I see. Ya big thanks for your input. Mixing truly is a tough skill to develop. I've been at it for less than a year, but I'm pretty proud of how far I've come. Hoping to really level up in the next few years
Wow big thanks for that super generous comment! I really did put a lot of thought into this, so it feels really great that you were able to notice that.
But let's not downplay your work. I really enjoyed listening to your track, too. Very creative sound design indeed!
Big thanks. You gave really good feedback on this one.
I'm sure this goes for a lot of us, but if I could've put more time into this I would've been able to really polish this up. But that's how it goes with these things.
So, I joined the OST Composing Jam #7 a while back, and there were like 654 submissions. There was no way I was going to be able to listen to everybody's work, but here I was actually able to get through everyone's submissions. Super glad I was able to do so. It's very interesting to see how differently each person approaches the composition process.
On another note, I'm really curious about people's references and influences. If you have a way to share them, please do. Mine were as follows:
The track for Tsutey's death scene from Avatar the movie
Gray Fox's death music from Metal Gear Solid
The track for Mufasa's death scene in the Lion King
The Death of Sirius from Harry Potter
Hector's Death from Troy
Ghost's and Roach's Death scene from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Well, I'm gonna be biased towards this one since I'm a rock/metal guy myself lol. This was pretty good. As for composition, I'm not one to critique the mixing when it comes to rock, but I do think a little more could have been done to beef up the guitar sound a bit.
Anyway, nice job on this. Hope to hear more of your stuff in the future.
Super creative! The clasping of the hands at the moment Xion passes away is what was most memorable for me. The switch into the new tempo was impeccable timing.
Nice piece, and glad you finally got to join a jam. I think this is only my 2nd one, so I'm also fairly new to this.
On this piece, you did well with timing that last part, but I wish you would have incorporated more of that into the rest of the scene. Other than that, good job.
The issues of implementing this are understandable, but it is true that I don't think everybody had a chance to be judged. I am pretty sure the judges did not go through 655 submissions and only went with the top ones.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like popularity was the main criteria for even getting noticed.
Hey guys. I wanna stay connected with you. You've been extremely supportive, and your compositions are fantastic. Lately, I've been using X to connect with people, so I'm hoping for those of you that use the app, we could connect as well. This is my profile:
Thanks for that! Ya, this competition was a confidence booster but at the same time, I learned a lot and got even more motivated to improve my skills, especially on the tech side of things
My answer is the same. Actually, there were some composers whose work I was blown away by that actually gave me super positive comments on my submission. Talk about a confidence booster!
Are there any beginners or lower level composers that feel this way:
A couple of weeks after submitting my project a found ways to make my mixes sound way cleaner and how to build my instrument racks way more effectively! 😫
I know it's a learning process, but it's frustrating trying to join jams and do actual projects when I'm still on the journey of trying to find my sound. There's so much back and forth and redoing things!
very nice for only having 1 day. The balance was good overall, and it still came out pretty clean. Also love the melody and the sounds used to create the ambience!
I didn't play fps games too much in the past, but this definitely matches the vibe very well with the ones I have played. The Sound design was very fitting for the theme you presented, as it gave me that creepy feeling that something not normal was lurking somewhere nearby.
very well done! This definitely fits a horror game. I'm still not well versed with orchestra terminology, but I think the way you used the spicatto (?) articulation really added to that spooky vibe. Very nice!
Agreed! It's very humbling to be around so many people that are way above my level. I have a new surge of motivation running through me to get better at mixing and to find a way to increase my income to upgrade my sound libraries.
This OST right here HAS to be in a game! I'm really blown away by what you did! The area exploration check was so effective in creative ambience that I actually felt like I was playing a JRPG. The battle theme also had an obvious Chrono Trigger influence, yet it was so unique i can't say it sounds like it. Perfect battle theme!
The craziest thing is I listened before reading your description, and already knew that this was for a JRPG with some influence from Chrono Trigger, so you really did everything you had to do to convey what you wanted clearly. This is perfection right here!
So, you said that you have the same issues as me, but i feel like your execution was actually much cleaner than mine! I did enjoy this composition so very nice on that.
The mixing and mastering will definitely take some time to learn, but I know we got this!
I honestly think you did perfect on this! It sticks to the theme very well. And I can't remember exactly which instruments you used, but the most impressionable part was when you doubled the melody with the basses and xylophone. So clean!
