Eminence Radical Dreamers Arrangement - Splitted Discussion

At the very least, its at least good to know that there is a goodly amount of passion in musical taste being exhibited. We all know what we like to hear...

Still, I don't think this continual arguing is going to solve anything, especially when opinions are involved, with no clear way as to solve the matter.
Speaking on behalf of Chris, I know him well enought to understand that some of his comments can come off as more blunt than they were intended. He always means well. In short, Chris has explained that he doesn't like the arrangement, and I can respect that opinion. I initially felt the same. However, despite this, he has also expressed a willingness to help Eminence achieve a wider following through promotion at SquareEnixMusic.com. Perhaps I am missing something, but just because Chris doesn't appreciate one song, doesn't necessarily mean that he wishes the worst of Eminence and everything it stands for.

Speaking on behalf of Hiro, it is clear that he is a fine, passionate musician who understandably wants the music to be well received because of the large amount of work that goes into creating something of lasting beauty. As a composer, I know how difficult it can be to deal with criticism, especially when it feels like it was unwarranted. However, I think that opinions are like assholes...yes. Everyone has them and they are, for the most part, equal in value. However, criticism can also be very helpful in finding out flaws in any given work, be it music, painting, sculpture...etc.
I find that the mixing for the Radical Dreamers track, was subpar given the sparcity of instrumentation. The violin, while beautifully played, was far too jarring in treble levels, which made for an uncomfortable listening experience and likely may be hindering the piece more than any aspect of applied instrumentation in regards to the arrangment. This in the end, cannot be attributed to Eminence, or to Mitsuda, but to the sound engineer who made the track. Compositionally speaking, and as far as I'm concerned, the piece is quite beautiful for what it is.

Lastly, I will add when we lose the ability to look at something with a critical ear and mind and express individual judgment, we essentially lose the ability to make better our deficits. However, I do agree that constructive criticism is of primary importance in this matter.

Jam it back in, in the dark.