This track is full of emotion. It's so simple, but so effective. I'm very impressed.

The bass guitar riff is catchy; the acoustic guitar melody is excellent. I like the piano too.

Initially, it sounds like it would fit well on Tres Lunas. But while this is in a very similar style, I think this is a lot better than most if not all of Tres Lunas.

The key change and the introduction of strings really bring the track alive; then we get some Oldfield-esque lead guitar, which is definitely one of the track's defining moments: emotional, beautiful, well played, but not over the top.

The ONLY criticism I have is that I didn't think the fade out was a suitable ending. This was a bit of a shame, but it didn't spoil the track because the rest was so good.

In fact, this is so good that I'm putting it into Editor's Pick!

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Here's the original list of instruments for this track:

Brandon Blume:
"Water" lead guitar
"Distant earth" guitars
"Dreamy" background guitars
"Rage" lead distorted guitar

Edoardo Fainello:
"Sadness" acoustic guitars
"Atmosphere" grandpiano
"Secret source" pad
Spectrasonics drums & percussion programming
EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Edition programming

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