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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #105 | 3.931 | 3.931 |
| Composition | #145 | 3.793 | 3.793 |
| Overall | #203 | 3.628 | 3.628 |
| Impression | #250 | 3.483 | 3.483 |
| Quality | #274 | 3.552 | 3.552 |
| Creativity | #366 | 3.379 | 3.379 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
The game draws inspiration from ABZU and Omori and I imagine it would be a blend between the two. Taking the elements of exploration and sea from ABZU and the elements of rpg, dreamworld and direct story-telling of Omori.
Each track represents a fragment of a much larger soundtrack. I have a theme for Opening, Conflict and Resolution, as well as an upbeat theme and a characterization theme.
I composed most of my tracks the first couple of days in bits, moving around my projects. I mixed and perfected most tracks in the latter days.
I used FL fruity edition with mostly stock plugins and SurgeXT.
Story:
The story takes place in the imaginative sea dream of Yuni, a young girl. She explores the sea of jellyfish with a companion she made sure to bring along with her, A jellyfish!(not the large one in the soundtrack cover). Moon the jellyfish accompanies her throughout her majestic journey in the sea. Moon has a calming and cautious nature, and treats Yuni much like how a mother would. However, conflict arises when they approach The Great Jellyfish, who is in much distress about the abyss's greater activity. Yuni and Moon decide to help and venture towards the abyss, but with many obstacles along the way. Something does not want Yuni to head towards the heart of the abyss, and her mind takes the toll of the stressful environment. However, Moon helps Yuni stay calm throughout the journey until finally they reach their destination. The abyss is frightening and it is very truthful towards Yuni, she has been hiding from a reality she does not wish to face. A nightmare emerges from the abyss and swallows Yuni, as she struggles she feels that she is drowning in anxiety and sorrow. Luckily, Moon reaches deep inside the nightmare and brings Yuni to safety, but not without a cost. The journey to safety was very damaging to Moon and she does not make it, but throughout their journey, she had subtly taught Yuni how to grieve. It is revealed that Moon is a manifestation of Yuni's Mother who she had lost very recently, and inside Yuni's world, Moon was teaching her how to cope with her situation. In the end, Yuni leaves her dream world of the sea, and comes back to reality.
Songs:
Blue Fantasy - Title theme, a great blue sea.
Guidance - A fun theme about Moon guiding Yuni.
Fun in Coral Town! - Coral town, the town of mostly sea urchins. A horror story in disguise but Yuni doesn't know any better so it is a fun fantasy land.
Abyssal Nightmare - Theme that represents Yuni drowning deeper and deeper into the frightening nightmare of the abyss. Hopefully someone saves her.
In Loving Memory - Theme about the loss of Moon and the important message she left behind for Yuni to move forward.
-edit, added story and song context
Message from the artist
I hope you enjoy my tracks! This is my first time doing a jam and I look forward to joining more in the future.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The game takes place in an aquatic dream of a young girl. I perceived the the humanoid figure as a the spirit of the girl's mother, which are represented with my characters. Inside her sea dream world, the two journey together.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/tossdacook/sets/my-domain-of-jellyfish?si=b8089c6c77d740f2a1609bb8a7e75000&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Number of tracks5
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
Really cool entry, very chill, very underwatery ! Abyssal nightmare is a mood, love dark ambiance like that
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed my tracks!
First of all, always great to hear from a fellow ABZU enthusiast! This is a great soundtrack that you've put together. All the tracks sound nice and I like their progression with the story of this game. I also really like the melody in "Fun in Coral Town!". Awesome work!
Thank you, I am glad you read/listened to both my story and soundtrack!
A nice mix of music - I can kind of understand what you meant by the idea needing a larger soundtrack. Definitely will do a second listen, at some point.
Thank you, I appreciate it! The thought crossed my mind to just make a couple 10 second tracks to cover some important holes of the story but I restrained myself haha
Although I'm not a huge fan about all the submissions about the ocean, I really like this soundtrack. Especially the song, In Loving Memory.
Also... DOMAIN EXPANSION: Infinite Jellyfish!!!
That is great to hear! I am glad you liked it, thank you for listening.
Amazing work especially with stock plugins. Abyssal Nightmare has incredible atmosphere to it, definitely my favorite!
Thank you, I am glad you liked it!
The soundtrack captured the underwater setting very well. I can definitely hear the Omori influence, a lot of the tracks sound very fun and lively (especially "Fun in Coral Town"). "Abyssal Nightmare" sounds very tense and suspenseful, and I think the bass works really well. The chords also work really well for the sound, but I think that the tension and dissonance was sometimes a little too much in the middle part. Overall a really fun soundtrack. Great work!
Thank you for your feedback! I am glad you listened to my tracks and I appreciate the compliments and criticisms.