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A jam submission

Lily's OST Composing Jam 7View project page

OST Jam 7 Submission
Submitted by Nyatrogen — 20 hours, 41 minutes before the deadline

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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Correlation to theme#4393.1723.353
Composition#4473.1163.294
Quality#4693.0603.235
Impression#4713.0053.176
Overall#4913.0833.259
Creativity#5053.0603.235

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
I imagined a cute adventure game about discovery. The track Peaceful Shore is meant to be like a cozy village area maybe like a starting area before the grand adventure takes place underwater. The Deep Sea Adventure track is pretty much the core of the whole adventure idea. The Abyssal Enigma track shows a darker side of the game, maybe as the game introduces something mysterious and not well understood, it is also quite dissonant for that reason. I used FL Studio for all three compositions. For the first two I mentioned, I started with writing a melody and then added on to it more and more progressively, and for the last one I mentioned I started with a bunch of chords, some with a lot of tension, and then added a melody afterwards.

Theme

Picture theme

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/nyatrogen/sets/ostjam7

Number of tracks
3

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Nice flute and percussion! I love it when composers play with these instruments)

Submitted(+1)

- I love the very "boop-boop-boop" style pan flute instrument in "Peaceful Shore", it's very cute. Also loved the moment in the loop where a lot cuts out - silence is such a cool tool and you use it very effectively here!

- "Deep Sea Adventure" is cool and engaging, and I like your sectional writing in it - but I'm not getting that much of a sea vibe in it? It has more of a "marching through a forest" feel to me - it might be the frequency of short-duration notes? Possibly a melody that moves a little slower might help it :)

- "Abyssal Enigma" strikes a real impression from the first note! I really enjoyed your use of unusual tonality and chromaticism - it felt very intentional and well-chosen to me.

Overall this is a cohesive and interesting album, nice work! 

Submitted(+1)

Love how sweet and cosy these pieces are! Also love how Abyssal Enigma is just that little bit off kilter in terms of the harmonies - makes it just that bit disconcerting. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

That bass in the first track goes so hard

Submitted(+1)

I adored the flute or whatever woodwind instrument you used was. What was it?

Submitted(+1)

The quality of the sounds used make this feel like very unique game. I see a mix of nintendoesque / indie little game.

I pictured a very colorful world with cute and attaching characters. It has it's own ambiance and every track correspond well withvthe description you made :)

I really liked the strangeness of Abyssal Enigma ! My favorite of the three I guess !

Submitted(+1)

I love this!! Every track is so delicately put together and sounds like it belongs in a route in a Pokémon game. The sound selection puts the tracks together so nicely as every noise gently comes at you. Great work! <3

Submitted(+1)

I think that each track match very well the areas you described for your imaginary game, especially "Peaceful Shore" with that cozy vibes it evokes. The OST as a whole is very cohesive in its sound and composition. Great work!

Submitted(+1)

I liked deep sea adventure the best, good job!

Submitted(+1)

Nailed the beach feelings with these. They're packed with whimsy and breeziness - I found that Abyssal Enigma in particular sounds as though it's straight out an N64 underwater level. Can't quite put my finger on why - perhaps the arpeggio and soft-lead? Either way, a fun listen. Good work with these!