It's a really genuine effort, it'd be wrong saying the contrary. Sincere melodic (with some gets-in-your head sequences) & rhythmic parts with lots of things to learn from a modern neo-orchestral perspective sonically. Thomas has sure built some distinctive traits that you can recognize in his music, plus he's a good communicator, something not surprisingly rather rare because of the difficulty this represents in the composing process, and you can only applaud and give him credit for that...--- "however"---, as this album didn't have a particular strong label as much as his trailer music, i found myself wondering at times, while listening to some of the harmonies, chord progressions, the way the instrumentation is used, and even melodies (something i find him generally refreshingly good at), without naming any tracks, how much formula vs. personal aesthetic taste there is for him, as in (and i'm truly sorry out of respect for TJ if this sounds wrong :? ) did he work harder on some tracks than others composition-wise, if there should even be any dichotomy mentioned in this album, or maybe it's just me :roll: ....
