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Selkione šµ - The Ascension Path's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #1 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| Mixing | #1 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Challenge | #1 | 4.700 | 4.700 |
| Vibe | #1 | 4.700 | 4.700 |
| Overall | #1 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Creativity | #2 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Title
A-Maze Me
Description
I tried to compose a piece for Big Band.
I was greatly inspired by Katamari Damacy's "Crimson Rose and Gin Tonic" (which was inspired by Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing").
The structure is fairly classic, with moments when all the brass instruments play together, and others when they fall silent to allow a piano solo.
I tried to skat, but I suck, so I put in two piano solos.
The solos were played by me with the tempo halved and then quantized to get something right.
Plugins used
As always : Reason 12. I used the basic plugins
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https://selkione.itch.io/redlines-challenge
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Comments
I'm amazed :) This is an incredible song, I love the big band swing to it, such a good groove! This is my personal favorite of all your entries to this series so far!
Wonderfully put together!
finally, some proper jazz
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piano was slightly too loud in the intro, that's all
From the first second, it already sounds more 'jazzy' than my entire song haha! You clearly got the jazz feeling right, and without just pasting dissonant chords everywhere. Piano solos, a wild drum, energetic brass... it got it all. And I took the time to listen to your previous three entries as well, as this is my first time joining the RMCC.
1. For "in front of the temple", I love the idea of harmonizing a singular melody in different ways. Iāve done this before and it is a lot of fun!
2. For āprotect the black kingā, I like the small story behind it. I believe the challenge was to make it flow like a movie track, and it is really nicely done.
3. For your chiptune, it sounds very well. No genre or sound is out of your limits I suppose ;)
It also seems like youāve become quite the celebrity here, winning submission after submission and being deemed āunbeatableā in the Discord. Not that it surprises me, I saw it coming a mile away. Great entries, and until the next one! :D
Thanks for your comment. I'm pretty proud of the fact that I've managed to make jazz sound pretty much the way I wanted it to in my head. I spent several hours listening to and deconstructing jazz pieces to fully understand how to construct my music. I'm happy with the result.
And yes, I'm starting to get a bit of a reputation in this microcosm of musical jams on itch.io (it's a small microcosm). It's a lot of fun. I have a feeling that, with all the newcomers, my reign will soon come to an end.
Strong, polished composition and captures the ideas you describe, but it does sound derivative I guess. The horns also sound digital and a bit harsh, but can't have bigband without brass. Thank you for not scatting.
Ok
I'm new to these music jams since I joined only a day before this one started and from my research I can tell you are the one to beat. IDK if I can but I will try my best in future jams!
I hope to rival the production quality this song has eventually.
I'm delighted to see that these jams are welcoming newcomers. It adds diversity and challenge. And it's going to get harder and harder for me to keep my place as leader!
This has got to be jazz cause it absolutely got lazy me moving in my chair, great work!
I'm so glad I got your booty moving!
This is so well executed Selkione! The instrumentation is fantastic and the solos are really good.
Also, I'm not sure if you're using a convolution reverb but the space you created with whatever reverb you used is so realistic. Along with the mixing, it feels close to a live recording on a stage. Brilliant work!
Wow ! Thank you very much for the compliment about the mix. I have no idea what is a convolution reverb. So if I used it, itās a happy coincidence.
I tested a few reverb presets and chose the one that sounded best to me.
Ah I see. You selected a really appropriate one. I'm not super familiar with Reason but I think the RV7000 MkII has a convolution mode. It captures the characteristics of a real life space (like a concert hall) and then applies it to the dry sound. The one I use in Logic called Space Designer is handy for orchestral stuff.
Oh ok !
Thanks for the clarification, I'm glad to learn something interesting.
I've actually used the RV7000. You seem to know a lot about technique, I'll follow your other comments carefully.
Crimson Rose and Gin Tonic happens to be one of my favorite songs in Katamari Damacy and I can definitely hear the influence on your track, especially in the opening stretch! But you also put a unique enough spin on it that your song still feels original. The piano solos are great :) Iāll probably be shocked if this doesnāt win. Amazing work!
Ah it's cool that you know Katamari's OST (there's a chiptune remix of Crimson Rose and Gin Tonic that's crazy too).
Thanks a lot for your compliments.
Selkione! why canāt you leave some possibility for other people to win the challenge? Jokes aside this is really good.
Haha ! Thank you !
Reading your comment, I feel like the first boss you meet in a Dark Souls game: tedious but so satisfying to beat.
this is so good i literally can't say anything lmao. the second piano solo sounds amazing :00
Thank you !
Iām pretty proud of the second solo :)
PS: your music is excellent !