Fantastic composition with great mix quality! I really like this piece. I feel there are some sections that feel a bit to powerful for relaxed cozy gameplay, but that doesn't take away from the overall success of this track.
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Sunny Island's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Sound quality | #1 | 4.320 | 4.320 |
Composition | #7 | 4.120 | 4.120 |
Impression | #10 | 3.960 | 3.960 |
Creativity | #12 | 3.880 | 3.880 |
Overall | #13 | 3.840 | 3.840 |
Credibility | #47 | 2.920 | 2.920 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Streaming link
https://soundcloud.com/serhiicherednichenko/sunny-island
Track description | Creative process
This track is my version of main menu theme for the Sunny Island.
I didn't listen to a lot of the original soundtrack and did not follow the path of ready-made sound with the goal of making something of my own.
Comments
Overal the track sounds great, definitely gives a adventure vibe, but still keeping a more relaxed mood with it.
Eventhough, as it was mentioned before, it does stray far from the theme, but the melodic percussion and most of the sounds you have used, do relate back to that for me.
Lastly, (i'm not quite sure if I'm using the right words here) The instruments themselves and track overal is in terms balanced well mixed, however, I miss a bit of definition or difference in the stereo field. I think there is some more adventure to be gained in that aspect.
But overall well done! Solid piece!
This is indeed adventurous, but also pretty chill, I enjoyed it!
This track sounds like your character is in a training arc episode and i fully dig it! Though this doesn't quite sound like AC to me. I do wanna hear more of your work! Love IT
Welp, as it has already been said a few times, can't see this fitting in an AC game - except if they go out of their way and start making Animal Crossing: Journeys to Beyond, a JRPG remake with more adventure and actions, then this would be awesome. The composition, arrangement, and instrumentation is done well, with taste and with skills - but the celesta, when reaching the higher notes, tend to slightly get out of tune, maybe the VST has its limit when it comes to stretching higher or lower ?
In any case, a splendid entry :-)
Nice bird SFX. Bongo rhythm works well. Mallets + piano are a nice melody and counterpoint. I like the addition of the guitar rhythm. Dramatic when the violins come in. The moment at 1:02 is absolutely beautiful. Strings and woodwind are beautiful around 2:20 and the staccato string rhythm works well. Absolutely gorgeous song with a very crisp mix. (Although I will admit it sounds like the sort of song they'd run in a pharmaceutical commercial while someone narrates all the medicine's horrible side effects. :P )
This is lovely and charming. Its got a lot of emotion; I think not referencing the original has paid off for you here :) You've done an amazing job at capturing a hazy summer's day spent with friends. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I can hear your anime/eastern rpg roots and its wonderful. Bravo!
Damn this is cool ! It didn't feel Animal Crossing for me, but definetely more of an adventure in a Sunny island haha. The composition work is really top notch, great work :)
This is cool! I really see this as the title theme to a cozy farm/ city building simulator, I like it!
I think it the composition could fit in Animal Crossing no problem, maybe if you take out Timpani and moving crescendos with heavy strings. It's a solid work overall, and well produced!
I don't think it sounds particularly Animal Crossing nor tropical, but it's very well done. Good job!
Amazing atmosphere, sounds very chill. I think the celesta at the beginning of the track is a bit out of tune. But other than that, great job.
Amazing atmosphere, sounds very chill. I think the celesta at the beginning of the track is a bit out of tune. But other than that, great job,
Honestly find this sound so refreshing! I do think it may not fit with animal crossing as it is now, but I still give this full on credibility. I actually think if they were to make an RPG, or other gameplay variation, this would be such a great direction! I don't know if you know the live show Ka (don't think I've recalled this in at least a year lol) but it oddly reminds me of that, fitting the kind of grand, yet uplifting vibe, the melody really fits with it. Lion king, disney vibe too perhapps. There's a lot of great moments here, 1:30-2:00ish is so nice musically, and a structure that really works. Awesome comp!!
Oh the orchestrals in this track gave me goosebumps, with this track I picture a good overview of Sunny Island before landing as you can take in the wonders of the new island. If I have one feedback, it'd be that thematically it feels a little too grand since ACNH is a bit of a casual game. Still, great work!!
Even if I liked the piece overall, to me it don't sound like it could belong to animal crossing, even if you don't consider the original music, it's not "cute" enough. Also I see this more easily for a mountain environment or something relative to travels than to a sunny island.
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