The following unformatted mess are my thoughts on this song as i'm listening to it in real time. enjoy:
poignant piano to start with some dare i say EPIC percussion hitting right after
OH WAIT THAT AINT EVEN PERCUSSION THAT'S A DAMN PIANO CHORD
holy damn whoever micc'd up this studio session is really talented. Nice mix.
bro some french accordians just kicked in
wow
this is genuinely epic. it captures the essence of what it would feel like to be the grand leader of a small slice of the world, as you would in sim city. It's grand and epic at the same time it's small and somewhat cozy. I feel inspired and at home hearing this. This saxaphone that just kicked in is giving feels of nostalgia to the mix too. A sense of familiarity. And then it's getting more intense bc of THE INNOVATION OF MANKIND or something cheesy. Idk but shit man I wanna start some assembly lines and improve the economy and sewage lines after hearing this.
at this point in the song (3:50ish) i will say it's getting a smidge repetitive, but when taken into consideration that this is a song for a video game and is really meant to be listened to in a passive sitting, it ain't no problem at all. The composition has backed itself up into a corner and isn't really changing it's tone or theming anymore at this point, only continuing on... similar to life itself hmm. BUT WAIT. WHAT'S THIS. AN ARPEGGIATED VIOLIN TO KICK IN JUST AT THE END OF THE SONG. THE VIOLIN STABS SCREAM "oh we ain't done yet. we gon' make this town self-sufficient. we gon' innovate and keep innovating.".
