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OST Composing Jam #4

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A jam submission

Once upon a time in a Magical ForestView project page

Submitted by Egorkin531 — 17 minutes, 26 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Correlation to theme	#40	3.889	3.889
Composition	#42	4.000	4.000
Overall	#43	3.867	3.867
Creativity	#47	3.889	3.889
Impression	#57	3.722	3.722
Quality	#58	3.833	3.833

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
My tracks' genre is orchestra but "The dark woods" and "Mysterious forest"also have a synth sounds
I think my game is a quest like. It is kinda similiar to "Creepy tail"
I hope you'll enjoy my music^^

Message from the artist:
Enjoy my OST! i'm really proud that I made this ^^

Theme:

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
The game is about the mysterious forest. You need to go deeper inside it to find Witch and Leshy and help them to save the Forest from the Evil

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/egorkin-music/sets/once-upon-a-time-in-a-magical-forest?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Comments

DanQSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Oh my, "The Dark Woods" sounds fantastic. Love it. Good work!

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besaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Hii! I like the instruments you use very well in your music. They match very well. You captured the mystery very well. I like the bell so much. So simply so relaxing so good. Very good job.

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TwitchywhalezSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love how the call and response moments in Mysterious Forest sound almost like birds in a forest. I know it’s already been said but great overall composition, good job!

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Under a Twisted Sky

KerrSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Loved how eerie yet playful everything sounded. All 4 tracks had this nostalgic vibe like was grinding my woodcutting ability.

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Starhugger - Dense Thicket & Friendly Face

GornemantSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

You've got some really great composition skills! I really really loved how the instruments were responding to each other in "Mysterious Forest", it really gave that idea of many mysterious elements forming the whole of the forest's mystery. Also loved that "The Dark Woods" is some sort of slowed down version of "Mysterious Forest" reminds of that trick Toby Fox used in "The Choice", where he slowed down the main theme of Undertale and put some lush reverb in.

Overall great job, congratz! 👏

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elitestratmanSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Your orchestral style reminds me of the old classic Heroes of Might and Magic 3, a soundtrack that sets these great fantasy moods with rudimentary virtual instruments. Great job!

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KaSSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Gotta love the magical forest sound! Fits right in line with the image. Big fan of the chords used too. Mysterious Forest really is a perfect match for the image!

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Journey To The Oak

alexander89Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Loved it! Composition, choice of instruments and atmosphere are magical :)

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Scott KirklandSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Great work! You should be proud. you did a great job. My favorite was The Dark Woods. Eerie yet charming in its own regards. It painted a great picture for me as I closed my eyes and got lost in "The Dark Woods" :)

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saikeSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Oh this soundtrack definitely has that magical feel.

Mysterious Forest - Very nice opening. I really like those flutes. Especially when they do those little frills. I don't know if you had a video game genre in mind, but something about this makes me think of RPGs. Maybe it's the upwards motion of the arpeggiation. Anyways, really nice!

Once upon a time in a Magical Forest - I quite like the soundscape on this one. There are a lot of sounds to listen to. I also quite like that synthy sound that seems to be mostly attack. I think it's really nice and complements the rest well. My favourite is the last section. This one is probably my favourite.

The Witch's House - Yep. That's exactly what it sounds like. I can just imagine sneaking around the Witch trying not to get caught.

The Leshy - Now it sounds like we're in immediate danger. I get the feeling Leshy is lurking around the forest and we're basically trying to stay out of sight.

Excellent! :)

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child of the forest

David CaldarellaSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Track 1: what an absolutely wonderful sound world! The glockenspiel runs, harp runs, and swelling strings give it an utterly enchanting sound. I do wish there were more than the four repeated chords the entire time, as this leaves you very boxed in with what you are able to create.

Track 2: Again, this track is beautiful to listen to, but harmonically it is three chords on repeat for the bulk of it-- you change the chords about 2/3rds of the way through for a little while, but changing them even more would benefit this track very nicely! Try transitioning into a new section sooner!

Track 3: this is a lovely tone shift-- cool melody in the low woodwinds, and awesome countermelody in the oboe! Definitely gives me a witch's hut feel.

Track 4: pretty eerie, loved it!

Good job, keep writing :)

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Egorkin531Developer1 year ago (1 edit)

I'm happy that you gave me this feedback. I agree with you about chords structure in first two tracks. I was afraid to lose that mysterious feel in the first one and since it's the OST for game I thought it doesn't need to have a lot of chord changes but I agree with you that I could add a little more in it. The second track should have been background music when the player go through the forest. So I tried to make it simple and without complex chord changes.

So thank you for your feedback, I'm sure that your remarks will help me to create better chord progressions^^

Doug TSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Your tracks are all linked together so well!

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Nominal and Alarm

TinCanAudioSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I got hit with the Final Fantasy/Chrono Trigger vibes straight away!

I love the quiet menace in The Dark Woods that also carries a hint of magic at the same time, it's a really cool track.

The last two pieces have so much character in them, it's so grand and sweeping. This was a great listen

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Runaway - OSTCompJam4

RufiventrisSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really fits the theme, and i like the way you develop your music. Very cohese!

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Hope Run and Forest Walk