This is so fun! The story is incredibly cute and quirky, and a lot of fun to follow along to!
The music here is really nice! I liked your reuse of themes and instruments, always a great way to make everything more cohesive. The production here is pretty solid too!
The sheer cuteness and creativity of this submission is enough to give it a great score, and the music being pretty good too is icing on the cake!
Looks like you had a lot of fun making this, and I had a lot of fun indulging in it! Great job!
These compositions sound really solid! The tracks are produced well, and I enjoyed listening to them, especially with the context of the story!
The "problem" is that these go on for a long time, with not a lot happening. This is okay, but I think that the tracks would've benefited from a shorter runtime.
Thank you for all of your compliments! I'm really happy to hear you wanted to listen to this ost so much!
And the cover art is something I'm pretty proud of. I don't draw too much anymore, and I especially don't do pixelart almost at all, so when I did this little drawing and it came out pretty cute I was really happy with myself :)
These are some great compositions! Super cool and jazzy ideas, put up against some really cool electronic elements - very Sonic-esque, I love it!
The only "problem" I have is the production - it's mostly really decent, but some things hold it back. Some of the midi instruments don't sound that great, and in some tracks, I think a bit more mixing would've done wonders. Usually I wouldn't really comment too much on "not good enough" production, but because these tracks are sooo good musically, I would love it if you'd polish it up, because this is music I'd happily listen to on my own free time.
This is really good, and I can't wait to hear what you'll do next!
These are some pretty nice loops, but I think the 2 main problems with them is that they repeat too much for too long. Imo, making some shorter tracks, with more variation (changing up instrumentation, harmony, melody, and maybe even tempo, meter or key!) would've been a better listen, since I tend to kinda get lost in this submission.
But again, you have some really fun ideas, that do deliver on their purpose (sad sounds sad, relax is pretty relaxing), and I would love to hear your ideas more polished and fleshed out!
With Titled, I had a really hard time setting up the Lydian Dominant feel, and I almost changed it up completely because of that, but I asked some of my musician friends what sounded like the tonic, and they said C (which would make it Lydian Dominant), so I decided it was good enough for me 😅
I'm really happy you enjoy these progressions! Harmony is something I spend a lot of time thinking about (maybe a bit too much), so this jam was a great opportunity for me to put my ideas into action!
My story for this entire jam was really improvised (and kinda rushed) but also really fun to think about, and I'm glad it's captivating enough :D
Yeah, the chords in Titled are C - C7 - D - Gm, and quite frankly I also have a hard time finding the tonal center (it's supposed to be C, but it's really ambiguous).
I had to listen to the entire ost twice, because I felt I didn't get to fully enjoy it the first time!
Fantastic Ambient-Electronic music here! Everything feels so familiar yet still incredibly new to me... (It might be because of my love to sonic 06's ost, but I don't that's quite it)
Great melodies and harmonies, that are worked into this incredibly produced music. It's so atmospheric it hurts.
It's incredibly impressive that you made this in such a short time, because these tracks are really high quality!
1st track : I love this type of solo piano piece, even if it's super short.
2nd track : I really like the electric keyboard (I don't know exactly what obv) you used here, it's so serene and calm, with a full and pretty lush sound. Lovely!
3rd track : A solid "danger" theme! Dramatic and tense, but also still with a good melody and a great feel. Nice!
This is a really well produced ost, with some good composition to "close the deal"!
Really cool ideas here! Contrasting Dorian to Phrygian is a very unique compositional idea, that makes as lot of sense! Same with using 5/4 to "depict" swimming (which I especially enjoyed 'cause I love 5/4). I like the use of leitmotifs, they make the ost sound more connected, which is great!
The production here is pretty solid, and everything sounds good.
Wow this is a fantastic soundtrack! Everything is either really catchy or extremely atmospheric!
Follow the Ghost : pretty creepy, but perfect for the context in the story! Love the use of strings and sfx here - very cinematic!
Coral Town : Lovely town theme! Beautiful melody, and sounds really homey...
Cephalopod Shuffle : AMAZING blues track! Came straight out of nowhere, and went instantly into my playlist! I love how lively and silly it is :D
The Village Atop a Whale : Super atmospheric. The whale sounds are an "obvious" but great touch.
Dolphin Taxi Service : This and the last track make want this game to be real so bad, 'cause you have some great ideas here that I'd love to see become real! Another silly banger!
Nephropus, King of the Lobsters : I like how regal and "classical" this sounds, it really sells the vibe. Also marching snare is always a 10/10
Sunken Mausoleum : Another incredible ambient and atmospheric track. Once again, I really want this game to come to life.
Farewell, Father : A beautiful solo piano track, which I always fall in love with. Great uses of Line Clichés, and I definitely can "feel" parts of it in the ost!
This is one of the strongest submissions I've seen so far! Amazing job! Fantastic ost!
Really cool! The aesthetic here is very consistent and extremely badass haha
On top of all of the inspirations you mentioned, because of the types of games I used to play when I was younger, my head went immediately to The Binding of Isaac - that ost sometimes goes in a direction pretty similar to this one ,but honestly it's a pretty loose connection.
