Hello! This is a review for the NGUAC competition.

I've gone over one or two general categories of issues specific to your song, and one section of things I think also deserve complimenting. I prefer being very direct with my critique, none of it is meant to offend. Thank you for your understanding!

Constructive Criticism:

- This track has some variation in sound design, but the whole thing honestly feels very flat, due to the background arpeggios remaining the same volume, tone, and only changing in pattern at 1:00 before remaining identical for the rest of the track. Many of the background instruments and pads remain identical as well, such as the chords. I think this could be improved quite a bit by adding some more ideas and development in the sound design. Professional tracks frequently have at least minor variation in their background sounds as well as filter sweeps or velocity changes to adjust dynamic range without having such clear stratification of dynamics like in this track.

Compliments to the Composer:

- Realistically, variation is the primary issue with this track. The mixing is perfectly acceptable as it is - not too much reverb, decently solid balance of frequencies, nothing sticks out too much even though the first drop is sudden, and... honestly, it makes me think like it should be used in a scene of a flash game on here, more than anything due to its almost-looping nature.

Final score: 6.8