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The Pumpkin King's Revenge: Boss FightView project page

My entry to Spooky Tune Jam 2023 - "Boss Fight on Halloween Night"
Submitted by Marek — 7 hours, 32 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Accompaniment#174.0044.182
Overall#213.6273.788
Jam Theme#243.6563.818
Melody#323.2203.364

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

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Comments

Submitted

ooo great brass lead here! this wasn't a common thing in other submissions, so that stood out to me a lot. 

i liked the strong rhythmic impetus as well, and the consistent dissonant riff underneath. this feels very fitting of the theme, and i enjoyed listening to it. awesome job! :)

Host(+1)

I can picture this soundtrack playing while a massive boss stumbles around trying to attack the player! The complexity across the variety of instruments/tracks creates a unique sonic experience.

Thanks for sharing with us!

Developer

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

When I was reflecting on the sound a pumpkin would make when approaching this jam, I had in my mind a sound that you have perfectly captured here! That low bouncy bass is exactly the sound I imagine pumpkins to have! There seems to be a reference to some of the creepy music from the original Pokemon games here with the repeated melody notes and the particular intervals you used. This definitely gives a spooky feel to it. The drums make me imagine a slow and plodding boss that is slowly chasing after you. Good work and thank you for sharing!

Developer

Thanks

Submitted(+1)

I really like it.

The arrival of the brass is great and adds a nice tension to the piece.

It's boss music, but to me it's not boss fight music, it's more like the boss theme. The kind you might hear in a cut scene.

The orchestration is very good and the percussion is top notch.

Developer

Thanks! 

Submitted(+1)

Very determined, a storm slowly brewing, loved it! I have to say I don't think it's very spooky, but SOMETHING is definitely coming. You had my attention throughout, very efficient use of your material.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

One thing that is wild about this song is that I never really knew what to expect. I kept on getting surprised by what's coming next, even though I can't really explain why. I really like the sound, it's very tense! It really builds up a lot of dread and fear as it goes along.

Though to be honest, when I see the Pumpkin King I think less of the tension of dread and fear, and more something like an intense kind of horror.

Great job here, this is pretty solid!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I think with this kind of track you need a lot of tension that's not really ever resolving.