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A jam submission

Forest of the DemihumansView project page

Spooky String Quartet in Song Form
Submitted by Just a Guy — 10 days, 19 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Composition#24.2734.273
Mixing#34.0914.091
Overall#34.0004.000
Challenge#44.1824.182
Vibe#53.8183.818
Creativity#83.6363.636

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Title
Forest of the Demihumans

Description
A cinematic string quartet in a whimsical classical style. This music is performed by violins, viola, cello, and bass using a wide variety of playing techniques.


Form:

intro - verse - verse - chorus - verse - chorus - verse - solo - verse - outro

Composed in song form for Redline's Monthly Composing Challenge #3

Plugins used
DAW: Presonus Studio
VST: Kontakt
Sample Libraries: Spitfire Solo Strings, Spitfire Tundra
effects and mixing: Izotope Neutron, Fabfilter, Altiverb
Mastering:Fabfilter, Izotope Ozone

Link(s) to your submission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmUwIP3uWPc

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Wow this is great!

I love your idea to use a string quartet. I think while every section is very unique they all flow in to each other naturally showing a high knowledge in composition. The piece keeps evolving and when a previous heard section returns it wells fresh which is very impressive. Good use of ornamentation and playing techniques. I think my only wish were for the cello to get a bit more variation and to get to join in on the fun, in such making the piece even more like a chamber piece. Then again there has to be some balance between a chamber piece in a song form. Personally I though it would be fun to lean even more into the classical/chamber aspect of the piece.

All in all I loved all of it and I felt that you managed to not only succeced in the criterias but go beyond them. This is probaly what I think is the strongest piece!

Developer

thanks for the praise and feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I love this! This is so well put together! It sounds like it belongs in a Tim Burton movie or something, like a dark, quirky character introduction montage as they are being toured around a magical academy or something lol

I think this is my favorite so far!

Developer

thanks! I appreciat the kind words and the listen!

Submitted(+1)

Really unique entry! I enjoyed it.

Developer

thanks for listening!

Submitted(+1)

I love the transitions you use at 1'00" and 1'40". This descent is very pretty. And the connection with the theme is very executed. It's a great idea to double the pluck with a violin tremolo.

As for the ending, I love these triplet touches, they make the composition lively and dynamic.

Overall, it's very good.

Submitted

very cool

Developer

thanks for listening!