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Song of Ocean - Jason Patrick Duncan's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Impression | #13 | 4.235 | 4.235 |
| Overall | #21 | 4.176 | 4.176 |
| Quality | #26 | 4.294 | 4.294 |
| Composition | #29 | 4.206 | 4.206 |
| Correlation to theme | #42 | 4.147 | 4.147 |
| Creativity | #60 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genre: I can't tell you what the genre is, I don't think it fits with any genre.
Kind of game: I imagined a game that is extremely beautiful, whimsical, but also eerie at times, where a mother takes her daughter through an oceanic journey. I wanted to capture the beauty of the ocean and it's life, while acknowledging the dangers of the deep.
What the track represents: listening to the song, I would imagine it would fit into a long cut scene that introduces the story, the setting, and the mood...
How did I compose: I used FL studio to record my voice, piano, baritone ukelele, cajon, and tambourine. I used several dozens of vocal tracks to layer my voice into a choir.
DAW: FL Studio
Message from the artist
https://youtu.be/sJHZQzziucc?si=XolJbYN-XVi4wZDF
This song is dedicated to my daughter and my wife! As soon as I saw the theme I envisioned them both in the image you guys provided!!!
Please watch the video! I had so much fun doing this :)))
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
Though it doesn't have lyrics, the moods and themes within the song are supposed to represent the 'daughter and mother' depicted in the image. Since my wife is Hawaiian, I imagined the whole song was about her giving our daughter a tour of the ocean, showing her even the scary parts!!
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJHZQzziucc
https://soundcloud.com/boodlebops/song-of-ocean-night-four?si=78c73e7e78f04c7d86f8bc9cc081da6b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Number of tracks1
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
Was a Blast to listen! Really enjoyed the track, the piano and the vocals. The harmony was also interesting :)
Good Job Overall ^^
Just wow what an amazing feeling, you absolutely nailed what you were going for. The harmonic shifts, real instruments, the eerie atmosphere that fits an underwater world so perfectly, guitar for the hawaii feel, production, theres so much good about this. beautiful!
Man this is just so beautiful, the vocals, the instrumentals, and composition, it's just so fine.
I also really appreciate how you mentioned, "to capture the beauty of the ocean and it's life, while acknowledging the dangers of the deep" because I could really feel that being portrayed with the contrasting melodies you used and mixed together going from something with a more elegant tone to a darker and more sinister tone.
Also the music video is just great what can I say...
Your words are warm in my heart. Thank you so much for saying all of this :)
Wow this is fantastic! Amazing vibes, and great production! I love how it moves from dark to light throughout. Also, dedicating it to your loved ones is super sweet :)
Great job!