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A jam submission

Awaken the Mortal CoilView project page

An eerie creation of life begins to move under the weight of its heartbeat
Submitted by JuiceTeaBeans — 6 days, 2 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Jam Prompt#103.9173.917
Overall#263.3893.389
Accompaniment#283.2503.250
Melody#303.0003.000

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What monster did you chose?
Frankenstein's monster

Explicit Content

No

AI-Generated Content

No

License

CC BY

Licensees (e.g. game developers) may use this work under Creative Commons Attribution

Methodology
Used Soundtrap.com and my plugged-in synth to create the tune and edit it. This is my first tune released in a jam, so I tried to focus a lot on atmosphere based on instrument selection and heartbeat rhythms.

Streaming here - https://soundcloud.com/juiceteabeans/awaken-the-mortal-coil

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

This is very spooky in an etherical way! I can definitely see myself playing a game with this creepy soundtrack in the background. It reminds me of The Sims 2 on the DS!!

Developer

Yes! I wanted to have it feel retro but kind of timeless as well hoping it could work for multiple game types. 

Submitted(+1)

I love the atmosphere in this and the way that descending bassline kicks in is really intense!

Developer

Thank you! I really wanted to connect the bass with the intensity of a new heartbeat. Glad you felt the atmosphere.

Submitted(+1)

I love the retro feel to it! It definitely sounds like something from Puppet Combo!!

Developer

Thank you! I’m going to have to check out this Puppet Combo. Getting back into the gaming world after a long time so have lots of catching up to do. Appreciate the review!

Submitted(+1)

really spooky!! i love the heartbeat sound!! well done!!

Developer

Thank you! Yes, I was leaning into that heartbeat! 💓 

Submitted(+1)

Ah, I love this! The heartbeat running through is great, and the layers building up tension are brilliant. I’m really interested in how mechanical and metallic it sounded in parts, and I really hope someone runs with that aspect in a game. Fantastic!

Developer(+1)

Yes I wanted to express how yes, the monster is “human”, but is put together almost like a robot and also a manufactured doll.

Or I could see some futuristic Frankenstein’s monster using the metallics and such.