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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #55 | 3.541 | 3.786 |
| Creativity | #57 | 3.408 | 3.643 |
| Impression | #60 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
| Overall | #66 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
| Correlation to theme | #73 | 3.140 | 3.357 |
| Quality | #79 | 3.274 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
This soundtrack was written as an expansion to my submission for OST Composing Jam #2, SOLUS GALAXIA Original Soundtrack, which is available here.
The soundtrack is composed in a mostly orchestral style, with some tracks incorporating guitars and synthesisers to give the tracks a "space-like" feel.
Game Summary:
Your search far and wide for more life has led you here, to a strange hidden planet battered by fast and extreme seasonal changes. Life seems abundant here, but what will you find as you go deeper and explore the planet?
Track 1: The Hidden Planet - 3:41
Main theme of the expansion and the planet.
Your search has taken you far and wide to all sorts of environments, but this mysterious, unknown planet feels different. Just what is waiting for you down on it's surface?
Track 2: The Unstirring Spring - 3:15
The theme of the spring season.
The long, freezing winters lead life on this planet to hibernate for an extended period of time, well into the spring. Having just being ravaged by the frost, the land lays dormant and eerily quiet, awaiting its new awakening.
Track 3: Sun-Drenched Plains - 2:59
The theme of the summer season.
The sun shines bright, and the wildlife is out in full force. The endless plains you explore across are teeming with all sorts of wonderful creatures, motivating you to explore further.
Track 4: Fiends in the Leaves - 2:32
The fighting theme of the autumn season.
Not all life on the planet is passive and friendly. The forests now being covered in golden leaves, you're ambushed by a group of creatures, and they don't seem to want to leave without a fight.
Track 5: Glacial Chill - 3:33
The theme of the winter season.
Winter has rolled in, and the once-colourful world has been hidden in a sheet of white. Despite the relentless cold, some life has managed to thrive, breaking up the barren snowdrifts.
Programs/VSTs Used:
FL Studio 20
MuseScore 3 (used to compose Fiends in the Leaves and develop ideas; no audio exported from the program)
Applied Acoustics Systems Player: Starlight
Ultra Analog Session 2
Strum Session 2
Spitfire LABS
Soft Piano
Strings
Strings 2
Frozen Strings
Trumpet Fields
Choir
Play Series: Hybrid Keys
JuicySF
Soundfonts Used:
Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra
Symphonic Sounds
GeneralUser GS
MuseScore Orchestra GM
Don Allen's Timbres of Heaven
Shan's GM Soundfont
Nice 4 Bass v1.5 (Soundfonts 4U)
HammerSound Acoustic Percussion
Densine's Percussion
Ethan's Original Soundfonts: Bassoon
Marimba Deadstroke
Congas Edition
JL Solo Horn
All-Around Violin
Message from the artist:
Hope you all enjoy listening to the soundtrack! Once again, I had a lot of fun taking part in the jam (even if I didn't get as much time as I would have liked to work on it).
It was nice to create an expansion for the soundtrack I composed for the last OST Jam; approaching the themes I had written in a new way, and retooling elements to use in new tracks really helped get my ideas flowing and let me develop ideas I really like; hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I do.
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
Each of the seasons has its own theme, showing how the planet changes alongside the seasons.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/benthompson-dev/sets/solus-galaxia-the-hidden-planet-original-soundtrack
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Comments
I really enjoyed the range of different emotions from ambient tracks to battle themes. I think the Sun-Drenched Plains was my favourite, just has such a catchy beat to it, and the opening theme does a great job of creating a sense of wonder and excitement with a great build up in the energy towards the lats 2/3rds of the track. Nice!
i don't know how to portray how MUCH I like the unstirring spring, like BY FAR MY FAVORITE TRACK, like so many memorable bits! the chromatic descending bassline at 0:37 IS SOO GOOD
The Hidden Planet: The chords you use are reminiscent of Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli. The progression of this track is its own story and I like the building tension with the climax and resolution. This is great story-telling through music.
The Unstirring Spring: This definitely achieves the goal of setting a scene in which life is present but has not yet awoken. I like your stylistic choice of using a progression that never seems to resolve and keeps building tension as if anticipating someone emerging into the open.
Sun-drenched Plains: Something about the clarinet just has a warm feel that fits well with Summer themes. I like the contrast between the A and B sections that remind you that even though things seem familiarly warm, you are still on an alien planet. The outro is a nice touch, like a peaceful ending to a fun summer day.
Fiends in the Leaves: The classic Pokemon-style battle intro immediately told me it was time to put my game-face on! The musical style shifts are an interesting idea. The melody and its variations are well-written and has me singing along with each repetition. I'm also a fan of your pun in the description. :)
Glacial Chill: The tubular bells are awesome in this track. I think you nailed what you were trying to achieve. It has a stark quality to the sound, yet it still feels warm as if not completely devoid of life. The descending chord progression also fits well with the idea of falling snow softly blanketing the landscape.
Overall: This is a very creative use of your existing ideas to expand and create something new that works very well even on its own. You have shown that a solid foundational idea is one way to get a step ahead of those without a solid idea of a unified theme. I think your skillful harmonic dexterity is certainly a strength of your music and allows you to evoke emotions in your story-telling and not just follow a formula. I also appreciate the creativity in creating multiple types of tracks while efficiently composing for each of the four seasons; you have cinematic music, ambient music, a battle theme, exploration music. All the pieces of a game are here! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work!
Nice work! I like how you built off of the previous OST Jam, but at the same time, this is definitely strong enough to stand on its own.