That makes me super happy to hear that you think so :D Thanks for giving it a listen! I really need to play more Silent Hill actually, haha. I’ve started a few, but never managed to finish them because even though horror films never make me jump, horror games always get me xD All it takes is some atmosphere and a creaky door, and I’m a useless puddle of sweat and nerves on the floor >.<

Thank you so much for listening to it :3 It means a lot that you would describe it as having a beautiful haunting and hypnotic ambience! It’s what I was aiming for, but I find it hard to know whether or not I’ve managed to pull off the vibes I was trying to create, haha.

I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to rate yours >.< I wasn’t able to be online over the weekend, so now I’ve missed the opportunity T_T

I listened to it just now though, and it’s so beautiful & full of emotion :3 The whole thing evokes warmth and nostalgia, a recollection of pure & precious memories! I also really adore your idea of combining the meaning of the words mother and sea in French, that is so, so clever :D Details like that just make my brain happy, haha.

Thanks so much for giving it a listen! I'm glad you think it came out decently :3 I'm so behind on listening to everyone's epic submissions myself T_T I've heard a fair few, but I wish I could hear them all!

Hopefully, I will get a chance to listen to yours at some point :3 Foxes are my favourite animals, so I'm already in love with your game idea & cover art :D (and I also have a thing for black/white / dark/light themes too, haha x3)

A part of me still wishes I had been aware of the jam earlier and had more time to work on something fuller rather than just one piece, but at the same time, I’m blown away by the feedback from this amazing community on what I managed to submit, so I feel like I have fewer regrets now :3

I don’t really even have the words to thank you and the other folks who have been kind enough to take the time to give the track a listen and leave such sweet and supportive comments! I feel like this jam community might be the greatest one in the world with how talented and uplifting everyone is :D 

Still, thank you :3 It means a heck of a lot!

I haven’t had a chance to listen to yours yet, but from peeping at the page, I’m imagining it might give me some epic nostalgia when I do as the Game Boy was my first-ever console as a kid! I never had my own, but the hour or so a day that I was allowed to borrow my dad’s to play Pokemon Blue was heaven, haha. The cover art is adorable too btw!!

I swear I’m not having a love affair with reese bass in general, haha. Seriously though, thank you so much for all your kind words and for taking the time to give the track a listen :3

It means a lot that you think the vocal version is decent! And even more so that you would describe it as satisfying to have that resolution of tension at the end. Cheers for checking out some of my other stuff too!! That really means a hell of a lot :3 I don’t have a great deal on Soundcloud because I’m just woefully behind on uploading things in general >.< YouTube has more, but still not everything. 

But yeah, thank you for taking the time to listen and leave such lovely feedback! Everything I’ve heard so far from the jam has been fantastic :D I wish I could listen to everything but there’s never enough time in the world T_T I’ll be sure to give yours a listen when I get a chance though! Already loving the thumbnail!

I’m sorry that you’ve struggled with similar things because that sucks and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone >.< At the same time, I’m also glad that you were able to relate to it in a sense having had those experiences :3 For you to say it’s conveyed in a unique and satisfying way really means a hell of a lot!

I’d be lying if I said I knew what I was doing in a technical sense >.< haha. For the most part, I’m pretty clueless when it comes to that side of things! It maybe sounds a bit weird but I have always felt like I can convey emotions better through music than words, whether that’s my own or those experienced by characters in a project I’m working on.

Heck, I can’t even write without music! It’s like my head is full of ideas with no way to get them out of my head and into a physical form, haha. Music is what helps me express the mess of jumbled-up thoughts and feelings in my head xD

I know I once read that people on the autistic spectrum sometimes view or feel things differently, like certain people tasting colours and stuff. So I guess maybe it falls somewhere under that umbrella of quirks. I do have ASD, after all, haha. Sometimes I go through short involuntary periods of mutism, and when that happens, music is literally the only way I can express myself.

I’m rambling again anyhow x3 As someone who is used to being shunned and always on the outside looking in, the warmth and support of this community have made it feel like getting a giant digital hug of acceptance, and that is worth more than words could ever express :3 

Hearing that you can relate to something that was essentially me screaming in lamentation at past helplessness makes me feel a little bit less alone in the world!

So yeah, thank you for taking the time to listen and leave such a lovely comment :3

Thanks so much for giving it a listen! I’m really glad you felt it fit what I was going for :3 I don’t really know much about the technical side of making music, so everything I do is just based on feeling, haha. But with feelings being so subjective, I never really know how things might come across to other people, so it’s brilliant to hear the vibe was right :D

Thank you so much! I’m really glad you thought the vocals worked well :3 I’m still kind of reeling from the support from this wonderful community in that regard because I really thought it was a mistake putting my vocals out there until people here started saying otherwise!

