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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #72 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Composition | #149 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Overall | #165 | 3.707 | 3.707 |
| Quality | #178 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Impression | #240 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Creativity | #268 | 3.536 | 3.536 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
We used Reaper as our DAW of choice.
We're envisioning a game based around the concept of your life "flashing before your eyes" as you die. This game has the player exploring the mind of a dying woman, guiding her through each of her memories stored within bubbles; the character ages with her memories, as the player goes through them in chronological order, hoping to give the woman closure before she passes on. The soundtrack we've written aims to capture the enigmatic and strange world that these memories inhabit, as well as the wistful nostalgia experienced within the memories themselves. The songs within the subconsious loop endlessly, while the songs within the memories have definitive endings.
The Light at the End - This track is the game's main theme; it utilises a reversed acoustic guitar to symbolize the journey back through memories, as well as dreamlike reverb and stereo panning. This track also introduces the leitmotif that connects all of the 'dreamworld' songs.
Wist - As the title suggests, this aims to evoke wistfulness. This is a track that would play within one of the woman's memories.
Drifitng Deeper - As the player ventures deeper into the subconsious, things become strange and distorted; is something hidden deep within these memories?
Night Terrors - A particularly traumatic memory is unearthed, or perhaps a dark secret is unveiled; This song starts with ominous piano before erupting into a chaotic electric guitar.
Wander - Feeling lost and uncertain, this track plays within another memory.
Temple in the Mind - This track is the theme for the innermost sanctum within the subconsious; this mysterious feeling is repesented by the weird 7/4 groove and the strange phrase lengths.
Message from the artist
This has been a lot of fun! Looking forward to hearing some good submissions! <3
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
Our music captures the odd, nostalgic, and dreamlike feeling evoked by the image; and we based our game's narrative around the concept of exploring the memories within someone.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://youtu.be/PqCbl1Tf7u0
Number of tracks6
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Comments
The reverberation of the main melody alongside the accompaniment in the track Wist makes the world you created feel so vast and captivating even with it's simplicity. I love it!
Drifting deeper is so mysterious as the name suggests and the feeling it gives of is otherworldly.
Something I've noticed is that there is a large focus of the bass sometimes parts of the tracks, building what seems to be either a more upbeat experience, or a more strange and mysterious one.
Also Temple in the Mind is such a vibe! It's got the groove.