This is a NGAUC review.
I was meaning to write this before the tablet I was using got all finicky on me.
This piece feels very whimsical, and is so well mixed. I feel like I'm in a room full of candy, and don't quite know where to begin because I'm so entrance by it all.
Your instrumentation is amazing, your chords are amazing, your sense of buildup is amazing, and you have a human touch about your instrumentation. 1:21 onwards is my favourite section of this because it left me awestruck. Those high synths sound like shooting stars. It's atmospheric.
Biggest trouble with this piece is that it sounds more like a little preview, than anything. That fadeout at the end was disappointing. Seriously, I was hoping for more here.
When I picked up those headphones and listened to the piece, I was thinking, 1:21 is a foretaste of what is to come. It sounds beautiful. Then I found that there was no foretaste. Granted, you didn't have enough time -- but that's what's worrying me. I don't doubt that the full piece would've been longer, more drawn-out, and bursting with more awesomeness. It hit highs and lows, but ended too quickly. This piece sounded entrancing -- and ought to have done its job of drawing me into a less fleeting enjoyment of it.
8/10; points lost for what could have been there but wasn't.