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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #108 | 3.919 | 3.919 |
| Overall | #270 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Impression | #307 | 3.351 | 3.351 |
| Composition | #308 | 3.432 | 3.432 |
| Quality | #353 | 3.378 | 3.378 |
| Creativity | #397 | 3.324 | 3.324 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Hi all! After taking a loot at the theme's I decided to base my album on the words "Inside my World," of a game where a girl named Mia is taken to a world in the clouds.
I composed the music in a classical style and orchestration, featuring instruments such as violins, a flute, Celeste, percussions, and others. To create the themes, I first started out at the piano and got some simple themes, then built them out and joined them into a working series of songs. After many set backs and annoying blockage, I got the whole album runtime around 6 minutes. I found some inspiration in songs from Undertale, Stardew Valley, and Ori and the Blind Forest.
To create the album, I used my favorite DAW, LMMS, and orchestration instruments from the BBC Symphony pack.
Story: Mia is wisped up into the clouds after finding some wings that belonged to her grandma. Once there, Mia finds that there is a evil creature trying to capture the Sky crestal, which provides the magic to the world. She set off on a adventure to defeat him and save the World in the Clouds.
Description and order of tracks:
1# Main Theme: The Main Theme runs in the title menu and when major story elements are playing out.
2# A Journey in the Clouds: The song that plays when you are wondering the world and clouds. This song is designed to be looped.
3# Mia's Theme: This track plays when Mia is talking and when there story elements present. It is also played in the beginning when Mia enters the world of clouds.
4# Danger in the Wind: The song runs when an enemy chases, encounters Mia, and is near her.
5# Battle for the Crystal: This song plays at the final battle for the crystal where Mia and the evil creature battle.
Chosen theme: I based the theme of my album off of the theme words "Inside my world". The theme of the game and music is set in a world in the clouds. It is a platformer/flying game with elements of battling and upgrading.
(Artwork created by me.)
Message from the artist
I enjoyed creating and pushing myself to make the music for this Jam! It is my first and I very much enjoyed it. Thank you for listening.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I based the theme of my album off of the theme words "Inside my world". The theme of the game and music is set in a world in the clouds. It is a platformer/flying game with elements of battling and upgrading.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/nathan-zuehlke/sets/mias-world-in-the-clouds?si=8e47daed13274515bf1c22c372171834&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Number of tracks5
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
This is lovely! This perfectly conveys a feeling of just being whisked up into the air. Really nice orchestration that I wouldn't doubt for a second will fit nicely into a video game. Great work :D
Thank you! I really enjoyed your music as well.
A really nice and atmospheric OST with an interesting story, nice work! I like your choice of instruments, it makes the OST feel more lightweight and floaty if that makes any sense lol. I'm glad you were able to get this entry in!
Overall just some good tracks with a nice atmosphere and fun story, great work here!
That's all I have to say really, have a great day! :D
Thank you for listening and replying! The first thing I do is always to try and figure out the best instrument choice, and this time it just came together.
Main Theme: You do a great job in this piece keeping all the instruments moving, which feels like various breezes or gusts of wind blowing around at the same time. The cymbal crashes help give some heroism to the track making it feel right for a main theme.
A Journey in the Clouds: This is a light and airy theme which certainly adds to the main idea of ascending to the clouds. High strings and pizzicato style are nice for this type of sound.
Mia’s Theme: The flute and high strings with celeste work really nicely together. I also really like the chimes glimmering occasionally throughout.
Danger in the Wind: Having some lower register instruments adds some weight which makes the danger feel a little more in reach. I like the interplay between the strings and flute and then when they come together with the celeste it feels chaotic because of the rhythm, but organized because of the unison monophony.
Battle for the Crystal: The tension in the harmony helps this feel like a battle theme that would fit a game possibly similar to Pikmin in that maybe the battle isn’t super fast-paced, but there is constant danger present. I like the addition of brass instruments and bass drum to represent the evil creature.
Overall: Your compositional style lends itself really well to the story you have created. I like the combination of strings, flute, celeste, and percussion that isn’t too heavy. You are able to create a variety of emotions as demonstrated in each of your five tracks that feel like a complete story. Well done and thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for listening and replying! Wow, this is a great breakdown of all my songs. Great reply!
Super nice! Your instrumentation created this lovely floating feel, using all these breathy and resonant instruments like the flute and and glockenspiel matched your theming so well, and I really liked all the interlocking lines in Battle For The Crystal, the movement helped create an added layer of intensity!
