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Thank you so much for this lovely comment! If you're interested I have actually end up adding another track, the finale sequence. It's uploaded here: https://soundcloud.com/simonjoyner/sets/one-summer-night

Thank you so much for this lovely comment! If you're interested I have actually end up adding another track, the finale sequence. It's uploaded here: https://soundcloud.com/simonjoyner/sets/one-summer-night

Thank you so much for this lovely comment! If you're interested I have actually end up adding another track, the finale sequence. It's uploaded here: https://soundcloud.com/simonjoyner/sets/one-summer-night

Thank you so much for this lovely comment! If you're interested I have actually end up adding another track, the finale sequence. It's uploaded here: https://soundcloud.com/simonjoyner/sets/one-summer-night

This is great! You're certainly being too hard on yourself. The secret to succeeding under time pressure is to set your scope right, and keep it simple and achievable. It's a lesson I'm still trying to learn, but which you have clearly done. The sounds are well-chosen and effective, the mix is clean, and it's easy to listen to. Good job!

Awesome! Very characterful, and nice to hear a different energy in contrast to the more obvious approach of stillness and space. Very dense writing with loads of interest, but it conveys the frozen character really well and the sustained level of detail allows it to fit into the category of ambience I think. In the right type of game this could be very appropriate music.  Listening-wise personally I found it a bit overwhelming at times, but in-game where it's lower in the mix it could be really effective. I would say the mix is slightly over-compressed for my taste, it's harsh on the ears in places and would benefit from being allowed to breathe a little.

Really nice. Enough subtle variation and melodic detail to avoid repetitivenes, but without drawing too much interest either so it can remain in the background of immersive gameplay. Would be interested to hear the mix without the SFX, since I would imagine in the actual game these would be mixed differently and the presence of your instruments in the reverb would be different.

The simplicity of this really works, a slow and evolving texture mirroring the smooth emptiness of a snowy landscape. I liked the instrumentation choices, with bright higher frequencies suggesting the brightness of ice but muffled bass drum, just as lower noises would be muffled in a snowy environment. The harmony is evocative too, unresolved and slightly melancholic, it definitely works with the idea of a group of lost sailors travelling through unfamiliar land.

Bringing the melodic synth in halfway was a nice touch, something new to focus on and drive momentum after nearly 1.5min of mostly ambient chords. The only thing I would suggest is that the melody is quite dense, particularly in contrast to the rest of the track. Maybe consider leaving some space between phrases to let it breathe a bit more. Great job.

Highly atmospheric and right on brief, nice gentle mix and beautiful writing. The tempo is spot on and the slow nostalgic harmony coupled with the meandering melodic line evoke the abandonment and sense of memory that you describe. Towards the end I felt it would benefit from some variation in the tempo, some push-pull, to maintain interest and ensure you don't lose the emotional impact.

Of course this is a jam, but with more time I wonder if you might move beyond conventional instrumentation and augment the sound world a bit? The distant percussion is cool but perhaps creatively processing some custom sounds and blending them with the breathy strings would add to the immersion in an icy landscape, and give it more of a unique character? I also found I was hoping for a little more interest in the stereo - perhaps spreading the percussion detail wider or even a very subtle shimmering tremolo or something, to lift it a little out of the classic orchestral palette.

Don't let these suggestions detract form that it isn't a really great track, fabulous work I enjoyed listening.