This piece almost feels straight out of a Pokémon game soundtrack - I was thinking of Black & White in particular for some reason, but the similarities aside from the introduction and the sound design mostly cause it to diverge and become its own thing.

The journey this piece takes on, composition-wise, feels like a bumpy ride. In some cases, the main melody is presented as something familiar to grasp onto, but other times, the piece is going wild and crazy with its improvisational-like runs. The higher-end parts were particularly appealing, and I was always interested in where the road (musically) was taking me. It was quite unpredictable, a lot of the time.

The main issue I have with this piece mostly lies in the production. It's quite evident in the waveform, but a lot of the louder parts are too loud. Maybe it's not so much the loudness, but just that *everything* is overwhelmingly in-your-face and I feel like that can make these parts a bit sore for the ears. I would have liked to hear more space given to the instruments in the mix, whether that be like rounding off frequencies, lowering certain volumes, panning, etc. To me, a lot of the sound is very "squished", and the path being conveyed becomes too overexposed.

Nonetheless, I think this entry does manage to generally capture the journey along a path and the sudden tempo changes and flourishes add that splash of unpredictability that seems just right. Overall, nice work!

I like this a lot. Felt like a mixture of a retro video game track and an anime intro which works in a strange way I didn't expect. Very chaotic for the inspiration, but I think it's a good chaotic. I don't think there's a single uninteresting moment in the whole track.

wonderful, just dang wonderful.

Very well done! Has that old game feel to it :)