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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #25 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Creativity | #34 | 3.550 | 3.550 |
| Overall | #34 | 3.550 | 3.550 |
| Impression | #45 | 3.450 | 3.450 |
| Composition | #47 | 3.525 | 3.525 |
| Quality | #59 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
Ranked from 40 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
I wanted to focus on making music that gets stuck in your head. Stuff that makes you want to listen to it over and over again because that is the highest compliment you can give any artist in my opinion.
I went with a funky bassline mostly inspired from games like Persona
Mallets are my favorite and the xylophone was inspired by Grant Kirkhope's use of mallets in his music
The chords use a synth to make it sound more "videogame-esque"
The percussion is up-beat and catchy to hook listeners
The wind ensemble is there to represent freedom, flying, dragons. basically all that there is when it comes to soaring above a fantasy world
And most importantly, The Piccolo solo represent the Titular Dragon. The main character of the "game"
The tracks in order are
Dragon Of Azure Skies
The Tarragon Tarries On
Wyverns Abounding
Dispute Amongst Drakes
Dragon of Azure Skies is the main theme of the game. It would play on the title screen. It is dramatic and emotional.
The tarragon tarries on is the menu theme for the game. It would play when the game is paused and in various menus throughout the game.
Wyverns Abounding is the overworld theme. it would play when exploring the fantasy world atop your dragon.
Dispute Amongst Drakes is the battle theme. it would play when in combat against other dragons.
I composed on FL studio and I usually worked my way from Bass and Chords first before making any melodies.
Message from the artist
If you enjoy the music then please let me know! It would mean the world to me to know other people like my music enough to listen to it on their own!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I really wanted my songs to sound more like they were from a video game rather than like a movie or something because it is OST composing jam after all.
The main way my music fits the theme is with the very prominent Piccolo that is in every song. The piccolo represent the dragon itself as I imaging the player either plays as the dragon or a dragon trainer.
The wind ensemble is there to represent freedom, flying, dragons. basically all that there is when it comes to soaring above a fantasy world. It also acts as opposing dragons in the battle music
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
YOUTUBE:
Full OST - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1j7u9TK9rk
Dragon Of Azure Skies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H57XppYlrdo
The Tarragon Tarries On - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJi7rudukE
Wyverns Abounding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOk4hFPbhpk
Dispute Amongst Drakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKn7Oa45CQA
SOUNDCLOUD:
Dragon Of Azure Skies - https://soundcloud.com/joseph-black-16953843/dragon-of-azure-skies-jofes
The Tarragon Tarries On - https://soundcloud.com/joseph-black-16953843/the-tarragon-tarries-on-jofes
Wyverns Abounding - https://soundcloud.com/joseph-black-16953843/wyverns-abounding-jofes
Dispute Amongst Drakes - https://soundcloud.com/joseph-black-16953843/dispute-amongst-drakes-jofes
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Comments
I'm not very familiar with Persona, but I did catch flavors of Forager in the first three pieces, both in soundfont and song layout, which is a game I absolutely adore! Dispute Amongst Drakes has to be my favorite tho, it's so frantic and disconcerting in places, while still being fun. (P.S. great job on reviewing every single submission, you madman lol)
I have played forager but that was like 4 years ago or something so I don't remember the soundtrack I will have to listen to it. thanks for enjoying them!
Amazing to see how much you were able to create in such a short amount of time! It sounded like you had a lot of fun with the pieces. I liked how you used the Piccolo throughout your soundtrack to represent the dragon - great work! :)
When I thought of the piccolo representing the dragon I was very happy and I am glad it translated well. I really did have a lot of fun writing these and yeah I think I work pretty fast. I made all 4 within 24 hours since I was finished with everything halfway through the jam.
Thank you so much for listening and enjoying it!
I'm a fan of that playful lead synth in dispute amongst drakes! My favourite is Dragon of the Azure Skies, it's an absolute vibe. Your music reminds me of the side-scrolling games/JRPGs of the 90s, it's got loads of charm and creativity. I like how intentional you are about the instrumentation too :) good work on these.
Since I prefer going for more catchy anything music over fitting the theme exactly, I have to find other ways to fit the theme and the easiest to me is to have a reason for every instrument to be there other than just because it sounds nice.
Thank you for liking it!
Nice playfull retro OST, good job.
I appreciate it!
Really feels like and 8bit RPG soundtrack, I love it!
