Hey there! This jam is so fun with so many familiar names. The piano arpeggio has such a calm and relaxing “space” vibe that works so well with the theme! The 9/8 time signature adds an otherworldly quality outside of the harmonic portions of the music, further selling the star town theme. The spacey pads and high violins work so well together to create a really beautiful ambience. I really like the flute solo as well. I sometimes think of the sounds of different instruments as matching different colors (I don’t have synesthesia, but I think it’s a cool concept) and flutes feel very “blue” to me and thus they tend to work well in my mind for areas that are classically “blue”, like ocean, sky, water, space, etc. The color you color-coded it as is exactly how I imagine it!
I love to see the Logic screenshot! I need to learn from your color-coding skills - this is much nicer to look at than the sea of green I usually end up with. As an aside, a while ago I created an “instrument colorwheel” which is sometimes how I get inspiration for choosing instrument combinations for new pieces of music to match certain types of locations based purely on my own associations. I mostly used the timbre and sharp vs. roundedness of the sound to correlate with the “heat” or “coolness” of the colors. It’s led to some fun and creative instrument combinations that I may have never otherwise thought of and seem to work well! It’s a fun exercise and I bring it up here because I can tell by your DAW screenshot that you already maybe do this a little whether it’s conscious or unintentional.
Anyway, back to your track! I know I’ve mentioned this to you a few times in the recent past, but I am very impressed with the clear upward trajectory in the quality and musicality of your projects. This one conforms to the same trend! You let your musical instincts guide so many choices from instrument choice and use of delay effects that work so well to convey the theme. Very nicely done and thank you for sharing!