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A jam submission

The city under the bubblesView project page

Submitted by Di. Yum — 5 days, 8 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Correlation to theme#913.9553.955
Composition#983.9093.909
Impression#1263.7733.773
Overall#1293.7733.773
Quality#1733.7273.727
Creativity#2913.5003.500

Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
Hey !

Here's my music for the OST Composing Jam 7. I took for inspiration the picture, and i for the game I imagined a platformer game like "Ori and the blind forest" or "Gris", something very poetic.

I have composed in a orchestral style where i added some chineses instruments.

I made 5 differents music, in all the music there is a common theme made by 3 notes which can represent teh player or the environment.

The music:

- " Don't stop believe " : it's a epic / Hopefull music, i made it for when the player is in troubles but there is a way where he can save every one

-" Exploration " : I made this one for presenting the environement to the player, or when he's discover an other region

-" The city under the bubbles ": This music can represent a particular place where the player is safe and can chill arround

-" This is it ": It's an ending sound, when the player as saved every one and there is no problems left

-" Whispers of the night ": It's a mysterious but chill music, it represents a puzzle level, where the player don't knom where's the exit. I imagined this level at night.

For all the music i used Fl Studio, for the composing and the mix.

Message from the artist
I really enjoyed working on this project, I hope you enjoy this work.
good listening !

Theme

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
It fit the theme because i used chinese and japanese instruments with a classical orchestra.

I also made a common theme inside 3 of the music i made ("don't stop believe", "exploration", "the city under the bubbles") for representing the player or the envirnoment;

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oef4kLh97EA

Playlist : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyvQ111NYAeQwlg_BAuXgyWO9M77MT50P&si=DU3XOli6M_7cz2IJ

https://soundcloud.com/the-riptore/sets/the-city-under-the-bubbles?si=0d07968e38b94fea8cc2818a43e62098&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Number of tracks
5

Genre

Orchestral
Ambient
World/Ethnic

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (Game Jams)

For game jams only

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Don’t Stop Believe: The bell instruments playing the repeating motif in the background remind me of sounds from the Studio Ghibli movie, Princess Mononoke. The strings give a more forward energy to the track and helps it feel optimistic and driven. The solo violin is very beautiful. I love the drop off back to the quieter section at the end - this leaves a great opportunity for your track to loop.

Exploration: The soft piano with quiet strings helps give a gentle calmness to this environment. The waltz feeling helps give character to your underwater area. I love the mandolin tremolo effect.

The City Under the Bubbles: Again, I love the mandolin tremolo effect. The light instrumentation works very well for imagery of a city with bubbles overhead. Bubbles are inherently delicate and transient which makes high bells perfect for conveying this musical imagery! I really like the return of your motif, especially at the end of this track.

Whispers of the Night: The instrumentation is very sweet. The harmony feels serene, but it feels a little sad still. The violin and cello together are very beautiful and make for a very emotional scene!

This Is It: This track has a sweet sound and a good sense of finality to it. Beautiful work overall. Thank you so much for sharing!

Developer

wooww !!!! I love your critics and feeling about all my tracks ! Be compare to the music of a Studio Ghibli's film is such an honor, thank you for your comment and your honesty !

Submitted(+1)

Great stuff! I like the tremolos for the different instruments you used. Your instrument choices were good and I enjoyed the atmosphere in each track. Thanks for sharing!

Developer

thank you very much !

Submitted(+1)

Nya

It's beautiful! The instruments, the dreaminess of the sound and the overall motifs cling well, heh)

Exploration is my favorite because I love the atmosphere of discovering something new. New horizons!

Thank you!!!

Developer

omg thank you ! I'm so greatful !

Submitted(+1)

It sounds so beautiful and professional. I really like the instruments you used, amazing job :)

Developer

thank youuu a lot !! 

Submitted(+1)

good tracks, I like them.

Submitted(+1)

Nice consistant sounding tracks, good minimalistic writing. Keep up, nice work!

Developer(+1)

I'm very happy!! Thank you !

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I really enjoyed your mix of orchestral instruments and electronics. "Whispers of The Night" is my favorite. Great work!

Developer

thank you !! 

Submitted(+1)

Very pretty! Love the use of Chinese/Japanese instruments, it gives the tracks a unique flair.
My main suggestion is to use panning/reverb more on the string instruments to place them in the mix more neatly. Good job!

Developer

thank you ! Yeah I'm still learning how to mix orchestral music, thank you for your advice!! 

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting music, also due to the use of more exotic instruments and synths: the mix between the two reflects the theme image that is both retro and futuristic. You had a great idea and the tracks work well, keep studying and improving because the initial ideas are very valid! I appreciate this submission.

Developer

thanks a lot ! Your post make me smile xD ! 

Submitted(+1)

Very nice instrumentation, love the ethnic instruments you selected.  Love the movement in each of your tracks, esp with the strings and the piano.  Nice work!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

On the first track, your melodies sound a lot like Zelda to my ears, and your orchestration makes it really interesting.

I love the vibe of The City Under The Bubble, very cool energy! Great submission overall.

Submitted(+1)

I wish Whispers Of The Night would be just a tiny bit more loud, but really liked the whole OST.

The City Under The bubbles had such a pretty chord progression too. Awesome overall!

Developer(+1)

Thank you a lot ! Je suis content que ça te plaise !

Submitted(+1)

Frenchie!!! Superbe travail franchement!

Submitted(+1)

what a collection, i love it good music man, my favorite of all "The city under the bubbles" but anyways all of them sound amazing, good job x3

Developer(+1)

thank's a lot bro !

(+1)

Pretty damn good! This is it and Whispers of the Night got me emotional :]

Submitted(+1)

You trying to make me cry with Whispers of the Night?

Excellent work!!

Submitted(+1)

A great collection of songs, all very pretty and matching the aquatic feeling of the picture. The instrumentation and composition matched perfectly, and overall was very beautiful!

Submitted(+1)

These were all very beautiful and relaxing. Great job!