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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #63 | 3.005 | 3.188 |
| Impression | #66 | 2.887 | 3.063 |
| Quality | #68 | 2.711 | 2.875 |
| Composition | #68 | 2.828 | 3.000 |
| Correlation to theme | #68 | 2.946 | 3.125 |
| Overall | #68 | 2.876 | 3.050 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Composed in Beepbox and mastered in Audacity, this soundtrack has a runtime of just around 4 minutes, 3 seconds. The cover art was made in GIMP and Blender. All three tracks should be loopable, with their details listed below:
1. Enrico: Named after Enrico Fermi and the Fermi Paradox [If the Universe is so big, where is everyone?], it's calming and should strike a 'main-motif' / 'title-screen' sort of feel.
2. Arecibo Adventure: Named after the Arecibo Message sent in 1974 to globular star cluster M13 as a demonstration of human achievement in technology. It should harken back to Legend-of-Zelda-esque adventuring as well as a bit [or byte?] of Samuel Morse.
3. Stephen's Warning: Stephen Hawking once warned that we should be very cautious should we ever meet extraterrestrial life. This one plays when the player is running out of time in a level, and perhaps should have heeded that warning.
I have no idea what genre this is, probably 'calm / adventure / urgency'... or experimental.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I attempted to capture the wonder, spirit, and possible imminent danger of exploring the cosmos if there were known life forms throughout the Universe. I also directly took influence from the beauty of scientific ideas such as Fermi's Paradox or the Drake Equation that suggest the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/lily-nadlia/sets/pros-pantou
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Comments
The rhythms you used, particularly in Stephen’s Warning but also in the other tracks as well, were really cool and added a lot to making the soundtrack more interesting. I don’t think I could pick a favorite track because I liked all three of them!
I really liked the overall soundtrack, especially the ambience of the first one and the instruments used in the second one. The explanations provided are very interesting as well. I think the third track would benefit from more release/tension, having some quieter parts for example to really bring up that "emergency" feeling afterwards. In any case, great work! :)
I think Stephen's Warning is my favourite track here. I really liked the juxtaposition of the main riff with the rhythm section to the melody weaving through, especially the discordant chorus/echo/doubling you did later on.
I enjoyed listening to the tracks while reading your backstory for each of them, original and pretty interesting!
I really liked the percussion of all the tracks, I feel an oriental atmosphere in the first two songs. The first one made me feel flowing in the air, the second one made me feel like an adventure and the third one gave me a shot of adrenaline. I believe they fit well, each in its role. Great job!