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I had such a blast putting together this OST for your game! :)

The itch project for this game can be found here.

I really appreciate the offer - that's super kind of you, and I might take you up on it in the future. And thanks for listening :)

What stuck out to me the most had to be your excellent use of dynamics. For me this added a lot of depth and tastefulness that I did not expect from such a short piece. The phrasing in the oboe and violin parts are wonderful as well.

I only have a couple bits of feedback:

1.) I would suggest being careful with how high the violin & cello goes, as well as how low the contrabass goes. The reason I say this is because they are starting to reach the boundaries for their respective capabilities. I think if you were to have this recorded by live musicians (and I hope that does happen in the future, as it's a great experience!), it might be difficult to get those parts tracked depending on the individual players.

2.) I would've personally liked to have a seen a little more of a gradual decay at the very end of the piece. IMO, since you had quite a bit of time to spare, having the music fade out a bit before cutting off would have been a nice touch.

Just a few things to consider in the future! I really enjoyed your submission otherwise - keep up the good work :)

My only real criticism here is that I would've liked to have heard the piece tail off at the end instead of the rather abrupt ending. Outside of that, I really enjoyed the vibe you created.

Thanks for sharing this :)

Thank you!! And thanks for listening :)

I agree with everything you've said here.

I decided to experiment with the MuseScore instruments simply because I was curious what the end result would look like. While I'm happy with this submission as a composition, I do feel the instruments don't quite do it justice, as others have mentioned. Hopefully in the future I can track this with live musicians or better sounding virtual strings. But for now, lesson learned.

I appreciate your comment, and thanks for listening :)

Here are my notes as I listen to each:

Catharsis Sound:

I felt that it was a very sold introduction to the submission, and I especially liked how you incorporated a variety of instruments that were able to have a section to shine on their own. My only criticism is that there were some sections where the focus instrument was a couple dB too loud over the rest of the mix, IMO (ex. piano entrance at ~ 3:05). Outside of that, I really enjoyed this piece!

Monochrome:

The arpeggios used behind the melody set a good tone for this piece. The vibe I got from this was sort of a feeling of discovery, like the knight is exploring a new location for the first time and trying to learn everything about it. I thought the melody used in the first half of the piece was complimentary with the instruments behind it. For whatever reason, the piano felt a little out of place for me in the piece. Maybe use the same melody, but on a synth that has some contrasting timbre to those used in the background?

Roses are Red, Beasts are Blue:

To me, something about this piece felt like the introduction of big bad guy. I think it was a combination of the marching beat and the dark melody in the keys. My only criticism here is to be careful of having too many instruments in the low end of the mix as, IMO, it started to get a little difficult to distinguish between some of the instruments.

Chime of the Ouroboros:

This piece feels. like the music that might lead up to the fight with the big bad guy, like something I'd hear out of an old RPG as the player gets closer to the final boss. The similar marching beat as before gives me similar vibes, but the added bells give a sense of the player being summoned to the person ringing them. Excellent!!

Overall, I really enjoyed this submission. Each track fulfilled a purpose and added something to the story being told. I had very few real criticisms while listening to these, and they are more so just my opinion on mixing/arranging.

Thanks a ton for sharing this, and keep up the great work :)

Thank you! And thanks for listening :)

It's good to know that multiple people have the same observation about those instruments - glad I'm not crazy! Hopefully in the future I'll find ways to fill the arrangement a little better.

Thanks for letting me know, and thank you for listening :)

Thanks a ton!! And thank you for listening :)

I absolutely don't mind at all! Listening back, I would probably agree that a couple more parts might help, especially in the second section.

Thanks for listening and giving your feedback :)

Thank you!! And thanks for listening :)

Thanks a ton! And thank you for listening :)

Thank you for listening!! :)

I'm glad to hear you liked it! Thank you for listening :)

That's exactly what I was going for! Thanks for listening :)

Thank you for such a nice comment! And thanks for listening :)

Wow! Thank you so much! And thanks for listening :)

Thanks for the feedback!

I chose to not include piano alongside the guitar arrangement because I wanted to avoid having a busy mix, which at the time I felt would not fit my interpretation of the painting. I think if I were to give this another go, I'd probably try to sprinkle it in a little more, as it seems quite a few people were anticipating it.

Thanks a ton for listening! :)

As someone who has hiked through several woodsy places in the US over the last decade, I would absolutely agree! I actually take quite a bit of inspiration from those places for some of my own ambient music.

I would probably agree, listening back, that the guitar could've been a little more defined in the mix. The acoustic guitar I use is quite a bit bright when it has a flat EQ, so I usually end up rolling a bit of it off. I'll be sure to make a note to not be too excessive with that in the future.

Melancholy is probably the vibe that best fits what I was going for when writing for this jam. At least that was the *clears throat* Impression I got from the painting ;)

Thanks a ton for listening! :)

I saw that on the Discord! The fact that you went to the lengths to do all of this in one go is insanely impressive!

Thanks a ton for such kind words, and great feedback :)

Thank you for such a kind comment - I'll be sure to be more careful about the volume in the future!

Thanks a ton for listening :)

I really liked this piece - I felt that it fits the theme of this jam very nicely! Also the dog is adorable!!

Thank you for sharing this :)

The guitar I used for this is an older model of this Yamaha acoustic electric.

What you're hearing there is a dominant chord leading into the next section, which is why it sounds a little crunchy ;)

Thank you much for listening! :)

That's awesome! Thank you for listening :)

Thank you!! :)

As a clarinet player, I always appreciate hearing woodwinds being used to represent nature!

