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My Name Is Omar - Soundtrack's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #113 | 3.794 | 3.794 |
| Quality | #115 | 3.912 | 3.912 |
| Overall | #118 | 3.812 | 3.812 |
| Composition | #123 | 3.853 | 3.853 |
| Creativity | #157 | 3.765 | 3.765 |
| Correlation to theme | #183 | 3.735 | 3.735 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Metroidvania, puzzle-platformer (GAME)
Piano, electronic, dubstep(?), orchestral (MUSIC)
Runtime = 12:24
The game "My Name Is Omar" is set within a cyberpunk-dystopian future where secrets, from as small as resource boosts to full-on areas, are hidden within the main world environment (see the map on the project page).
The game follows the protag Marie who is investigating the disappearance of her brother, Omar, who'd gone to uncover secrets of the city. This leads Marie around the city (metroidvania style) where video logs, puzzle pieces, and hints to in and out of game puzzles are discovered. Eventually she discovers that Omar has turned into an unrecognisable cyber-freak by an anti augmentation cultist group as punishment for having cyber body modifications. She's put against the now monster Omar, and has to end his life.
Each track in the game I wanted to be a strong story-telling component, so in a few tracks there's hidden puzzles + secrets that you can figure out for extra lore. Also added some descriptions under the youtube videos for the musical explanations since that'd be way too much to write here.
Message from the artist
I'd recommend listening to only 02, 03, and 05 if you're low on time those are my favourites :)
ALSO I didn't use the picture prompt, and secret explanations are in the youtube descriptions
Check the project page for more lore, info, and general stuff
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I've integrated the word prompt through the creation of the different groups in the game, where each group will have a vastly different area representing their faction.
Through music, I chose to have a mainly piano/ orchestral oriented theme as this contrasts nicely with what many people generally associate with the cyberpunk genre. This creates an extra-musical narrative that further strengthens the clashing groups of the city whilst also expressing how, inside Marie's world, the only thing important to her is finding her lost brother. Additionally, the final boss fight against the now unrecongisable cyber-Omar switches from typical synthetic and electronic instrumentation to soft piano heard throughout the rest of the game to symbolise the vastly different world-views of Marie (symbolised through orchestral) and Omar (cyberpunk instruments) at that point.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwJdHA5A3aMdJeduxeRV7frJeMRU_OCvv
https://on.soundcloud.com/3HscYo45sjjmELw4A
Number of tracks6
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
Holy shit "Bright Lights Kept Us Up" is so fucking good, it nearly made me cry lol
Especially that last half with the high notes, it's so peak
i think this is one of the greatest complements i've ever gotten actually put a big smile on my face after reading it, glad you liked it!
I thoroughly enjoyed the overall vibe of the OST! "Not Anymore" caught me by surprise – wasn't expecting dubstep all of a sudden – but it blends really well. Such a delightful experience!
Oh some of these are really pensive, thoughtful arrangements. I dig those the most - ambient and evocative pieces are a guaranteed attention-grabber for me! Kudos on the variety of tones and voicings, as others have said. Not an easy feat getting everything to play nice and sit comfortably in the mix but I think you've done a great job. The frontrunner for me is These Trees Scare Me - it is absolutely laden in atmosphere and moodiness. Great job. :)
You have some really good Ideas here! I liked the way you composed these tracks and "Not Anymore" was an interesting curveball I wasn't expecting! Thanks for sharing!
Great combination of “organic” sounds and 16-bit ones! The minimalistic approach you chose for most of the tracks really paid off and manages to create a somber vibe fitting with the game setting.
“Not Anymore” goes down incredibly hard and it’s a banger, but because of his rich arrangement and its epic sound it sticks a little out like a thumb among the other tracks. But the composition is neat, so it balances out
Thanks for the listen! I wanted it to stick out cause I wanted to contrast the two characters at that point and the rest of the soundtrack, shows just how far apart the main character and the cyber-monster boss (her brother) have grown. Explained some more on the project page I think
I got HEAVY hollow knight vibes which is perfect for the Metroid-Vania style you were going for. The piano was really nice in every track.
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Very cool soundtrack. Interesting choice of voicing and good arragementwork. I found myself enchanted by your work.
And then there is "Not anymore" which hits differently, in a good way.
'But you would always laugh' has such a beautiful gentle ambience.
I liked just overall how the track names had poetic sense to them like they were dialogue lines that would engage someone to want to know more. Nicely thought out thing, that.
Also wanted to add some pictures only visible in a spectrogram but couldn't :(
For people low on time I'd recommend listening to 02, 03, and 05 those are my favourites