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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #42 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Correlation to theme | #46 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Overall | #49 | 3.627 | 3.627 |
| Creativity | #52 | 3.633 | 3.633 |
| Quality | #57 | 3.567 | 3.567 |
| Impression | #62 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
all 3 tracks made in FL Studio, represent each phase (Preparation, Fight for Freedom, and Explore Beyond)
genere: not sure, maybe majority electronic and ambient in some parts( halftime ni New Adventure adn all of "Onward"
all of these incorporates Dreaming and exploring as the main underlying themes
i started all project first with melody, com up with around 2 or 3 different melodies. then using different instruments and fx to see how it goes, if it closer to the freedom theme. there is exception to "Against All Odds" where one of the main intrument used for arp and melody have too much drive, but i can't find a better synth; that was a matter of time constraint.
also fun fact: all melodies are in the same key, except when theres specific key changes, but they could be interchangeable. and all tracks are made in a single project: just to utilize the preset i made exclusively for this project
i have fun (while spending quite an unhealthy amount of time for this, but worth it ദ്ദി(´ཀ`」) its my first jam and things doesnt go well. but at least i still can submit, thanks for you help. really looking toward more music jams!!!!
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Message from the artist
i honestly can't say enough to your helps submitting the projects!
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i cant wait for the score, but take ur time thoug(there's still quite a number of project i want to listen as well)
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
each track is a phase of its own, setting storiess and world that only exist in one's dream
Onward(Preparation phase): an adventure into the unknown. uncertain but hopeful, just like wartime. there will be lost, but there are also new things to be found.
Against All Odds (Fight for Freedom): facing challenges that test the independence and the will to keep going. It poses a question: do you have what it takes to earn the freedom?
New Adventure(Explore Beyond): new hope but also danger lurking.; essentially the aftermath or result of such freedom earned, the last bit is a reminder that all of this is a dream. but it might still be the realest and best dream one can immagine
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/nyugen-410608048/sets/starchasers
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_WH1bGnZyb_6m5fhE5b4ZqPZ2pByTqfB&si=83jmH7vM9RIgfeMn
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Love the energy in "Against All Odds!" The song progresses in really interesting ways and kept my interest piqued from start to finish. The synth lead in "New Adventure" is pretty and pairs really well with the piano to close things out. Nice job overall!
glad i finally came across yours Nyu_Gen! you're mine and my teammate 0mnis 150th sub so far so thats awesome!
The first song has that slightly relaxed adventurous feel, nice.
The second track with kicked things into motion ! I love the determination in the melody and chords, and the key change was pretty frickin cool
The third track really brought the feel of both tracks together in my opinion, i liked this one a lot. felt hopeful and it was very dynamic. i also tasted a hint of like geometry dash-ness in the last track lol
Really nice, particularly Against all Odds and a New adventure! Well crafted stuff!
I really, REALLY vibe with all the melodic ideas here, like a lot a lot. Onward is a great opening that's slow and makes great use of silence, the reverbed percussion hits so hard. Against All Odd melodically goes crazy in the melody and has so many cool movements. That chord shift at 1:40 to signify a new section feels so good (and perfectly placed) and the transition into bass triplets is perfect. As the final song in the OST New Adventure is just the perfect way to cap it all off using all the musical ideas in the other songs. The little major cadence at 3:00 is aaaaaaaaugh so good.
The main thing that holds back all of these tracks for me is the instrumentation, as a lot of the instruments sound very quiet and isolated when the tone feels massive and uplifting. Honestly I think the piano sounds really good, it's just that everything else should be brought forward to play with it better imo. Filling out the midrange frequencies with more instruments like strings or supersaws and cleaning up the instruments with some EQ to give them each a very defined frequency range would be what I would move towards personally, which would also help add more space for instruments and textures.
Seriously though, I 100% see the vision and I am completely there with you. Amazing stuff!
