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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #36 | 4.059 | 4.059 |
| Quality | #73 | 3.235 | 3.235 |
| Overall | #87 | 3.224 | 3.224 |
| Composition | #91 | 3.059 | 3.059 |
| Impression | #97 | 2.824 | 2.824 |
| Creativity | #99 | 2.941 | 2.941 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
I composed this soundtrack digitally using Ableton. The imaginary game I was composing this soundtrack for was a 2D survival/crafting/simulation game set in space/a sea of stars. Stardew Valley and Core Keeper were sort of my inspirations while composing. I kept it simple, using the same instruments for both tracks. I used bells, marimba, guitar, flute, and a sub sine for a small amount of bass. The music stayed in a higher range with higher pitched instruments because I thought, when we wish upon a star, we often look up and look high, so I kept with that idea and it turned out great!
Message from the artist:
Enjoyed doing this jam, I hope to continue to do more in the future!
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
Musically, the instruments I decided to use were higher pitched, and I rarely ever added bass. I thought "if we wish upon stars, we look up for that" so I kept our ears hearing the upper range of notes, as if we're hearing the stars sing.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/xgcd2
Soundtrack use permission
Any project
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Comments
This was pretty good! I liked the simplicity of the bass as just a sine wave that would occasionally come in to push the energy of the song forward, and I feel like your other instrument selections worked well. Your compositions here were super smooth and nice on the ears as well. great work!
I think you did a great job expressing the theme musically. Using high register instruments with subtle bass gives a spacey feel. I think the uplifting arpeggios in “Stargazing” give a very hopeful feeling. The low thuds in “Cave of Stars” give the ambience of being in an echoey chamber such as a cave. Great acoustic imagery! Thank you for sharing!
Fellow Ableton User :D I love the stardew influence, both of these tracks are a fun and blissful to listen too.
Great work! I can definitely hear the Stardew Valley influence. These are some fun tracks, nice job!
Simple, short and sweet. The arpeggios and percussion instruments (and the high woodwinds in the second track) really fit the theme for me. Nice work!
Nice! Also cool how you explained the way it fits the theme, that makes a lot of sense :)
Nice work, simple and effective, fits the theme very well. I like your reasoning for not getting into the lower registers, it makes sense.
Really cool stuff!
Nice melodies with that flute-like instrument. conveys a dreamy vibe in both pieces. The pieces sound strangely similar, and are yet very different. great cohesion!
This submission reminded me how simple isn't correlated with good or bad. In this case, I'd say the simplistic style helps the piece overall. Good stuff.
Loved Cave of Stars. Great work!