This sounded like an expertly crafted ride! The composition has a clear path and vision and I think it very well done while fitting the theme. I really appreciated the sound staging at time, like the ornamentation of strings panning and sounding like they come from far to a bit closer than far away again. Also I really like the splashes of dissonant notes in various instruments. I think it might be worth exploring subtle rhythmic variations as well before the 2:50 time mark, speaking of which great intensity ramping up suddenly! I think it is impressive how you could do a such a demanding tonal shift but I still felt immersed in this world you created. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much! :D
I actually wrote a little story while I was composing the song, like a cut scene in a video game, with camera movements, etc.
It was a first time for me doing that, but I'm quite happy with the result, I should say (it's pretty rare for me to be satisfied XD).
Thank you for noticing the stereo work, I had fun with that and I'm glad someone heard it :D
I thought about rhythmic variations as well, I tried a few things, but everything seemed "too much" to me.
I wanted to represent incertainty, but more as a safe world being distured without knowing what's happening. I think that the major to minor shift and the chromatic bits on the piano were enough to picture it, in my point of view.
Especially because I wanted a really sudden "in-the-face" transition after that, and I didn't want to make it too obvious, if you know what I mean.
Thank you very much for your feedback! :D