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Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed playing it. I learned a lot during the jam and want to continue to refine the pixel art style.

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Beautiful composition! Nice chords and melodies. You also chose a very beautiful set of instruments for this soundtrack.

As was mentioned elsewhere, some effects like reverb could be used to add a sense of depth and dynamics to the soundtrack, although things sounded nice as they were.

Bonus points for putting in the time to write a story/description to go with this! Great job.

Nice, soothing, but sometimes spooky soundtrack. I really liked Lights off, you obviously spent a lot of time on it. You really nailed the mood you described with this OST. Great job!

Nice, easy listen. I like the laid back atmosphere of this soundtrack.

My main critique would be dynamics. It can be difficult depending on the tools you have available, but look for ways to vary softness and tone of your instruments throughout the course of a song.

Otherwise, great cohesion. All the tracks fit together nicely while each having their own personality. Good job on your soundtrack!

Really digging the range of styles here. I always appreciate when an artist branches out into a lot of different genres.

Great job with this OST!

Thank you! You're very kind.

This was one of my first big Reaper projects and wow I'm blown away by its versatility. Especially when I was processing the samples I'd recorded, it was just such a joy to work with. I guess I'm hooked now.

Thanks, glad you liked it! I had a ton of fun trying to meld digital sounds with organic ones.

Wow I'd almost forgotten about the DK soundtracks! I think it's pretty likely that Crash Bandicoot had a significant impact on the style of some of the tracks, since I used to play it a lot as a child.

Thank you for listening and for your kind feedback!

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed listening to it because I really enjoyed making it.

Thank you! I wish I'd worked a few more digital sounds into the album, but I'm happy with it nonetheless. 

I can just see it now: RootWare.DLL: Releasing in spring of 2036. Infecting computers near you!

Thank you!

Very nice. You really nailed the vibes on this one. Great job with a creative concept! It's very cohesive but each of the tracks has its own identity.

Take my kudos, because I have a weakness for music that sparkles. Loving the nostalgia in a lot of the synths you used. You did a fantastic job mixing them with strings and piano. Overall, banger of an OST.

One critique, though: the high end was a bit much. Maybe knock it down a bit and boost some of your mids and lows.

Correlation to theme was on point too. All very dreamy and otherworldly. Great job!

Really enjoyed the atmosphere this created. You did well matching the story you described. Good job on all the synths too, they go well with digital/robotic aspect.

That said, my biggest critique would be the track length. There are some cool vibes going on, they're just really spread out. I feel that though there are a lot of loops going on, you would be safe in combining a lot more of the layers at once, as well as reducing the number of repeats. That being said, I have little experience in this genre, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Overall, kudos for the care and time put into this soundtrack. This was clearly a big undertaking, and that's seriously impressive.

You put some serious thought into your choice of instruments, and it paid off. This soundtrack really sells the underwater theme well. Great job!

Wow this is so good. Really digging the Dark/Light concept, the dynamic music, and the looping. I was kinda hoping there'd be some sound design depicting the sound of the transition, but it's awesome anyway.

Good job with mixing and mastering. Overall, a really solid entry with a serious shot at winning IMO.

I literally get chills every time I play Beyond the Door. This whole soundtrack is packed with care and emotion.

I love the composition and production value of this. It's so well polished! You used leitmotifs to their fullest potential, and it all just ties together perfectly.

I'm gonna assume you recorded all the vocals in Beyond the Door. They just sound too good to be anything else.

This is a really small detail, but I really dig the heavily modulated reverb on the glockenspiel in A Way Out and Fish Lullaby.

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Thanks! Definitely DreamTree.sys. I had so much fun recording and editing the vocals. Also it really felt central to the theme of the whole soundtrack.

Thanks!

Thank you! I was bouncing soundtrack-related story ideas off a friend, and we somehow stumbled on to this idea to name tracks like files. We are both huge fans of the game series Mega Man Battle Network, where characters have digital alter egos, named things like MegaMan.exe and Bass.exe.

Thanks!

Thank you! This is the first time I've really attempted this style of music, and I've enjoyed the workflow a lot. So I think I'll continue with the style in my other music.

Maybe it's just because it's late, but this song connected in a way that has me playing it on repeat. Super expressive and emotional! You really executed well with the tools you had at hand. Sorry to hear that you were unable to participate in the jam more than you did, I just want to hear 4 more of your songs like this one!

Nice! Such a chill, easy listen. Only wish is that there was more!

Love the minimal, happy instrumentation. Less is more in this case. Great job!

Wow thanks so much! I'm not a professional... This is my second "official" album released.

Aaaa Reaper letsgooo!

Thanks for your comment!

Thank you!

Really unique style! As mentioned by others, baroque is a really different style, points for creativity. Pretty good cohesion of tracks going on, as well as following the jam theme.

Definitely feeling the Minecraft vibes. But it's still so original!

I really appreciate the freshness of the music. It's such a vibe.

Genre-defying? My goodness what an understatement. Bendy groovy cowboy keys from Ancient Egypt? Yes, please. Synthetic bird sounds? Wait is that Yanni, Mannheim Steamroller, or Lego Racers theme music I'm hearing? Oh so now you're going to flex chiptune?

This. Is. Rad. Literally typing this as I'm listening through the second time.

9/8??? Ok this has gone too far. Too powerful... Must pause before I'm sucked in...

The vocals in Inside My World are just the icing on top.

I suspect you had way too much fun making this OST. The joy and emotion seep at every corner. It's raw and powerful. Love it.

Love it! The strings and physical natural instruments are just... lovely! Especially all the strings articulations and everything had me wondering (and I still kinda am) whether you recorded them. Really nice handpan in City Altarin!

Can't decide a favorite between Inside my World, Tide Pools Cutscene, and Ebbing Tide, they're all just so good!

The only item of criticism I would have is that some of your instruments are pretty hard panned to left or right. This can certainly work, but it feels more suited to EDM and other genres that lean into sounding electronic-y. You should look into stereo mixing techniques for width and space.

That said, amazing job. Like really. It was captivating from start to finish!

Thanks! I really enjoyed producing DreamTree.sys, especially since I managed to do a recording session for the vocals.

Thanks so much!

Thanks! The percussion elements were a lot of fun. I recorded a bunch of sticks and rocks in stereo to get those sounds.