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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #45 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Correlation to theme | #58 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Overall | #78 | 3.511 | 3.511 |
| Composition | #82 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Impression | #92 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Quality | #105 | 3.296 | 3.296 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
'minute' is a maze/puzzle game soundtrack that was made using a really old version of Adobe Audition, drum sampling software, and real instruments (guitar, bass, keyboards) that were played and recorded live.
Description of tracks:
1. Your Time Starts Now
This short track sets the tone for the game, and carries sense of urgency as well as danger being present. It plays as the player is told that they need to navigate the mazes before completing the puzzle in the centre in order to escape.
2. Minute Details
This track accompanies the first number of mazes which are adorned with intricate golden cogs and wheels that represent the inner mechanisms of a clock, with the mazes becoming progressively more confounding with every advancement made. The player will get a sense that the world they are have come to inhabit is incredibly large relative to their own size.
3. Second Chance
When the player reaches the end of the first series of mazes, their progress is blocked and they are taken to lower level of mazes which carry a darker tone and are clearly more of a threat with dangerous obstacles and dead ends.
4. The Watchtower
After overcoming the first two levels of mazes, the player arrives at the centrepiece of the maze – a looming tower that is known as the ‘Watchtower’. The player must complete a puzzle with a number of linked mazes situated on the outer wall of the tower, while the Clockwork Guards regularly patrol and must be avoided by the player.
5. Out of Time
After completing the Watchtower puzzle, the player must navigate one last maze – this time with a time limit of one minute that ticks down - in order to finally escape the clock maze.
Message from the artist:
Thank you for checking out my soundtrack - please leave whatever feedback you like (I would love to hear your thoughts, likes/dislikes) and rate it!
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
The game makes use of time as a key component of gameplay (timed puzzles/mazes) as well as making use of the time motif by having the actual mazes made from the inner mechanisms of a clock. Additionally, the centre of the maze and final level - the 'Watchtower' - further draws on the theme of passing time.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/driveelizabeth/sets/minute
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
Nice work! Very creative composition and mood. I like how chill and quiet the whole OST is; It gives the music an interesting atmosphere that feels uniquely intimate. Also, in case you weren’t aware, the Soundcloud link isn’t working, and it seems the whole playlist for your soundtrack has been made private.
Thank you, chill and contemplative was definitely the aim. And the Soundcloud link has been made public - I appreciate the heads up.