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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Jam Prompt | #7 | 4.077 | 4.231 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.558 | 3.692 |
| Melody | #16 | 3.336 | 3.462 |
| Accompaniment | #19 | 3.261 | 3.385 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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My take on The Singularity is that if we reach a point where technology surpasses humans, it's won't be because machines are truly superior, but because people have devolved by having relied too heavily on technology. Rather than being ordered around by authoritarian AI, humans find themselves forced to reshape their lives around technology because they don't know how to function without it.
This piece represents the devolution of once skilled, creative humans into shallow, pliant selves who have surrendered to letting machines make all their choices.
With thanks to Retepunk for helping me figure out the story of this piece.
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Interesting interpretation of the prompt! I believe the piano line becoming more dissonant represents a devolution of the pianist’s mastery of the piano? Nonetheless, I enjoyed listening to this tune! Thanks for joining the jam!
Oh, this is a really cool concept. A single piano playing a calm theme, but every time that sweeping breathing sound comes over, the theme becomes quicker, more complicated, more minor, and a bit false, until an additional electronic instrument is added that slowly replaces the piano altogether! Like my entry, your song tells a tale. And the piano theme is made by dividing the 12/8 signature into 4+4+4; 4+3+3+2; and 3+3+3+3 respectively, if I am correct! This made it feel hard to follow at times but at the same time made it feel cohesive, fitting the theme. I love wacky stuff like this! Well done :D
I love creative interpretations like this! It makes the music so refreshing when you know it comes from a unique perspective.
I really like your take on the theme. Your main message of human reliance on AI is what gives it power is very creative and hits home for sure. Your music conveys this idea very well as the humanistic ebb and flow of the piano slowly fades throughout the piece to simply metered synth pulses. I am impressed by your skill of creating a piano line that sounds both correct and incorrect at the same time! Great work and thank you for sharing!
It's great that you repeat the "same" motif on the piano, but that it gradually deteriorates. The sound in reverse (voice + bass) is very good. You've managed to convey the domination of the machine. Very good composition.