This was such a fun tune to listen to, and I feel that you represent the painting very well. I especially loved hearing the little solo lines from the oboes, flutes, violins. The sample library you used for the orchestra is actually quite amazing to my ears. My only criticism at the moment is that I would have liked to have heard just one more new section instead of a long fade out at the end.

Thanks for sharing this :)

The first piece paints such a wonderful picture for me and creates a great vibe for the theme of this jam. To me it feels how I imagine fog clearing from an environment should feel. I especially liked how the instruments build up on top of each other and still contributed in an interesting way to the piece's idea. The instrumentation itself is soooo fitting for this piece as well!

While I like the idea that you were going for with the second piece, I don't feel the idea was fully developed, in my opinion. The backing chords make sense and are done well, but I'm not sure the off-tempo piano was the best choice for the lead part. I would love to hear an arrangement of this exact piece with some of the acoustic instruments heard in the first piece, with some of those lead lines a little more refined.

I thought the intro for the third piece is soooo good. The acoustic arrangement with the light synth in the background go really well together, and I feel the vibe you were going for is totally there. My only criticism for this piece is that I wish there was more.

Please remember these are only my opinions. Overall, I really enjoyed your submission! I hope someday you'll take some time and really try to flesh out those last two ideas like you did in the first piece, because I think they will benefit greatly from it. Thanks a ton for sharing this! :)

Thanks a ton! I'm glad you liked it!

Listening back, I can definitely see what you mean and I would agree. I'll be sure to handle drones with a little more subtlety in the future.

Thank you for listening :)

Absolutely! Feel free to reach out on Discord :)

That's awesome, and thank you so much for listening!

I don't charge for game jams, all work is free. All I ask is that my music is credited on the submission.

Hi there!

I am a music composer that is trying to get more involved with the game jam community and take on new projects. Primarily, I focus in ambient/rock music, but can work a bit outside of those genres as well. I've been writing and releasing music for a few years now, and would really like to contribute my work to more game jam folks and help give their projects something new.

I have also been involved in a couple of other game jams recently, including working with a team in the GMTK 2024 game jam, so I have some experience in quickly putting music together if necessary.

You can find my work on previous game jams here as well as some of my standalone music here and get a better idea of what kinda music I like to create. Please feel free to reply to this message if your interested in working together and getting music written for your game in these last few days of the jam.

You can also reach out to me on Discord - @grunt._55644

Thanks everyone! :)

Hi there!

I am a music composer that is trying to get more involved with the game jam community and take on new projects. Primarily, I focus in ambient/rock music, but can work a bit outside of those genres as well. I've been writing and releasing music for a few years now, and would really like to contribute my work to more game jam folks and help give their projects something new.

I have also been involved in a couple of other game jams recently, including working with a team in the GMTK 2024 game jam, so I have some experience in quickly putting music together if necessary.

You can find my work on previous game jams here as well as some of my standalone music here and get a better idea of what kinda music I like to create. Please feel free to reply to this message if your interested in working together and getting music written for your game in these last few days of this game jam.

You can also reach out to me on Discord - @grunt._55644

Thanks everyone! :)

Hi there!

Are you still looking for a composer? If so, I'd be happy to help out!

This is an example my work in the style I tend to write in, but I can be flexible. Feel free to message me on Discord if you're interested :)

- @grunt._55644

Hi everyone!

I am a music composer that is trying to get more involved with the game jam community and take on new projects. Primarily, I focus in ambient/rock music, but can work a bit outside of those genres as well. I've been writing and releasing music for a few years now, and would really like to contribute my work to more game jam folks and help give their projects something new.

I have also been involved in a couple of other game jams recently, including working with a team in the GMTK 2024 game jam, so I have some experience in quickly putting music together if necessary.

You can find my work on previous game jams here as well as some of my standalone music here and get a better idea of what kinda music I like to create.

You can also reach me on Discord - @grunt._55644

Thanks everyone! :)

If anyone still needs/wants some music before the deadline, I'm still available to help!

Hey!

If you're still looking for a composer, I'd be happy to help out! I have worked quite a bit in the genres you are looking for (primarily ambient music). This is an example of work I tend to write in, style wise. Feel free to message me on Discord if you're interested :) 

- @grunt._55644

Hi everyone!

I am a music composer that is trying to get more involved with the game jam community and take on new projects. Primarily, I focus in ambient/rock music, but can work a bit outside of those genres as well. I've been writing and releasing music for a few years now, and would really like to contribute my work to more game jam folks and help give their projects something new.

I have also been involved in a couple of other game jams recently, including the GMTK 2024 game jam, so I have some experience in putting stuff together quickly if necessary.

You can find my work on previous game jams here as well as some of my standalone music here and get a better idea of what kinda music I like to create.

You can also reach me on Discord - grunt._55644

Thanks everyone! :)

Hi everyone!

I am a music composer that is trying to get more involved with the game jam community. Primarily, I focus in ambient music with a little bit of heavier stuff thrown in. While I'm pretty new to the game jam format (so far, focused exclusively on music jams), I've been writing and releasing music for a few years now, and would really like to contribute my work to others and help give their projects something new!

You can find my work on previous game jams here as well as some of my standalone music here, and get a better idea of what kinda music I like to create.

You can also reach me on Discord - grunt._55644

Thanks everyone! :)