Really cool! I like how much worldbuilding you put into this ost - the story here is really beautiful, and the music portrays it well!
I was really surprised to hear the direction your music went in! Not only is it rare to hear some folk music in a video game soundtrack, but the way a lot of the tracks are written and produced reminds me of contemporary musical theater, which is really cool and very unique!
The 2nd (and last) tracks were incredibly rushed, and I definitely agree that the transitions are a little awkward in the track (same with the clarinet, because of how little time I had, it got recorded in a reaaally bad quality haha)
I'm really surprised and intrigued in what you had yo say about the 5th (which has trumpet on it, and I'm flattered to hear it sounds like a flugel because I love that instrument) and 6th track (which did in fact have me playing trumpet on it, and each part was recorded twice, except for the solo towards the end), because the vibes you got from it were not what I thought about originally, but they make a lot of sense, and I'm really glad you enjoyed them!
I've been really trying to improve on my mixing, but I do now it's far from perfect, so I will definitely work on it!
Thank you for all the kind words, and for your feedback! I really really appreciate it!
I love the playing here - it's awe inspiring. These pieces of music are so beautiful and remind me of composers like Rachmaninoff, but also of the music of games like BoTW.
The music is so evocative and tells the story so perfectly. I also like how you made the story lead into the picture theme, that's a great way to compose music imo.
Love the harmony, the production, the melodies, the story - everything.
I got really excited when I saw the genres you described your submission as : I love Bossa Nova and DnB, and I was really interested to see how you'd incorporate House music into a video game ost. I think the way you did is really solid and works pretty well!
I think you were able to create a soundtrack that feels coherent and connected through it's tone and style - it's pretty silly and light, yet still pretty cool and very electronic.
This is a really cool piece! Very Cinematic, and very classical-romantic in it's way of story-telling. I think you were able to really describe the whole story with your music, and that's really impressive!
Really cool! Very unique take on the theme, and a nice divergence from this type of jam's usual musical style (not that its bad by any means, but it's great to see some more variety).
I really liked how you infused the orchestral and electronic elements with your pieces, and you got the atmosphere down perfectly!
I like the more classical composing style you have! It's an aspect I've been wanting to tap into for a long time now, and your way of blending it with a more video game-y aesthetic is really inspiring!
The consistent use of that "talk-y" synth is really cool and unique, and I think it really adds a lot to the ost's personality! I tried to do something similar in my own submission, but I think you did it much more successfully, and that's also really inspiring!
Special shoutout to Bubble City and it's beautiful guitar - I don't know if it's a real recording or not, but I love it nonetheless!
This is a really good soundtrack, and it gave me a lot of ideas for my own music, great job (and thanks)!
I like the premise of this - I definitely get the "no text 3D platformer" vibes you explained from the prompt.
The music here is really nice! Both of the main themes are really pretty, and instrumentation and production brings up a notch to beautiful and whimsy. I also want to specifically shout out the arrangement of the last track - when that piano comes in? That's the stuff!
Great melodies and harmonies, great instrumentation, really nice aesthetic and overall, a great submission!
The amount of effort that went into this is very noticeable, and I think that's so cool! You built a whole world just for this jam, with a solid story, really cute visuals, cheeky text explaining lore, and a very consistent and well put together aesthetic. Fantastic!
The music here is all really nice and fitting. I like the choices you made with instrumentation, and how you correlated each instrument to the overall theme of your submission. The melodies are pretty nice, and everything sounds good. Nice!
The only "criticism" I'd give is that the level and boss themes feel a little too laid back. I think making them both a bit more busy, and emphasizing the tempo would've got their context across more clearly.
Big shoutout to the text on the youtube video, it's incredibly cute and quirky, and I liked it a lot.
Really pretty! I like how each part works really well on it's own, so it has greater contribution to the greater whole. Big shoutout to the strings, they sound incredible!
Incredible! The main motif here is extremely beautiful and catchy, I love it!
All the tracks are fantastic in their own way - the first one is so fun and such a bop, the second track is menacing and frantic (yet also a bop!), and the last track is so serene and beautiful (this type of solo piece that's based on a well established motif always has my weak in the knees). The entire ost went straight into my playlist!
I also really liked how you connected each track individually to the theme, that's really unique!
Extra shoutout to you, using a real recording of a piano, which is something I've been personally itching to do since the last jam I've been in.
These tracks range from serene, to emotional, to energetic, and I think this shows your range as a composer.
The backstory here is pretty interesting, and is very fitting for a jrpg, and I think you expressed it well in your compositions.
The orchestration here is fantastic, and very evocative of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts. The melodies are also expertly written, and I think they serve their purpose very well.
I'm really happy to see people are actually interested in my creative process, so this comment really warms my heart. I never thought people would be so interested in what I have to say haha
Thank you very much for all the compliments! One of the things I've been really trying to improve on for the last year or so, is mixing and producing music, even with my (relatively) limited tools, and I'm really happy to see that it's noticeable!
