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Good composition and vibe; I would say the instruments are producing some harsh overtones/resonances that sound a little tinny/metallic (like when a harpsichord isn't made well).

I might pan them too when they're at different points in space, and then play around with the reverb to help soften them. There are some plugins to deal with harsh overtones. There's an expensive one called Soothe, but I end up using a multiband compressor (in Reaper, this is ReaFIR set to compressor).

Stuff like this I would also be using a Midi controller to adjust it.

Track three, the mix is better when you do that bit with the bass at around the 1 minute mark. The composition here is also stronger. 

When you reintroduce that theme at 1:39, my brain wants it to modulate/be varied/more developed in some way other than repeating the theme/being louder. 

Overall good work! :)

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I'm happy that you enjoyed the compositions and vibe!

Like maybe one idea I had is that I might be relying too much on the overall mix reverb to do most of the work. But I think tweaking the reverb (or just any post processing in general) for individual instruments a bit more closely so I can get the mix  that I want would have a greater effect in making the individual instruments more clear.

Paying attention to the overtones/panning is a good idea too. I'll look into multiband compression; I don't use reaper but it sounds like it might be a good idea to learn what a bit more of what some of these plugins do in my own DAW anyway. I know some of the plugins but there are probably hundreds and mixing is quite a bit of a different skill than composing.

Will be sure to keep in mind that some scenes need a bit more variation, I agree with your brain; I did have a small string ensemble playing a simple motif/counterpoint in the background but it sounds like I needed something a bit more obvious and upfront here, especially since it is the final scene and final part, gotta finish strong.

Thank you for your detailed feedback, I hope my feedback was useful for your piece as well.