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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #33 | 3.865 | 3.865 |
| Impression | #35 | 3.892 | 3.892 |
| Correlation to theme | #41 | 3.811 | 3.811 |
| Overall | #41 | 3.859 | 3.859 |
| Quality | #47 | 3.919 | 3.919 |
| Composition | #49 | 3.811 | 3.811 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
An alchemist studying time travel has come to the conclusion that part of his soul is in a different dimension. This takes him on a journey across time... Are his findings correct?
Prelude: Introduces the alchemists leitmotif. In the 5/4 time signature.
First Self: Title/Alchemist theme. Also in 5/4. Constantly evolving progression to tell the alchemists story.
35:79 AM: Battle theme for the first dimension.
Timespace: Time travel theme. Contains the alchemists motif after 0:32, made to fit a different set of chords and time signature.
66:66 PM: Battle theme for the other dimension. Darker progression to indicate it is more serious than the first battle theme.
Faced with the Other Self: Theme for the alternate dimension version of the Alchemist (using the character motif to show this). Uses the 11/8 time signature as well as 3/4.
Message from the artist:
Thanks for listening!
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
I used ticks in some of the tracks to give the idea of a clock, as well as the use of odd time signatures in three of the tracks (Prelude, First Self and Faced with the Other Self). I combined older analog synths like the CMI and Mellotron, with 8 bit sounds and instruments like pianos and violins to give a sense of different time periods.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM6jJ1Ve8aIdl1ANCaQsuKkHiiClrfJTN
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
It reminds me a bit of Omori I don't know why. Overall good work :)
Thanks! I love the Omori OST so that means a lot to me!
I love 35:79 AM and 66:66 PM for banger rhythms and very surreal overall feeling. Also Timespace is very beautiful, if it started when I was playing a game I would stop for some time and pay all my attention to the music.
Thanks! I'm really glad you got such a good impression from Timespace in particular!
I really enjoyed all the themes, but especially in the am and pm tracks going into them was quite a drastic shift. Some transitional parts could help tie everything even more together. The prelude is very lovely, but was over modulated on my device (don't know whether it's the correct terminology). The high sounds were to high and almost clipped. I liked especially the last track for me this had a real awesome Zelda vibe, definitively a boss level fight.
Thanks! I didn't have enough time to mix, so I wasn't able to test Prelude on any other speakers. I see what you mean about the transitions, I could have made the intro of those tracks start off a little calmer. Zelda is a big inspiration of mine. Thanks for the detailed feedback!
I loved the tracks, remind me of Final Fantasy and Pokemon had a child born of love and alchemy
Thanks! Final Fantasy is a big inspiration of mine
I was transported to a sort of ambitious early-00s era, especially with 35:79 and 66:66 - something about the chemical beats and really clean orchestral samples is giving me "high-effort Flash game seen by millions". Tracks feel full of place and purpose. Thanks for this.
Thanks, I'm glad you got a good impression from them!
I found myself moving my head to the beat as soon as 35:79 started. I like how well the mood changes across the tracks, while keeping a very solid consistency. Nice work!
Thanks!!