Lovely ambience. I like the back and forth between tension and relaxation - gives the feeling of a story unfolding. And pleasant to listen to. Nice job :)
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A Light From The Dark's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Creativity | #47 | 3.474 | 3.474 |
Quality | #48 | 3.632 | 3.632 |
Overall | #73 | 3.274 | 3.274 |
Composition | #85 | 3.158 | 3.158 |
Impression | #87 | 3.053 | 3.053 |
Correlation to theme | #88 | 3.053 | 3.053 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
An adventure/platform/puzzle game that takes the player through the soul searching journey of its protagonist, a blind girl who imagines the beauty of seasonal changes through her imagination. One day she is magically drawn into her seasonal worlds and sees them in vibrant light and colour. Through traversing the landscapes and solving puzzles, she will discover truths about herself that will last forever upon returning back to world.
The main theme would likely play out in most sections of the game, with the world transition theme being heard when moving onto the next level. When puzzles are approached the puzzle theme would likely loop, however in this instance it is heard with a fade as this is what the player hears when the puzzle is completed. The last tracks plays over the final cinematic of the game and the credits.
Firstly, I wrote the main theme on Musescore then transferred the midi into Reaper and then adapted the notes to create the finished music using VSTs. The remainder of the OST was created through variations on the motifs within this main theme.
Message from the artist:
I hope you enjoy these four pieces, thank you for listening.
Theme:
![](https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzc2MzM0MDgucG5n/original/9B1AES.png)
How does it fit the theme?
The instrumentation often suggests certain seasons, like the bells in the credits suggesting winter and the pizzicato strings and guitar suggesting the lightness of mid-spring. The mood of the main theme is ruminative which was inspired by the dark space the girl is enveloped within in the picture.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://m.soundcloud.com/harryjballard/sets/a-light-from-the-darkness-ost
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