The sounds and screen shake were supposed to distract you, as seen in the intro - your colleague is working on the ship. Eventually the sounds stop after the big explosion and you can see your colleague fly into space. I do agree with the speed of the first level ramp up, its a bit of a slow start. I did make it so you can reset the level by pressing the red button again after destroying the planet, rewatching the intro not necessary😉
The second level has a total of 6 sequences to remember, but even I'm struggling sometimes at the last one, it's all randomly generated so it's all about luck in that level... Thanks for playing and providing the detailed feedback!