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The Far Reaches - Impressions Jam#2's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #7 | 4.034 | 4.034 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity (double field for weight) | #10 | 3.621 | 3.621 |
| Correlation to Theme | #11 | 3.759 | 3.759 |
| Overall | #19 | 3.575 | 3.575 |
| Execution | #28 | 3.379 | 3.379 |
| Composing Quality | #30 | 3.483 | 3.483 |
| Listenability | #38 | 3.172 | 3.172 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Link to Streaming Service
https://muttzilla.bandcamp.com/track/the-far-reaches
Description
Track made for the Impressions Jam #2
It depicts the journey of a traveler to the Far Reaches waterfall and all its greatness, inspired by the art work The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road - Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1832
Screenshot of DAW (required, but it can be uploaded shortly afterwards)
https://ibb.co/JxdxSJF
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As I mentioned in my reply to your comment, I like the sounds of nature in the background. I want to experiment with that in some future piece of music!
Dude I just know you gotta teach me how to get your piano sound! :0
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback :)
My pleasure, and thank you, that is very kind! Feel free to shoot me a message, and we can meet online. I love geeking out with other fellow composers!
Gotta say I wasn't expecting the percussion and bass coming in, but it was a great choice!
Agree with the mixing stuff others mentioned, had to turn down the volume later in the track since the piercing sound was starting to hurt my ears a bit.
Really enjoyed the track, with the nature sounds adding quite a lot to the feel (seems to be a common part of many submission this jam 😁)
With a bit of tweaking the mix on things to make things a bit smoother, this will be even better.
Great work!
Thank you for the feedback and the linux assistance :D
Really creative track, especially the use of foley as instrumentation.
I think some of the sounds get a little harsh/grating on the high end, and the mix maybe feels a little small.
Overall it's really creative though, so great work!
Thank you for your feedback :)
I did not notice the harshness until recently, and yes it was small, unfortunately due to a bug in Linux, I found it weird and tried to solve it, no luck.. had open the project in windows and just export it from there, but well at least it was litteraly just opening it in windows without messing around any other settings or router matrix :D
your song has a cinematic feel, it made me immerse myself in the scene. Well done.
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback :)
Using the foley for both ambient immersion and musical texture was really creative! The piano was very well utilised to create a sense of change and progression, there’s no real feeling of repetition or returning to “home” which fits your description really well. This would be a great immersive track for a game or short film.
Thank you so much for your words :)
Yeah, having a creative approach was my main concern when composing, but what makes me happy is that the story telling was successful :D
Take care!
Very nice use of sound design its very mic up close the transitions fits perfectly very creative use of piano. Well done.
Thank you so much for the feedback :)
Your choice of harmonies, textures and well-placed dissonance is nothing short of masterful. Very well done. This is so beautiful. You find a balance between grace and chaos and roll with it. The bassline is so engaging and interesting. Like other commenters have said, it's a bit quiet and the mixing needs some work. It's got a lot of highs and mid-highs and that bass needs to be louder and fuller. There are a ton of lows and low-mids in your piano and bass that could be making the song feel "full" but I feel like they're being repressed. Regardless of the EQ the composition is beautiful and this was one of my favorite songs. It's got so much variation, every measure brings a new thing for my ears to eat. It never feels "stuck" and instead feels like it's telling an evolving story. I love it. Brilliant work!!
Thank you so much for thaking the time to write your feedback, those words mean the world to me! :3
Did you listen to the BandCamp one? Still found it too quiet?
I totally agree on the mix feedback, I liked the the instrument placement overall but I think I should had gone wider and not repress the lows so much (which is clearly an overcompensation, as a bass player I tend to exagerate on the lows, mostly when recording stuff for the band xD)
Take care!
I really liked the intro for this, as well as the use of ambient sounds effects added a bit of a natural charm, I also noticed you used ambient sounds to make short beat near the start.
Over all tho I felt like I was walking down a winding path within the jungle right before revealing an opening of a pool with a water fall then taking swim.
I really liked the immersive feeling that this track brings right away and all the ambient sounds in the background that make you feel as if you're walking a long a path and encountering all these different things. I liked the percussive section in the middle a lot as well, the clicky percussive sounds with the deeper bongo-like drums was really nice contrast.
Hey there thank you for leaving your feedback
Using the foley as the main beat for such an important part of the song was a risky choice, I'm happy to know you liked it! :D
Really lovely track. The volume is very low, but that doesn't really take away to much from the actual track.
I love how this is a nice mix of Foley and melodies, really beautiful work.
Thank you for taking the time to write some feedback and the kind words.
(volume) Ye, saw the previous comment and got suspicious, just confirmed I messed up the BandCamp upload xD thanks for calling my atention
Take care :)
Not sure if its just me but the volume was a bit low.
Interesting start though. I can really see someone walking through a relative dry forest in sandals. and the Foley sounds seem to transition into music. So its like we are presented with the instruments via Foley before we hear how they combine to make music. and the Foley sounds bring us through different sections. Thank you for sharing this, i definitely felt like the traveler you mentioned in your description while listening to this.
I could see this in a cut scene in a historical video game or in a history documentary.
Thank for taking the time to leave your feedback !
It was a challenge to transform such textured foley into a good sounding beat and tell a sound story clearly, I'm glad to know it was a job well done! :D
Regarding volume, no comment from my mates on that so far, did you feel this with the downloadable version or BandCamp/Soundlcoud one? They are slightly different..
I wanted to go for something more light, in the classical / orchestral style productionwise, but might have over done it will certainly check it :)
Take care!
I listened via the Bandcamp link