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Description
A singular instrumental track made with Ableton based on the very first impression I got by reading the theme. It attempts to "narrate" a story.
Message from the artist
It has a complete opposite feeling to the picture theme as it is a rather dark piece in general.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
Starting with a ruins-vibe grim opening, the track tells a story as it immerses through multiple stages of the world - Pioneering, Prosperity, Demise. Between each stage, the music abruptly brings back to the ruins to reinforce the idea that the world is long past the phase, with added instruments to mimick the subject finding clues/artifact that remind and signal the next phase.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o65bZKoiFY
Number of tracks1
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Soundtrack use permission
For game jams only
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Comments
Wow! :D
I really like this one!
I love how it builds up and progresses, ending similarly to how it started :)
I enjoyed this track a lot; I wish you luck in the jam! :D
Wow there is such a great variety of emotions you have show in just a few minutes, somehow they all feels right for the cover art and the setting of the game. Impressive work!
The colorful cover art deceived me
I clicked on the YouTube link, not knowing exactly what to expect.
Then that weird and unsettling pad began playing.
Then the piano came.
Then the pizzicato.
Then the violin.
Desolation and isolation. With just a few entries.
The visuals don't make me feel any more comfortable.
But then 1:56 came and... I thought it was going to be more light-hearted... Yet harmony said otherwise, and the moment I stopped wondering about my feelings BOOM with the piano chords once again, except that this time we're going somewhere evil... Notes on the violin get shorter and shorter, percussions can't stop.
It's unsettling.
And I love it.
The only downside, if we can call it so, is that I feel like it lacks some kind of buildup, some more tension towards 3:49 that can justify the sudden change.
All in all though, quite polished, but also creative and suggestive, I've enjoyed it!
I found a lot to appreciate in this track. The journey you take the listener on is impressive and connects all the through. Also the expanding range of the instruments to build energy was very nice. I hope you can record with live instruments some day! Would sound amazing with your compositions I bet. Thanks for sharing.
Ooh that tritone near the start was extra crunchy.
The frequent shifts of tone and instrumentation is great for storytelling in such a short entry. I do wish that some of them had been expanded to full songs to further explore their ideas.
I think the really high string in the latter half of the track could be a tad too ear-piercing at times. I understand it's role in the story, but it made the song less fun to listen to for me personally as it was more distracting than engaging. It was better in the part with the heavy low section since it felt more balanced.
This track is so beautiful and is full of emotion. Good job.
This one told me like 6 different stories, and each one was amazing. I would like all these movements to be either developed as single tracks, or if you prefer to have them as a single work, splitted by more notable quieter compasses. Nice work!
This one told me like 6 different stories, and each one was amazing. I would like all these movements to be either developed as single tracks, or if you prefer to have them as a single work, splitted by more notable quieter compasses. Nice work!
Holy sheep that was good!, i kinda bugged me why it feel it more spooky over time but i looked at your description and that clarified that. i loved the majestic part started in 1:54.