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Thank you so much! Yeah for the gameplay I pictured Everhood style battles so I'm happy that came across! I'll give your OST a listen tomorrow too!

I was looking forward to you hearing it, thank you so much!! 

Thanks!!

Thank you!

Letters by the Sea: Beautiful strings, reminiscent of BOTW. Dynamics were done pretty well!

Paths of Paper: Nice and bouncy, nails a sort of seaside feel. I love the bass sound and the plucked strings.

At Day's End: Ooh this one is so JRPG I love it. The instrumentation, overall feel, the chords... Really makes me want to pick up a new RPG this moment lol. This is my favorite track here.

Overall get somewhat of an Octopath influence as you said. Great work!

Thanks for the detailed feedback! 

Thank you!

Arrival: Some nice piano, feels like a happy start to an adventure.

Crash Landing: ALIENS

Going Around Town:  Nice little track with some very tasty temporary Lydian sound at times.

Inside the Convenience Store: Nice bossa nova sound, this feels like a shop theme that could be in the Mother series.

Slushee Attack: Love those little runs towards the end of the track.

At the Arcade: Some cool Mixolydian. Was expecting more energy but I like this chill take on an arcade too.

PacBlast: Haha feels like a Pacman boss theme.

Crop Circles: Really nailed the farm feel here. Nice, quaint track.

Stargazing: Oh this is pretty. Nice piano track, I do feel it would fit a cutscene.

Fight the Man: The rhythms are really cool here. 

Departure: This has a really bittersweet sound to it. Love the resolution at the end.

Really good storytelling in this OST! Nice work. 

Thank you!

Thank you so much! I had so much fun working on those lead melodies

Dyson so rich he can spend all time and money on pointless mechs 

Thanks! I'm glad the different genres came off well!

Thanks!

Thank you so much! I'm glad Solar City was one of your favorites this jam and thanks as always for rating everyone's entries!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! I also love the Crosscode OST and I really need to get around to beating it. I didn't have time to mix as I would have liked (especially on Baile en la Playa). I'm definitely going to save your feedback for later, in fact I'll experiment with it now to see if I can improve them!

Vessel of Blood: Oh wow the chords, the choir. And then the percussion and the analog style bass! Bruh I was NOT expecting that bass tone goddamn. This is lit. This is really Doom-like. The rest at 2:14 was amazing.

Vessel of the Stars: Ooh this softness is a nice contrast, nvm I heard that big boomy perc so now I'm scared. Love this rhythm. Never heard glockenspiel sound so tough before. Love that metallic perc. Love how we're back to the calm feel. 

Phenomenal work as always!

The Stars We See: This is so Minecraft and I love it. Great atmosphere, love the swell right around the midway mark. Very dynamic with how it subsides after that part and begins to build up again towards the end. Love the little bits of melody here and there.

Comet Strokes: I like how this one is a little more melodic. Very pretty melodies. Also very C418. Love the chord choices. I love the pad sounds so much. I really appreciated the little subtleties in the percussion, while it's buried under the field of pads, it adds some important movement that really helped increase the immersion for me. 

I could easily hear this fitting in Minecraft. I was so immersed throughout. Great work!

Forth: Great ambience, got lost in it. Drums caught me off guard in a good way.

Sine: Ethereal. Love the buried melody around 4:18.

Gaia: Love how this swells. Bass sits so well. Great transition into-

Thunder: , and I love this percussion. The noise really captures the storm feel, I really do feel like I'm in the midst of one while listening. Very cool track! My favorite here. 

Mark...: This one matched your story so well. I love how the sound changes leading into-

Nkumo Atoll: I love the percussion. Oh wow this is very cool. You really nailed a tribal feel here. The hectic section indicating the chase is a really cool touch. And then the calm ending. Finally they escaped!

I appreciate the storytelling here a lot! Nice work!

Booo, I'm a red notif! Did I scare you!

Once Upon a Summer Night: I love how percussive the piano is, it already hints to me that stuff isn't all sunshine and rainbows lol. And then the creepiness sets in...

Smell of Iron: This is tuff. Breakcore with some very gritty textures. I love the contrast to the previous track. I like how it goes back to the calmer sound, also very good mixing on the sfx like the cop siren. 

idontknowwhattodoidontknowanymore: Ooh I love the vinyl saturation feel. This is so creepy and cool. Very very unique atmosphere, I really love it.

Flat-Looking Lamp: I love the return to the feel from the first track. Music box is really befitting of this ost. The SFX are again very well done.

Great work!

Today is NOT a good day: the animation is so cute. A kind of mischievous and cool vibe here I really like. I really like the progression. The lines interweaver really well. Very catchy. Good use of the piano rhythmically. My favorite track here!

