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A jam submission

Lights of the waterView project page

Fictional soundtrack created for OST Composing Jam #7
Submitted by Musicake — 25 minutes, 8 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Composition#1023.9003.900
Impression#1283.7673.767
Overall#1413.7473.747
Quality#1673.7333.733
Creativity#1833.7003.700
Correlation to theme#2263.6333.633

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
A soundtrack for a fictional game called "Lights of the water" OST Composing Jam #7.



Maya, a girl from a world like our own, is teleported to another world when she accidentally steps into a giant bubble.

A perpetual storm has completely flooded this new planet, product of a corrupt corporation - Corporate Inc. - that has changed the weather drastically. Maya meets Wave, a water spirit who will become her partner throughout her journey to restore natural order, and return to her own home.



Music by Musicake and Delukeys.

Artwork by kawaakar._ (from OST Composing Jam #7).

Theme

Picture theme

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/martin-gruber-640159538/sets/lights-of-the-water

Number of tracks
6

Genre

Orchestral
Electronic

Soundtrack use permission

No

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Submitted(+1)

Oh this is really cool - the beginnings of the Title theme almost fringe a little bit on menacing (particularly the horns before the track strips itself down) but then feels whimsical and curious. This tropical-like melody and progression works really well as a title theme - I can imagine hearing this in so many games. At points it actually reminds me a little of Croc!

Deep Feelings is beautiful - it nails the water vibe. The choice of voicings in this track has it feeling almost 'blurry' at points which fits really well with the bubble motif, and I absolutely adore the lead synth patch that comes in toward the end. Having the accompaniment strip back a little here and almost drag behind is genius.

Water Temple is really well done, and it makes me ponder on the kinds of things that make a Water Temple a Water Temple, if that makes sense? Really solid choice of instrumentation here, it really is befitting of the title. The first third being more spaced out with soft tones and simple melodies works really well. I was not expecting the transition into a more rhythm oriented middle section - kudos on the percussion here, it does a great job of keeping the beat whilst not being obtrusive about it. The bass prevalence here is really nice too - great to hear it rear its head properly and groove a little. Solid use of motifs throughout this track as a whole.

Wave's Theme is really nice - a great example of less-is-more. The mix isn't crowded, there's rarely a lot happening at once, and there's ample time to breathe between sections. Great example of underscoring here - the mix does not need to be packed to the brim with movement or sound; choice melodies, chords and accompaniment can say a lot more by doing a lot less. I think that's what makes the last section of this track stand so tall - it was in no rush to get to this point, and as a result it sounds beautiful when it finally does crescendo into this flow-state.

Corporate Inc is a departure from expectations, in a good way. A palate cleanser - it's dark, ambles along at its own pace and doesn't quite make the intended mood clear. Strikes this ambiguity that has me feeling curious but also a little tense. Really nice choice of voicings here - very down-tempo and mysterious.

And, at last, the Final Boss. This is an interesting track - some really nice orchestration present here and it makes no attempt to hide the drama. Great use of articulations here with the strings to really set the stage, and I love how the mallets take control of guiding the lead tones.

Great work - this is super solid and a tight execution of the theme. Some really nice arrangements here and they're produced well to boot, too. 

Developer

Your comment absolutely made my day, thank you!!

Submitted(+1)

I do not know why, but for me this soundtrack was a little scary :\ (Especially Corporate Inc). You have created an interesting atmosphere of mystery, mysticism

. P.S. Did someone guess to use a siren in the soundtrack? Hurray!

Developer

Didn't notice the siren thing hahaha

We weren't going for scary, but glad you liked it nonetheless!

Submitted(+2)

Ow ! The first ones : Cuteness overload. And the last two : Epic. Beautiful work. Love how tender it is and nice to listen to. Thank you for sharing.

Developer(+1)

Hahaha we thought a lot about how to sort the tracks. Thanks for listening!

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