First off, what a unique concept for the backstory of this. The earnest way you presented all that info almost convinced me it was true tbh 😂 Looove the play on Satie in Bioluminesca, very calming tracks. Across all the tracks I really appreciated the mix of ambience and motivically driven sections, although one critique I have was that the material could have been developed a bit more throughout. That being said, I loved the moments of darkness brought in by the chromatic stings and little interjections, and the sameness definitely went away for the last two track. I especially loved Deepest Known, the material could have been bright and angelic but you took it to an almost hypnotically unsettling place. Great work with this soundtrack!
Thank you for your kind words and constructive feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the play on Satie in Bioluminesca, it's probably one of my favorite parts of the project. I wanted to capture the feeling of an angler fish in the abyss, with it deceiving its prey with a bright, comforting, familiar light. By building up the intro to Gymnopédie No 1, I like to imagine I'm putting the listener in that same state, where they're comfortable and know what to expect. But the song then gradually deviates and subverts that expectation with something far more sinister. Your comment is very appreciated, I really enjoyed your submission and I'm glad to hear that the feeling is mutual!