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Echoes of the Lost Dragon (OST Composing Jam Crunchtime #3 Submission)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #20 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Impression | #31 | 3.611 | 3.611 |
| Quality | #39 | 3.611 | 3.611 |
| Overall | #40 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Correlation to theme | #49 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Composition | #69 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genres/Vibes:
This soundtrack is very moody, medieval-eastern-ish, with added futuristic elements (mostly glitchy ambiance and bitcrush). Not sure what genre that would be in
The concept:
You are in the future (like in the 2100's or something) and growing up you've always heard these stories about a "Protecting White Dragon" around the village, even tho you never saw anything even remotely resembling a dragon. "It's all just stories, don't worry too much about it." they say. But you are determined to find out what happened to this dragon (named Lotus btw), if it's even real.
About each track:
Lotus Lair's Legacy: This song would play in the area near the old, deserted, overgrown temples ( look at the cover art *wink* *wink*) as you try to find any leads about Lotus. Of course you don't find anyone to help you, in fact you find barely anything at all.
Whispers of the Wyrm: With your findings in the old temples (idk what that would be exactly), you progress to some place (maybe a cave), where you go further in your journey.
About the process:
DAW: FL Studio 21 (and its plugins)
VSTs used: xpand!2 (for most instruments), serum ( for glitches and pads), crystalizer ( for more interesting delay effects i.e: reverse delay, pitched up delay)
Real instruments: Vocals (just whispering random stuff), Acoustic Guitar and Ukulele (mainly for effects)
i feel like i could've used my time more optimally but here we are
Message from the artist
I just wanted to use some fancy chords that's all
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I imagined a game around the idea of the "White Dragon" being missing and its melody being the only remnant (it's a leitmotif)
The art also helped taking me in that direction
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/2058music/whispers-of-the-wyrm
https://soundcloud.com/2058music/lotus-lairs-legacy
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Comments
Good instruments, Good artwork also.
lovin the atmosphere on this one. nice to see someone else envisioned a very similar story about abandoned temples!!
The constant of the strings was really cool since it gave it a very mysterious atmosphere!
Very atmospheric - love it!
Good work! I like the flute pitch bend its really cool.
gotta show love to the crystallizer
Wow, very special atmosphere! I absolutely loved it. Im in no position to give tips, but i would just give a bit less protagonism to the drums in whispers of the wyrm, as the song is already Super powerful. Congratulations on this wonderful job. It is unique!! Enjoyed it a lot
Gave me stankface, super SUPER well done. Those melodies were hauntingly beautiful. Whispers of the wyrm man, oof. So good.
Bro you absolutely nailed the ambience here, the "glitchy" soundscape combined with the live instruments was very striking
Also respect for keeping the melody simple, it does exactly what it needs to. Banger
Wow, this surprised me. This is really, really well done. Loved the progression of the songs and the style, very eerie and dark. Good job!
thanks! really glad the vibe translated so well
updated with links