"With Dust and Tribulations" is about how something can come out of nothing. Dust makes me think of the way stars are born from particles just floating in space, and tribulations felt like the right word for struggle or the kind of chaos that shows up near the end of things. The track is really about how even when everything feels broken down or lost, something meaningful can still take shape. 

This was one of the first times I tried making ambient music. I didn't know anything about synths yet, but I remember running my guitar through a space echo reverb, turning the feedback way up, and using a drumstick to hit the strings at random speeds. I wasn't thinking about tempo — I just messed around, and somehow ended up with those weird, theremin-like sounds.

"Day after Day" is one of the first full songs I ever finished, back in 2016. It's an instrumental track I recorded using Pro Tools First, an SM57 mic, and a cheap guitar amp. I made it before I had any formal training or real knowledge about music production — it was just me experimenting and figuring things out as I went. 

"Ofelia" is a film scoring project I created after being introduced to Pan's Labyrinth in class. I was really drawn to the film's dark fantasy atmosphere, so I used it as inspiration for a piece in my film scoring course. The track starts off minimal and slowly builds into a full orchestral arrangement, with constant modulation and shifts in mode. I wrote all the parts in Sibelius first, then imported them into Nuendo to finalize the mix and arrangement. 

"Homebody" was recorded during the pandemic and was meant to be a lighthearted, fun track. I used it as a way to experiment with rhythm and different playful sounds, and I also tried out some binaural panning to make it feel more immersive. It wasn't super serious — just a chance to explore and enjoy making something weird and energetic.