Really great work here, I like the game idea you described and the music definitely fits! I love The Ritual, the rhythmic instrument looping in the background and the driving kick drum are great at creating that feeling of being chased. My favourite track has to be the Main Theme though, I love the flute and that evil bass synth, they really work to create an uneasy atmosphere even before you start the game.
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The Blowfly Commune OST (OST Composing Jam: Crunchtime 04)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #9 | 3.974 | 3.974 |
| Creativity | #10 | 4.237 | 4.237 |
| Overall | #13 | 3.968 | 3.968 |
| Quality | #27 | 3.895 | 3.895 |
| Impression | #34 | 3.868 | 3.868 |
| Composition | #38 | 3.868 | 3.868 |
Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
You’ve grown up all your life in the small town of Blowfly. Your life has been normal enough--some oddities here and there--but over the past few years, you’ve been noticing that something is off with the town and the people. Everything comes crashing down when, on your sixteenth birthday, your parents sit you down and tell you what Blowfly really is. And that you have been given the greatest honor this town can bestow--to be a sacrifice.
Escape is the only option. That or your life.
I’m envisioning a 3d story driven game here, maybe like a 3rd person, single-player Dead by Daylight.
Main Theme: Name explains it well enough, sets up some motifs I use later (notably in the town theme). Set up a musical cliffhanger at the end to tease the horror aspect of the game.
This Small Town Called Blowfly: The theme for Blowfly. I wanted to evoke the kind of feelings for a small town in the middle of nowhere, so this track only has one instrument: acoustic guitar. I tried to make the performance “fiddly”, like someone who knows how to play well enough but isn’t a virtuoso is playing it.
The Ritual: This would be one of the chase tracks in the game. I tried to make it as spooky as possible! The heavy use of choir is for portraying the town performing some sort of chant or ritual.
This Small Cult Called Blowfly: As you progress through the game, the town theme evolves as you learn the dark secrets of your town. What was once relaxing is now eerie.
Message from the artist
I tried to make something more out of my comfort zone and focus on sound design this time. Hope it worked!
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How does it fit the theme?
I decided to take the "Freedom" theme literally with the "escape from a cult" story. When I saw the artwork, what struck me was the negative lighting painting jail bars on the wall, which I feel fits with the story I have made.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/slawflesh/sets/the-blowfly-commune-ost-ost
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