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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #34 | 4.063 | 4.063 |
| Quality | #44 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Overall | #62 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
| Impression | #72 | 3.188 | 3.188 |
| Composition | #74 | 3.188 | 3.188 |
| Creativity | #83 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
protagonist alone and ready to accept the loss of his loved one.
The first track (Main Theme) is the main theme, describing the place where the main character is at.
The second track (High Tide) is about the tides rising, being an obstacle for the character and learning to control the boat without drowning
The third track (Meteor Shower) describes a meteor shower. The character thinks they are threat, but they’re just specks of shiny dust.
The final track (Moon’s Gone) serves as an epilogue as the moon the disappears and the character has had his catharsis.
I used Studio One 5 for composing. The genre is ambient, and the main instruments are a piano and a cello. The piano represents the ocean; the cello represents the sky; the pluck instruments represent the stars; the pad represents the meteors and the percussion represents the moon. Runtime is at 2:52 minutes.
Message from the artist:
I hope you like this soundtrack, as it comes from a very intimate place in my heart
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
It shows the solitude of the character, whishing for their loved one to return. Just as the image uses cold colors, the music uses a "cold" musical theme, representing grief
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/ivnmay/sets/sail-to-the-moon?si=06c238a83a7b4e189b716ad40b0a7f2c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
I really like the piano you chose for these tracks, its sweetly floaty and airy
This set was cohesive and wonderful to listen to!
Main Theme: These instruments sound fantastic together giving a very good depiction of the picture theme. I love the chords you have chosen which feel loving and solemn. The pentatonic scale works well to create your melody to tie together such intricate and beautiful chords and also convey a sense of warmth. I know you intended for the piano to represent the sea and the cello to represent the sky, but I couldn’t help but hear the opposite as the cello swells up and down like the dark water as the piano twinkles overtop.
High Tide: The upbeat tempo feels like the main character is approaching a challenge but does not feel any outright fear. Maybe some slight apprehension at the very last chord of the track though! I think that last chord is my favorite moment of this song!
Meteor Shower: This one feels a little more uncertain with those held dissonant pads and the 5th note of the arpeggio pattern. I like how spacey this one feels especially at the end of the loop when the extra synth layer comes in.
Moon’s Gone: This is a great way to bring back the main theme while changing it to fit a new emotion in the game. I love that piano ending! This a beautiful soundtrack and I can feel the heart and emotion you put into it. Very well done - thank you for sharing!
I love the piano and cello combination playing in together in a very lush soundscape! Nice entry!
Well done, I loved the use of ideas from the Main Theme for the smaller pieces that followed. Also, really lovely piano writing throughout, the harmonies were lovely!
Great job on this! I really liked, Moon's Gone, the effects you put in it and the vibe of it really worked well.
Nice choice and use of instruments, they contribute to some evocative pieces. Left me wanting to hear more!
I like the dreamy vibe, very appropriate. Some nice harmonies throughout and strong coherence between tracks. Nice job!
Loved this soundtrack! A really nice ambient feeling and a peacefull intrumentation of piano, cello, pads... Although i feel the tracks are somewhat short, they left a great impression on me.
Just Rated, Congratulations!
The main theme feels lush and so so relaxing to me. The string combined with keyboard is awesome. Nice work I'd say.