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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composing Quality | #28 | 3.010 | 3.273 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #28 | 3.261 | 3.545 |
| Correlation to Project Description | #29 | 3.345 | 3.636 |
| Execution | #30 | 2.843 | 3.091 |
| Listenability | #30 | 2.927 | 3.182 |
| Overall | #30 | 3.077 | 3.345 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Description
This is a submission for "Impressions Composing Jam: Special Holiday Jam Personal Project" wherein participants are invited to work on a personal music project.
I originally intended to submit "Highlanders Forever" for "Impressions Composing Jam Ambience 1", but after finishing the composition I took a step back and came to the conclusion that it wasn't even remotely 'ambient' so I decided to hold off and put it on the back burner. For this jam, I finished up this track by working on the dynamics and worked on the mixing.
This song was originally inspired by the large mountains in the background provided for the ambient jam's image... I wanted to provide a large sense of space and it wound up becoming a big, bombastic piece.
DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: EastWest Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon), Hollywood Orchestral Brass(French Horn, Trombones, Low Brass), and Hollywood Fantasy Winds (Bagpipe), In Session Audio Drumatic Creator, Steven Slate Drums 5.5, Native Instruments Session Horns Pro (solo Tuba), and Korg M1 (tubular bells)
Plugins: Waves Magma Tubes Stereo, Waves Magma Channel Strip, Minimal Audio Rift, Maximus, Fruity Balance, Limiter, Parametric EQ, and Compressor.
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Comments
The percussion is definitely getting a little messy. The sound is definitely very MIDI and lacks dynamics, though this is hard to get over if you're not using a midi controller and controlling with velocity.
The composition is good though, so well done on that.
I guess you were right when you said that this isn't even remotely ambient, does drums are packing heat! lol
Overall it is a pretty enjoyable track though, nice job!
All right feedback time.
Percussions are killing the rest of the mix, way too present its almost all dead centered, you gotta pan those way more and balance the volume to let the melody intruments pass through, The tuba at the end is also way too loud. I think the composition is fine you got interesting ideas the mix is the big issue.
This might seem brutal so don,t try to be too offenfed, its still a nice track :)
classic cinematic soundtrack arrangement. The continuous drum solo seems like a dream theater section, I think slightly excessive within the musical theme.
Don't see bagpipes much in these. Nice job!