Results
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
FL Studio was used for both of these songs. The songs were made by fiddling around with some samples, some midi work, and a small amount of recording of my own voice (mostly to use as a sample).
Tidal Drift:
This song was meant to be a sort of area theme type of song. I used a lot of bubble sounds to imitate the feeling of water, and went for an almost whale call type thing for the lead. This song also includes quite a lot of reverb/delay, which is meant to depict the vastness of the ocean.
Siren's Garden
As the name suggests, this is meant to be a theme for a garden cultivated by a siren (the mythical creature). For this song, I used several arpeggiated synths to imitate the rising of bubbles, as well as a few samples of my own voice as the "siren's call". Some of the instrumentation for this song was actually inspired by "Uwa!! So Temperate♫" from the Undertale soundtrack.
Message from the artist
I would have liked to make more than only 2 songs, however this jam fell on a week when I was quite busy. Regardless, I still wanted to participate, so that's that.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
For there songs, I wanted to go with somewhat of a "watery" sound. I used things like rising arpeggios imitating rising bubbles, as well as samples of bubbles and things to achieve this.
For both of these songs, I wanted to have some sort of means of having them be connected, but I didn't feel like going with leitmotifs, so instead I gave the songs very similar chord progressions. Both progressions revolve around starting with a major 7th chord, then playing that same major 7th chord a semitone down, creating an almost tide-like back and forth that I think really sells the ocean vibe.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL00LQBjDeQ2yaNG0mW_3aJ2y3zzxNbbAk&si=huLQ-pAx8qLpAieG
Number of tracks
2
Genre
Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)Any non-commercial project
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