I submitted just to see that I'm the only one who did XD
Let me explain myself-
1. Yes, it was a bit cheesy. For me it doesn't sound like you listened to tons of so called "pirate songs" based on the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
I hate this theme because I heard it far too many times. It's ok if you like it but I think that you should try and think beyond that.
Don't think of your music as "something that people will see as Pirate/Adventure Music" but as "my interpretation of Pirate/Adventure music".
I don't think that you should listen to the popular ost because they just come to sell stuff, think- if I told you that me and my pirate crew are playing an evening song or a sea shanty...
How would it sound like?
2. Yes it was energetic, could imagine a cheery adventure with this music in the background.
3. Yes, it's still some good music you have there. It sounds good if you don't count the fact that it sounds like a thousand other things.
It could be a good soundtrack for a game where you want the common player to notice that it's pirate's music.
4. No, I've heard thousand other things like this one. I did listen again though, while I wrote this comment, just to be sure about my opinion.
I hope that I wasn't to harsh on you,
You said critical on bold so I let myself say everything I think knowing that you'd understand it's just my feedback from my point of view.
Overall I'd give you... 8/10 because it was a bit too cheesy, but your playing and mixing are great.
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