Ooooooooo love the instrumentation! The waltz was definitely my favorite. This whole collection gave me Octopath Traveler vibes with it's sense of almost melancholy and driven character objective. The motif was well executed as well, giving defined continuity to the whole experience. Great job!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #12 | 4.009 | 4.286 |
| Correlation to theme | #36 | 3.608 | 3.857 |
| Overall | #44 | 3.581 | 3.829 |
| Quality | #50 | 3.608 | 3.857 |
| Impression | #50 | 3.474 | 3.714 |
| Creativity | #82 | 3.207 | 3.429 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Legends tell of roaming four spirits that control the seasons. They say the hero who can win their favor will gain the power to control the seasons. After a grueling summer, a village is wracked by drought. One timid child, inspired by the turning of the leaves, gathers the courage to seek out the spirits and save the village.
Orchestral soundtrack for an adventure rpg. The player goes through 4 areas relating to each season's qualities, and completes each spirit's task to gain their power.
Crunchyleaf Path: Overworld theme for the autumn forest
Spirit of Frosty Perseverance: Boss battle theme. Player chases a fox up the snowy mountain for the duration of the track, with the difficulty scaling with the track's progression.
Spirit of Tides and Courage: Final boss, a giant serpent. The player is on a ship, and must wait for it to surface to get hits.
I used Reaper, and started by thinking about my dream composing job. I'd love to write battle music, and my favorite genre is orchestral with a classical flare, so I came up with the story after setting up the project. I started with the summer track, and took a motif from it to use in the others.
Theme:
Story of Seasons
Picture theme
How does it fit the theme?
Autumn: Rustling shakers and descending piano line for leaves. Crunchyleaf Path based around a forest in autumn.
Winter: Harpsichord and bells in Spirit of Frosty Perseverance. Based around chasing a fox through the snow.
Summer: Shakers and tambourine mimic a fish, marimba for a tropical feel. Spirit of Tides based around a tropical sea serpent.
For the picture, the protagonist in my game is a girl from a village experiencing drought; I interpreted the dark section as her fear and struggle to save the village.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEOgCcDICmI&list=PLHM6e7GUJmn9xAizQRvvK33tnkekeuACL
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