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A jam submission

Boss Fight on Halloween NightView project page

Spooky Tune For A Spooky Jam
Submitted by Gandillon — 14 hours, 46 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Jam Theme#163.9174.091
Melody#223.5693.727
Overall#243.5983.758
Accompaniment#323.3073.455

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Explicit Content

No

Methodology
Composed in three parts:

The foreboding intro as the shadowy figure comes into view.

The main fight loop as you battle the twisted demon.

The tragic ending, but for who? You or... it?

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Comments

Host

Interesting composition! Something I noticed: there is a theremin-ish synth (heard at 0:20) which is heard again at 0:49 to establish the main melody. I believe this represents the “shadowy figure” revealing itself as the “twisted demon”, and if so that’s some impeccable compositional theming!

Great job and thanks for joining the tune jam!

Submitted

Fantastic job! I loved the step-movement a lot of the instruments have which creates directional motion that affects me as a listener somehow. Different tones in clearly structured different sections were a welcome change, even though it never got boring in the first place. All the voices are working super well together and around each other.

At first I though it was my headphones, but other people have reported peak issues as well, so maybe look into that. Hope to hear more from you!

Submitted

One thing that stuck out to me in your composition was the arpeggiated bell parts that fall while they are ascending the scale - that’s a really cool trick! I really like the bass drone while the high synth, strings, and brass seem to move around chromatically above it. This makes it sound very spooky. The drums are a very nice touch and add energy that makes it obvious this is a battle theme, despite the andante tempo. I think the three part composition was very creative and makes it feel like I am observing the battle like a story. Great work and thank you for sharing!

Submitted

Cool stuff! I like the melody of the song and the flow throughout. Very "Halloweeny" and grand, feeling like if it was in a boss fight, it would be a huge mf lmao. I would say there were some mixing issues, with the peaking creating distortion (maybe the bass was too loud, it was very distorted on those parts). Overall, a cool track!

Submitted

This is really good! What I absolutely LOVE about this song is the use of directional sound to create this feeling of the music wrapping around me. I could really feel every little pluck and pull you put into the song in my right ear. Beyond that, the composition is great and very fun to listen to.

I wouldn't say this is super boss battle vibes, but it definitely fits the bill with Halloween, and I wouldn't bat an eye if it was in a boss battle.

Also I am pretty sure this song is having peaking issues. It feels like at some points certain instruments get crackly or sound like some part of their sound is dissappearing. If you could take a look at that, it'd be great!

Awesome job with this one, keep it up!