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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to Theme | #35 | 3.074 | 3.074 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity (double field for weight) | #42 | 2.741 | 2.741 |
| Listenability | #43 | 3.074 | 3.074 |
| Execution | #44 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #44 | 3.259 | 3.259 |
| Composing Quality | #46 | 2.963 | 2.963 |
| Overall | #47 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Description
We can't see it yet, but let's keep moving forward!
Here is my submission for the Impressions Composing Jam: Imagination #2.
For me the theme "The Far Reaches", not only involved a distant place or something like that, it also involved the story told or lived to get there. Following this idea I decided to split this music in three parts. And that's what I found interesting: The far reaches doesn't start when we are there, but when we decide to go there.
I wanted each part to keep more or less the same theme. It's a way for me to tie everything together and to recall the first idea of this music, namely that it come as a whole.
Regarding the length of the music, I found it interesting to compress three parts into a relatively short whole. It was a really fun challenge for me.
Finally, I tried to distance myself as much as possible from the illustration wich was given as an exemple. This illustration helped me understand the theme but I didn't want to limit myself to a Japanese atmosphere. I wanted to stand out from that.
So here is a mix between classical instrument, synthetic sounds and a touch of something like a light orchestral.
Hope you guys will enjoy it!
I didn't made the illustration: https://www.deviantart.com/v1ruben/art/Pixel-Art-010-987743527
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I liked you included a description of the story you wanted to tell, it is always great to read the thought process behind the music!
First off have to say that I really like the first four note figure of your melody (E-F#-D-B), that feels to me it could be a great motif.
Since the beginning of the melody works so great, i was a bit sad you didn't have a lot of variation to the melody, but the track works as is 😁.
If you ever expand on this with more tracks, would highly recommend trying to use the first four notes as a motif, since that's some gold material IMO 😉.
Good work!
I don't know why but from your description and the music itself I could imagine this in a game like Tunic or something like that. There's definitely some mega listenability about it. Easily could chill out to it whilst trying to figure out some puzzles :D
Good development and progression.
I think the MIDI sound of the instruments got a little grating over time, but the mix has a decent sense of space.
But it is well composed and has a nice sense of direction.
Great work!
really nice piece, and epic original art too. it really adds quite a bit to the overall vibe
Thank you really much mate, coming from you it's even better since your submission was gorgeous!
But I have to be honest, as I said in the description, the art is not from me unfortunately.
well you did a great job matching the art with your piece, well done
Nice submission.
Thank you :)
Nice job, not over-doing it on the production, allows for enough space for in-game sound effects and dialogue. Did you make the art work too?
They did not create the art, it's pre-existing AI generated artwork https://www.deviantart.com/v1ruben/art/Pixel-Art-010-987743527
Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it!
And as the previous comment said, no this is not my illustration unfortunately.