Is it fun? Yes! Is it beautiful? Yes! Skillful use of orchestral instruments to create a magical atmosphere? Yes!
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VGM Game Jam 7 "Inside My World"'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #44 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Impression | #69 | 3.933 | 3.933 |
| Overall | #74 | 3.940 | 3.940 |
| Quality | #79 | 4.033 | 4.033 |
| Correlation to theme | #147 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Creativity | #155 | 3.767 | 3.767 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Soundtrack for a more dramatic action-adventure/RPG with an ocean theme. My style is a cross of orchestral film score and progressive rock, with some electronic elements. I've done a title screen track, a track for a calm moment while exploring an area, and an urgent-sounding track for a climactic mission/level of some kind.
Message from the artist
I only learnt of this jam the day before submissions were due so apologies if the production isn't quite up to standard but I did my best in the time I did have!
Theme
Inside my world
Picture theme
How does it fit the theme?
I've gone for a more dramatic, heroic interpretation but I did try to capture an oceanic, East Asian feel that I got from the picture, and an earnestness that I got from the words "Inside My World".
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/verdrismoth/sets/itchio-vgm-jam-07-inside-my-world
Number of tracks3
Genre
Orchestral
Electronic
Rock/Metal
Ambient
Soundtrack use permission
Yes (CC BY)
Any project
Comments
Title Screen: The quiet piano helps set up the melody and main theme for your OST really well. The pads give an ocean vibe which is very relaxing to listen to.
Calm Area: This is really lovely watery guitar and piano over ocean pads. This track is the embodiment of gentle water exploration. I am bookmarking this track to reference back to when I want to write ambient water music in the future!
Urgent Mission: The piano and driving strings are very epic and sound like they belong in a Fire Emblem game. I think this is a really great chord progression - I especially love your bass movement. The electric guitar adds an intensity that feels like the stress of a combat situation. You were able to capture all of these feelings while having it feel like a water level throughout. This is an amazing track!
Overall: You have demonstrated your masterful ability to write in 3 different styles with what you have show-cased here. I feel that I learned a lot from you by listening to your tracks. Excellent work and thank you for sharing!
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BLUEThe Title Screen theme is beautiful - loving the less-is-more approach here by letting the chords breathe and really come to life. Well played, nicely articulated a solid progression with some really nice pad accompaniment.
The choice of instrumentation in Calm Area is really nice - I adore the pads and drones here, they do a great job of emulating that floating underwater kind of feeling. Having the harp take the lead here and leisurely run through sequences and arpeggios - it does a great job of adding some whimsy and gently guiding the listener without rushing through anything. Introducing the piano after this was genius - it has a more defined kind of pace. Love the miniature outro here as well, does a nice job of bookending the track.
Finally, Urgent Mission makes for a nice change of pace and tone. Fantastic orchestration and use of various articulations here. Once again the accompaniment in the background does a great job of bolstering the track as a whole. Love how this one progresses and evolves over time. Opting for a fade-out was interesting - I, surprisingly, have not heard a lot of them in submissions thus far.
Great work, this is absolutely gorgeous. Really nice selection of tracks, well produced and nice & varied. Really enjoyed this. :)
Submitted
Discovery - SynlyfeI'm just listening to it again and again. In love. The main menu is wow. I don't have the words to describe the tenderness I feel. The piano sounds so light, airy and aquatic at the same time. The second one is so soft, makes an excellent background athmosphere. The last one is so epic, would already be an excellent game or film OST. Definitely one of my favorite submission. Thank you for sharing.
This was a beautiful soundtrack! It's amazing what you achieved in just a single day, it's made with great quality. Not gonna lie, I got pretty immersed by the end of the calm area music and totally got jumpscared by Urgent Mission, lol. Great job!!!
Submitted
Astral Wanderer [OST Jam #7]It's incredibly impressive that you made this in such a short time, because these tracks are really high quality!
1st track : I love this type of solo piano piece, even if it's super short.
2nd track : I really like the electric keyboard (I don't know exactly what obv) you used here, it's so serene and calm, with a full and pretty lush sound. Lovely!
3rd track : A solid "danger" theme! Dramatic and tense, but also still with a good melody and a great feel. Nice!
This is a really well produced ost, with some good composition to "close the deal"!
Nice job!
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ComputerifiedMAIN MENU: Ooh. Piano work reminiscent of BOTW.
CALM AREA: Lovely, very expressive. Great e-piano.
URGENT MISSION: The energy comes in! Love the chord choices with a generous amount of mode mixture.
Great work! I definitely get BOTW/TOTK vibes from this overall.
Submitted
Beneath the Ocean, Within the SoulGood orchestration, beautiful chord progressions on all the songs, I was afraid the mix on first song (Tittle Screen Menu) was just too quiet even for a solo piano piece but when the other tracks came up, you did an amazing job in the mix and arrangement, great work !
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Two WorldsVery nice trio of tracks! Very well done for getting them done in such a short space of time.
Can definitely hear both the ocean and especially the east asian influence very strongly, reminded me of quite a few soundtracks from japanese games (or those very inspired by japanese games) from the early 00s up to now.
Would agree with what others have said about URGENT MISSION being considerably louder than the other two as I'm sure you're now aware. But I did also really like the approach you took with it, feels very dramatic and tense whilst also being very elegant and gliding.
Both the other tracks were very good too though.
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In My Watery WorldURGENT MISSION was my favorite track but it was also way louder than the other two by a longshot!
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Queen Bubblene Blast!Amazing work!! There is emotion with an amazing orchestration! "Urgent mission" is by far my favourite!!
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A Journey toward OriginsOne of the most professional sounding submissions i've heard so far! I love the sound of the first track (I'm a sucker for minimalism haha). It gives me Kingdom Hearts vibes
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Into a DreamDarn... That was awesome! I can't believe you whipped this up in a day... Very beautiful ambient business. That third track was so good! And it scratches the prog rock itch quite a bit. Overall, awesome melodies, really nicely done!
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Pacific BlossomSo very tasteful, it's subtle and simple and at the same time well though-off and intricate, I'm enjoying every second of this. Very visual, the underwater theme is omnipresent throughout the soundtrack. And what beautiful piano lines you have written! Congratulations!
Edit: Urgent Mission is an absolute banger!
Submitted
Echoes of a DreamHi Daniel!
The atmosphere that your music portraits is captivating. Loved the piano sounds you use. Is it okay if I ask you what it is?
Track number 3 is very contrasting with previous ones yet cohesive with them. Amazing!
Great job!
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True LightReally really good! It's a crime you only have 6 ratings.
Do yourself a favor and definitely go rate others for visibility, you should be more popular within the jam.
One thing I wish you had done though, but it's a minor nitpick, would be to try and get volume up on 1 & 2 a bit so there's not so much discrepancy with the 3 beautifully mixed & mastered track.
Great submission!
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Tsuya - OST Jam 07Your music is very nice. I really liked the first and third tracks. Congrats!
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Inside my world
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