Great stuff

Some good stuff here especially for that knockout round you bring in some nice talents and made it jump good, Now with all that said I will end this like this but once again I have enjoyed your style of sound here and you bring something different to the table so very welldone, Nice vibe and nice energy here

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@ 0:48 -- increase the volume of that piano! Just disable the reverb on it at that point!

The reverse fx near the end really makes the track unique. I may steal some of your ideas o.o

Okay, I love the contemplative mood in the piano and later in the strings. You transition into :35 beautifully, and it has the vibe of passing time, like a montage in a movie. The combination of moods is very well done: I picked up on apprehensive, wonder, innocence, and even pensive in there! I love how you transition back into the flow-y piano music at 2:18, and I must admit that your mixing and mastering is near-flawless. One thing that bothered me about it a bit was that is was VERY fast-paced at times, and I think you could stand to flesh some of these ideas out a bit more. For example, I love the moment of haunting beauty from 1:38 - 1:59 amidst all the drama, but it was very short-lived. I would've loved to hear a full 45-second breakdown made out of it. While we're on the subject of drama, I think the fast-paced nature of the piece might even take away from the dramatic effect a little. Why not capitalize on your beautifully established apprehensive mood going into 2:16 and have an eruption in drama! Melodramatic is always good in music, IMO. I think you have a good deal of dynamic contrast in here, but I suppose it couldn't have hurt to have a little bit more of a "relief" dynamically between :35 and 2:18. This is a fantastic piece, don't get me wrong, but all things considered, it's rather short. You're doing some great things here, Bassfiddlejones. I'd encourage you to really go for it in the final round (because, tbh, I think you just landed yourself a spot in the final round), because this piece's perks could be even grander! Amazing work, though. I'm very much looking forward to hearing more of your work. ;D

9.25/10

Respect.

Good one! Nice piano intro - the amount of reverb is well chosen - most people in tend to use too much and the lower notes tent do become washy - not in your piece! The transition to the orchestral part works very well. All the instruments have enough space to breath and everything just feels weell fitting. Nice snare drum action - i liked the hollywood style orchestral hits. The sequence after 1:40 is really awesome - especially the climax from 2:00 - 2:10. You are truely a master good sir and i am sure you will win the whole competition - i believe in you and my support is assured.

All the best mate!