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Mountain Of Madness - Mad King's Theme's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composing Quality | #4 | 4.267 | 4.267 |
| Listenability | #4 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Overall | #4 | 4.107 | 4.107 |
| Execution | #5 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Correlation to Project Description | #7 | 4.267 | 4.267 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #13 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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https://soundcloud.com/delphin-casado/moutain-of-madness-mad-kings?si=cf486214a8d84cee9e5874a3b39c226a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Description
Boss music for the Mad King, and my submission for the Impressions Composing Jam.
Mountain of Madness would be a highly stylized, colorful action game. The soundtrack would be a mix of rock and electro. My entrie is the music of the confrontation with the Mad King, the final boss at the top of the mountain.
It's an electro-rock track that alternates between soft and hard phases. I wanted the guitar and synth to convey a sense of action, and the violin to bring back a noble feel to the music. The general tone is one of combat, madness, and the idea that it's almost the end (of the game).
Screenshot of DAW
Screenshot is on the project page.
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Comments
Solid mix, solid vibe.
Really nicely done!
Thanks a lot!
And thank you for organizing it all, it was a lot of fun!
I hope to have time to participate in future Impression Jam!
Wow! This is so cool! The sound is great. I love the idea!
Thanks!!
I really liked your track and I love the instrumentation you chose for the submission. I could envision the boss battle as you described and I think the music works perfect for that :)
Thanks a lot!
Love the dissonance around 1:50 and the legato on the lead synth. You're driving home a melody the whole time and it works out really well. It's got a lot of bass and low-mids which I dig, makes it sound nice and full. If you threw on a limiter you might be able to crank the volume up a little more???
Thank you very much! Glad to hear you liked it.
So you think the volume is a little low? That's good to hear, and I'll pay attention to that.
Very nicely done, I like the dynamics of the tracks, nice low end. The only thing for me that I would work is the staccato strings, it seems out of place in the mix and maybe in the song, I think the synth sound choice are super cool but the staccato high string and maybe the cello legato at the end that needs a bit of work either melodically or just the sound itself.
Might seem a brutal comment but since its unranked I went all in to give my opinion, so don't be offended by it seems alot but its a nice track overall :)
I saw you announce it on the Discord, I was looking forward to my brutal review, yay!
Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to write it.
I like the mix of electro sounds and classical instruments, but there's surely some work to be done on the choice and manipulation of the violin sound, thanks for pointing it out!
excellent arrangement, perhaps I would have slightly decreased the bpm to avoid the "spring-loaded robot" effect and give a more natural sensation in the performance of the bass and drums section.
Thanks for listening, and thanks for your feedback; I'll pay closer attention to that!
Love the guitar👍
Thanks!