Waxing Fun, Waning Sun: I love how playful this feels (that bass rhythm moving between the 1 and 5 of the chord will always work great for that feel). I have to say catchy rhythms are definitely your strongest point!

The Best Last Day: Haha I love the sfx. Such a cheerful feel, made me smile. Don't see enough tracks this jolly in the jam so I really appreciate this!

1:39 and the following bit was my favorite moment in this submission, it felt so good. I like how the original motif takes a background role in that section, keeping that catchy sound around while allowing a more complex melody to develop on top. Great work and thank you for always taking the time to rate everyone's submissions!

Evenfall: Oh WOW that sax. This is quality. Where's the sax sample from? Quality work on the dynamics, wish I had as much time to get mine as nice lol

Midnight Rendezvous: Ooh this is chill. I appreciated the little subtleties in the percussion. Nice bassline, fits the drum rhythm very well.

Discovery: Love that piano line. I really really like the chord choices towards the end (sounds like i9-vi9).

Half Full, Half Empty: Some good classic jazz to close off, I really love this. Nice chords, nice bassline, nice percussion, just good all around.

I love the combination of jazz and ambient, I was vibing the whole time. Really love this submission. Great work!

Gathering The Town: From the intro I already knew i'd love this one. This has a certain flair that reminds me of tracks from Illusion of Gaia (an OST I really like.) Love that piano sound and the percussion choices.

Where People Used To Be: Really like the glockenspiel use. Almost starts feeling like an anthem around 2:00, the big percussion really enhances this feel.

I like your sense for percussion. Nice work!

the sun is gone, but my pain stays: Nice atmosphere and then some nice guitars come in. Like that blippy sound later in.

i met a wise snail spirit, he told me a lot of snail puns: epiano and bass :) and that silly lil synth. Love the vibes here, made me smile. That synth later in is really cool, what's it from (or how did you make it?) Cool chords.

helping an old hermit crab organize her snail magic books: Love the rhythm. I really adore your synth choices.

fishes dont have fingers so they want me to play the guitar to save their kingdom: I love these track titles so much lol. This song feels like it's for an emotional ad in a good way lol. For five dollars you can save these fingerless fish

baring my heart out beneath the stars: Cool groove, love that sound that's layered with the snare (or is it the snare itself lol). 

no matter how far you go, i’ll always be there for you: Very cool outro with the guitars. Love those ringing synths. Love the reverb type on the snare. 

Your stuff is always so high quality. Loved the animations. Great work as always!

Main Menu: Groovy! Love the organ sound. Gives me beach vibes.

Lousy Ol Town: Compositionally this makes such a great town theme. I'm trying to place what game it reminds me of (might just be Crash like everyone else lol). Nice percussion!

Onward: Love the intro melody, especially coupled with the time signature I find it pretty memorable. The chromatic bass movement upwards at 0:20 is so cool. Rhythm got me moving! It's got the feel of some of the more rhythm heavy tracks from Trials of Mana. I second what Troisnyx said, I feel like if the chords in the back were broken up a bit more, it would add to the rhythm even more!

Oh I forgot the bonus oops (edit incoming)

BONUS: You Lost: This is in fact a much darker tone so I can understand leaving it out. This is really cool though. Love the bass sound and that higher synth a lot. In a more extended OST if it were a real game, I could see this fitting in somewhere especially late game. Or as a game over theme like the name suggests.

Nice work!

6PM: Fast Road: We on a road trip hell yeah. Surf rock vibes are strong here. LOVE that bass.

7PM: In The Lounge: Oh wow this is some good jazz. Cool chords. I love the darker bassline, sits nicely under the brighter elements. My favorite track here!

8PM: Guilty?: I can really see this one in an investigation scene, and the urgency from the story you wrote can be felt here.

9PM: At Dusk: This is a really cool outro. The percussion is nice and works really well with the guitars.

Nice work!

When it all went bad: very creative! I like this way of telling a story.

First steps + the carnival: love the background sfx. I can really imagine myself in the cutscene. RIP Alien :(

Nice work! Very creative.

I love Mother 3 OST and it's one of the OSTs that influenced me years ago when I first started out (particularly in bassline writing), so its not a reach! And yeah if I had more time I probably would developed and reused the 7/4 section more. Crunch hit me hard on that track haha.

Trust me, I also have trouble finding brass sounds I like lol. It's a patch from the Roland Edirol SD-90 synthesizer called "Romantic Trumpet"! It's also known as the "Touhou Trumpet" and you should be able to find a free soundfont version in Touhou and Undertale soundfonts. You can also find a paid VST version in Roland ZENOLOGY and I believe Roland SRX World.  I layered it with the guitar to make it sound fuller.

The guitar was done using Ample Guitar SC.

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!

Last Seen: Ooh great synths. I really love the sound and chords in the second half especially. Makes me think of an alternate take on Megaman Battle Network music somehow.