I can totally see how it could give off spooky evil cave vibes, haha. The underwater elements aren’t super heavy, unlike the track I made for O2A2 which was very water-heavy and would have been perfect for this jam, but I figured submission wasn’t allowed since the jams only just overlapped T_T haha. But yeah, I don't think the watery essence of this one came out as well as I would have liked them to >.<

Now you’ve got me wondering whether I did stick with low pass filters on certain elements or if I took them off in the end, haha. My memory is awful! I know I messed about a lot with that sort of thing! For whatever reason, the low pass didn’t seem to have much impact on some of the stuff I tried it on.

I know a bunch of it does have it on, but it’s probably quite subtle. I guess I could have experimented a bit more with it if I had more time >.< There are already several things I would change about it, haha. I could go back to it and mess around some more though :3

Definitely love the idea of taking all the filters away in the final moments of the piece as you say :3 I really struggled with getting any sort of balance in that section because there were parts I wanted to be heard more clearly than others, but I still feel like some of it sounds as though it’s fighting rather than gelling together nicely >.<

There is 1 thing I am desperate to change about the vocals actually. I think the ‘S’ sounds on the 2nd part are too harsh and it annoys me so much that I didn’t catch that in the first place. I think a different filter might have helped on that front for starters, but really I needed to catch that in the dry file and try to edit it so it’s not as noticeable, or re-record and try to get it to sound better… but that would be difficult when I don’t really have a great mic and know nothing about vocal technique for recording, haha.

Really appreciate you taking the time to give it a listen and leave feedback! :3

I’m glad it all came out sounding that way :3 Although I do feel kinda bad because some of the music I’ve listened to in this jam is so incredibly uplifting, and then there’s just me serving up pain and depression >.< haha.

Thanks for checking it out :3

Cheers :D Gotta have some spookiness all year round, hehe. I’m one of those people who wishes it was Halloween every day xD Thanks for giving it a listen!

xD Oh dear, haha. The funny thing is, listening to what I’ve been able to so far from this jam has actually really lifted my spirits :D I had some pretty heavy post-jam blues after spending a couple of months working on game jam stuff & having my PC die, but all this amazing music from so many incredible people is just massively inspiring :3

Thanks for giving this one a listen!

I’m glad you think so :D Thanks for giving it a listen! I would have preferred to do something more like what you did and make multiple tracks, but there just wasn’t enough time T_T There's always the next one though!

I’m glad you think so :3 It’s definitely not what I would have done if I’d had more time, haha, but I had to make peace with that.

Honestly, I wasn’t all that comfortable sharing it at the time and had major regrets afterwards >.< The only reason I put it out there instead of scrapping it was cos I so badly wanted to participate in some capacity since it seemed like such a cool jam, and I knew I would regret it later if I didn’t do anything!

BUT… comments like yours and others from this community have really helped me be at peace with it :3 You guys have made me feel comfortable! So I can only give all my thanks to you for that.

It feels like there’s something very special about this jam and everyone in it. Not just the sheer talent on show with so many fantastic pieces of music, but the people themselves from what I’ve experienced so far have such a supportive and empowering spirit as a collective! It’s pretty awe-inspiring :3

I once read from someone’s book who was very shy as a child and always left out as a result, that one of the kindest things you can ever do for another person is to just include them. As someone who has spent most of her life shunned for being a bit weird and different, I can wholeheartedly agree with that statement. And here, you guys have made that sense of inclusion a reality, which is the greatest gift I could receive, and more than I ever could have anticipated when I decided to join the jam!

I mean, for example - your OST is sensational! I'm not even remotely on your level, haha. And yet your kind words make me feel as though that's okay! That I still belong here with everyone despite my inexperience and such. It really means a lot.

Thanks so much for that & for taking the time to listen :3

My brother would have been so mean about the track if he heard me recording the vocals (which is why I waited until the house was empty, haha) >.< But you and others in this wonderful community have been so nice that it almost makes me want to cry x3

My brain can barely comprehend the epic talent & supportiveness of this community! Thank you for taking the time to listen and leave such kind feedback :3

I don’t have the words to thank you for such a sweet comment x3 I really appreciate everything you said & thank you so much for listening!

You and everyone I’ve interacted with here in this jam have been so incredibly sweet and supportive, and even though I don’t have much confidence in myself, it feels like you guys are filling me with a sense of courage that I never had before to keep trying new things! :3

You’re all so talented! It just fills me with joy to have the opportunity to hear such an amazing variety of OSTs ^-^ I feel like I have somehow stumbled across a musical paradise :D

This is the most empowering & inspiring jam I have ever been a part of :3 I wish I could give you a great big hug as a thank you, haha.

Thanks so much for giving it a listen! I’m glad you liked it :3

I still feel like such a noob, so that really means a lot that you think so! I have a hell of a lot to learn, but hearing everyone’s music here is so inspiring :D I’m just blown away at the sheer talent & epic OSTs cos everything I’ve listened to so far has been brilliant. I don’t feel worthy! But at the same time, this feels like such a supportive and empowering community :3

I haven’t had a chance to listen to yours yet, but I’m already loving the concept from what I read on your submission page! Very curious to hear how it sounds, but I need to get some sleep, so I’ll probably put it on while I exercise tomorrow!

Thanks so much for listening :3