Play Game Jam Entry
Ready Up (pressSTARTpressSTARTpressSTART)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Melody | #8 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Accompaniment | #8 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Jam Theme | #9 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Methodology
This song was created using:
Waves Elements
Waves Electric 200
Spitfire BBCSO
Superior Drummer 3
I hit a roadblock when approaching the main melody of the theme, but found that approaching the song from a rhythm perspective first really helped jump that plateau. That's something I like to do if I'm not 100% sure where to go next.
I also want to note there are a lot of fun rhythmic easter eggs within the intro relating back to the first half of the theme. See if you can find em!
3... 2... 1... let's jam!
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Cool! I liked how at 0:33, the march snare turns into a full-on jazz kit. I couldn’t find any of the easter eggs, though.
lil stuff, the marching snare rhythms are 3 2 1 patterns (triplet, duplet, single) the chords in the beginning build in patterns of 3 notes, then 2 more, then 1, etc. Just little calls to the theme! I wanted to try to use the literal numerics within the confines of actually capturing the spirit of a takeoff.
The minimalistic snare with the timpani to start off the piece set up a great image in my mind of the pre-launch stage of a space launch where everything is calm and everyone is just waiting. The main motif has a really interesting rhythm, and I’d have to say your approach to rhythm-first writing here was a success! I think that the drums have the biggest impact on me imagining a rocket ship lift off from this piece. But I think that the fact that the synth parts without the drums would sound very calm and serene is a creative choice that sonically describes what I would imagine gently traveling through space would feel like. Overall great work and thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! I've always had an affinity for busy drums. Sometimes it works, sometimes it aims straight down and blows my legs out from under me lol. I personally like how this came out (although still kicking myself for not checking LUFS beforehand). Excited to give a review on yours, going to do my voting tonight I think!
Was not prepared for how quiet 25 LUFS is lol. Already patched volume (wish I caught that before uploading). GG all! Excited for judgement!
volume was fine imo
Yeaaah it was audible, but not much more than that lol. I appreciate the positive reinforcement though!