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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Quality | #50 | 3.258 | 3.353 |
| Correlation to theme | #53 | 3.258 | 3.353 |
| Composition | #54 | 3.144 | 3.235 |
| Impression | #55 | 3.144 | 3.235 |
| Overall | #60 | 3.144 | 3.235 |
| Creativity | #69 | 2.915 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
A collaboration between two guys who complement each other.
Theme
Panspermia (Πανσπερμία)
How does it fit the theme?
The suite follows humanity's expedition in search of aliens. Stay tuned for the sequel to find out if they return home.
Link to streaming services
-https://soundcloud.com/edsknife/panspermia-suite-liftoff-emissaries-and-discovery
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVofXMVkW3g&ab_channel=IraWretched
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Comments
Nice tracks, I liked the instruments you used. I felt like it could use more tension/release moments to really put forward the motifs you used.
Yeah, I really liked the instrumentation in Movement 1; Ira made human-like dynamics out of a pretty linear MIDI. I also liked the one timbre that's basically just doubling stuff in Movement 2, but it's that chorus-y piano just to add some TeXTUrE.
Your tension/release idea made me look at Apocalypse in 9/8. I think its tension/release comes from the polyrhythms realigning every few measures, and the bass constantly being on B. The bass made me analyze a lot of the harmony as just being relative to Dominant, like v7/v and VII/v. Might try it some other time to see if it's what you meant.
The tracks are really cohesive, I like the smooth progression between them.
Yeah, the jam instructions recommended using leitmotifs and stuff. Honestly couldn't tell you what that word means, but most of the stuff in the suite is just variations of the same melody/bass. You might also be thinking of how the inversions help keep the harmony "at home" or "away" to keep the progression going.
Sounds like some 90s JRPG, good job!
Yeah, might've been Ira who compared me to Uematsu at some point. Got huge into him a couple months ago.
I feel like I'm in a space rpg, maybe inspired by missions like the ones that exist in the first star trek series. Honestly, I felt really good listening to these songs!
It's really relaxing and chill piece. Great instrument choice!