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Is Santa Claus Coming to Town?'s itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Melody | #1 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
Accompaniment | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
Jam Prompt | #2 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Overall | #2 | 4.556 | 4.556 |
Ranked from 3 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Right off the bat this hits the theme on the head! The wood blocks give the sense of urgency while your opening chords from I to IV immediately give the sense of holiday festivity. The rest of the chord progression outlining “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” just continues to add on top of this. The sounds you use make me think this would fit really well in a mobile game or an older PC game. I love the B section when the trombone comes in. The slides work so well with this theme. The quality of the trombone recording is impeccable and I give major props for that especially! Overall your melody is fantastic on its own and is enhanced by the juxtaposition with the original version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town, making it seem more like a dash. Your accompaniment is stellar - the bass line supports the glockenspiel melody while the trombone adds a nice countermelody flare with the clarinet offering further harmonic support in the background. This is wonderful writing as I can hear every instrument very clearly and it sounds full. The percussion is also not too heavy and adds the perfect accent to the rest of the music - in particular I like the hi-hat and wood block in the accelerando section (which I can only imagine is the “time is running out” theme in-game). Overall, great work! Thank you so much for sharing and also for hosting. I’ve been looking forward to hearing your music since you started hosting these jams - I’m definitely looking forward to hearing more of your music in the future!