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OST Composing Jam #7

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A jam submission

Teary Drawings, Flying Fishies, A Dark Place, Inside Her WorldView project page

An overbearing mother and an overlooked daughter's fantasy journey
Submitted by August Thaelwood — 7 hours, 6 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Correlation to theme#3113.4503.450
Quality#3973.2503.250
Overall#4203.2303.230
Composition#4353.1503.150
Impression#4393.1003.100
Creativity#4573.2003.200

Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
This imaginary game soundtrack compilation is meant to explore the troubled relationship between mother and daughter via magical transportation into the daughter's fantasy world. "Teary Drawings" prefaces the journey's beginning, revealing the sadness and innocence of the daughter, June. After separately being transported into her imaginary world, "Flying Fishies" represents the adventure the mother, Sarah, takes as she desperately searches the lands for her daughter. "A Dark Place" is a brutal wake up call to Sarah, as she gets a first hand view of the pressure that she has inflicted on her daughter, and the consequences it has had on June's mind. And finally, "Inside Her World" is a simple but brief conclusion, representing the newfound harmony found from repairing their relationship, with a hopeful future in sight.

For these tracks, I used Cubase as my DAW! I'm a new composer but I hope you can enjoy the tunes I put together. What a fun Jam and discord community to be a part of!

Message from the artist
I hope you enjoy these tracks as much as I do! Although I'm just entering the world of composing, my aim is to bring a bit of light to the world through musical storytelling. It'll be a journey, but a fun one, that's for sure.

Theme

Inside my world
Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
Pulled from the text theme, my fictional game tracks revolve around the mother and daughter being transported into the magical fantasy world found in the daughter's imagination. Inspired by the picture theme, my songs utilize a lot of fantasy and innocent themes. This was all to tell a story surrounding a troubled mother-daughter relationship, inspired by what I took to be a happy ending in the picture theme :).

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/augustthaelwood/sets/lb-ost-composing-jam-7-submission-august-thaelwood?si=980c9c748b2a4caca8582efbbd2c3977&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Number of tracks
4

Genre

Chiptune
Pop

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (Game Jams)

For game jams only

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Comments

LaylaSubmitted129 days ago(+1)

Hi August! 

Unusual concept, sweet covert art, lovely soundtrack!!! 

I really liked the choice of instruments you used in your compositions, I think they have a lot to do with the story and help reflect it very, VERY well. Furthermore, I think you have used very good pacing in each of them and they all progress excellent over time.

WONDERFUL WORK!

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True Light
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KaSSubmitted130 days ago(+1)

A Dark Place: Uses one of my favorite progressions so I'm biased! Fun track.

Flying Fishies: Cute track. Lighthearted adventure vibes.

Inside Her World: Cool progression! Really enjoyed the swap between major and minor tonics.

Teary Drawings: Bittersweet kind of vibe.

Great work!

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Beneath the Ocean, Within the Soul
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VannaDeltaFoxSubmitted134 days ago(+1)

Heh... it was definitely an interesting journey, with memorable and very cute motifs....

It was cute and positive!

Thanks for the good mood)

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Patient Zero OST
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago

Aww the pleasure is all mine :)! Gives me tremendous happiness that my OSTs came across as I had hoped!

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JofesSubmitted137 days ago

I appreciate the focus on the melody! Something I could hum or whistle. I think a good way to improve the tracks would be to shift what has the melody at different parts so it feels like there is a lot more movement and changes.

I think you did this well in the first and last tracks but it could go even further by changing more than what instrument holds the melody.

great job all around.

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Queen Bubblene Blast!
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago

That's really great feedback, thank you! Melody has always been a main focus of mine as I too love having something to hum and whistle too :D. Juggling instruments for the melody has been quite fun, but there are definitely more strategies I can take to improve that shift of what holds and spices the melody. Maybe adding new repeating elements in the background with brand new instruments alongside the shift of the melody's main instruments would be the way to go?