Looking Into It: Immaculate atmosphere. I love the lead synth,

Then THAT Means: I love the rhythm and percussion, they remind me of Secret of Mana (this song in general does). And then the chords between 0:35-0:45 gave me goosebumps. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon vibes are heavy in the second half, composition and instrumentation wise. This is my favorite track here, its so good.

Kelsey: Nice textures. This gets so trippy towards the end and I love it.

Unhide: The Battle Network vibes are in FULL FORCE here. Love it. Great chords, lots of energy.

Amazing ost, great work! Another fiumals masterpiece

One Night Only: I like that ostinato over the changing bass, it allows for some interesting implied harmony. 

Into the night I go: more cool harmonies. Love the switch to those synths.

Wild Unknown: Getting a subtle blues vibe here. Good vibes.

Should I be worried: Nice extension from the previous with some darker chords to change the tone.

We're Not Playing Around Here: We really aren't! I love how heavy this is. Love the chord progression later on.

Are we having fun yet?: I love this so much LOL

Back to (virtual) Reality: WOW it shifts back into the serious tone so well. Well executed.

Anxiety in the Air: love the contrast between the bass and the piano. This is my favorite section for sure.

Resting Place: A nice chromatic descent. Nice atmosphere.

All that came before me, and all that will come after: Wow love the drama here. Nice organ use.

Big City Lights: Vibes. I like that high synth melody a lot.

The last night I'll be alone: Love the feel when the drums cuts out. Really liked the synth and how-

Arcadia: Arcade of Lights: -and how it transitions into this track! Love the laser sounds and chiptune percussion for that genuine arcade feel. 

Where are you!?: Wow the guitars are hype. Love the urgency. 

The moment a dream comes true: Short and sweet close.

Loved the storytelling through the different named sections. Great work!

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! And yeah I also remember listening to your other jam entries (I especially liked your Triquetra entry this jam). I love Mario Kart music so I'm glad it showed here!

Thank you! Glad to see another Hammond fan. And haha fair we've heard some Roland sounds a bit too much lol

I love Shimomura and Sakuraba so much, I'm glad to see you do too lol

Thank you! Yeah the hammond use was directly inspired by Motoi Sakuraba's work. I'm a huge Octopath fan as well but somehow I didn't make the connection to Sunshade City/Primrose until you pointed it out lmao.

Thank you! Haha yeah if I had more time I would have made them a bit longer

Intro [Birding Grounds]: Very pretty choir. Almost reminiscent of Hollow Knight. I love birds

In Flow: That bass sound is so cool. And then the synths and piano over the top. You've got a lot of elements here but they fit together amazingly. Love this so much.

A Rainy Stroll: Love the choices of instruments to carry the chord voices. Great vibe. That synth put a smile on my face, its my favorite kind of synth lead. 

Diashow: The piano is so mellow and satisfying. Then the percussion gradually creeps. Birds still present in the back (I love birds). Very effective outro

Great work!

Lingering Images/Stillness Moments: Great atmosphere and love the reverse piano. What a vibe. Love the synthwave feel in Stillness Moments! And that guitar pad is so cool, I need to try that sometime too.

That Other Night: Love the sound design here. So pleasant and cool at the same time. You've blended all the little elements together so well, the atmosphere had me hooked. The piano lines towards the end were beautiful.

Great work!

One Summer Night: Love the chord movement around 0:39. Very pretty. And then I wasn't expecting a shift into a bossa nova section! Very nice.

The Carp: I love the use of a ticking sound, very nice atmosphere. Sounds like an underwater theme.

Nice work!

Danielle: Beautiful piano work. I love the melodies.

Malo: love the environmental SFX. And also those that came in around 1:24! 

One strange ally: Mixolydian b6, always a pretty sound! Coupled with that rhythm in 6/8 this feels positive and dreamy. This is my favorite track here for sure.

Something's Off: Haha the intro reminded me of Earthbound. Nice and creepy sfx coupled with some piano.

Worse than I thought: Ooh, choir. The contrast of the louder lines to that quiet piano was satisfying.

Nice work!

Thank you so much! Glad you liked the vibes!

Bro named after a vacuum cleaner, poor guy

Leaving This Life: Wow. Loving this guitar work. Subtly ethereal. And then that soft piano is delicious. And then the creepy devolving synths? Superb.

Astral Emotion: Great chord choices. The percussive elements are really nice. The whistling and western feel later in was surprising but well executed!

Blurred: WOW. This combination of choir, perc and synths, coupled with the chord choices, otherworldly. GREAT WORK and my favorite track here.

Living My Life: Very pretty close to the ost. Nice piano and guitars again.

This might be my favorite entry of the jam so far. Amazing work. 25/25