Here are the comments I have received about my work:
運命の赤い糸 - UNMEI NO AKAI ITO:
- Really atmospheric, love the orchestrations, and the meaty bass clarinet part is brill, well done Andy! - Grace Winpenny
- Atmospheric is definitely the word. A future in film scoring? - Ian Stephenson
- I have an untrained ear so I'm glad Ian [Stephenson] had the same thought as me when listening. Conjured up a romantic journey with all the ups and downs of a relationship between two soul mates. well done Andy - Janet Stokes
- I found the piece most evocative of the story line : initial loneliness morphing into a beautiful harmony representing togetherness. The last minute seems to presage a coming change. Well done Andrew. - Mike Richards
- Love this music! It's music quality music. I love the darkness and the mixture of the beauty of the harmony. Well done! - Gloria Hass
- Interesting start,with lovely melodic tones further into the piece,great light and shade , I enjoyed it Andrew. - Hilary Finch
Response from Radium Audio, Bristol on my graduate submission:
‘[…] we can clearly hear you have a feel for cinematic tonality and the world of film music in general, […]. We did think some of your work had potential to work really well in a long form soundtrack setting, and could stand up as a fine addition to any film or [TV] soundtrack given the appropriate scene. We could definitely hear that you have a flair for mood, which is important for any long form work, by which we mean film and [TV] scores, as opposed to the world of trailers. Some of your orchestral style composition was beautifully emotional and that's a big advantage for you. We thought "Eva", "Shadows" and "Tranquilities" were all very strong, although the track we connected most with was "Red Thread of Fate [運命の赤い糸 - UNMEI NO AKAI ITO]".’
‘[…] 85% of the applications we've received are clearly not right for what we're looking for, […]. The remainder go into an initial shortlist for further internal review, […]. Your submission was initially progressed for further internal review […].’