Playlist on youtube in short form was brilliant and innovative. awesome thing about the shorts is that the song can repeat while i am writing a comment/feedback. Gona be honest thought it would be more fun to give everything a cold read before reading the project page. I see you put a lot of work into this, so definitely want to pay my respects.
Cold read means i did not read the story while listening. I listened to the music in the order written below which may have been backwards. (My apologies, i guess i went in the order they were uploaded from top to bottom)
Emergency (Cold read)
-Interesting take on "Dies Irae", love whats happening with the melody, like its slightly askewing from what we understand as the tonal center. I would describe this as anti-hero music. World is falling apart but the player/character maintains peace of mind by stay true one's own moral compass. The setting being a fully functional city at night time, where the chaos exist internal via the people. Similar to the recent cyberpunk anime.
On my way (cold read)
-a lot of these songs are upbeat, and not meloncholic as i was expecting. Nice gems and hyper listenable in not require visuals to listen to. Great standalone piece. Nice use of synthesized voice? Seems more like music waiting for a vocalist. is that a rubbing sound against the mic? in the beginning? i get the impression of an "on my way" being told as a lie. Like when someone says "ill hold off the enemy so everyone can escape, ill be on my away after everyone gets out" but everyone knows he is sacrificing himself for their sakes. This song is a reflection of the emotions of the fleeing people in the aforenoted scenerio. Very creative take on the theme.
"Siting Between" (cold read)
-Nice job mainting that melodic theme. seems like a prelude or outro to "on my way" as a transitional element. Maybe even a slow down/slo mo sequence to emphasis specific moment.
"Worm" (Cold read)
-Game play music happening in the back ground with a slow build that only happening once you ending or get closer to the boss room. Could also serve as a transitional piece for a loading screen.
"Where did i go" (Act 1)
nice panning. Interestingly enough i listen to this song last and then starting reading act 1 while listening to it. Act 1 seemed very description heavy. Didn't get a sense of direction or purpose, more like a description of an establishing shot. curious what the intent was with act 1 or was it just free writing?
-Would be nice to know which acts go with which songs.
i'll also be honest, i couldn't get into the writing, personally not a big reader. I should also mention, heavily descriptive writing that doesn't push the story forward is not my thing. I like intention and predefined goals that the character is working towards and any details that don't push the character in the direction of said goals, seem like filler words. The story was too creative for me, But love the idea of pairing writing with music. Keep this collaboration going!