I like the cutesy sound design and energetic texture here. I think the drums could come through the mix a little stronger, though. The melodic content is nice, and the descending chord line at :29 (and other places) is a really effective way of transitioning between sections here. The synth brass at :39 serves well as a melody instrument, too. The key change at :58 came on rather suddenly, but I like the sense of forward motion the piece has at 1:17. There’s another sudden harmonic shift at 1:37 that didn’t quite work for me, but you definitely hit this piece home with the melodic phrase at 1:46. The abrupt transition at 1:55 also isn’t great, and admittedly the loop idea you laid out in the description sounds a bit forced. Overall, strong work with the melodic content, mixing, mood, and rhythmic content. The piece has a bit of a choppy arrangement and some cheesy sound design, but in a way they both contribute to the character of the track. Keep at it, Pheanir! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
8.5/10

This is so dope! I love the intensity!

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*REVIEW*

The most thing I really liked was the melody, I felt I was going back into the older video games console, imagining myself playing some classic arcade games. Although you developed a great theme here, the execution could have been a bit better. Going straight forward with the old 8-bit was quite good (I really liked that key change, btw), but not that interesting and engaging enough to stick around and listen to it again. I felt it could had a lot more instruments there, adding some more interesting synths or sound effects like, for instance, bleeping sounds where you can hear in games. The mixing was overall fine, but could be better, the drums are not very punchy in my opinion, And the mids are slightly heavy, making the mix a bit messy. And the synth itself is bit too warm for a 8-bit music too, but that really depends on what libraries are you using. For emotion wise, I think it could have more dynamics that could somehow lure the listeners into the story, or your theme you're trying to take with.

Oh, and btw, I wouldn't use that fade effect at the end. I would like to see someone end their musical sentence with a bit more clarity.

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*SCOREBOARD*

Composition 7/10
Production 6/10
Theme (How engaging is the melody?) 8/10
Emotion 7/10
Uniqueness 6/10

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Total 68/100

The mariachi trumpets are a beautiful addition.
Composition is enticing and captivating. Really enjoyed the piece.

As a bit of constructive feedback, I'd advise against a fadeout finish to such an energy packed track, but overall I really enjoyed the listen.

the comp is nice :) just suggest you to mix it a bit better UwU and maybe add more elements to fill out the spectrum