Sorry... If that makes you feel any better, there's multiple endings where Vladimir is okay? ^^
I totally agree about the sounds and I actually am saving up to hire a musician once the game is over. Truth is, I wanted a very specific kind of vibe that would fit with the old macintosh aesthetic, and the 8bit songs I found leaned too much fantasy for the setting. I should have teamed up with a musician from the get go but I didn't expect I'd be so picky about it. ^^'