by Bragatyr » Wed Jul 2, '14, 3:24 am
I listened to Awaken a little earlier, and I'm checking it out again right now. I really like the part at 0:43. Very pretty, very emotional, which I think is pretty cool for techno. Techno often goes for a kind of vaguely uplifting feel, even in a minor key, it seems to me, but this almost reminds me of a kind of dark Dr. Wily Mega Man stage with some sadness in it. I like the part at around 1:38, too, really like the way the theme is built up and everything is so layered (I love that effect in music).
Overall, I found that on a casual listen there were some quiet moments that seemed empty, as the song went on, but on a closer listen I really like most of the sections in terms of their composition and general structure. I think the song rewards closer listening, it's well composed, and I don't often hear that in techno (granted, I'm not really familiar with the genre). But it does sound very VG music-like, you should totally get it in a game! It would be very cool to see you composing music for games, I would definitely check it out.
On the subject of whether it could be played orchestrally, I think it would be kind of a mixed bag. Actually, the beginning of it sounds kind of orchestral to me, even given the slightly more electronic feel and the very techno drums. But of course parts of the song are much more electronic in sound, so...I think it would take some arranging, but it could definitely be orchestrated, like I said before, it's quite well written, in my opinion.