Wow! This submission is super well crafted. Stuck in Time just sounds beautiful I really like the guitar and the piano mixed with the synths. The harmonies are just beautiful really great job on Stuck in time. The Earth Can't Hold Me is just perfect. The dynamic variation is really nice to see. Really great job!

Wow, I really like the retro space like atmosphere you got! Good job. Really good work on the instrument blends and textures, it makes it feel like you are in space. Fits the theme and your story very well.

The first track was really cute and fueled my brain with lots of serotonin, reminds me a lot of spellcasting mixed with Toby Fox for sure. I loved the synths on the second track, they're really warm and buttery on the ears, however, I do think the track could do without the drums. For a nearly 9 minute long track though and the compositional choices kept me engaged more than anything. Overall, an absolutely superb job!! <3 

This reminds me of RPG adventure games, like "Easterward," which are full of mystery and very well done~

If there was a beat drop on the middle of the second track it would literally be the best thing ever.

Man, this soundtrack is amazing! Even though it’s only two songs, I think they have captured the feeling of being, well, “lost in space” beautifully! 

The first song just invokes a lot of emotions in me. I love the use of chip tune here, and it goes very well with the rest of the instruments, never feeling like it’s drowned out or overpowering the others. Your main motif for this is also really nice sounding.

The second song takes a large tonal shift, yet still feels connected to the first. It has a larger sense of despair, which is perfectly conveyed through the music. Plus, this song is EIGHT MINUTES?!? That’s quite a lot of minutes, especially for a song, but you manage to use each of those minutes to their fullest potential to tell a complete story though notes alone, which is what I think makes this soundtrack so special.

All in all, amazing job, and I can’t wait to see what you make next!

Stuck in Time: I like your main motif. Those first three notes followed by a longer phrase recurs throughout the piece and feels like the progression of a story. The use of piano with guitar and chiptune sound really nice together and is a very comfortable environment. I enjoyed listening to this!

The Earth Can’t Hold Me: You certainly captured the space vibe here - in particular with the arpeggio with the large intervals in the background. I really like the panning pad swaying back and forth which makes me feel a little dizzy in the sense that I really feel like I’m tumbling through space and am being disoriented, probably like the main character feels in your story. I thought the harmonic choices you made just after the 5 minute mark were really interesting and kept me engaged.

Overall: I like the dichotomy between your two tracks and I think the story is conveyed with the beginning and end here. I would love to know what happens throughout the story and hear more of your music! Well done and thank you for sharing!

The first track reminds me so much of Snail's House (L'ete album in particular) and I'm all here for it. Playing around with the 1,7,5,3 scale degrees is such a good way to come up with a compelling main motif. The sound design is really easy on the ears as well.

the second track works as very effective background music for the scene you wrote for it. There are a lot of interesting textures overlapping over that 7/8 rhythmic base. The song doesn't stand out to me as much as the first one however. I think some more rhythmic or melodic variation would benefit this track immensely.

Overall a very fun listen.

the earth can't hold me is such an interesting track. it has this slow buildup, and yet there's still an ever present sense of tension and building towards something bigger. love the constant L/R panning to still keep this sense of unease. can def see the lena raine inspo that others have noted here!!! great job <3

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To start off, I think both songs were too quiet. yes the second song got loud eventually but even then I had to have my headphones at really high volume for it to get to be a nice loud instead of just normal volume.

I also think the second song while a nice buildup and decrescendo, lasted a bit too long. I think if there was more movement in the melody it wouldn't be as bad but it is a little simple for how long it is.

I liked the synths you used a lot. especially in the first track when they would slide it reminded me of bugsnax and celeste which is great.

all in all a good entry!

Very very solid ambience. I really liked it.

It was also very, what I like to call "listenable," which I feel like could be a category of its own. A lot of music is really interesting, but it isn't "listenable."

It was like a perfect ambience, I could see it pretty clearly. One thing I think I got from the vibe was this interesting rainy atmosphere, like if Simon Stalenhag's art was pixelated.

Meant to comment on your submission ages ago, but JUST got around to writing this up! But!! Really good work, well-written & well-mixed. Love how well the electronic elements blend with the acoustic ones, both on a compositional level and a production one, it’s hard to pick a favorite track between the two. Again, excellent job! :)

i really liked the beach sounding theme of stuck in time, it really fits for the picture theme, at least as a title theme!

as for the earth can't hold me, it has that essence of finality (duh, what do you expect). i can't really say anything else other than it sounds like the end of something over and over. i really liked the plucked electric guitar at like 4:02. you did a really good job!

Stunning work! So dreamy and emotionally rich. Love the panning work, and the slow-burn progression. Really enjoyed this :)