What I like a lot about these Nyu is that they definitely feel quite coherent in terms of genre and feel, probably because of your synth design and the fact you made them in the same session. For me, New Adventure is by the far the most enjoyable with it's really interesting use of synth instrumentation and super pleasing melody - great vibes there! I agree that I think in places there's just some balancing issues, mostly the piano across the tracks, but otherwise a very cool entry that hits the dreamscape idea!
yeh, now im getting comments about my piano, which i thought it was fine. thx for pointing that out
nonetheless i nail the consistency in terms of themes, vibes, and settings, all while using the same leitmotifs to show different emotion.
that to me is the biggest newfound strength i may press on. and sticking with vgm cuz giga's style is out of reach for me(ﾐዋ ﻌ ዋﾐ)
(also im a melody guy. i start most if not all project with melody. god it just work)
The piano is too loud on "Onward", but I liked the bassline.
I like the sidechaining on the second track, it's overall very nicely done, love the melodies and the arpeggios, it's my fav track.
The mixing is still a bit rusty honestly, some instruments could be a bit quieter and panned around (delays can turn melodies into something from an another word). I like slight detail on the reverb that gets louder on the closer. Also nice thing to have a leitmotif, it's the first time I noticed one in this jam. The last two tracks drags on for a bit too long for me, but I don't think I'll have a problem hearing this on a video game.
Overall the ideas are great, I would have liked it more if the instrumentation were more varied and the mixing were better. Still, good job!
thx alot for the feedbacks ! (=^ ◡ ^=) i though my piano was just righ, but i could get it clear when i lowered the volume or sidechain(ﾐⓛᆽⓛﾐ)
snai's house somehow got it just right like this(my fav from snail's house ٩( ᐖ )ミ( ᐛ )و) Ujico*/Snail's House - Floating Point
i had never rushed a project so hard in my life( plus im feeling like actually crunching while doing it, but still worth it)(＾º◡º＾)
i could use the extra time lowering pluck tracks from the second track, distortthe bass for more gritty sounds, and remove low frq in the snares.
p.s Against All Odds turn out completely different from what i wanted. i want to get a modern feel to it like GIGA's Beyond the way (Instrumental) , but ened up with retro game vibes, like .... (ﾐ ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣̣ ﻌ ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣̣ ﾐ). it is what it is ig
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freedom as a liberating thing... flying among the stars... i think those are the descriptions that my imagination comes up with as i listened to your tracks. i absolutely love the cohesion of the instrumental palette and motifs, along with the well-crafted difference in vibes (notably so in "Against All Odd")!! ;3c
i would've loved for "Against All Odd" to have even more hard-hitting drums, personally; though that's probably because it feels adjacent to EDM for me HAHA otherwise, i think this all works well for the hopeful and ambitious mood of spaceflight / outer space / new frontiers concepts. nicely done!
OMG thx for checking it out(๑✪ᆺ✪๑)
ur right about the drums, only the kick ix properly mixed XP
but im still glad i finished what i wanted for this project
gotta love it (=^･ω･^=) ♡
This is it! The final entry for me to rate!
I was bopping my head along with Against all odds. It reminded me of a song called Mimmolette from a game called MAD RAT DEAD which has my favorite soundtrack ever made! Honestly Against all odds might be one of my favorites from the whole jam, and this is my last rating so it can't be dethroned at all! If anything, I think it could have used a volume increase at some point for a climax or a crescendo.
I wrote all that as I listened to against all odds. then new adventure started
New adventure shares a lot of similarities with against all odds so I already really like it! The synth lead is super pretty and fits the lighter inflection the song is going for. I think I still prefer AAO because it feels faster paced which I like.
Really Really good submission! Especially for your first jam!
wow, you're a madlad . can't imagine all the submission you have to listen through.( ﾐዕᆽዕﾐ )
i do agree on 2:50 part, could use more buildup and brass to bring out the epicness
either way, that wraps up everything. looking forward to more jam, really
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Against All Odds is such a bop, I love how much you managed to pack in there while still staying coherent and not having things get too messy. New Adventure scratched a mental itch for me, the sounds there all synergize so well and your arrangements were dope!
oh, i could go on more with Against All Odds on the 2nd half, but New Adventure took most of my time already XP
fun fact: New Adventure was my 1st music before the latter, so i literally work completely backward.
but hey, if it works it works
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For starters, I LOVE SYNTHESIZERS.
