Ashes to Flight

Cinematic pop ballad in a slow 6/8 feel, driven by piano arpeggios and bright acoustic guitar picking; intro starts intimate with solo piano, verse-like section brings in guitar and low tom pulse, then a short soaring lift adds layered strings and a rising chord change before resolving back to bare piano. Breath-like swells, reversed cymbal blooms, and a final sustained piano hit create tension and release. Wide, emotional, polished mix with an intimate-to-anthemic arc., acoustic