I like the synth arpeggios at the beginning and the ambient sound of a street scene (or…restaurant? Hard to tell). Anyway, the soothing synths and child-like vocals at :27 are really nice, and there’s a great sense of building energy throughout the first minute and a half here, despite the slow pace of progression. The lead at 1:22 is a little too loud IMO, especially relative to the volume of the build-up before it. That said, I like how echo-y it is, and how the rhythmic density of the notes increases over time throughout the melodic phrase. The breakdown at 1:59 was another good idea, and I like the rhythmic syncopations in the piano and flute melodies there. I really like how you varied the main guitar riff the second time around compared to the first melody at 1:22. If I had to complain about something in the composition, it might be that the arrangement and chord progression are both pretty generic here. Still, I really enjoyed the sound design, top-notch production quality, melodies and flow of this piece. Keep it up, Skayden! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.5/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9/10

Great atmosphere in your intro. I feel like your first sample could be brought up by a dB or two.

The intro is a bit long for my tastes. Also, was not expecting that drop, was expecting something a bit harder, and to carry over that energy from the short build. Maybe some hihats over top as in the second half, or some wooshing sidechained white noise. Same phenomenon with the second drop. It feels like we instead of gaining energy lost it. Though your melodic writing is good. I'm having mixed feelings. Like I'm tapping my foot but out of rhythm aha.

Also, drop those samples into the drops, they sound good!

Otherwise, enjoyed it. Thanks for coming out to NGADM!

mind if i use this for geometry dash? I have some incredible respect for this song

Why so good? 🤔

This is incredible. No, really, this is shockingly good. The melodies you created are some of the best I've heard in a long time.