Strong composition throughout. Love the variety of articulations and textures used in the final track. The second track makes me think of the Octopath Traveler OST.
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The Runaway's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #5 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Composition | #6 | 4.444 | 4.444 |
| Overall | #16 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| Impression | #27 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Quality | #34 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity | #70 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
These tracks are all within a fantastical orchestral sound world. Written in Logic Pro X. The tracks try and capture a feeling of the player being chased throughout a variety of levels, while also building up the world of a unexplored untamed wilderness that the player is running through.
On the Run - A Dramatic chase track that could play over a timed level or cinematic, building from a sneaky escape to a full blown chase
An Unmarred Grove - Our characters first ever experience of nature and the wilds, untouched by machines and fire
Those Who Give Chase - A loopable track built out of 3 sections, played over chase levels as the player avoids the hunting authorities
Spiders and Cobwebs - A discovery that not everything in the forrest is beautiful, friendly or safe
Message from the artist:
The Runway is a platforming game that entails a young worker in an industrial city escaping their life of servitude into the surrounding untamed wilderness. As they flee they are chased both by the authorities and the creatures within the forrest. These tense platforming levels are interspersed with relaxed open areas, where the player can discover the beauty of the untamed wilderness, and investigate exactly why no one may leave the city in which they had previously been confined.... [I hope no matter the outcome of this jame you guys get some enjoyment out of this! it was a really awesome project to work on and I cant wait for the next one!]
Theme:
Runaway
Picture theme
How does it fit the theme?
These tracks manage to conjure the tense drama of a character running away, and the threat of whatever they are being chased by. However far from being just a traditional chase score, the soundtrack uses a soundscape evocative of a a mystical fae world to build the sense of wonder that the character experiences as it flees into a new, dangerous and perhaps better world.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-conway-composer/sets/the-runaway?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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