Thank you! Yes, the first thing that I wanted to do was to be able to create a inter weaving theme that ran through all the songs. Good hear on catching them!
Wow! I feel like you captured the journey into the clouds perfectly with your choice of instruments. the whole orchestration feels "lightweight" and I felt really helped get into your theme! Then the escalation on Danger in the Wind, the Main Theme and Battle for the Crystal just added substance in a great way. Only nitpick I would have is that I feel there's some need for more humanization of the instruments as they feel a bit rigid, but it's super minor. I really enjoyed your submission!
Thank you! Great catch on the nitpick. That is for sure something that needs to be addressed. Thank you for the advice on that!
The calming emotions your music evocate in "A Journey in the Clouds" and "Mia's Theme" is wonderful!!
I love how you portrait a rich world with very little amount of instruments.
Very nice!
Thank you. Yah! Someone finally liked those two songs, they were my favorite when I was composing them.
It's great to see someone else make their world in the clouds! Your music definitely has that feeling of flying through a sea of clouds. I can certainly hear the inspiration from Ori and it fits very nicely.
Thanks! Yah, the moment I saw the theme the idea of something in the clouds was the first thought. Again, I really enjoyed your songs as well.
Great orchestration here!
I like the use of the glockenspiel throughout all tracks, it gives this whole album a great cohesiveness. My favorite theme will have to be Mia's Theme. I liked the use of the flute and violins in that piece. I do think the flute can be slightly equalized as some times the high frequencies are a bit too harsh to the ear but it's nothing that can't be fixed quickly!
Overall, this was a great submission, every piece had great orchestration. Keep it up!
Thank you a lot! Indeed, the flute needs to be equalized! Thanks for pointing that out. I shall fix it. Thank you, I really liked yours as well.
Love Mia's theme! The energy reminds me of Chrono Trigger and some rpgs on the ps1
Thank you! Finally, someone liked my favorite one of the album! Cool, those are good games, I guess they do sound like them haha.
Very light and fluffy tracks, just like clouds.
I liked your choice of instrumentation too.
And congrats on getting this done despite setbacks!
Favorite Track: Danger In the Wind
Thanks! Indeed, there were many setbacks from how to do the themes to finding a theme for all the songs! Danger in the Wind is defiantly becoming a favorite among you all! Wow!
Wonderful and cute theme with a nice orchestration!
Loved the consistency in orchestration and those arrpegios :)
Maybe you should work a bit the mix, i think thats the only issue here !
Good job ^^
Thank you!
Lovely soundworlds created! Nice use of orchestral colours - keep building on your use of the mid-range instrumental colours/harmonies as this will help to add more weight in the bigger sections. Some really nice work :)
Thank you so much! That is great advice, thank you. Any advice is helpful.
Really pretty and charming compositions, I love how cohesive and atmospheric this OST is. It feels very free, light, and ethereal, which seems to be exactly what you were going for. Great job!
Thank you. Your songs were over the time good! Just saying. Boy I wish I could write music like you did! Again, thanks for listening and replying.
Danger in the Wind stood out of the ost for me ! Nice job :)
Thank you! I wish I had more time to flush that song out more!
Hi there, great OST! This feels very airy and really coherent with what you described of the game. Loved the third and fourth tracks, they are very evocative and personally I think it totally fits a sense of adventure and wonder !
Thank you! That means a lot to me! I really enjoyed yours as well.
Nice job!I loved your usage of the wind section, think it needed a bit more mid-range instruments to fill in the space though. You could also use some orchestral percussion for that in the earlier tracks. All-in-all, I think your soundtrack fits well for your idea.
Thanks, yeah next time I think I will do just that. Indeed, I needed to use more percussions! I just didn't have the time to flush the songs out sadly.
good job on your submission mate, reminds me of some of the tracks in the hollowknight OST. really gave me a sense of wonder and exploration
Thank!
Your work is very uplifting and cohesive. Props for using LMMS
Yeah! LMMS is the favorite. I love using it.
Beautiful soundtrack, love Danger in the Wind. But I would have liked a bit more percussion on a couple songs.
Thank you! Yes, I totally agree with you. I needed more percussions! It didn't really come to me until after I had finished everything So sad!
The themes all tie nicely to each other and I like your use of motion between the voices in the first track
Thank you. That was my thought and I am glad that you noticed that!