I like the powerful chords at the beginning and the quirky synth lead at :26. The pitter-patter bass at :36 isn’t my favorite sound design choice, especially since all you can hear of it until :49 is the very top of its frequency range. The mix sounds a bit strained up until that point, though, with the heavy pads generally distorting the other instruments. I would suggest cutting off their frequency range below 200 Hz with an equalizer. By 1:12, I’m enjoying the busy beat and pulsing atmospheric pad, although the open hat at 1:24 takes up a bit too much space in the mix.
The cute melodies at 1:50 are a nice touch, and you transition back into the heavy mid-range pads smoothly at 2:13. At around 2:30, the delay/sidechain effects on the pads are throwing me off the pattern of emphasis in the rhythm a bit. The minimal bass line at 3:10 is a good switch-up to the texture, but the spacey sound effects shortly thereafter were a bit cheesy. The melodies at 4:12 and 5:00 were also a good way of hitting the piece home towards the end.
Overall, I enjoyed the progression, rhythmic content, and atmosphere of this piece. Cleaning up the production quality and maybe polishing up the sound design a bit would give you back a point or two here. Keep at it, rejd! ^_^
Mixing, mastering, and balance
1/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.5/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
6.75/10