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Man, the insight in how much work was involved in the making in this really raises the bar for how much feedback I should include in a review. My first impression, with regard only to the sound, is that's ambient and fresh. I like the first chunk of music best, even though it's simple. It feels that part conveys the astral voyage much more than the others, but it's an interesting mixture of different instruments and melodies all the way through. Something like this should get it's own animation. I'm all for imagining things myself, but it would be interesting to see this with a forced pictorial track synced to the music. Keep up the good work!

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It's late, I'm not in the mood for a long review, so I'll keep it short.
Awesome instrumentation, great atmosphere, and I mean GREAT atmosphere. Loved it whole.
Oh, and AGE OF EMPIRES! :D

This sounds really good!

I wanna see you remix a track from Simcity 3000. That'll be awesome. :)

I really enjoyed this song. My favorite part happened @ 2:52. You did a great job mixing this track. The sounds you picked were awesome. This might be my favorite track that I have listened to on newgrounds. just an all around awesome job. 5/5.

For the record this is probably your best song ever. Not just because it's so masterfully composed, but also because of the concept of it all! Man... this is such an ambitious endeavour that one can't help but feel an enormous amount of respect of you for taking it on. And despite it being so diverse, it all works so well together somehow.

I'm going to review each section because that seems like the most fitting review layout for a song like this.

0:00 ==> Tribes Gather
Right off the bat, I love how subtle this is. You very modestly start off by laying down the basic beat which sounds great on its own and great with everything else, and you so subtly introduce more elements, starting with the great flute motif and then slowly easing in those wonderfully expressive strings. Beautiful descending pentatonic scale at 0:30, and I love how cleverly-timed the percussion is. This first part sounds very playful and inviting. Cool low tones in the tablas and bongos

0:40 ==> The Building Begins
Over here it changes from playful to exciting. I think this is practically the only transition in this track I'm not entirely fond of, since it feels a bit forced, almost as if you decided that you have to change the melody somehow so you just try and kind of make it work. It's not a bad transition by ANY means, but I feel like it doesn't hold its own compared to the other transitions. Lovely melodies though. Love the dum-dums like the one at 0:49.

1:40 ==> Kings and Queens
I love the transition here. It's not totally smooth but I think it's the closest you can ever get to transitioning from the part before it. Very, very well-executed tempo change. The part itself is quite cliche, but it works very well. Super solid composition. When you introduce Omnisphere's famed soloists I think "wow, great idea". The tenor sounds quite synthesised since the vocal transitions from one note to another aren't smooth at all (something that a proper choir VST should fix) and I believe your tenor has the superhuman ability of not needing to breathe, but... yeah, super creative idea.

2:38 ==> Dawn of Technology
I disagree with Bosa, I love the bagpipes' sound and I think it's quite realistic! Although what would I know, I don't really listen to real bagpipes that much haha. The transition to this part is great too.

3:18 ==> Inventing New Realities
This is an AWESOME part, very catchy. Guitar solo is a bit lame, since the sample sounds too computerised. You should've gotten someone to play it for you! Love your use of the organ patch; I can tell you had fun making this section :P.

4:00 ==> Ages Past
You already told me that you had this reintroduction planned in something like the first ever version of this track, but just hearing it in all its glory feels great. I also love how despite it being a reintroduction, you still add layers of new effects and details to it. Just goes to show how much work and intricacy you put in your music. Beautiful soprano section by the way!

4:34 ==> Preparing for Launch/LHC
Love this part, sounds intense and exciting. I do have to question your use of the flute in this part though, it doesn't exactly fit. However, you practically used a little bit of almost every section in this part, so it gives it a very climatic feeling.

4:52 ==> Into the Deep Void
This part sounds very Buoy. It really sounds quite great, but (and this is personal bias) I dislike how the track ends with this ambient part, rather than with a super epic climax that one would expect after hearing the excitement of the part before this. It gives me a bit less to look forward to.

A few general nitpicks; the song in general lacks in raw percussive power. Moreover, like Bosa said, the samples sound average, and some are really synthy (like the bassoon), but you use them to their highest potential, as always.

I have more to say, and I want to expand on a few points I mentioned up here, but the character limit is upon us. Overall fantastic work, this song is so powerfully story-driven that it really takes you on a journey. Bravo.

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