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I think the choir-like pad is a great choice for this winter ambiance you are going for. I think the static (I think that's what it is) in the background adds a snowy texture in a way. Adding some metallic percussion would be a great way to introduce a bit more of that cold feeling you are going for, although I also think the piece does its job just fine as-is. Very nice and relaxing and also, a really cool process you put on it.

I like the style you have with this piece. I think the development throughout the piece is great and I'd love to hear this in a larger setting!

This is a solid piece. I really like the mood you created with this, it feels like some urban/mystery game, in my opinion. Really good instrument choices. 

This is a pretty cool piece! I think you capture the idea from the title very well. Fading into the track instead of the abrupt start might be a bit more fitting for the track and worth trying out?

I think the string trio was a very smart choice for a smaller-ensemble work (thinking acoustically) for this jam. I enjoyed listening to it. As Vic suggested, the stagnant dynamics may be necessary for in-game implementation, and if so then I understand the reasoning there. A bit more dynamics, or maybe perceived dynamics, would be a nice addition to this piece. I think that would take this from "a piece to listen to in-game" to "a piece I'll put on after I close the game." I also really appreciate the bass movement! Great piece.

I think the tone you have fits what your concept very well! I love the crystal sounds you use. I think there is potential here to work on it more after this and extend it a bit. I think adding a B section would be really nice and maybe a bit of a melody.

I like the tone you have going for your work - it and the art go well together. I think the main melody at the beginning with that breathy sound can be a bit softer. It overpowers the rest of the track quite a bit. I think it would have been cool to try putting the melody in a different voice at some point! I really like the counter lines that were added upon the repeats of some sections.

Thank you very much! It makes me glad to hear a string player saying the cellos sound realistic!

This sounds very much like something I'd hear out of an old-school OST. I like the almost bossa-nova type rhythm you have going on in the bass. I think you did a lot with what you were working with and I could definitely see this expanded a bit longer if so desired. If anything, I'd say to make the beginning a bit less jarring of an entrance. All of the ideas sound connected and nothing really sticks out to me upon a second listen. Nice and interesting harmonies too. Nice stuff!

I like the choice of ambiance for the track. I think, using the harpsichord, leaning into more harmonies would be good along with developing the bassline a bit more. The i - bVII - bVI - V progression is nice. I think exploring this progression and making it a bit more unique would bolster the atmosphere you have now, especially since the piece is, in a way, built off of this progression. I also really like the picardy third at the end.

I enjoyed the tranquility the piece has. I like how you used space for this track!

Near the beginning of when the horns start becoming more active, I think those are drum hits you have, or some distorted type of percussion or glitch-type click? It was very quiet and I think it could've been be a bit louder. I think the dynamics could be more diverse. It feels pretty consistent throughout and that lends itself to a lack of variety. With this, I think the texture might benefit from being varied as well. After the horn section near the beginning up until the low strings have their moment, the piece sounds very consistent. I think diversifying the texture here and there would be a great way to maintain interest throughout the piece. I really enjoyed when the plucked synth-like sound came in, maybe including that or piano earlier would be good. 

Overall, I do like the piece. There were lots of moments where I really wanted to hear a payoff for all of the tension, but it never came. I think giving us one final section that combines the prior elements in your piece and gives the listener the payoff they want to hear would be good. I do see that it is intended to be melancholic as well - I think there is a way to maintain that adjective while also growing the energy. Overall, really nice.

I love the tone you have, it reminds me of late 2000s RPG type music. I'd love to see a longer version of this that has more time to develop ideas and new textures.

Do you have a download link for this somewhere? Thanks!

I like the buildup throughout the piece. I think it pays off very well. While I do like the energy the piece has now, I think upping it a bit with some more intense percussion would really pay off. I think that the ending was a bit rushed. You have a really nice long buildup into a nice payoff, and then you bring the energy back down. I think for the amount of energy you had built up, the ending would benefit from being extended a bit.

I agree that there are quite a few birds present in this track - they do distract a little bit from the beautiful ambiance you have going on. I think it'd be cool to change up the tempo a bit as well. That could be a possible way to add some tension and maybe a new section without steering away from the genre too too much. I could definitely hear a melancholic melody over the guitar line! 

This is a very interesting piece of music. I'm curious if you had a story or anything in mind when you were composing this? I enjoyed the variety in tempos you had going on - it's a simple move but it added a lot to the characteristic of each section. 

This reminds me of something from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - very light and bouncy. I like the use of Pachelbel's bassline, or at least it sounds very similar to my ears. I really enjoy the choice of instruments you have, they all compliment each other very well for the track. Personally, I'd want to hear a bit more melody, but this piece seems very motivically-driven which is also a fine choice. Nice work!

I really like the tone of the piano you have - it really adds to the atmosphere you are going for. Then I think the processing on the piano further really added as well. Compositionally, I particularly enjoy how the distorted snare accented the piano ostinato, I think that was really neat. In terms of a 'crashout,' I could see the piece getting a bit more anxiety-inducing with some more dissonant chord choices. You have a really interesting balance of 'dreamy' and 'tense' and I think it's tough to get two contrasting ideas like that to portray at the same time, so a really nice job there!

I think there could be some cool things down in the lower voices. Like psydyl said, some more bassline work might be cool. I think you explore some cool harmonies and ideas. Following this, I think something worth looking into would be expanding on ideas to create longer sections and develop musical ideas with those. Your work is very fragmented into a couple 8-bar sections and a few 16-bar ones at the end it looks like, so picking an idea and fleshing that out might be a good compositional exercise.

