I like the energetic, yet somehow sad vibe the beginning had. The drums and strings both add interesting elements to the piece. I love how you combine both longing/melancholy and adventure. The drums were interesting. I liked how you used a stick/clave-like sound almost as a fill-in for a hi-hat. I suppose my biggest problem with this piece, in fact, is the ending. It's not that it was bad or sudden or anything, but it seemed just kind of...well...lazy, to be frank. It sounded like a half-rushed fade-out, almost as if you didn't want the listener to realize that it had faded out, haha. I also think there are slight balance issues. The drums are a little quiet, which is especially noticeable at 1:53. I think it would've been a good idea to make the drums quiet when they first come in at :14 and gradually increase their volume until :39, just to add to the drama. You capitalized on opportunities to display emotion in this piece, but perhaps not the drama. You used a lot of reverb on everything, which kind of smoothed out the texture of the piece in places where I wanted it to cut right through me, you know? Example: the strings at 1:13 sound a bit passive, while the piano melody there is obviously beautiful. I would suggest adding volume automations/filters so that the strings start sounding sharper towards the end of the mini-phrases at 1:13, and then there's a subito piano every 4 bars or so. That would also help you lead into 1:53 better, btw. This is clearly a tiny detail, though, because (as I said) there isn't a lot to fix in this piece. The samples and production are both high-quality, and I really like the various moods you've created here. Great job, LunyAlex! Keep it up, man. ;D

8.75/10

epic vibes, massive tune :0 whoa, everything sounds so crispy and clear, i dont know how i would describe this at all but it sounds really awesome \o/ best of luck in the competition.

- Pandasticality

A very interesting track. I like the chords, transitions, and the moods. I especially like how you went with an arabic style, to some part XD
Is the bedtime story you listened to "One Thousand and One Nights"? :p
There was everything from adventure, wonder to mystery in this track.

I'm sure you know I love piano music, especially if it's good. The piano is very prominent in this track, which is a nice thing. And man, the melodies are super nice!
The percussion is pretty neat too. I love how you actually didn't use that many elements in the end, but did very well with the ones you used instead! The mixing sounds awesome.

A new favorite of yours for me. My one one complaint would be that the fadeout ending didn't work as well as it might have (imo). Especially as there's some silence at 2:40, but then at 2:41 there are a few more silent percussion hits.

Either way, great job! I think you have a good chance of making it to the finals with this ;)