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I agree with kazmord--it's so sad to hear that you had limited time! I would have loved to see what else you could come up with. The opening is effortlessly cinematic, so simple and yet extremely effective. A slow, intimate dirge, with scratchy, resonant strings, suddenly switching to a grand, sweeping horn line with a decisive timpani... and then a delightful, explorative pizzicato? It sounds really incredible. The leaping, hope-filled pizzicati chords are really great. Lots of creative ideas here, and I would have loved to see where you could take them with more time.

In terms of feedback, I would suggest adding stronger melodic components: while I love the dirge-like repetition, and honestly think repetition can be used very effectively (like you've done here), adding a melody might add a greater sense of flow to the piece. All of the shifts are a bit abrupt, and having a dramatic crescendo up to the final loud section would have given it that final push into greatness. Still, this is excellent work, well done, and keep writing! 

Yeah, super bummed I caught so late. Especially since I felt so inspired by this theme! But def keen to still work on this piece post jam.

Regarding the abrupt shifts, I totally agree. That's the one thing I struggled with a bit and still wanted to remedy.

Like this first pause I felt was quite impactful (shifting from the soft lyre bit to the explosive orchestral section), but initially leaned to hard into it for the other pauses, and didn't find a satisfying crossover yet. Listened to to a lot of classical composers, like Handel and Beethoven, this week and it's amazing how masterfully their pieces flow between sections.

Yeah, I think repetition was another thing I wanted to work on. I do love the hypnotic effect of a repetitive melody, but there needs to be some evolution and melodic colouring to make it not feel stagnant, and that I think is the next thing I want to work on with this piece post jam, really figuring out that evolution. C418 is a great example of what I mean.

Thanks so much for the kind words! Appreciate the listen and the feedback :)