Going off of that, I think you have decent variety, but it'd be nice to see more variety explored. You use some cool doublings, but it sounds like they are all doubling 1:1. Harmonizing a melody line in thirds or fifths would be something to look at to add interest to those lines past the exact doublings.

Lastly and being totally honest, the burps were way off-putting to me. It's definitely an interesting choice. That being said, I do think you used them well in your work! The first one acted as a hard transition into new material, the second a bit softer of a transition, and then the last one was used as a 'statement piece' if you will - something the listener will certainly remember.

Very pretty indeed! Not much to say since it's an unfinished work, but I could hear some nice vocals to this honestly. I wonder how strings would sound with this as well? 

Thank you. Addressing this now.

Oh wow, thank you so much for the kind words! And you have quite an ear for picking up all of that! Your words humble me greatly haha. I just hope to keep making music like this!

Ah, I see! Thanks for the clarification!

Thank you! I'm glad it was soothing!

Thank you! It was my first time utilizing SFX into an orchestral track, so I'm excited to experiment with some more!

Thank you! I originally hadn't panned the ticking, but I thought it may add a sense of the hands on a clock moving around. I tried to capture a 'spinning thread' idea into the left hand piano line as well, but that's a much more subtle way of bringing out the 'spinning' idea. And yes! It is a harp.

I think that in terms of composing an emotional track, it's on its way. I don't have the best ear so I can't say for sure on the exact chords used, but I believe it's a lot of i-VI-VII chords over and over. I'd recommend swapping it up to bring out some more emotion. Adding some modal mixture (borrowing chords from other key signatures) could be a great way to bring out a certain tone you're looking for. For example, a major four chord in a minor key signature could add a lot of hope to a track whereas a minor four chord in a major key can add a sense of desperation or depth. Those words aren't the best to describe a minor four in a major key, but something along those lines. Nice ideas overall, I'd say it's too repetitive for being a four minute track. The VSTs sound nice!

I agree with what a lot of Barbedor Musique has to say. I do think there was a cool opportunity to make the cello the soloist but that's still just fine as is. 

This music fits the picture really well! I like the processing you used for everything and that pedal definitely made a huge difference. I think that it fit stylistically as well, so a really good job there!

Quite a nice track! I really appreciated the melody and how it was passed in between instruments. The atmosphere created fit your picture well. Maybe adding in soem more woodwind instruments would be a cool move?

The piece was nice and relaxing. I think you can benefit from using some strings in there for added color to the sound. I liked the harmony at the end - maybe adding some more harmony like that throughout would add to the sunset idea. 

I think this fits the image very well! I also think that the tone is great for a racing game. The variations you had throughout were also nice and kept the piece interesting to listen to.

Interesting piece. I think shortening the piece a lot and adding more easy-to-follow structure would be good. Especially for a sarabande - a dance. There also was a lack of dynamics generally. There were moments when it loudened/softened, but those could have been larger sections for such a long piece of music. 

I think this piece is super solid! I enjoyed it beginning to end. I think the form was fitting and what I liked the most was the use of the vocals. Reversing them at points added a ton for me, not to mention the instruments were a good fit too. Very nice use of bird chirps in the background as well. Not everyone would think of a melodica (pretty sure that's what that is) as well, so I liked the creativity there. Maybe adding some more woodwind instruments would be cool if you ever think of extending the piece a bit. Cello with bassoon is an amazing combo and creates a beautiful texture. Hmm... maybe some cello pizzicato would have been a cool addition to this piece as well. The piano and glockenspiel doubling is great! Just really solid orchestration. 

You did a good job with the atmosphere. I think the piece could use a bit more development, but the instruments used were appropriate for the image. Maybe some darker harmonies would suit the piece well.

The orchestration is good, I'd say. I'd like to hear more melodic ideas in there instead of the atmospheric, but that's a personal preference and I understand that it might not be the style you were going for. For being more orchestral-based atmospheric music, I think you captured the image super well! The spitfire libraries sounded really decent. Some attacks were abrupt, but the balance and orchestration were good. Did you use mutes in the brass in the beginning? It sort of sounds like it but that could just be the library honestly. If not, some muted brass may have fit super well. Great track!

Nice piece! I can see this in a sort of relaxing farming sim or a genre similar to that. I think you do a good job of capturing the open space. I also like how you handled the rising and lowering of energy for the piece. In other words, it was a good musical form. I would say a softer lead line might be nice. Something smoother and more legato instead of staccato might be nice and fit well.

The ability to clearly show the scene of someone walking down from the rain into a rave is great! I think that the piece would benefit from being 1-2min shorter, however. When we were near the rave, the music was very similar from about 1:30 to 3:05 and we didn't get to hear clearer aspects of the rave until 3:06 which lasted until about 3:39. There was a lot of build up for about 1.5 to 2 minutes and the payoff was very short at about 30 seconds. I think as a piece telling the story of someone approaching but then not interested in the rave, it's super clear and great! As a track though, I would have liked to hear a lot more payoff for the 3-minute build up.

It is a bit short, but that fits the theme in a way haha. I really liked the use of the woodblock acting as a ticking clock! I also appreciate the willingness to accelerate the tempo as the piece continues in order to add tension. It's easy to get stuck in one tempo and not move from it. Nice move!