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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #53 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Composition | #72 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #106 | 3.837 | 3.837 |
| Creativity | #123 | 3.813 | 3.813 |
| Quality | #177 | 3.719 | 3.719 |
| Correlation to theme | #215 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
https://on.soundcloud.com/oUpPGBWQF3Bhr9vv7
The type of game I had in my head while composing was some sort of "HD-2D" type aesthetic since there's a lot of blending of traditional SNES-era sounds as well as more complex virtual instruments. I draw a lot of inspiration from traditional RPGs and I figured this would be a similar kind of game, but in space.
I composed The One Who Swims in the Stars first since I was coming up with a ton of ideas and thought it would work well as a sort of "title sequence" type piece. The other two pieces took themes from the original piece as a starting point to try to flesh out a new situation or environment.
For Meteor Shower, the working idea was "battle theme", but it eventually, after adding more twinkly arpeggios, it started bringing up mental images of traveling quickly through a meteor shower. The piece isn't all stressful though; I tried to convey the mix of emotions someone might feel as they surf through the meteors- dangerous but beautiful.
For Moonlight, I used the first melody of The One Who Swims in the Stars to create a slower, more reflective piece.
DAW: Logic Pro X
Message from the artist
This was my first ever jam and it was a blast!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The image feels very off-world to me, something aquatic, mesmerizing, sometimes dangerous, and not too far removed from open space.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/jaray/sets/ost-composing-jam-7
Number of tracks3
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
The One Who Swims in the Stars - Other than the extreme mono which I dont like (something you were probably going for tho) the composition works really well and the you did capture the SNES style!
Other two submissions arent really my style but the "Meteor Shower" sounds pretty energetic and it would fit into the idea you are explaining!
Thanks! I appreciate you listening even though it's not exactly your preference. People are usually divided with the instrumentation I typically use anyway, but I'm glad the composition works! :D
From the squares of a Gameboy, to the soundfonts of a SNES, meshed together with modern instrumentation, this is an epic mashup of sounds from my childhood. Meteor Shower fits with the described battle theme or fast-paced space travel. The One Who Swims in the Stars features beautiful, emotional instrumentation. Moonlight takes you through an ethereal end to the album. Overall, you did great!
Thanks so much! It was definitely a blast to work on!