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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #2 | 4.492 | 4.492 |
| Quality | #4 | 4.590 | 4.590 |
| Overall | #4 | 4.367 | 4.367 |
| Creativity | #7 | 4.393 | 4.393 |
| Composition | #9 | 4.475 | 4.475 |
| Correlation to theme | #128 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
Ranked from 61 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
OST Link:
https://soundcloud.com/emileiion/chroma-finalis
Game Synopsis:
"CHROMATICA" is a an imaginary, anime-inspired action RPG set in a distant future where technological advances have allowed humans to preserve their consciousnesses after death in digital form. Stored in a central computer known as "MONARK", elite groups of humans known as "divers" regularly attempt infiltration of its consciousness data by uploading themselves to the network, for everything from espionage to entertainment to digital murder. Each digital brain has its own unique biome and methods of fighting back invaders, as determined by its owners personalities and interests. Yula, an artist-turned diver, is a member of the clandestine Unit 327 - but when a mission goes wrong and her unit betrays her, Yula is left to fend for herself and escape from the deepest recesses of MONARK on her own. But there's just one problem for those looking to pick on her - her mind is very, very colorful.
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Track 1: CHROMA FINALIS - After Kallan's sacrifice, Yula manages to escape from the seventh sector and confront her betrayers. As they begin an assault on Yula's mind, she calls upon every brush stroke, elation, sorrow, and frenetic thought about the universe she's ever had to exact her triumphant, colorful revenge.
(I didn't have the full time for this jam so unfortunately there's only one track in this submission)
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Message from the artist
Hi all! Emileiion here - though I actually go by EmilTwo on my other socials now (though I might change this name again soon hah). I'm a game dev based in NYC with a deep love for music, especially soundtrack things. In terms of my music background, I'm a violinist by trade and also play a bit of piano. Some of my favorite games/media include Nier, soulsbourne, and eva. For this jam I was pretty short on time given my other obligations (family vacation), so unfortunately I was only able to finish a single track. I'd definitely liked to have added some softer more lyrical stuff if time allowed, but in any case, I sort of just felt a wonky artcore/orchestral type mix for some reason and put that stream of consciousness to paper. Hope you all enjoy!
I used FL Studio 21 for this project - violin parts live recorded by myself, all other instruments sampled/synths.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
For this track, the phrase "Inside my world" gave me a vision of something highly chaotic and colorful, like the inside of a very restless person's mind. I went towards making a track that had an almost frenetic/frantic energy, with many switchups, mood changes, and different instrumentations (see the description for more info/context).
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/emileiion/chroma-finalis
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Holy shit! This thing is incredible, your blend of electronic and traditional instruments is absolutely wild, and the whole thing feels so intensely chaotic while at the same time glued together, I've never heard anything quite like. How you can envision something like this and make it reality is insane to me, and it is just so good.
VERY nice work! This is EASILY in my top 5 of the whole jam.
Absolutely frantic in the best way possible - so much happening but it works so well. Love the piano playing throughout - feels like it is running away with itself, weaving in and out of orchestral swells and synth lines. Speaking of - the choice of synth voicings and patches here is really cool, and the orchestration is absolutely massive. Arranged to perfection. The live violin is really sick - having the accompaniment drop to the minimum to emphasize the lead line was genius here.
Probably one of, if not the most, professional mixes I've heard. Produced obscenely well, great selection of instruments and a full mix. I know your write-up addresses this as an ARPG, but I could easily see this being used in various fighting games as well as a climactic final stage - Tekken came to mind in particular for me personally, and I absolutely adore their soundtracks so I mean that as high praise! Stellar work.
Thank you! this is really kind of you haha. Also honestly tekken isn't a stretch here, I was actually listening to the Tekken 8 OST a lot before I made this so some influence definitely slipped in at parts. In any case though glad you enjoyed!
Hey... what else can I say here...
it was F**KING AWESOME. Incredible work with all sides of the music, which gives a fantastic result! I literally sat all these three and a half minutes without moving, holding my breath a little. That's great!
Thanks for the incredibly beautiful track. I REALLY LIKED IT!
thank you so much! really enjoyed your submission as well
Wow, the music is exhilarating, full of energy and determination. It feels like it's about to bring something to an end or achieve a final goal. The melody is truly amazing!
That live violin part though hot dang... This is AMAZING.
OMG this is so intense! The instruments sound so good!!! amazing job, I loved every second of it :)
So good!!!
The violin is so crisp and clean! If you hadn't said it was you playing I would have assumed it was a computer from how flawless it sounds!
not surprising to hear u delivered peak yet again...
I know I already commented, but I just keep listening to it and having my freaking mind blown! What a masterpiece! I so want to play a bullet-hell with this!! - maybe we should work on one ;)
haha thank you again! I'm really glad you like it so much
Understatement of the century ahaha
If you're working on bullet hells, I have experience. Reach out if this ever becomes real ;-)
Also this piece is godlike! :D
Incredible!!!! Congratulations, this sounds amazing!
I had to come back to this one and comment again cause I think this is my favorite tune of the jam yet, extremely clean, I love it so much! I'm wondering what genre it would classify in, is that what we call "breakcore"?
i think artcore is probably the closest genre? glad you like it!
ahaha we absolutely did the same, I keep coming back to this one, one of the top picks of the jam EASILY!!
Take my five stars.
Easiest 5 stars of my life too!
Wow, there's a lot of things going on here! The anime inspiration is very clear and I love how those parts of the story are all interconnected and represented in the track. the strings, the piano, glitches.. The track is amazing, violin parts are breathtaking!
Thank you!
Everything I could have hoped for. Jaw drop and slow clap.
This was so good. Such a great take on the theme with the synopsis, and it's reflected in the track as well. The strings were awesome, and when the strings took a break, the piano and electronic instruments took over beautifully. I truly have nothing to say here, I loved it.
Very good artcore arrangement!!!! Really big fan of the short release piano runs, and especially a big fan of how you proccessed the strings! Definitely gave off NiER vibes in terms of arrangement and melody construction. Mix was very clean, very spacious, and allowed inst. sections to have their turn. Awesome work!
It's kinda interesting you felt like it gave of nier vibes. Nier is definitely one of my favorite games/OSTs, though I wasn't thinking about it at all while making this. Guess it has a way of slipping in haha
Chroma Finalis - Already off the bat the intro gives me Fire Emblem vibes into that electronic phase which gives me more PS2 JRPG vibes as well as something you would here in Beatmania IIDX/DJ Max RESPECT. someone better make a beatmap for this! Love the transition back to the string section everything fits so well together.
Very amazing work!
My head was bopping the entire time! I was impressed by your composition, arrangement, and mixing. The highlights for me were the piano and that emotional string section! This was an inspiring submission, thanks for sharing this!
This was fantastic all the way through, my jaw was on the floor! Your piano lines and how it goes back and forth between all these super fast melody lines and providing some excellent support for everything else! Everything carries over so well from different part, and when it all culminates in that gorgeous violin playing you had me sold on this whole project. I don't know much about mixing, but i did just want to comment on how excellent it did still sound in this aspect, everything felt really well incorporated to me and it made for a super enjoyable listening experience, good job!
Thank you! I appreciate how specific you are with the things you liked.