Alternative Soundtrack - music jam #2

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A jam submission

Sunny Horizon (OST)View project page

A warm evening at the beach.

Submitted by Prospero — 7 hours, 18 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Sound quality	#14	3.818	3.818
Creativity	#17	3.773	3.773
Impression	#24	3.636	3.636
Overall	#24	3.609	3.609
Composition	#28	3.545	3.545
Credibility	#37	3.273	3.273

Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Streaming link
https://soundcloud.com/prospero-612157814/sunny-horizon

Track description | Creative process
The track started with a simple progression on the acoustic guitar. I made use of the minor fourth (iv) chord to give it a nostalgic feel and decided to fingerpick it.
Trumpet and wurly keyboard were programmed from samples and provide the melody. Lastly, I recorded a simple drum pattern.
This track taught me a little bit about how to record actual drums. I placed a dynamic mic into the kick drum and recorded the rest of the kit with the onboard condenser microphone of a Zoom H5 handy recorder. The result is certainly not perfect but it was a lot of fun to experiment with.

Good luck to all the rest of you and happy music making :)

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Federico SimolaSubmitted206 days ago

A nice track, the acoustic sound and real instruments gives a lot of life, I suppose it wasn't easy recording live. Maybe the melancholic mood is not ideal, but it was a good listen!

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wt64Submitted206 days ago

0:35 and 1:05 are standout moment that do feel very nostolgic, so i think you did great accomplishing your goa l. The guitar especially fits the theme so well! And cool you learned drum recording, came out great here

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CHKN_ALFSubmitted208 days ago(+1)

As others have said, the live instrumentation was a good choice. The track is lovely and I can tell you put great effort into this, good job. I honestly have no idea how to record drums without getting a bunch of drum mics so its really cool that you were able to do it without all that and make it sound pretty cool.

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CHKN ALF's K.K Beach Episode (unofficial)

KanDoMusic (& Games)Submitted208 days ago(+1)

I think you captured that nostalgic feel pretty well, this track is so beautiful, like others have said I think the volume balancing could be shifted to give clarity to the guitar since it feels a little overshadowed by the rest of the instruments. But otherwise this is such a pretty composition!! Amazing work!

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4pm Sunny Island [5 Hour Rush Mode]

Eetu SuikkanenSubmitted208 days ago(+1)

The panning works great, but i agree with Cloud Castle Audio that the guitar could be a bit clearer. Really love the vibe, good stuff!

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eefanoSubmitted209 days ago(+1)

I'm rewarding your good live recordings, and the great mood you have achieved. Thumbs up!

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Mammals Chilling

Steve RaySubmitted209 days ago(+1)

Putting in the time to record yourself with real instruments is no joke ! The panning is great, and mixing works well for me :)

I would have loved to have more variation on the melody and instrumentation, but overall feels very nice :) Good job !

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Animal Crossing - Sunny Island Area

ProsperoDeveloper209 days ago

Hey, thank you for appreciating my effort in recording real instruments. I am still a little divided on recording drums - getting them right seems so hard, I wonder if it is worth it. Maybe for a jazzy song? I would argue that programmed beats have a certain appeal too. Let's see if I will give it another shot anytime soon ^^. Thanks for your comment.

DSoundSubmitted209 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Composition-wise this is a beautiful piece. I also like that you've panned the instruments, though it's a little extreme on my headphones. The trumpet seems to have been exiled to the far right away from the band.

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ProsperoDeveloper209 days ago (1 edit)

Perhaps the trumpet is a little too distant - that's a good observation! I have to admit that I have not given my mixes too much thought yet - I play with the volume and pan around until it feels okay. Maybe in the future, I need to return to the mix after a break to spot these details. Thanks a lot for giving me hints to improve :)

CosaFantasiosaSubmitted210 days ago(+1)

I really like this piece, I don't think it sounds particularly tropical, but in some ways it baggily reminds me of Radiohead/The Smile, I can even imagine Thom York's voice singing over it, and that's a very good thing. Good job!

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Animal Crossing NH Alternative OST

Cloud Castle AudioSubmitted210 days ago(+1)

Nice, it fits well with the vibe and the concept of the theme I think ! It's calm, catchy, it doesn't take over the attention of the player too much, it's not too heavy or dense - it works well :-)

I like the instrumentation choice - especially the trumpet tbh, and the way it feels in the back, in the distance, but warm and present, comforting. The electric guitar(?) that's pan to the left feels a little muddy and could use some clarity I think, but overall nice use of the stereo field and your levels feel alright - if lacking a tad in the low ends, maybe a bassier instrument ?

Congratulations on a nice entry :-)

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A Day In The Life

ProsperoDeveloper210 days ago

Good tips, thanks a lot !

IndieKevSubmitted210 days ago(+1)

I really liked this, the beginning was super nice. It kind of dragged out a little bit but that's a good thing, the fact that it's not super dynamic might make it a bit better in the background anyways. Great job!

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1 Pm (Sunny) - Animal Crossing New Horizons (Alternative OST Jam #2)

ProsperoDeveloper210 days ago(+1)

Yeaaah, maybe I need to introduce a little more variation on the melody. I tried repeating it a few times to make the track coherent, but it could use some spice to stand out, certainly if it were a stand-alone track. Thanks for the feedback :)

IndieKevSubmitted210 days ago(+1)

Yeah don't worry too much though, like I said the fact that you kind of forget a bit about it as you go can be good too in a way, as it helps blend the track in the background while playing. Good job!