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And the Strange Birds Sang's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #42 | 4.056 | 4.167 |
| Quality | #60 | 4.110 | 4.222 |
| Composition | #87 | 3.947 | 4.056 |
| Overall | #124 | 3.785 | 3.889 |
| Creativity | #168 | 3.731 | 3.833 |
| Correlation to theme | #467 | 3.082 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
This song is mostly ambient with progressive elements in it. The time signature is also 13/8, divided into 5/8, 5/8, and 3/8. It's made to represent a strange but familiar world where the birds sound a bit... different. This is their song.
FL Studio 21 was used to make the music, while Paint.NET was used to make the cover.
Message from the artist
I would've made more but that's life for ya.
Hope you enjoy this work.
- Anthony Short
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
My world has a different time signature. It's structured to give you a glimpse of the... strange birds... in this particular world.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://mistalod.itch.io/singing-birds
Number of tracks1
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
wow...This...is...AMAZING!!!!
I think this is the first time I've heard music written in 13/8. It absolutely blew my mind! And that end is SICK!!! I need you to recommend more music written in this kind of time signature!
GREAT WORK!!!
I wish I knew more music in this time signature too lol. The only thing that comes to mind is the Hades I and II OST. Thanks for listening, though!
THis WAs ReaLLy AweSoMe! i love how you made the ost flow in general ESSPECIALLY IN 13/8 very SnAZZZy!
BUMPUS 🐢
Thanks for listening! I'm glad you enjoyed this one. 🐢
Such a rich harmony and rhythm evolved organically over diverse, ethereal pallete, kept engaging (hard to do!) with subtle variations. The classical piano flair uniquely fits. The cool breakbeat/electronic ‘fill’ section made me think- maybe add a B time signature and additional background textures (check out Botanica genre). I'd casually listen to this, beautiful work!
Another time signature is actually an awesome idea. I'll try that for my next song! Thanks for listening!
This was a fun listen! Great job.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful? Yes. Original? Yes! Using different interesting tools? YES! Unusual pace? Fabulous! The use of 13/8? WOW
I adore long compositions for their potential to convey a lot of emotion and... You did it!
Your cover art is among my favorites... heh)
I’m glad you enjoyed this! The cover art was made by me as well, and it’s themed abstraction, which I think fits the song well.
This is cool. The use of 13/8 felt very natural and as someone who also dabbles in a bit of breakcore, the ending part was awesome. (Erosion/Sample Divide my beloved)
Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve always been a fan of breakcore and it’s been fun trying my hand at it. I’ll have to check out the songs you listed.
This is incredible, and so creative. I loved the drums you used, both the patterns and the samples themselves (esp the addition of the rhythmic glitches near the end, and the ride that comes in around 2:24 sounds NICE)
Great use of odd time signatures, really feel like they add a lot to the ideas you were going for while not keeping it from driving forward in the heavier parts. Plus, love the title and cover art. Super creative vibes.
Glad you enjoyed it! The first set of drums were Addictive Drums 2, and the second set was a drum loop from FL Studio labeled “DL Breaker”, which was cut up with Fruity Slicer. You should be able to see more if you look at the proof of production YouTube video I included.
Love the use of the super odd broken time signature. The glitching also got me the impression of getting stuck, really nice! Really good entry thank you!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! The glitching part was a bit last minute but I’m glad I added it.
That was a great choice lol definitely!
I really like this track a lot. The 13/8 is really interesting to listen to and helps keep the repetitions fresh. The changes in texture are well timed to maintain interest as well. The piano and the warm synths gave me a Lena Raine vibe. The Eclipse said "mesmerizing" and that's the right word. One of the most enjoyable single tracks I've heard so far. Thanks for making and sharing.
Oh and there's a diminished chord at 3:20 that is really excellent and sounds like a good Bach twist.
I love the cover art!
I’m glad you noticed the diminished chord! I’ve been trying to use a wider range of chords as I’ve been stuck using a lot of m7 and M7. And yes, Lena Raine is a big inspiration for my music. She always has great music.
Also I’m happy you like the cover art! I made it myself.
Yeah hearing it pop out like a gem made me want to figure out how to incorporate them more in my music. I hear you on feeling stuck.
I was a lot more engaged with this entry than some others because I was trying to get a grasp on the time signature the whole time. I never did really find it but it's not a bad thing it was really cool!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! The time signature was 13/8 but it’s easier to count as 5/8, 5/8, 3/8.
I know you literally said so in your description and I still couldn't do it that's why I was so engaged!
Beautiful and quality work, liked the noisy synth that started at 1.30. And I really liked the drums from 2.40 and cool bass going a bit acid)))
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
i really liked this song! the buildup is executed really well, and it's really mesmerizing to listen to. i do wish the connection to the theme this song attempts to build was a lot more thought out.
Thank you for your feedback. I do agree to some extent about your point, but I think we may have different interpretations about what the theme means.
probably, and honestly that’s fine. it makes every submission unique and special
Sounds awesome! The drums are sick too
Thanks for listening! I’m glad you enjoyed it.