OST Composing Jam #7

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A jam submission

And the Strange Birds SangView project page

My submission to the OST Composing Jam 7

Submitted by MistaLOD — 1 day, 6 hours before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Impression	#42	4.056	4.167
Quality	#60	4.110	4.222
Composition	#87	3.947	4.056
Overall	#124	3.785	3.889
Creativity	#168	3.731	3.833
Correlation to theme	#467	3.082	3.167

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
This song is mostly ambient with progressive elements in it. The time signature is also 13/8, divided into 5/8, 5/8, and 3/8. It's made to represent a strange but familiar world where the birds sound a bit... different. This is their song.

FL Studio 21 was used to make the music, while Paint.NET was used to make the cover.

Message from the artist
I would've made more but that's life for ya.

Hope you enjoy this work.

- Anthony Short

Theme

Inside my world

How does it fit the theme?
My world has a different time signature. It's structured to give you a glimpse of the... strange birds... in this particular world.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://mistalod.itch.io/singing-birds

Number of tracks
1

Genre

Electronic

Ambient

Experimental

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project

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Comments

LaylaSubmitted130 days ago

wow...This...is...AMAZING!!!!

I think this is the first time I've heard music written in 13/8. It absolutely blew my mind! And that end is SICK!!! I need you to recommend more music written in this kind of time signature!

GREAT WORK!!!

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MistaLODDeveloper129 days ago(+1)

I wish I knew more music in this time signature too lol. The only thing that comes to mind is the Hades I and II OST. Thanks for listening, though!

BUMPUSSubmitted131 days ago

THis WAs ReaLLy AweSoMe! i love how you made the ost flow in general ESSPECIALLY IN 13/8 very SnAZZZy!

BUMPUS 🐢

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Sonar's remorse

MistaLODDeveloper129 days ago

Thanks for listening! I'm glad you enjoyed this one. 🐢

wt64Submitted135 days ago

Such a rich harmony and rhythm evolved organically over diverse, ethereal pallete, kept engaging (hard to do!) with subtle variations. The classical piano flair uniquely fits. The cool breakbeat/electronic ‘fill’ section made me think- maybe add a B time signature and additional background textures (check out Botanica genre). I'd casually listen to this, beautiful work!

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Beyond the Meadow

MistaLODDeveloper135 days ago(+1)

Another time signature is actually an awesome idea. I'll try that for my next song! Thanks for listening!

JacobMotlMediaSubmitted139 days ago

This was a fun listen! Great job.

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Umi's Dream OST

MistaLODDeveloper136 days ago(+1)

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

VannaDeltaFoxSubmitted140 days ago

Beautiful? Yes. Original? Yes! Using different interesting tools? YES! Unusual pace? Fabulous! The use of 13/8? WOW

I adore long compositions for their potential to convey a lot of emotion and... You did it!

Your cover art is among my favorites... heh)

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Patient Zero OST

MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago

I’m glad you enjoyed this! The cover art was made by me as well, and it’s themed abstraction, which I think fits the song well.

NeatNeetSubmitted140 days ago

This is cool. The use of 13/8 felt very natural and as someone who also dabbles in a bit of breakcore, the ending part was awesome. (Erosion/Sample Divide my beloved)

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Laren. - OST Composing Jam #7

MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago(+1)

Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve always been a fan of breakcore and it’s been fun trying my hand at it. I’ll have to check out the songs you listed.

FoxwingsSubmitted140 days ago

This is incredible, and so creative. I loved the drums you used, both the patterns and the samples themselves (esp the addition of the rhythmic glitches near the end, and the ride that comes in around 2:24 sounds NICE)

Great use of odd time signatures, really feel like they add a lot to the ideas you were going for while not keeping it from driving forward in the heavier parts. Plus, love the title and cover art. Super creative vibes.

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MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago

Glad you enjoyed it! The first set of drums were Addictive Drums 2, and the second set was a drum loop from FL Studio labeled “DL Breaker”, which was cut up with Fruity Slicer. You should be able to see more if you look at the proof of production YouTube video I included.

IndieKevSubmitted140 days ago

Love the use of the super odd broken time signature. The glitching also got me the impression of getting stuck, really nice! Really good entry thank you!

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Tsuya - OST Jam 07

MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago(+1)

I’m glad you enjoyed it! The glitching part was a bit last minute but I’m glad I added it.

IndieKevSubmitted139 days ago

That was a great choice lol definitely!

ZephyrSubmitted140 days ago (1 edit)

I really like this track a lot. The 13/8 is really interesting to listen to and helps keep the repetitions fresh. The changes in texture are well timed to maintain interest as well. The piano and the warm synths gave me a Lena Raine vibe. The Eclipse said "mesmerizing" and that's the right word. One of the most enjoyable single tracks I've heard so far. Thanks for making and sharing.

Oh and there's a diminished chord at 3:20 that is really excellent and sounds like a good Bach twist.

I love the cover art!

Submitted

Picnic at Maple Pier

MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

I’m glad you noticed the diminished chord! I’ve been trying to use a wider range of chords as I’ve been stuck using a lot of m7 and M7. And yes, Lena Raine is a big inspiration for my music. She always has great music.

Also I’m happy you like the cover art! I made it myself.

ZephyrSubmitted139 days ago

Yeah hearing it pop out like a gem made me want to figure out how to incorporate them more in my music. I hear you on feeling stuck.

JofesSubmitted140 days ago

I was a lot more engaged with this entry than some others because I was trying to get a grasp on the time signature the whole time. I never did really find it but it's not a bad thing it was really cool!

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Queen Bubblene Blast!

MistaLODDeveloper139 days ago(+1)

I'm glad you enjoyed it! The time signature was 13/8 but it’s easier to count as 5/8, 5/8, 3/8.

JofesSubmitted139 days ago

I know you literally said so in your description and I still couldn't do it that's why I was so engaged!

app1ecoreSubmitted140 days ago

Beautiful and quality work, liked the noisy synth that started at 1.30. And I really liked the drums from 2.40 and cool bass going a bit acid)))

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acid dark forest

MistaLODDeveloper140 days ago(+1)

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

The EclipseSubmitted142 days ago

i really liked this song! the buildup is executed really well, and it's really mesmerizing to listen to. i do wish the connection to the theme this song attempts to build was a lot more thought out.

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MistaLODDeveloper142 days ago

Thank you for your feedback. I do agree to some extent about your point, but I think we may have different interpretations about what the theme means.

The EclipseSubmitted142 days ago

probably, and honestly that’s fine. it makes every submission unique and special

HotdogRatSubmitted142 days ago

Sounds awesome! The drums are sick too

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MistaLODDeveloper142 days ago

Thanks for listening! I’m glad you enjoyed it.