Wow! I love how you embraced the 8 bit nature of the art in your music! It really sounds like it belongs in the space of that light house, which is cool. Your melody is super fun and I was drawn right in from the start. I also like the parts with the piano, it’s super calming!

There were a few moments when the bass was slightly overpowering and it made some harsh tones. I also think the bitcrush on the sound effects was a little much at times.

Either way, fantastic art and song! Great job :)

I love how poignant this piece feels due to its quiet and somewhat minimal production. The choice to make the wave ambiance at the beginning bitcrushed is a brilliant idea for transitioning into the music. The way those chords at the very beginning play evoke strong feelings of a lighthouse beckoning from the distance. You really captured the style and concept of the art as if one were looking at it farther back.

Personally, I think the bass entering at 0:38 is a bit too loud. I think its uniformity and the way the notes cut off abruptly do a disservice to the rest of the sounds in this section, which seem to be very shaped and flowing. Another thing to consider is playing with more moving parts in the texture - it seems as though the piece is tending towards bringing the scene more into focus as it progresses. I was expecting the part after the piece ducks down and the piano enters at around 2:15 to have something like arps and faster rhythms, and I think it could have made that section stand out even more rather than sounding quite similar to the previous section that followed it.

The simpler accompaniment, however, allowed for the bass at 2:40 to stand out, and I really love how this bass works with the rest of the sound design in this section. The way the bass cuts in between the piano's notes is great. Even so, I think the preceding section could have still been more intricately arranged, since the piano basically repeats itself again.

Overall, I think this entry did a fantastic job at connecting with the art. Sometimes, ambiance in music can feel so tacked on, but the way you handled it in this work really allowed it to integrate with your music.

Really good old time soundtrack with poetry behind the cheap tunes style, a retro style with a soul! Nice done, BaraAmann!

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