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Break Free OST (OST Composing Jam 4)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #17 | 4.171 | 4.171 |
| Overall | #38 | 3.926 | 3.926 |
| Quality | #39 | 3.971 | 3.971 |
| Composition | #50 | 3.886 | 3.886 |
| Creativity | #55 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Impression | #55 | 3.743 | 3.743 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genre: Orchestral, Rock
DAW used: Garageband
Track 1: Br/eɪ/k Free (Break Free)
The main theme and menu theme to my imaginary game named "Break Free". It gives a sense of excitement for the adventure up ahead.
The title is such as I wanted to imitate how Hiroyuki Sawano names his titles as my tracks are inspired by the OST of Attack on Titan and from composers like Rok Nardin.
/eɪ/ is how 'ea' is pronounced in break.
Track 2: An Adventure Awaits
In the imaginary game, the boy prepares to run away to find a loving family, unlike the ones who cast him away. As well as to learn to use his power with no ill intent and for the good of others.
This would be the background theme.
Track 3: Run Away!
In the imaginary game, this would be a sequence of hired men chasing after the boy to bring him back to the orphanage. The boy must use his powers to buy him more time to escape.
Track 4: By FORCE
The ones who ran the terrible orphanage hired more men to bring the boy by force. The first part of the soundtrack is for an imaginary cutscene where the boy is being insulted as he's beaten and bruised. The second part would be an imaginary "boss" gameplay.
Track 4: !runaway
The boy succeeds with the help and encouragement of a kindhearted couple, who was then willing to adopt him as their son. The first part of the soundtrack would be a cutscene of the boy's uncertainty if the couple would fear him as well.
To fit the theme, I added drums that represent footsteps slowing down from running to walking and then stop.
The title is such as it's a reference to how C# coding is done. When '!' is put before a boolean, it makes the boolean false. Which means in this soundtrack, the boy does not need to run away anymore.
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
A soundtrack for a story of an orphaned boy, feared due to his mind control ability, who was kept in an orphanage, being discouraged to use his powers by horrible means. Therefore the boy decides to run away and find a loving family.
I also added kick drums that represented footsteps in the last track.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/nevrending-music/sets/break-free-original-soundtrack-ost-composing-jam-4/s-ihBimQMHTDf?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mweg_ykiQBk
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Nice ambience on the first two and last track, really sets the adventurous and noble mood.
"Run Away!" and "By FORCE"... You really nailed the Attack on Titan inspiration, very nice.
Very good sound, I really like the tension you create with the strings. Good job!
Wow! The first track really shows off the versatility of the ost and what's to come. What a great way to blend orchestral and rock. My favorites are tracks 1 and 4. Track 4 I love how the tracks kicks off after the intro part. Great job!
I love this style. Very immersive from the beginning. I like how you creatively recycle the same theme in the first two tracks. Run Away theme is very powerful. Great effect with the vocals in By FORCE. Thanks for sharing!
First of all: What a beautiful and unique correlation to the theme !! :o
And the quality is amazing! very well mixed. I also like how each track has its own vibe, but it's still belonging together.
The paste is great and it really gives the feeling of runaway. That's some great work ! Keep it up :D
One qn, what paste?
I am actually not sure if this really is the right word for it. Just know it from hearing.
I've made tge experience that music can sound super slow at a high tempo if thr composition is bad. Or a track can kind of sound fast at a slow tempo depending of the composition. That's what I'm talking about.
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Nice orchestration, first track reminded me a bit of Hades, really liked it. Great quality and arrangment.
Oh yeah, this might have a Hiroyuki Sawano inspiration, not sure though...
Super cool ost, nice presentation and fits the theme perfectly, great job dude!
I really like the style of your pieces, especially because I am a big fan of orchestral rock x)
I particularly liked the intimidating and dangerous atmosphere of Run Away! Nice work!
I can totally hear the AoT influence in Break Free. Hiroyuki Sawano would be proud if only we could get his attention...
And then Run Away! Rok Nardin approaches! And great job capturing that intensity and energy. Solid work!
This is likely the most "cinematic" of what I've heard so far. Your sound choice / design is sweet. VST strings are often a bit lacking, but I feel as if they're very tasteful here. My favorite track is "Adventure Awaits".
I'd also be amiss not to mention that your visual presentation is completely ace all around. I can sense that a lot of care has been put into this. Great work!
Thanks! But there's surely even more cinematic submissions you can find in the jam, I've listened to a lot and people went all out!
Overall great soundtrack! Loved the composition and harmony. Generally speaking the tracks sound crisp without being too dry.
Wow, this must be one intense orphanage if the bullies have Dark Souls-esque boss music. Great work!
LOL
, but the dark souls-esque boss music was for like hired men to catch the MC, but if it was for the bullies, they must be trained assassins or something hahaOhhhh that makes more sense I must have missed that in the track description
Amazing work! I love the dramatic and cinematic feel that you managed to give the songs, and they all do such a great job at capturing an emotion or setting.
Great work! I can see how your inspirations shined through there. My favorite was Br_e i _k Free! I love how epic it was and how well everything you wrote meshed so well together.
Track 3 is one of my favorites! Really creative and high-energy. In all, this is a nice soundtrack with a really involved story-- and I enjoyed reading along as I listened. That imagery is half the battle, so props to you for that! Keep writing, great job!
Love the instrumentation! The middle 3 tracks remind me of some of Motoi Sakuraba's work on Tales of Vesperia, especially instrumentation.
Great intense sounds!
Great submission dude I love the tune in !running. Really cool stuff!!
Really well made. I love By FORCE, so ominous!
Wow! This is seriously some awesome stuff here! Each track blows me away with how insane the sounds get! I have no other words to describe how awesome this is! Fantastic work!