I like the emotional quality of the piano at the beginning and the distinct pattern of rhythmic emphasis. Wonderful sense of flow and atmosphere. The quirky percussion and echo/delay effects are just engrossing. The piece is a tad slow to progress, and some of the instruments sound a bit thin. The cello at :52, for example, sounds like it needs to breathe a bit more in the EQ. After a while, the piece starts to lose its momentum, so I was really glad when you pushed the reset button at 1:26. The rolls at 1:43 are beautiful, and the soulful, rich melodies thereafter have a profound sense of emotion in them. Your knack for combining synthetic and orchestral elements is quite admirable. Sometimes, the structure of the piece is a bit meandering, but I like how you keep bringing the rolls and soulful melody instruments back. The spacious, foreboding tone of the percussion starting at 3:59 really helps hit the piece home towards the end. At 5:44, that stringed instrument cuts off a bit suddenly, and I think you could’ve done more with the dynamics during the outro to maximize the emotional appeal of that section. The ending cuts off a little suddenly, too. This piece is honestly one of my favorites of the competition so far, though. It’s very unique and evocative, melodic and atmospheric, cohesive and diverse, all in one. Wonderful job, Syamori. I look forward to the release of Sky Prancer.

I’m very sorry to hear about your family situation, by the way. I hope your mother comes around to accept who you are.

Mixing, mastering, and balance
2/2
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
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9.75/10

this is a really cool song and im so glad to be against you this round!! its got such an interesting structure and does so well at expanding on that motif (which is a really good motif)

you've also got some really great production chops—those climaxes sound so full and the interludes still keep things interesting in a really progressive way

great work, good luck, and can't wait to see what the judges think sooon :)

amazingggg!! this is such a haunting song, think you did a brilliant job of conveying a specific emotion through music.