Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!
That section in track 2 at 1:18 is the part of the entire OST that I had the most trouble with. I rewrote it at least 3 times and messed with the mixing there the most too but I agree that in the end it was the part that came out the most struggled. The song I used as inspiration had a very similar section hence me having it, but I could never get it to sound as good as theirs unlike the rest of the music where I felt I got a good grasp of what made it work. I still think it plays an important role in breaking up the sections, but it was the hardest to make work and it shows.