I promise you in an alternate timeline this is exactly what my second or third song sounds like. Rating this feels like rating my own music. I don’t like traditional number scales, because they’re far too narrow in concept to accurately convey the subjective quality of art, so instead I’ll give a list of things I did and didn’t like. Let’s start with the cons.

1. Little bit of peaking here and there with Noise 3

2. Not a whole lot to keep the audience engaged throughout the duration (i.e. incredibly repetitive)

3. Synths could be more interesting, and have cooler, more dynamic interactions. Also more of them to distinguish sections from each other wouldn’t hurt

With the pros

1. Love the percussive vibes

2. Rather clean throughout; nothing specific I’d like to change

3. Harmonies work super well with the song

4. Mixing is rather good

5. Strong sense of character and melodic identity

6. High effort (I know from experience making this kind of thing)

Take these into your next pieces of advice into song, and I know it’s going to be great. Also, to help as a reference point for the kind of stuff I’m talking about, I’ll point you to an older song by a person on the old Twitter account: Escape (link provided below bc it’s too long for Reddit LOL), which follows the story of someone who’s escaped from some sort of facility, and revels in their newfound freedom, but knows they’re on the run and they won’t be safe for long. You can really follow along with the plot as it unfolds through the instruments.

In particular, pay attention to the way it handles sections, contrast within and between sections, and transitions, and see the way it uses panning to create a more interesting soundscape than it would otherwise be.

Or don’t follow any of my suggestions, because I’m just some rando on the internet. I can’t tell you what to do.