very clever using the drums to fill out the orchestra! and the interplay between the pizzicato viola and the drums at 0:20 is sooo groovy.
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Arrival At a New Shore's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #3 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| General Impression | #5 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Quality | #5 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Overall | #5 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Adherence to Theme | #7 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many tracks did you submit?
1
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https://soundcloud.com/djm313455/arrival-at-a-new-shore
Explain your hypothetical game concept & how you interpreted the theme!
This is a submission for "OST Minigame Jam #2" wherein participants are tasked with creating a song inspired by the prompt "The Sky, The Sea". There is an additional optional "Point-Buy Orchestra" challenge wherein each instrument is given a point cost and participants are allotted 15 points to requisition instruments for their orchestra.
I allocated my 15 points as follows:
9Pts for drums, all from the Taiko Creator VST (1 Odaiko, 1 Sanjaku Daiko, 2 Katsugi Okedo Taikos, 2 Shime Daikos). I assumed it would be fine to include rim strikes since they're basically just a kind of drum articulation. When I saw that unpitched percussion was priced at 2 instruments for 3 points, I realized that at 1.5pts each percussion was a cost effective means of filling up the orchestra. Plus, given the thematic prompt, I was reminded of a video of an impressive taiko drum corp performance I had watched awhile back called "The Fertility of the Sea" (it's on youtube) and wanted to do something with taikos.
2Pts for violas. Outside of two moments, I mostly used them for harmonic padding. I chose violas over violins mostly because they were cheaper in this challenge.
2Pts for alto sax. The alto sax provides most of the melody. I went with the saxophones because they kinda' blend the line between wind and horn and, considering the limited point budget, would provide a cost effective means of delivering a rich sonic texture.
1Pt for baritone saxophone.
1Pt for tuba. It was cheap and provides low frequency depth.
DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: Taiko Creator, Session Horns Pro, Audio Imperia Nucleus Orchestral Core.
Plugins: Waves Magma Tubes Stereo, Waves Magma Channel Strip, Maximus, Fruity Limiter, Balance, and Compressor.
What genre is your soundtrack?
Orchestra
What was your ensemble?
6 Drums, Violas, 1 Alto Sax, 1 Baritone Sax, 1 Tuba
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