What a composition! The strings and percussion particularly held so much power and energy! Absolutely fantastic job at crafting such an emotional, beautiful song with so much character and untold story. (The Miro Board was a great read and reference for your thoughts, thanks for sharing!)
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In the Middle of Bubbles has got to be my most favorite incorporation of the underwater fantasy theme. I can't get over how well its instruments gave off the eeriness, largeness, and beauty of an underwater world. Bells are a wonderful instrument and the first entrance of the piano really shook me deep :). I'm cheering for your protagonist to find her answers!!
I have absolutely fallen for A Peaceful Place. It's so evocative with how you lean into the melody so uniquely with your instrument choice and volume control. Your songs definitely inspire me to better learn how to incorporate strings in my music. They're such powerful instruments, especially when used so knowledgeably. Your expertise and passion definitely shows. I'm *counting* on this making it to the eventual Apple Music album so I can enjoy it even more often while riding the train :).
That's really great feedback, thank you! Melody has always been a main focus of mine as I too love having something to hum and whistle too :D. Juggling instruments for the melody has been quite fun, but there are definitely more strategies I can take to improve that shift of what holds and spices the melody. Maybe adding new repeating elements in the background with brand new instruments alongside the shift of the melody's main instruments would be the way to go?
Much much thanks!! It makes me excited to know my music can give off Animal Crossing vibes, I love that game!! Throwing the melody around has definitely been a fun strategy that really made composing even more exciting for me :). Hmm, mixing. Gotcha! That definitely makes sense, as I've got a lot to learn regarding mixing! Thank you for the tip :)