Thank you, Jenninexus! :3

Ooh, you somehow found this among all my other stuff?
I'm sorry for your eyes, then again I am glad that I could speak to you through my music. Thank you for listening!

Hey, this was a totally unexpected and big review! Thanks a lot!

"...your chord choices sound almost EXACTLY the same as mine..."

=> That's quite the compliment right off the bat, there! Maybe we both just have really good taste in chords ;)?

And well, 3:55 is kinda the climax of that segment, so I wanted to give it a slightly different feel, with the orchestral rhythm and all :)

Yeah... We don't exctly live close to each other (Hehehhehe, now johnfn will never get to know how bad I am at improvising along with others >:D).

I agree with the sustain pedal thingy. I'd like to blame Phonometrologist, who added much reverb while mixing the track (knowingly, because I like much reverb), but I DID hold the pedal down at such points you mentioned. On my electronic piano, it doesn't get that muddy if done like this, but with the piano vst that Phonometrologist used, the same thing is not true :p
So it was a clash between different intruments, I guess (I always play a bit differently on a real piano and an electronic one, as the sounds are still so different).

I can totally see the train analogy, as this is a progressive piece in the way that it always moves forward, without looking back (Which is also why I don't have repeating melodies that moce across the sections!!!).

While I agree with every criticism you give, I'll still give you my point of view. While the melodies and chord are different in different sections, I agree that they are all similar (well, there was the clumsy change from 3/4 to 4/4 at one point, and a few other rhythmic parts) to each other. The reason for that is mostly how I approached the peice. I first made a few different melodies and parts, in a similar manner, as I wanted to glue them together into a sense-making piece. However, they turned out to be too different from eachother (when I was about midway done, or so) for me to easily be able to make them sound part of the same piece. This resulted in them being similar in the way you mentioned, yet different in the way that they don't mix well together. That is why I decided to come up with the story for the piece. My thought process was that while the sections represent different emotional times of a persons life, it's still the same person in all the parts, which is why there are both differences and similarities. So basically, I made a medley :)
That's just my take on it though, as much is up to the listener.

I still agree with what you said though. It's just that I was so far gone with the piece already, so I was too lazy to make many changes :p

(I love the first and third movement of the Moonlight Sonata).

I do sometimes stick with 1, 2 or 3 main melodies that repeat in different ways, but many times, coherency is not what I go for. I also like to switch up the melody and change it a bit, using the same chords, or play the same (or a very similar) melody, but with different chords.
It is a very useful technique though!

You definitely helped! I didn't even think about the pedal thing at all, for instance. You have a great ear for music, as usually. You know, I actually thought about repeating 1:44, while making it a bit more dramatical, but I ended up with 1:56 instead :/
And I can see what you mean with Phantom of the Opera; there are some similarities in the overall tone as well!

Thanks a lot for the big and sudden review! I really appreciate it!
Now... Time to go review your newest upload...

Aww, thanks :3

For some reason, I've always been drawn to dark stuff... It's good that it makes you think of memories, as that is kinda the point! This does indeed flow well, but this is not an improv. I might as well stop making songs if my improvs were this good XD

Oh, you noticed 3:18? Very well done my friend! It is intentional, although I accidentally overdid it a bit. Luckily, Phonometrologist saved the part with a perfect amount of reverb, so it sounds quite nice :p

I do agree that this does progress quite quickly at times, however, I'd like to point out that that is intentional! That said, some transitions definitely could be smoother... THAT SAID, I'm often a fan of rough, unexpected transitions and modulations :3

OOOH! I like that challenge. I will take it on for sure (I have in fact done more bouncy and unflowing pieces earlier, but it has been a long time since...). Thanks for the suggestion!!

Lastly, I'll try to reply to yourm PM before wednesday. Believe it or not, I've had a pretty full schedule lately o.O Hopefully, things'll call down soon again so I can focus on my projects as well...

Aww, man, you're making me blush :3
I'm glad you liked mixing this piece, and as LunacyEcho said, this is much better produced than my usual stuff, so I don't think I was overly generous in the description!
Well, I'd say that it's very easy to understand how you could inspire this piece. In my ears, "Return" is better than this piece by a league! I still listen to it constantly , and I showed it to a friend of mine, and he was amazed by it too. It may not have as many chords or sections as my piece, but the raw emotion in the strings and the melody go straight to the heart, which really makes me think. I was already inspired at this point, but when you released your next track, I decided I definitely had to try something different from my usual style. The first chords in my composition are even based off of the first chords in "Prelude in E minor" :p

You know, many people have told me that A Moment of Clarity is their favorite part. I understand why. You don't need a lot of complicated melodies and base lines to make an impression, and that part is as simple as piano playing gets; a beginner could play it with ease. I believe that though complicated compositions can affect people, it's the simplest chords and melodies that really make an impact. Further on, I think my own favorite section OF that section is between 4:45 and 4:53. I used an entirely new chord progression to me, which is a bit unusual (I've used so many in the past). And it's so simple! It's just A minor, E minor and then the soft switch to G minor and D minor.

Anyhow, it's a tug at my heartstrings that you appreciated the piece I made which was inpired by you. Thank you, dear friend :)