Thank you for the feedback!
There’s indeed a big John Williams influence! I used the “To Space” theme as an exercise to write a more classical symphony piece rather than what I am most familiar which is a more modern style of orchestration like John Powell’s for example.
But that’s mostly why I stayed away from most things not in a traditional orchestra, with a scarce usage of synths similar to how JW uses them to double orchesta sections or for texture.
But I agree, there’s a lot more different things to utilise to create the feeling of space without sacrificing the orchestra.
Thank you!