Really enjoyed how you used the Ritsu and Ryo scales to represent different aspects of your world, it worked very well with the instruments you used. Great job!
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Yume no Umi's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Correlation to theme | #72 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Creativity | #160 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Composition | #162 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Overall | #192 | 3.640 | 3.640 |
Impression | #263 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
Quality | #397 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Yume no Umi (or Ocean of Dreams) is an orchestral score that leans into oriental influences. I tried to be authentic as possible, using traditional Japanese instruments and scales.
I envisioned Yume no Umi's game to be simliar to GRIS or Journey; a platformer type game that has a focus on telling a visual narrative rather than challenging gameplay. It would be shorter than the previous examples, but it's a one-off story that functions as an engaging and artistic experience.
The story of Yume no Umi is a young girl gaining access to a dream-like undersea world (Ritual Dance). She explores this beautiful ocean and its inhabitants- which, surprisingly, happen to include her mother. (Yume no Umi). However, as she traverses the dream world, she comes to realize that her mother isn't really here; in fact, her mother had died recently. And while this ocean could let the girl escape her grief, she accepts the truth and decides to return home. (You're Not Her). In the end, the young girl is home in the real world, beginning to heal her grief and move forwards. (The Flow of Life Carries On).
Yume no Umi was created in Pro Tools with various instrument libraries; the predominate one being Native Instrument's East Asia collection. In terms of composition, the majority of the score is written using the Ritsu scale and the Ryo scale for the final track. The symbolism of these scales reflect Yin and Yang; Ristu being Yang, which represents the life of this dream world yet it not being true, and Ryo being Yin, which represents nothingness and loss, but hidden within is life continuing on. Also to not, the last track is the only track with no water SFX, signifying the girl's removal from the dream world entirely.
Message from the artist
I hope you enjoy!
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How does it fit the theme?
The narrative of the soundtrack revolves around this artwork; a young girl with a mother figure in an undersea world. Yet the woman is faceless, fleeting as the bubbles around her... why is that? I felt that there was a bittersweet story here, about a daughter eventually accepting the loss of her mother after trying to escape from it.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/thedarkmaestromft/sets/yume-no-umi?si=8b955672631e4952a01d51d28f81b62e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://youtu.be/JXmoyQeBjjc
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