Onward (Start Chasing) - Actually, I'm a big fan of low-frequency synthesizers and sounds. I respect you when I have the opportunity to feel the music!. And, I also like the orchestral marching rhythms of the drums:>
Against All Odds - Good... If there's one thing I love more than low-frequency synthesizers, it's a dynamically changing composition! And yes TUTUTUTUTU tutu tutu tutu tutu tutu tutu tutu tutu
New Adventure is the time for magical royal melodies! And another bit that I really like! A thin little synthesizer at the top of the overall heavy melody leads the composition well, as if a little princess fish were singing on top of a glass castle...
In general, I liked the idea of your tracks!
P.S. Rawr
"little fish singin on top of a glass castle"???!
holy, ur right on that XD
i was thinking of a cat, /w humongous hongalongononganogongous PAWS XDDXD
GLAD U LIKE IT( ദ്ദി ˙ᗜ˙ )
each track embodies such a different tone - the first, militant and ready to march forward; the second, a frenetic banger befitting a battle; the third, a triumphant victory. they all feel sonically cohesive too, good work!
im glad you can see the vision i tried to achieve.
cheers to the next jam(=^ ◡ ^=)
yooo this was sick! one thing that stood out for me was all the arpeggios you threw in there were so cool, you have a talent for that. i also love how generally happy this ost feels, its super hopeful and energetic i love it!
the gated sections in New Adventure is dopeeee i love that
awesome work!! well done
Yessss, nailing the Freedom theme /w underlying Exploration, &Dream theme✧｡٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*｡
i think it has just the right amount
thx for cheking it out
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love the use of the motif from "against all odds" in "new adventure" as well as the overall tone shift in the second track! i honestly did not expect the OST to pick up so much and it was a very pleasant surprise! also love the constant melody runs in the second track and how the instruments all beautifully harmonize with each other despite having a lot going on, controlled chaos kind of vibe imo!!
overall incredible work!!!! :))
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i dont think i cant put my thx in words man
ur tracks are tuffs as well(๑✪ᆺ✪๑)
Against All Odds is insane with the progression of the song throughout almost 4 minutes and all the variety that I could never manage myself. New Adventure is nice too. Not a big fan of Onward (Start Chasing), it felt like a warmup track (I had one like that the last Crunchtime jam I took part in). Still, awesome stuff here.
you are spot on Onward being the intro(it was very rushed i only got like 2 hours before submission plus art cover to do)
but it still works as a storytelling piece of my work, even though its not needed
(also a lot of ppl like "Against All Odds" despite "New Adventure" took most of my time, and is also a first song before the latter, but it is what it is ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ )
I really like the style of these tracks and how cohesive they feel! I think if they were added into a game it would really work as a soundtrack and help define the character of the game. I particularly like the mix on Against All Odds and the melodies in New Adventure.
Good job!
These were a fun listen!
My favorite probably was 'New Adventure' because it gave me a hopeful feeling, like we just defeat the final boss and now we're looking forward for what's to come!
I also really liked 'Against All Odds' because it reminded me of retro game music!
Great work!
Love this! it's a very nice writing and electronic pallete :D which i feel captures 'freedom' nicely. in "new adventure" i saw you had in mind "dark" - at 3:52 when the baseline goes to an F (I think?) i feel that's a great harmony at capturing both tension and adventure, which i feel other parts of the track could benefit from a touch- i think the track overall does this well though, especially the eletronics - reminds me of bits i loved from Pegboard Nerds. Great work!
Some really interesting concepts here! The keys driving Onward are really nice, and the supporting instrumentation around does a great job of bolstering the main melodies. I like how the track devolves into a kind of military drone as it ends, capitalizing on the feeling of heading into battle.
Against All Odds is fantastic, and probably my favorite of the three. It reminds me of a bunch of different games from back in the retro days. The main section gives some loose Sonic the Hedgehog vibes at times, which is always fun. Choice of voicings here is really nice throughout; plenty of variety to make for quite the aural palette. The main melody is super catchy!
Wrapping things up with New Adventure - this very much divides the mix in two but it works well. Heavy, driven basses offset by the pleasant upper-range square-like melodies. Again, there are some great melodies here. This track seems to have more identifiable sections than the others. Big fan of how the piece quietens and slows down in the middle section and then slowly works its way back up to the energy at the beginning of the track.
All in all, a very fun listen. Great work!