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Space Cadet's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Overall | #1 | 4.444 | 4.444 |
Jam Theme | #1 | 4.778 | 4.778 |
Accompaniment | #1 | 4.444 | 4.444 |
Melody | #3 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Methodology
Space Cadet is a symphonic adventure following a young astronaut through his first rocket ship trip into space. The introduction mirrors the calm and anxious feeling just before lift off and then large stacked fifths enter in the brass which give an otherworldly space feeling and signal the rocket ignition and beginning of the adventure. The march-like rhythm and the use of large intervals in the melody with the primary use of brass instruments enhance the feeling of adventure and awe. The use of exclusively major chords throughout gives the sense of the wonders and vastness of space and is a trope used for space themes in many movies and video games. Additionally the rhythmic robotic sounds heard throughout further add to the space-like feel. To add to the uniqueness of the melody, I used some modal interchange and bounced between major, minor, and even lydian (the sharp 4 really adds an alien-like quality even though it is used sparingly). Please enjoy this submission to the first Tune Jam and get ready for an adventure of a lifetime!
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What a nice track !
Your description is already technically exhaustive, so I'll speak from a feeling point of view: your music is very well constructed, so much so that the loop goes unnoticed. It would fit right in a good indie game (I say indie because AAA triplets would have hired a real orchestra).
I love the intro, which reminds me of Koji Kondo's epic compositions, and I love the trumpet melody.
Bravo !
Impressive use of quartal/quintal harmonies and leaps throughout (very space-inspired). Nice orchestral synthesizers. That’s not BBCSO is it?
holy 63 tracks.
This is excellent in its composition. There is a lot to appreciate about this track, the melody really works well in the overall composition, all of it is put together in a very intelligent way. You can tell you've studied composition a fair bit. Sounds great, I really enjoy it!
Cool! Like the trumpet melody!
impressive explanation of all the theory and different scales to make this sound like a classic space/scifi cinematic composition! very fleshed out and full symphonic sound!