Mind At Sea: What a relaxing way to start this adventure! I love the part with strings and drums just after the one minute mark that gives some momentum and force of will to the theme. The theme is well-written and sets you up for success as a great and memorable motif.
Rough Waters: I love that the theme is used again in this way! This is excellent musical story-telling. The pulsing strings really convey the tension of this situation.
Stay Afloat: Using low string ostinatos for ocean-themed tension is also a technique I used for this jam! It works so well for you here. Those faint theremin sounds are like ear candy and are icing on the cake of a well-made track. The brass and string swells fading into the solo violin and heart beat is a really cool moment and is one of my favorite from a compositional standpoint for your soundtrack!
River Styx: The calm but unsettling quality of this track really sets the scene. The reverb is perfect and the oscillating creaking noises make me feel like I’m in a boat slowly making my way down an eerie channel. Very good musical imagery!
Breathe: The ambient nature of this track is such a great way to give a reprieve to the listener in a soundtrack and is a great way to transition from River Styx to Resurface.
Resurface: The climactic return of the main motif! The emotional and epic build is very well-done and you’ve captured a great balance between videogame epicness and cinematic sound quality.
Overall: I loved the story that you wrote, and honestly I’m not sure I needed to read it because your soundtrack spoke for itself. That’s a mark of a great soundtrack in my opinion! Well done and thank you for sharing!