I like the quirky risers at the beginning and the cutesy, tranquil synths. The sound design and production quality are both really strong here, and the vocals at :45 work well. The refrain at :47 is catchy and cathartic, but the melody line sounds a bit strained in the mix, almost like it takes a backseat to the pads. The chord progression is a little cliche, but the melodies help keep me engaged, like at 1:36. The transition at 2:09 was a little bizarre, perhaps because of the bare texture during the transitory moment (it actually happens again at 2:33). The cheery pads during the outro were a nice touch too. Overall, solid piece! Some of the arrangement details are a bit generic, but the mixing is really good, and you’ve won me over with the upbeat melodies and catchy rhythmic content. Keep it up, NaNoOficcial! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
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
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
8.75/10

I agree with @trunotfals, it's quite loud -- I had to turn it down. I do think the compression is pushed a bit too hard. The track is characteristically tinny, and the hard pushing is evident on quieter sections where we have low pass -- and then distortion is introduced by being pushed too hard. I can hear it on your pianos as well. I'm not really able to hear your sub despite nice balance between treble and mid.

I also find the drop somewhat repetitive.

I would like just a little bit more of that tonal reverb -- which I don't often find myself saying -- on your drops. It feels like a deep sidechain, but like that high shimmer is missing. Even as someone who normally hates that aspect of production for being a bit overdone in most pieces, I feel it's lacking here.

Other than that, the piece is very solid and cohesive. I enjoyed the listen.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

Over all, a great submission, but it seems bit over mixed, and super loud and high end heavy over all, which really pulls from the over all impact of the piece. Not much constructive feedback other than that, well done over all, just a bit loud in general and over compressed. I feel like your first drop went on way toio long without any variation. Good efects in the background of your interlude or second verse, but overall, pretty good.

Overall Composition; 7.5
Overall Production; 6.75
Overall Impression; 7

Score; 7.08

(This review will be translated in Spanish, the contestant's language)

-Revisión oficial de la ronda final de NGUAC 2020-

El concepto y la orquestación no están mal, pero hay múltiples aspectos que podrías haber manejado de manera más efectiva. Para empezar, el volumen total es un poco demasiado alto: un limitador podría haberlo reducido unos pocos decibeles. Acerca de las gotas, parecen un poco secas; hay algo de reverberación en el solista, pero muy menos en la batería. Evite poner toda la reverberación en un instrumento: poner una pequeña cantidad de reverberación en casi todos los instrumentos beneficia mucho a tu música. A pesar de las críticas, el uso de sidechain fue apropiado, y fue una pista Happy Hardcore bastante buena (en lugar de Synthwave). ¡Buen trabajo!

Originalidad: 1.53/2
Composiciòn: 1.67/2
Estructura: 1.7/2
Tecnicidad: 1.4/2
Efecto: 1.5/2
Total: 7.8/10

Amazing work as always <3