Thank you so much!
Really sounds like playing some old SNES RPG or platformer. Catchy music, nice rythm. I liked "Dispute Amongst Drakes" the most, it was interesting to listen to, had some good small sections witch little changes and got stuck in my head the most :D Good work!
Dispute amongst drakes is my favorite too! I am glad I made short and sweet sections because I didn't want listeners to get bored.
These are catchy and so easy to vibe to. I think you did a great job with the prompt. I can imagine myself bopping along to Dragon of Azure Skies while flying a big dragon around in a game :)
Catchy is exactly what I was going for. Thank you!
Very nice - really enjoyed the listen! My favorites are "Dragon of Azure Skies" and "Disputes Amongst Drakes"
Thank you! Dispute Amongst Drakes is my favorite as well! It was so much fun to make!
I listened to the whole soundtrack through on YouTube! I love how upbeat, funky, and light all your songs are. :) The fact that you had a little animation of a dragon flying was a nice touch. "Dispute Amongst Drakes" is my favorite; the bass and piccolo go crazzzzyyyyyyy. The xylophone is honestly the winner more than anything. Great entry!
I like making the little animations because I like having something to look at while listening to music.
The piccolo solo was super fun to make and I agree I love the xylophone a lot! Thank you for the compliments!
Man all the songs feels super fun, energetic, and bouncy. Great job. I'm vibing pretty hard.
Fun energy is absolutely what I wanted from my music so thank you!
Dragon Of Azure Skies - Dat bassline!
The Tarragon Tarries On - Secret of Mana vibes! Groovy.
Wyverns Abounding - Very fun and upbeat track! Getting "flying" vibes from this.
Dispute Amongst Drakes - Cool battle theme. Loving the touch of Phrygian in the bassline at times.
Getting a sort of SNES/Genesis vibe from this OST. Great work!
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate that you enjoyed the bass lines since they really were the foundation for each track and I enjoyed making them!
These have so much energy, I love these and I think they sound like real game music that I'd listen to. I think the sound quality of the VSTs you're using feel stylistically appropriate for the uplifting nature of your tracks, but I wonder if realistic-quality VSTs would elevate your already stellar compositions into the stratosphere. That being said I really love the sound of the percussion mallets, Grant Kirkhope speaks through their souls. Great work! My favorite is the Dragon of the Azure Skies.
I actually purposefully avoided using realistic quality VSTs in order to better capture a video game appeal. The only realistic quality instrument I used was the piccolo to make it very distinct among the other instruments as it is the focus of most of the songs.
Really fun tracks! Also, you did a great job of maintaining a really cohesive vibe throughout!
Thank you! i spent a few hours in the days leading up to the jam making a "soundfont" so I wouldn't have to spend time thinking about instruments during the actual jam and it saved me a bunch of time while also allowing all my songs to have a throughline.
I just found a bunch of instruments I liked and whether or not the theme fit them, I was gonna make it work. The piccolo was added after the theme was announced as I wanted it to represent the dragon itself.
These are all such a vibe! Love the basslines, I can hear the inspiration you take from Persona music, I take some myself. Good job on this!
Thank you so much! Your entry is my favorite so far of the 40 I have rated.
Getting a fun bassline down was really important to me since I wanted to make music that people could listen to over and over and not get bored.
I love the chill vibes and groovy bassline! Some sections felt a little bit samey, but this is overall a great take on the theme!
Can I ask which sections felt samey?
The second and third songs loop once since I wanted them to be more listen and vibe songs than the first and last ones. I didn't want them to be too melodically complex. just catchy.
Either way, Thank you for the feedback!
I can definitely see myself playing a game with this music!
It's very chill and relaxing.
Thanks! I really wanted to nail the video game feel since that's the kind of music I want to make more of.
These tracks are very fun. I love the chill casual vibes, they embody your intent and really give a good take on the theme.
I'm glad the vibes seem to be resonating with lots of people since having a fun vibe is what I wanted.
Oh man, this is really good. Loved the instruments and the chill vibes from all the tracks, could really visualize a Life-Sim type of game using them all. Great work! :)
Thank you so much! I was really happy with my instruments. especially the xylophone as its my favorite instrument.
These are so fun and bouncy! The OST sounds straight out of an SNES game with the instruments you used. The energy shift in that last track was great, great work with these!
The last track is my favorite one. I really liked making the piccolo solo.