Long walks along wind-swept beaches come to mind when listening to Australian-Swiss composer and pianist Amy Rita’s swirling, life-affirming music. Which is unsurprising: she was born in the West Australian port city of Albany and grew up in Victoria’s Queenscliff before moving to Melbourne aged 16.

Yet the solo piano pieces on her debut EP The Walk Home have more specific inspirations, many of which, because of their near-universal nature, will evoke shared experiences as much as shared thoughts and experiences. To be sure, the style is ambient classical, recalling Yiruma and Laura Sullivan as much as Chopin and Schubert. But it also transcends abstract romantic visions to celebrate the everyday.

There is a simplicity and immediacy to the music, which despite its refinements never loses an improvisational quality of the theme-and-variations variety. It’s accessible without being cloying. Take the title track, one inspired by a scene in Martin Scorsese’s beautiful, nostalgic 2011 film Hugo. A slow waltz, reminiscent of Satie and Yann Tiersenby’s Amelie score. There is a wistful quality...