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Salty Bubbles by T'K fjbn's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #206 | 3.672 | 3.882 |
| Quality | #234 | 3.617 | 3.824 |
| Overall | #312 | 3.405 | 3.600 |
| Composition | #323 | 3.394 | 3.588 |
| Impression | #341 | 3.283 | 3.471 |
| Creativity | #505 | 3.060 | 3.235 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genre: Chiptune/Orchestral
DAW: FL Studio 21
BPM: 95
More than a type of game, the song is meant more for a scene (whether interactive or not), which can be for a game or an animation.
A girl walks sadly along a dark path, and suddenly the path starts to gradually become colorful, with bubbles and fish beginning to appear.
(This is reflected at the beginning of the song, as the song starts with a slow and sad melody, which gradually increases in intensity and energy.)
Suddenly, a bubble with a familiar shape appears in front of the girl, and this bubble comforts the girl so she is not sad.
The girl’s mood changes upon seeing her loved one, and they begin to play.
But the bubble tells her that, even though it is not with her, she will always be able to play with it within her world.
(This is reflected in the middle of the song in the main melody; it can be interpreted that the lower melody represents the bubble while the higher melody represents the girl.)
The girl’s mood changes again, between sadness and joy, pleading not to be left alone again, wanting to keep playing and to have it always by her side.
(The melody becomes more intense.)
The bubble hugs the girl, who is crying, while more bubbles and fish appear around her.
Message from the artist
I couldn't help but shed a few tears when I did this (lol).
love your loved ones.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The song I composed is reflected in what I interpreted from the image. As you can see, there is a girl playing with bubbles with fish fluttering around her. What caught my attention is that there is a bubble in the shape of a human, which could represent a loved one, such as her mother.
The theme of the Jam is "Inside my world," and according to my interpretation, the girl is going through the grief of losing her mother, where her mother is still alive within the girl's world.
The name "Salty Bubbles" comes from the salty taste of tears and is reflected by the girl's imagination, as she is in the sea playing with salty bubbles, making the connection between tears and the taste of the sea.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/teka-stash/salty-bubbles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUdcaqZhIUk
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Comments
Really cute work! I would have loved to have more tracks to continue travel in your world!
It was an interesting, albeit short, adventure! A good mood progression, a bright climax with a synthesizer in a team with orchestral sweet notes and ... just a single stream of melancholic positivity
Such a pretty song and perfectly in theme. Nice job!
I loved the way the synths would trill sometimes!
Very whimsical and emotional. Love the synth that comes in during the second half of the piece.
I like the thorough description of the scene, helped paint a picture for me as I was listening. Good job!
I like the synth lead that comes in around 1:20 on this track, the melody is nice! I also like the art for this one a lot :)
I love the "paaang" sounds like rain drops hitting a bucket outside (which are probably something like hang drums in an upper register maybe?)! Such a cool effect in an already great piece. I'm a big sucker for the chiptune instruments as well. Great job!
I genuinely fell in love with this track and got emotional listening to it. It's so beautiful. Your choice in sounds, the 6/8 groove, melodies, and timing of arrangement changes is just perfect. If you wanted, you could even push the emotion further: after the shrinking down at the end of the song, you could have a section with huge saw synths or strings. Really, really great track!
This was an excellent composition, and well balanced across the frequency spectrum. It fits the scene that you described perfectly.
Oh also I really like the name of the track