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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #83 | 3.957 | 4.313 |
| Creativity | #94 | 3.900 | 4.250 |
| Correlation to theme | #139 | 3.843 | 4.188 |
| Impression | #160 | 3.671 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #188 | 3.648 | 3.975 |
| Quality | #542 | 2.868 | 3.125 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
This track 'inside my world' is a 3 1/2 minute looping piece that is designed for a game, inspired by @kawaakar._ 's artwork, pictured. This can accompany an adventure/explorer 3D single-player platformer game, or even be the music representing a particular 'world' for this theme, within a wider game universe. I have composed it to reflect an atmospheric underwater dream world, dreamt up by the girl in the picture who finds peace and mystery in exploring and meeting with figments of her imagination, such as the playfully sketched sea creatures and the unknown bubble figure. I have used a mixture of live audio tracks of me playing violin and piano, as well as playing with muted, reverbed and nautical timbres. I was especially inspired by Super Mario Galaxy 2's 'Cosmic cove' track, which combines underwater, low and muted timbres with contrasting airy and icy sounds. I used Logic X as my DAW.
Message from the artist
Thank you for listening to my game track!
Frances:)
Theme
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https://soundcloud.com/utimkwx4e4pp/inside-my-world-frances-d?si=16608c3969934c78bf56e65e05461efa&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Heh... I'll try to put it briefly:
You have a great violin playing! I liked the emotionality and liveliness of the instruments! The only negative: it's mixing/mixing. But to be fair, I'm not doing well in this area either...
well done! I liked it)
A beautiful track, left me wanting more! My only (minor) nitpick is that the lead instruments sound too loud compared to the rest, but it's only a nitpick.
One of the most interesting compositions I have rated so far! The string playing was beautiful, was that recorded?
My only critique is that the mix almost sounded in mono except for the strings. It made it tough for my brain to place the instruments in the sound stage.
Thoroughly enjoyed my listen, great work!
Thankyou! Yes I played/recorded the violins myself:) Ok yes, I a believe from a few comments that my mixing is the place that needs work now.
Off the bat, the background instrumentation and production is wonderfully verging on lo-fi without fully leaning into it. Reminds me of some arrangements I'd hear in some of the Chase Bliss pedal demos, which is dope.
The violin was played well and sits pretty comfortably in the mix - enjoyed the melody all in all, nice articulation and dynamics. The flute, in my opinion, was pretty great; I love how seamlessly it comes in both times. I think it is just a tad too loud in the overall mix however, but that's not a major issue for a jam entry.
Accompaniment was really good - nice mix of instruments in the background, all doing their own thing. Shout-out to the piano playing in particular - stays in its own lane but acts as a pseudo-pulse to keep the track moving along. Nice minimalistic use of synths to create a little soundscape bed beneath it all.
Great work, this was a delight to listen to. Definitely some nice ideas in here with a very unique flair. Best of luck! :)
Thanks so much for your lovely feedback!
Nice violin play and good composition! The mixing could get a bit more love, but overall it sounds pretty good.
Thank you!
Really great stuff, the playing, arrangement and everything. Only thing that stuck out to me was that the flute felt a bit separate from the rest of the arrangement (maybe wet it a little with some reverb? not quite sure), and the long notes on the sine lead could have had some vibrato coming in after a while on the long sustained notes (just my personal taste probably, so take with a grain of salt).
Thanks for your comments and feedback!
Such a pretty composition! :D ! I can hear the Mario Galaxy influence, and it feels like it would work really well in a similar type of game! Agree that it is very concentrated in the high end - which does help to give it a bit of an airy feel - but it's a bit much to me.
Fantastic job!!!
Thank you!!
Nice orchestration and atmosphere! Beautiful writing. There is lack of mixing here, but overall composition is great =)
Thanks for the feedback:)
The modulation and composition is so pretty! Also, there's just something about a virtual flute sound that is incredibly nostalgic to me (I used them in my submission too lol). I definitely get octopath traveller vibes from sections of this. Amazing job!
thank you so much!!
I thought the low strings were train noises at first lol.
I thing some trills in the middle section with the wave sound would be really cool and add a lot!
Haha thanks!
The chromtic slide in the beginning is wonderful. I see this in a HD2D game
Ah thankyou!
This is amazing! The blend of live instruments and synths is great. That main violin melody is so catchy- I can definitely see the Mario Galaxy influence! Composition wise, the sections flow into each other really nicely and it creates that feeling of floating underwater. Only nitpick I have is that you could include more low end instruments as at the moment it sounds a bit thin without the weightiness of a bass- but of course that's all down to stylistic choice. Overall really good job :)
Thankyou!! And for the feedback:)