Man I'd rate this product a 13/420

If there was a product.

Wow! This track has a lot going for it, and it hits most of the marks, though I do still have some criticisms I'd like to offer.

On the good side first: I love the panning. It makes it feel open and full, and it breathes a sense of danger as every instrument from all sides attack with a strong urgency that suggests the "running out of time" theme the track has going on for it. Compositionally, for the most part, it's complex and filled with little details to make everything not sound monotonous. The general dynamics of the song is balanced well, offering quieter parts to prepare listeners for the loud parts, and giving them that much more of an impact.

As for the not so good side, the song starts abruptly. The ticking clock is nice, however it can confuse listeners as a lot happens already in a short period of time in the intro. Speaking of which, it kinda doesn't feel like the intro goes anywhere if that makes sense. It changes a lot, but these changes don't signify any direction, or with any sort of cohesion. It really only picks up after the solo piano part, and then everything makes more sense. The instruments, although I'm sure they were the only ones you had, don't mesh together well. They work, but it doesn't offer anything spectacular, and the sharp high piano mixed with the sharp booming brass and the sharp woodwinds just overpowers, but not in a good way. Perhaps a little more mixing could have helped, although unsure this would necessarily work best for your needs.

All those aside, this track is still great and well deserving of its 4.5 out of 5. Great job!!

Okay, so, I'm scouring the undiscovered artists section and this song caught my eye for some reason. I don't know what it is about this song in particular but I think if you got better at mixing and maybe some more variation in your composition, I think this would definitely come together to be something special. Keep going and don't give up hope!

Very attention-grabbing intro which feels like something worth listening to. Track changes frequently and without warning, but done in such a fantastic way which doesn’t introduce whiplash or cause confusion. The use of clacking, crickets, and various other non-traditional percussion gives this an other-worldly feel. The sub is varied and isn’t just one note or several repeating notes. The pads and synths used gives this a feeling similar to those videos of modular synth performances. As the track continues, although it might feel repetitive, there’s still some development and story going on. My only complaints are about the low mids and how those seem muddied, especially at around :44, though that could totally be what this is going for. Chords are absolutely phenomenal as always. I also love the little variation that pops in around 1:35, definitely worth picking out and listening too after multiple relistens.

Also, a note on this being a remix. You could totally get away with calling this an original piece, because although it seems heavily inspired by a single theme from the original song, this is in a completely different league away from the original. Whether that’s good or bad is up to what you wanted it to be, but I’m just saying.

Overall, I think that this song is really cool. Good job on it!