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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #32 | 3.947 | 4.056 |
| Creativity | #43 | 3.785 | 3.889 |
| Composition | #45 | 3.839 | 3.944 |
| Overall | #61 | 3.655 | 3.756 |
| Quality | #75 | 3.623 | 3.722 |
| Correlation to theme | #116 | 3.082 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genres - A mixture of Rock, Orchestral, Trance, and Drum and Bass
Tracks - 3
Runtime - 5 minutes, 53 seconds
DAW - FL Studio
The game the soundtrack is written for is an RPG. Each track represents an adventure created in the mind of the protagonist (Mel) at different points in their life. Each adventure centers around a beloved location in their hometown that develops over time.
Track Summaries:
1. Dance with the Waves - Child Mel plays pretend by the river, imagining they are a pirate exploring the vast ocean in search of treasure. The sky's the limit. The possibilities are endless. Nothing can hold back this invincible, young mariner!
2. Ruins of Future Days - Teenage Mel passes by their once-frequented river. The area is blocked off due to the beginning of a large-scale construction project. Regardless, the landscape reminds their adventurous mind of ruins, and they picture a stroll through the remnants of an ancient, yet advanced, civilization.
3. Synthetic Ascent - What was once a mere river surrounded by vegetation and wildlife is no more. Tall blocks of concrete. Unnervingly bright lights. Far too much noise. It is foolish to think that a way to revert everything awaits at the apex of the tallest tower. But, that doesn’t stop adult Mel from wishing that the only obstacle to returning to simpler days is fighting through a huge gauntlet of robots that feed corporate greed.
DAW playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IppPjY71T4&list=PLpfq2lRx4bWQxe9geJJawwl9_p4LyghhQ&index=1
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
This soundtrack incorporates the theme through exploring the evolution of people and places through the passage of time. Each track represents a time in the protagonist’s life and the state of a location in their hometown they enjoy playing in at a young age. They imagine many adventures at this location, shaped by their personal experiences and the changes they see around them.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/zephrily/sets/forever-haven-for-ost-composer-jam-6
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Comments
Damn that dnb tune hit me right in the feels! ♥
Really cool! You just made your own genre, well done!
Giving me the vibe of late 80s or early 90s coin op music, but more modern sounding versions.
1st track reminds me of Fairy Tail OP vibes (folky). All tracks are very dynamic and would fit perfectly in a AAA style game.
This was exciting to listen to! Really like the genre choices here. "To Dance With The Waves" was awesome, especially the part 1:08 seconds in.
Great composition work! Synthetic Ascent was the highlight for me - one of those tracks you can vibe to on loop for hours :)
Great vgm rock. Solid guitar riffs. Everything hangs together well. Synthetic Ascent has such "rush fight to the end" vibes. I love it! Thanks for making and sharing.
Very good stuff. I love how Synthetic Ascent feels and sounds, it is hopeful and powerful yet somewhat desperate and sad, definitely the vibe for the kind of story described.
Amazing composition! The pacing is spot on and the emotions you depict go perfectly with the story you tell! I loved the build up of "Synthetic Ascent" that absolutely defines the sentence "that doesn’t stop adult Mel from wishing that the only obstacle to returning to simpler days is fighting through a huge gauntlet of robots that feed corporate greed".
Stellar job!