Description
I envision this in a survival/adventure game about the challenges and beauty of climbing a mountain.

I opted to squish 4 themes into one track for the sake of time, but each could be looped or expanded on to be its own are theme. As it stands now, I think it could work well for an opening cinematic, or a long-trailer.

I used Ableton as my DAW, and various spitfire libraries for the sounds. I opted for ensemble patches (vs individual instruments) wherever possible to save on CPU and RAM. I find this limitation helps prompt composition and arrangement ideas.

Artist comment:
The dichotomy of beauty and danger atop an icy peak, two worlds in one. The player will experience the breathtaking vista of a snow-covered mountain before plummeting into the oxygen-deprived dangers, both real and imagined.

4 themes combined into one "overture". Themes include: Character exposition, Boss Fight (a yeti?), Escape/action Sequence (avalanche?), and an ending theme that hearkens back to the safety felt at the beginning.

Theme:

Two Worlds

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
This piece is an overture/medley of 4 themes to be used within the game. It transitions between two different "worlds" of sound: one icy, calm, and serene; another tumultuous, dark, and intense.

For the serene section I picked sounds that represented the nature of Niels's scene: icy strings, high winds, a resounding horn. For the dark middle section, I picked sounds that felt intense and red with anger.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/chad-953666806/beauty-and-terror-on-the-mountain-ost-composing-jam-crunchtime-submission

https://youtu.be/JbLcp5HiC7E