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Through the Waves's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Minecraftyness | #17 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
Impression | #25 | 2.636 | 2.636 |
Composition | #25 | 2.636 | 2.636 |
Overall | #25 | 2.727 | 2.727 |
Quality | #28 | 2.364 | 2.364 |
Creativity | #28 | 2.818 | 2.818 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What Game Segment is this Theme For?
Oceans/Rivers
Description
I spend most of my time in Minecraft rowing through rivers and the sea for days, this track is inspired by the everchanging landscape both above and below the water surface
Link to work
https://soundcloud.com/alberto-scaccianoce/through-the-waves
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Comments
Your ideas and writing are strong. There are some similarities to Asian traditional music which I found interesting. The texture of short sounds in the first 30 seconds are great - I would love to sit in this texture a little longer, maybe with the viola on top. Nice feeling of calmness and slight sadness in the first half. The second half is a bit too busy for me with the low piano chords and constant rhythms on top. I think it's a cool idea, but I would keep the tempo slow and consistent, try to voice the piano chords in a slightly higher register, and simplify the melodies on top. Still, it's a really great work!
Hey ! First of all fantastic work. Some sounds are really midi-ish, but to be fair it fit quite well minecraft ambiance.
I do have some reserve on the use of the panning, it's really cool that you made the piece dynamics and alive, but it lost me sometimes : felt like the jump from left to right is sometimes to harsh and came from nowhere.
The melody and harmonies are spot on, really cool. They could be reinforced by a more "evocative" composition, maybe with a "flowing" arpegio in the back, or with ambiant sounds reverbering in the musics ?
I like the composition for oceans/rivers, though I feel like it could be made a bit more convincing with some ocean sounds (like seagulls or ocean waves). Keep it up!