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A jam submission

UnboundView project page

Submitted by FoxHyode (@foxhyode) — 15 hours, 26 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Quality#34.5204.520
Impression#54.3604.360
Overall#74.2004.200
Composition#154.2804.280
Correlation to theme#193.8803.880
Creativity#243.9603.960

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
The soundtrack is a mix of orchestral ambient music with a touch of electronic elements.

My one and only track represents the journey of guiding a fox as it escapes the hunter’s forest, overcoming obstacles and dangers to reclaim its freedom. Along the way, players will explore a magical world, uncover its secrets, and embrace the thrill of living unbound.

I experimented with sound design by incorporating bird flapping sounds to match the fox’s attempts to catch them during its escape.

The intro serves as a prelude to the gameplay, with music that transitions smoothly into the main loop. The ending section, which resembles the intro, can be triggered at any moment.

I used Nuendo 13 for music and Reaper for creating some of the sound design.

Message from the artist
Hope you enjoy listening :)

Theme

Freedom
Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
I chose Freedom as my theme with a small Fox twist as usual. The character will be shaped shifted as a Fox, I incorported some bird flaping sound design to give the picture some life as the fox's companion.

Story of the track :

In a magical forest glowing with soft light, a young fox broke free from the hunter’s trap that had held it captive for so long. It ran through sparkling fields and leapt over shining streams, feeling the world open wide around it. The whispering trees and guiding stars seemed to cheer it on. For the first time, the fox felt truly free, leaving the weight of its past behind and embracing the joy of running without limits.

As the sun rose and bathed the land in a golden glow, the fox paused on a hill, the warmth of the light brushing its fur. Around it, birds soared, rivers flowed freely, and the wild seemed alive with boundless energy. In that moment, the fox realized that freedom wasn’t just about escaping, it was about having the courage to explore and live fully. Once trapped, it now ran with the wind, discovering the magic of an unbound life.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://foxhyode.bandcamp.com/track/unbound

Genre

Orchestral
Electronic
Ambient

Soundtrack use permission

No

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Comments

Submitted

Cool sound design and clean mix, good job!

Submitted

Well... FoxHyode never changes: the same high quality standard. I admire your mixing skills...

Oh, right: a wonderful publication! We enjoyed it with the whole fox tribe :>

P.S. Rawr!

Submitted

I really don't think I could ask for a better submission to end on, this was magical. So clean, so mysterious, this is gaming.

Submitted

MAN I loved when the drum and bass kicked in, what an awesome track. Super clean sounding too!

Submitted

Great job Fox!

Submitted

Production on point as usual!

Really liked the sound from the mangled woodwinds kinda sounds like harmonicas with all the effects on them.

Cool stuff!

Submitted(+1)

holy shit that was awesome, Best track from this jam I've listened to so far. absolutely amazing!!!! 

Submitted(+1)

This music really illustrates well your concept ! I love the voices singing with the violins and the bird flaping details, it's very immersive. I feel the magical aspect of nature as well. It works ! good job :)

Submitted(+1)

Reallllly fantastic! Well written, well mixed, the intro was perfection! Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Your music always sounds so well produced and mixed Fox, this is no exception. The snaps of the clicks, the sway of the brushed hi hats and shakers combined with the sound design elements, it all sounds incredibly crisp. I think the only thing is that the bird flapping moments felt like they lacked a bit of depth strangely in comparison to the rest of the elements. Really like the piece as a whole though, very emotional and quite mystical!

Submitted(+1)

Loving the use of the bird foley noises here to really create some ambience. The orchestration, already gorgeous, at the beginning gating out and transitioning to  synth was super well done and an absolute bit of ear candy. Vocal textures in this are phenomenal - some of those bends (sounding somewhat synthetic but adding to the vibe) just add that veritable cherry on top to really keep the piece feeling mysterious and ambiguous with regards to where it is going. 

Supporting instrumentation as this progresses is fantastic; never overpowering the mix  and remaining in place just to bolster the main melodies. There's some incredible use of rhythm in some of the elements throughout here - not just compositionally but from the production side of things as well. The strings throughout are wonderfully evocative and constantly in beautiful motion, and that gated synth that kicks in around half-way really spices up the rhythm without actually changing much.

I could honestly see this being used in a myriad of different types of games, and I would absolutely love to hear an EP or full album of more music akin to this. Genuinely top tier work across the board - my only complaint is that I wish there was more!

Submitted(+1)

SUCH good ambience oh man! everything in this song sounds perfectly placed and intentional. All the little sounds work together to make this environment feel crazy strong.

Submitted(+1)

I loved it !

Very atmopsheric, and amazing storytelling through the music. I also enjoyed the vocals a lot, added an extra emotional mood.

Production is top notch, this was a fantastic journey you took me through !

Well done !

Submitted(+1)

i love the sense of tension throughout this piece, it really lends to the story that you were intending on conveying in your videogame concept. the instrumental palette helps with that also!! i think it's mainly the vocals that help build the "magical forest" ambience...

i can envision the fox exploring unusual biomes of the forests, meeting mysterious fauna of distant fields... :0 i'd love to hear more of the theoretical soundtrack if you ever choose to develop this further!

Submitted(+1)

Love the atmosphere! Relaxing and enjoyable to listen to.

(+1)

Man thats brilliant, the best one so far, I can't even give a relevant feedback you don't need it lol !

Submitted(+1)

absolutely adored the way that this track develops, great layering and interplay between the synths, piano, guitar & choral motifs. really excellent track!

Submitted(+1)

The vocal parts were excellent and the vibes of the track as a whole were spot on!

The bass part especially brought the whole track together!

Submitted(+1)

The sound design in the beginning is amazing! The whole song feels extremely well polished - even more surprising that it was done in this short of a time. 

I feel like I have been transported to a different world, you have done some magic with the sounds. The transitions flow so well you almost forget they are happening (especially acoustic -> synths).

I honestly don't know, what I would improve. After the song ended, I was craving for more.