013, 11:24pm

Saw this was best rated song, decided to give it another listen.

Need to critique someday.

George_C_Van_Liew · December 28, 2013, 5:52am

Dropped off the highest rating (wasn’t me, I rated it like 4)

But, to tell you the truth, I did not think it deserved a 4.94. No offence.

Wake_O_Donnell · January 10, 2014, 2:06pm

The outro was a bit of a letdown, but otherwise, great work. I’m no musicologist though

StarWarsXD · May 29, 2015, 2:35am

Criticism Requests

Intro (Sheet 0): 4/5
I thought this sheet showed some nice melodic creativity, though I found the higher notes on the rhodes a bit jarring, mostly because of how they emphasize a separation between themselves and the low notes. I admit this was probably intentional, but it still subtracts somewhat from the beauty of the instruments, the melody, and distracts from the wonderful glockenspiel work. Other then that, a fine sheet to start us off in my opinion.
Rating: 4/5

Bridge (Sheets 1-3): 4.5/5
The transition felt a bit off but I very much enjoy how much more harmonious all the instruments were in this sheet (see: my problem with the intro). The rhode melody was light and fun, I’ll always be a sucker for those “slides” we did back in N2, they add such a nice emphasis on things. The background was absolutely perfect, supportive, but not intrusive. Loved the transition out as well, because it was clever. You introduce a new concept the violin as a lead) and take it right back without any ill effect.
Rating: 4.5/5

Verse (kinda) (Sheets 4-6): 4/5
Well, the immediate problem I have with sheet 4 is that it’s all background and no lead to guide me through, although I do admit the composition is pleasurable to listen to. Gotta love the percussion though, especially the timpani and taiko drum work. I felt the hi-hats were a little out of place (might have been better as a snare) for an orchestral piece, but I’ll let that slide on account of this being super contemporary already anyway. Overally, nothing really jumped out at me in this section as being spectacular, and nothing too bad either. Great sound though.
Rating: 4/5

Sheets 1-2 Redux (Sheets 7, 8, and 3):
Don’t want to spend too much time here, as it’s a variation on the earlier sheets. I don’t give scores to these sheets as I feel it skews the total score at the end.

Verse 2 (Sheets 9, 10, and 6): 4.25/5
I will give a score to these sheets as a real new idea is presented which changes the nature of the section. That would be the trumpets, the missing lead in sheet 4. I felt these sheets were a bit emptier for some reason, however the brass section in Sheet 10 was absolutely fantastic, especially the pitch bend on bar 9. Really adds a sense of power and wonder, which is exciting. I know I didn’t mention this before but I love the hip-hopish feel to the timpani in sheet 6, hammers in the contemporary feel while also still staying orchestral.
Rating: 4.25/5

Intro Redux (Sheets 11-14): 3/5
So I actually didn’t like this section that much. The ocarina kinda ruined it, and while it was a good melody, the instrument choice is what kills it for me. The ocarina is extremely powerful and needs to be used more conservatively. The slides don’t work as well with this instrument, they are more jarring than anything else, and pretty much all the chords are so loud as to be cringe-worthy. Sheet 11 stands out though, as the strings are super nice behind those rhodes.
Rating: 3/5

Bridge (Sheets 15-16): 4/5
The transition into this sheets is the biggest problem I have with it. We just had a good bit of energy going in the last section and this section is super empty and slow, needs a bit more of a release of energy at the beginning of the sheet. However, I do admit that’s a minor complaint in a sheet that adds a very nice bit of contrast to the rest of the song, and I did enjoy the music box melody that was introduced. WORK ON THOSE TRANSITIONS PEOPLE
Rating: 4/5

Verse (Sheets 23-25): 4.25/5
Now this section was very nice, showcasing the ocarina much better and having great composition overall. The general build-up of energy is also good, it really gives a sense of anticipation to the listener and gets you hyped for a return of a section with more energy.
Rating: 4.25/5

Outro (Sheets 18-19): 4.5/5
While I was somewhat disappointed with the decision to end the song here (as a return to an earlier section may have capitalized on the build-up a little better), I have to say that this section ties from the last even better, and the release of all that energy makes for a great ending. And those final chords <3. Just really made the section feel awesome to me.
Rating: 4.5/5

Ending (Sheets 26-27): 4/5
The ending felt a bit off slightly, might have just been the lack of a long, held out chord or something. Overall though, the previous sheets are what make the ending so special imo.
Rating: 4/5

Overall Conclusion/Thoughts:
Well, I think that overall, the song has a great sound and some wonderful compositions here and there, but as a whole it seemed to lack any real purpose or direction. It felt weird while writing this review to label the sections as verse or chorus, as it didn’t really have that sort of structure. And that’s fine for some songs, but seeing as this is a more contemporary piece, a powerful middle section might have been a stronger base to start from. Still, it stands out as a masterful piece of sound, with some good transitions (at least when a sheet was dedicated to a transition by itself, i.e sheets 3 and 6), and it makes for a very nice listen.

OVERALL RATING (An average of all the ratings put together): 4.1/5