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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to Project Description | #4 | 4.533 | 4.533 |
| Overall | #6 | 4.040 | 4.040 |
| Composing Quality | #7 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Listenability | #8 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Execution | #10 | 3.867 | 3.867 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #22 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
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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Description
Submission for Itch.io Impressions Composing Jam: Special Holiday Jam - Personal Project Theme : The Mountain Kin
Genre: Orchestral arrangement
Decided to reuse an old project where I was experimenting with "Size", making music that would convey the feeling of looking at something gigantic. Took inspiration from War of the Worlds, Pacific Rim, and of course, Godzilla. I'm having problem with the final mix, and the composition is a bit messy I think. Still got a lot of room for improvements, but this will have to do for now. Time to enjoy the holidays~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all !
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I agree with VP - the mix is slightly dark, a little closer together.
Mixing in 3D space, conceptually can help with some of the perceptual clarity (plus EQs for sure).
I like to use DearVR to do a quick spatial mix. It does have some reverb built in, but I prefer to use Neoverb for my realistic reverb.
What I do now is have all tracks use the same reverb, but what I do is I send them to the reverb with a delay that I modulate. There are various ways to do this, but it really, really creates this strong spatial effect.
Also, things that are close have more of a delay between the sound and the echo. The dryness will also be higher for things that are closer, and the reverb should be wetter farther away.
Then, what you want to do is strategically mix things as close and far to your taste.
This is free, so play with this:
https://www.dear-reality.com/products/dearvr-micro
Neoverb is not free, but it is my favorite reverb plugin for the bang for the buck basic crisp, clean reverb. It's very clear and has a lot of control.
Thanks for the feedback! Those are some good recommendations, and I saw that Neoverb has a free demo so I'll probably try and play around with it.
I often had trouble with stereo width management, like which instrument/freqs are better on mono/centered and which are better with wide panning and reverbs. More or less its trial and error for me, but I enjoy the process. I'll get better soon enough haha
Very cinematic with a bit of drama in there too. The mix is slightly dark, I'd like to hear it a bit brighter and louder. Overall excellently composed and mixed. Nice submission!!!
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you liked it!
This is solid cinematics. Fits into any kind of a strategy game or other VGM situation for sure. Intro, cutscene kinda stuff. Nice job
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
The composition and mix is a lot better than you think probably. I think you'd be okay making things a little louder and the bass can be booming since it'll help convey that sense of vastness you're going for. The composition is honestly great though! All the parts work really well together and I love all the layers! Awesome work!
Glad you liked it, and thanks for the feedback! I was afraid of making things too muddy and overwhelming with how many instruments are playing, so I went with the safe choice of lowering things down haha. Technically I could EQ to balance them, but this is the part where I don't have enough experience and having some trouble with.
Really good job! (Merry Christmas!)
Thanks a lot!