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Can't believe I forgot to come here! SO let's go:

(1- Red Lenses) Okay so before everything else, I love that you're explaining your theme and your tracks with other art you madman xD. This first track does fit really well with the first picture, feels like someone walking on a city and then sneaking somewhere. I think given what you posted you recorded yourself, and I'm not sure it was intentional, but there's a slight delay with the bass playing, and it wouldn't be too noticeable but because it's a repeating line, my mind keeps focusing on it for some reason. But overall track one really good, I wish the bass would be a bit more impactful in the mix but it's a nitpick.


(2- Pale Fire)  Second track sells the picture as well perfectly, you did a great job finding something that works for sneaking in while still being energetic in a way, great!


(3- En Force) I think that's probably where you see the 48h limit hit harder with the mixing that's lacking (don't worry, it's the same for fking everyone or almost), I hope you'll give it a go cause it rocks! Love that you're adding intensity, while having similar to a danger alert, really good. Also I wasn't expecting a guitar solo DUDE xD that was really cool!


(4- Finally Free)  I think it perfectly suits the mood, the protagonist is free, but because of how you made the story about the giant dome, it doesn't just positively resolve, there is tension which makes sense, as they've never seen the outside world. I really enjoy that you were able to do a great deal of storytelling by being really specific on how you did this track specifically.

I've read your project page which helped a bit more on the context, really appreciate the detail and the fact that you did MORE art is insane to me lol amazing!


Anyways super solid OST, I enjoyed it a lot and like how you told the story through the tracks. I do hope you'll be able to spend some time on mixing for it after the jam, because I think it would be fully realized then.

Excellent taff franchement, épaté!

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First of all thanks for taking the time to write this detailed review, it is very appreciated !

1) Thanks for checking out the project's page (I've first begun illustrating my track ideas on the first comp jam I joined because I initially had a bit of spare time, and now it has become a habit to do so because it helps bring out the various details of the story I envision in my head when writing music, this time with colors since it had a lot of relevance with the picture theme and the bleak red and black future of my story).
For the bass indeed it could have been tighter (not quite used with being steady on the Bass VI when recording compared to other basses, I'm working on it).

2) For this one, I wanted some anticipation (with the synth and cymbals driving the song) mixed with moments of sporadic tension (with the different parts and slowdowns), so glad that it came through when listening to it.

3) Yeah that one was pretty tough to adjust (even when trying to listen to it with my computer and phone speakers after having worked on it through my headphones), fortunately I think I'll work back on it at some point to make it more balanced (could be a great exercice to practice mixing with complex heavy tracks by the way, I've done it already with some metal tracks trying to record and mix myself as faithfully as possible but never with tracks full of synths sound, so it could be a great opportunity to do so).
And yeah solos are cool, when there is an opportunity for one I'm taking it of course !

4) That is a pretty accurate description of what I had in mind, I wanted the track to feel like some sort of liberation for the protagonist without it being too triumphant (the dome is still present and the outside world is still out of reach for the moment).
Initially I wanted to give the track some sort of resolution in an hypothetical second part, but by listening to it in the context of the previous tracks in a more advanced state, I realized that it wouldn't make a lot of sense with the worldbuilding and the story so far : I kept it purposefully in this unresolved state for this reason (true freedom in the outside world might be reachable for her later, but right now feeling the glimpse of outside is just a foretaste of what might be yet to come for her).

To conclude thanks a lot for your comment (it definitely inspired me to take the time to take a look back at my tracks in the near future after the jam) and glad that you enjoyed listening and reading through my submission !
Et merci encore pour le commentaire détaillé, ça fait super plaisir !