Hi there,

Listened to both tracks. They are good but could be made much better with simple edits.

The articulation in the violins in "Wherever the Path Leads" never really changes. The downbow spiccatio looses it's intensity if it is always there. Also if you want it to be a big powerful piece, there has to be some more development in both the material and the dynamics. It all sounds "flat" as in it doesn't move from it's intensity level. To make it more effective you want build and take away the intensity making for a much more interesting piece of music.

Those are some quick thoughts on the first piece but could be taken into consideration for the second. Hope that helps!

On top of what Eric already stated - March of the Damned feels a bit flat to me. I think there's too much reverb. You might be doing this to hide the quality of samples you have to work with (I've certainly been there before) but that much reverb begins to wash over everything and takes away impact. Also the last bit becomes repetitive so what I'd consider doing is stripping out certain parts the first few times that idea is stated and then bring them in. It could even be cool to have some key changes, grow the tempo and the dynamics to a truly epic ending.

You've got some great ideas! Just spend some time tweaking the details a bit more and I think you could raise the bar on this track.

Edit: Check out Time from Inception. This is a GREAT study in how to give the listener the same idea numerous times but by changing textures and instrumentation it stays with you rather than getting boring. Plus the tension build over a long period of time is masterful. It's got a big, epic sound without being washed out by too much reverb as well. The reason this track works is the balance between tension and release. Too often young(er) composers forget this and throw everything at the listener right away then wonder why there's no tension).

Thanks for sharing,

Nate