Very movie soundtrack like, especially the beginning. I loved the strings at the end! Didn't hear them at first.

thanks, and yeah, I like putting small details in my pieces. Like in Lucid Curiosity most people think the celeste is playing the melody but if you listen close then you'll notice that it's the celeste and the piano playing the melody.

Ooh that is quite nice! I myself love to do those kinds of things as well! With my piece sinking for example the right hand is playing the same notes for the majority of the time, until the left hand slowly copies the right hand an octave below (the melody *sunk*).
Sadly, people rarely hear or see that, but it's still worth doing.

yeah, that's why I love classical music so much because most composers back then put so much effort into what they did with such a small amount of detail with so many interpretations. also I actually noticed the imitation used in sinking when the right hand was played on the left hand but I never put two and two together about it meaning sinking. now that I've heard you say that though, it feels so obvious XD

I know right. xD
One of the main reasons I have a distaste towards e.g. popmusic is it's simplicity and "meaningless" notes, chords, melodies. For me, discovering those kinds of small details in songs is part of the fun of listening to music at all. It just enhances the experience after you realize how much effort went into making it.

same, the small details are what makes a piece truly beautiful and rewarding.

Would you be surprised if you know that the melody starts with an A in the melody over a G minor chord? There's a curious clash and resolution to it that I remember coming up with on the spot and instantly writing it down XD.

yeah it would be a 9th, and it resolves itself into the 10th essentially (or if you take the new chord into consideration it resolves into the 5th of the new chord) but yeah your right it's a 9th.

I love playing around with dissonance as it always feels as if it needs to resolve somewhere and almost never feels complete without the resolution. a great example of this would be the melancholic piece 'prelude in E minor' by Chopin. it's in a constant state of tension as the melody starts at the 5th of the scale and never full resolves into the tonic until the very end of the piece.

new perspectives are always great for any piece of music, thats why I always ask my audience for theirs and why I never refuse to give mine.

Also, do you play piano? If so, that's awesome as I do too.