Thank you, Jofes!
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Emberhen was my favorite track as you know. Your control over strings is always so crazy to me. They always feel so alive whether they're in a slow or fast song alike. The way you use background flourishes is also something that amazes me. I don't know how you do it honestly. They make every song so much denser and more complex and interesting.
Thank you for sharing these additional thoughts! Sometimes I am guilty of adding more when maybe more is not necessary, but I think sometimes so long as different layers don't distract from the melody, they can be really tasteful. As far as flourishes go, I can't know exactly what you are referring to, but for the main melody parts in Emberhen, as an example, I have a very soft background harp layer playing big swelling arpeggios. It's an example of something that is very subtle and maybe isn't necessary, but I didn't want to take it out because it does add to the majestic and flowy vibe at those parts. Thanks so much again!