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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #47 | 4.025 | 4.025 |
| Composition | #69 | 4.025 | 4.025 |
| Overall | #86 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
| Quality | #138 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Correlation to theme | #151 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Creativity | #176 | 3.725 | 3.725 |
Ranked from 40 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
I imagined this track in a game with the story of Celeste and the gameplay of Risk of Rain. Being a whopping eight minutes long, ideally this would play during a longer section of the game. The two parts of the song would loop individually depending on where the player is within that section.
I started with a calm chord progression to ease the listener into the story, and slowly picked up the pace until the breaking point. With a big finish, I tried to accompany a theoretical emotional story. The first part of the track is the "wonder" stage, where the character is starting to catch onto something. The second part, "discovery", represents self-realization.
To produce the track, I used Bitwig Studio accompanied with plugins such as LABS, Decent Sampler, and BFD3. Plenty of stock plugins were used as well. More can be found on the linked YouTube video!
Message from the artist
I hope you enjoy! It's a longer track, but I hope it'll be worth it :) love feedback!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The jam's theme, both the image and the text prompt, reminded me of Celeste. Throughout the game, the character goes through various stages of self-realization. The picture theme especially reminded me of the chapter "Farewell", so I tried to incorporate styles seen in its soundtrack. I also brought in some playful, whimsical vibes by mixing acoustic and electronic soundscapes to match the picture.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://erora.bandcamp.com/track/control
https://soundcloud.com/eroralive/control
https://youtu.be/7j8d80m0ZRQ
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Comments
What an experience! This was one track but there were so many movements and changes that kept you engaged and interested until the end! That change towards the end and the drums coming in left a great impression! Thanks for sharing this!
This is AWESOME!!!! Your control of the dynamics is out of this world 😄I really liked the design of the instruments you made, it sounds incredible! And although it is a long track, it never gets boring.
GREAT WORK!!!
Very nice, good control of reverb, not bored a second, easy listen, well composed, great dynamics. Fantastic work !
You've made really good references to Celeste and Lena Raine's work! Those 8 minutes went by in an instant! Thank you for this submission!
The nearly 8-minute piece is rich in emotion, with different phases evoking various feelings. It's truly stunning!
ummm ok one of my favs of the whole jam so far!!! just so utterly listenable, forgot i was supposed to be in "judging" mode. takes so much creativity and boldness to make a song this long, and yet it doesnt feel long at all when listening to it. i absolutely love the crashing drums coming in at the end there, really fantastic job
Interesting, slowly developing tune that I can imagine working very well in the roguelike type gameplay you set out to score. Going deep vs going broad - very cool!
Control - Beautiful intro section, really like the progressing build-up, for sure hear a bit of risk of rain inspiration with the lead synth, can really see what you mean where sections change. 5:21 There it goes, really nice simple groove beautiful strings, and piano arp playing with a bunch of nice harmonies. Enjoyed the whole thing, well worth the adventure!
The length of the track is not only highly impressive, but very well executed ! This song mostly gives me a feeling of curiosity and wonder, mixed with compassion at the end. The tone is very soothing and at some parts a bit ominous. I love how it made me feel as if I were floating underwater while looking for something, only to find it towards the end and make it back to the shore- Overall, this was an amazing piece to listen to and you have done a wonderful job at capturing the theme of this jam !!
First 5 minutes: captivating. Last 3 minutes: a jam. Wow, this is such a great track. I can feel the ROR influence and I love it. Very well done submission!
Piano and chiptune-esque simple synths; I love this combo so much! I definitely feel Celeste, and with how often I'm seeing Risk of Rain being referenced in this jam, I feel like I should play it or at least listen to the soundtrack haha. The build with the distant drums at 5:22 also reminds me quite a bit of Sword and Sworcery (Jim Guthrie). Great job!