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grapefluidSubmitted138 days ago(+1)

Very cute! Gave me stardew valley vibes, especially Flying FIshies! ♪(^∇^*)

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a winter's sheep
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago(+1)

Oh!! I can definitely imagine that now! Flying Fishies over like the spring festival would be so fitting! Thank you for the fantastic compliment :D

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The Symphonic SquirrelSubmitted139 days ago(+1)

Unique, I loved it. Great job. You have a great start on your composing talents. As a fellow composer, just keep writing and making music, and listening. Those are the best ways to get better! I love the theme, story, and the artwork. Wow that artwork is beautiful! Great job on the music. The first song is my favorite.

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Mia's World in the Clouds
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago(+1)

Ahhhhh thank you so much ^//u//^. I will gratefully accept your praise and instruction to keep going! I hope I can make more music that you and others will like :)

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The Symphonic SquirrelSubmitted130 days ago

Your welcome!

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IndieKevSubmitted139 days ago(+1)

Really pretty and I really liked your theme/lore for the OST. That would be something I'd love to watch or play!

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Tsuya - OST Jam 07
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago(+1)

Greatly appreciated :). Writing is quite fun and being able to take that and focus it into music is truly wonderful. It'd be delightful to channel it all into a real game (or even incorporate it into a D&D campaign, haha!)

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KagegonaSubmitted140 days ago(+1)

Really relaxing and I liked the innocence in "Flying Fishes"!

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A Journey toward Origins
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago

Thanks! I'm happy it came off that way as it was definitely an objective of mine when I first started writing it ^^

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konbanmiaoSubmitted141 days ago(+1)

Hey fellow Cubase-ian! :3 You've got some really charming tracks here! The tinkling synths and the melodies remind me a lot of Animal Crossing, and you've done a lot of cool stuff with layering synths and tossing the melody around to different places!

I'd love to hear a little more in the mix for all these tracks - it sounds like most stuff is primarily just down the center (at least to my ear!) and I think you can play around with placing instrumentation in your tracks to enhance your layering even more. Keep at it, you're doing great!

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Cry of the Undersea
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper130 days ago

Much much thanks!! It makes me excited to know my music can give off Animal Crossing vibes, I love that game!! Throwing the melody around has definitely been a fun strategy that really made composing even more exciting for me :). Hmm, mixing. Gotcha! That definitely makes sense, as I've got a lot to learn regarding mixing! Thank you for the tip :)

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fwugneoSubmitted142 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

hey ! this ost is honestly just so cute and melancholic. the charm of your melodies just jive really nicely with your story. super impressive for someone on the newer side to composing?!

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Aspen and the Shadow OST
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper142 days ago

Hoi! Ahh what kind compliments, thank you! It's a great feeling knowing that my music comes off that way, even though I'm definitely new to the scene. ^^

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Franco Grimoldi CaloSubmitted142 days ago(+1)

YEAH! CUBASE!!!!

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Bubbled Up
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper142 days ago(+1)

YEAHH!!!! CUBASISTS UNITE!

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2LAZYSubmitted142 days ago(+1)

You used very nice sounding synths and it was very soothing!

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The Last Dream
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper142 days ago

Thank you! I've only gotten to work with synths somewhat recently, so it's great that they came off pleasant :)

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rainbowbrainSubmitted142 days ago(+1)

I love the sound you’re getting with celestia. My fav is teary drawings! The chord progression is really nice. Great job!

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June's Memory
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper142 days ago(+1)

Much much appreciated ^^. Such a wonderful plugin to work with, and it was definitely no exception for this jam!

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LaeonsSubmitted142 days ago(+1)

Flying Fishies is really nice!

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Drop in the Ocean - OST Composing Jam #7 Submission
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August ThaelwoodDeveloper142 days ago

Much thanks @Laeons! Flying Fishies is a personal favorite of mine, so it is great motivation that someone else found it enjoyable :)

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