<original><pony>Winter Solstice/Dawn of a New Season

[LoreRD]

So this one's been done for a while now....
Bring on the feedback!

[FIMprov]

Ah, I remember when you showed me this as a WIP way back when. Time for some feedback on the final product!

Winter Solstice: really enjoyed the ambiance here, especially the subtle entrance of the bass and the vocal-like lead at 0:55. Moving on from there, the new lead was introduced effectively, though I could use a little more kick on the fade-in rather than having the cymbals first. In fact, I could use a little more kick overall.
Liked the entrance of the strings at 1:57. Really good chord-building there. But the chord sounds off at 2:11 with that lead. And again at 2:23. Much better at 2:30. Getting a bit too much strings at 2:47 too.
I really like the new lead at 3:00, but I think it should be a little stronger. Also, in this change of section, maybe you should vary the beat a little bit. It's starting to feel stale through 3:40.
Like the lead at 4:20 too.
Good transition, except it sped up a bit quick. Moving on!

Dawn of a New Season: Holy crap, where'd the buildup go?! I like it though; it defied my expectations.
I really like the sound design here. Except the bass synth came in pretty harshly at 5:39. Try bringing that in a bit slower instead.
The part panned left at 6:11 seems a little too far over (unless that's what you're going for). The chords seem weird through the rest of this part, but you make it work well enough.
I like the new bass at 6:58, too, wow. I love that.
Something I didn't really like was the synth playing a minor scale around 7:33; you're in a major key, so that pass felt out of place.
The transition into quiet at 8:00 was really good.
Didn't really like the drastic tempo automation on the pianos though. Try to make that a little more subtle.
Nice ending though.

So if you can't tell, I just wrote what I was thinking as I went along. Hope it makes sense.