Pretty nice mate! I really like the hardstyle parts and most of the parts that can be improved
The start sounds beautifully made, perhaps the plucks could be a bit more filtered and less hitting, or you could turn them into more hard hitting as the rising comes along. The riser sounds amazing with tons of things to listen to all at once, yet still being in great motion. At 1:07 this pitch shifting doesn’t sound the great, it sounds a bit offkey until it gets to more hardstyle parts then it sounds a bit better mixed. At 1:32 it sounds pretty good at first, but the transition to a more upper pitched hard hitting snare is a bit jarring in my opinion, a cymbal would’ve definitely helped. The transition at 1:56 could be improved with a louder cymbal, sorta like my last criticism, but other then that, it’s a great ambient sounding break from the hardstyle chaos. 2:35 is something I really enjoy, it almost sounds like dubstep, even though I think that was unintentional. The second riser could have a different hook at the end, but hey, that’s just me speaking, usually the second hooks are a lot longer then the first ones from all the songs similar to this I know. At 3:26, the melody gets repetitive after a bit (even if it’s a hard style track, there is a limit) and the transition to it could’ve been a bit better, again, a cymbal could’ve worked wonders.
Overall, pretty nice track! I also love the story behind it, it fits extremely well into the track itself, I can definitely see this being used in some cinematic theatre. Nice work man!
4.2/5 stars