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In the project page you'll find a music player to listen to the soundtrack in streaming and a description of the game. Next to each song there is an indication of what each track is meant to represent.
Theme
Songs of a Forgotten World
Number of tracks5
Genre
Electronic
Ambient
Synthwave/Retro
Other
Soundtrack use permission
No
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I'm usually not much into ambient electronic stuff like this, but I thought this was done fairly well! It kind of felt like an orchestral suite but with every instrument being a synth instead. I appreciated it. The Maintenance System was my favourite track: It had this really eerie vibe that none of the other tracks had, and the electronic sounds in the background really helped in selling the "abandoned lab" theme I got from the story. The first track's mix of guitar and synth also left a really great first impression. Is this meant to emulate or is inspired by a specific genre? I've never heard of something like this before, safe for some botanica songs in my playlist.
I enjoyed this submission's story a whole lot, it interpreted the theme in a fascinatingly unique way, and I like how the Symphonia wasn't portrayed as good or evil, but simply as an organism trying to survive and thrive the best way it could... I'd love to witness a bigger version of it, I honestly think it could work well as an artsy movie with few and far between dialogues.
I think something like this could work really well in an actual game, letting the player fully blend themselves into the environment. That's not exactly easy to achieve, One might get too lost into adding a lot of fluff to make their songs more interesting at the cost of distracting the player from the game's intended feel. Hats off to you!
Wandering roots - I like how the different sounds weave in and out of each other building to the climax.
The gardener - Very moody harmony, like a 60s modal jazz piece. I like how the simple melody contrasts with the harmony.
Symphonia - Very dreamy, like a music box. Love the transitions in and out of the bass section.
Maintenance system - I like the contrast of the floaty-ness of the synths and melody and the pulsing of the clicks and bass, like ambient humming with clanking machinery sounds.
Pat's song - Strong theme to end on. Would have liked a cathartic call back or climax to conclude everything.
Great overall, made me think of the ambient stuff in rain world. I like the machinery taken over by nature aesthetic and I think you captured it really well.
Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our work and leave your feedback. Glad you liked it!
Really cool submission that isn't afraid to experiment and play with rhythms. Maintenance is my favorite; I'm a sucker for quirky music like that. It reminded me of Jun Fukamachi's "Quark."
Thank you so much! I just finished listening to Fukamachi's "Quark" you mentioned. Amazing stuff!
I love the idea of that space garden ! And the twist in your story makes it interesting.
The first track sets the scene perfectly, my only complaint if I must niptick is the synth melody is a bit harsh compared to the rest of the opening, I would have preferred softer/rounder. But still very cool opening.
The rest of the Ost was a great continuation of the story, well represented by sounds and effects.
I really like the Gardener's theme ! Might be my favorite track :)
Thanks a lot for checking out our entry! I am very glad you liked it and I appreciate the feedback. I wish I had more time to develop the Gardener's theme further! It was the first piece I composed for this project and it kind of set the mood for the rest of the tracks, but I sadly left it behind and did not have time to expand it or enrich it in the end. Might come back to it at some point.
Wandering Roots : 0:28 there is something weird going on between the synths and guitar arps, don't think its intentional , need to look that up melodically and fix what is happening to fit the chord transition. I like the "meow" pluck synths. Nice buildup also when the real melodic synths starts is a nice touch. I would just change a couple of very basic and predictable chord at around 0:54.
The Gardener : Really like the chords and vibe, its well mixed there is multiple sections, I like the phaser effects also, this one is pretty well done, short but well done.
Symphonia: Very bassy but I like the simple tone, could probably tone down a little bit the bass just a smidge,
The System Maintenance: First thing to look, cut some frequency on the bell instruments can be easily annoying. Great sound design its very unique. I also really like the transition when the pulse bass starts. Snare is definitely too loud and I think there is room but percussions build up here and go very dark, distorted
Pat's Song: Sounds good I like the simple vibe, this one is the more neutral track of the bunch in my opinion, but it still feels like its part of the whole soundtrack
Mixing wise all the tracks are well produced, arrangement has some nice ideas, just missing a couple of stuff here and there to embellish and make everything more kick ass. Well done.
Thank you so much for the in-depth review, man! I will check all the points you mention, and I feel superhappy with your overall positive valoration.
Having a track dedicated to a skill tree is a pretty neat idea. Most of the time if anyone includes a menu theme, it is the main menu or just a general pause theme.
I think I would have liked if there was more natural sounds to go alongside the electronic ones since it is a garden. Things like xylophone or woodwinds to portray the natural side of things beyond the mechanical.
Thanks a lot for the feedback! Indeed, adding more organic elements, be it recorded instruments or samples, would be a really good idea to try and explore.
Love the sound of the synths! The space-y vibe is very clear.
Favourite track: The Maintenance System
Thank you! Glad you liked it and thanks a lot for the comment! 😊
Great soundtrack (and amazing production too, I'm glad that I listened to it with my headset to appreciate the subtleties of the mixing in stereo) !
I see where you coming from when you said that our stories were very similar (very different settings though, it was nice to see how you did the worldbuilding on your end to come to the final twist of it).
Concerning the tracks themselves they all had very nice instrumentation and arrangements with mixing that made them shine as much as possible.
I think my favourites were The Maintenance System (great buildup between the different parts, with its calm mood and more ectic parts I could picture what kind of game it would be and how dynamic the rhythm of the gameplay would be) and Pat's Song (great melancholic track to conclude the OST, reminded me a but of Shinobi III's Credits theme).
Overall excellent soundtrack, congrats for your great work !
Hey, thank you so much for the kind words, man! So cool you stopped by to check out our work as well and had a chance to see the similarities between our stories. I am very happy to hear you liked it and I will give a listen to that Shinobi III credits theme you mention.
Overall atmosphere is really well done. The mixing in the album is cranked to 11 on nearly all voices, would like a bit more subtlety in some parts. Nice progressions through each piece, most the most ethereal take on the theme I've heard yet.
Thank you so much for your feedback! However, I don't understand the "cranked to 11 on nearly all voices". You mean the dynamics of each voice? I always struggle with my mixes and try hard to make each instrument find its place in the track, so if you have the time I would really appreciate if you could elaborate on your point.
In any case, I thank you again for taking the time to listen to our work and comment. 😊
When I went to your submission page to listened to the playback there, I had to turn the volume of the player down under 20% which isn't' a big deal. I too struggle with knowing how to properly mix my soundtracks, so hearing feedback is helpful in gettin other's perspectives :)
Oh, I see! Thanks a lot for you answer! I take note of that and will check the overall volume level of our album in comparison to other entries. Yeah, feedback is key to get better, and the music jams community is amazing for that. Thank you!
The soundtracks really give off the vibe of a space garden which goes extremely well with the game, really creative and unique, same with the story. I also love that you made a theme for the skill tree!
Thank you! Very happy to hear you felt the music suited the game concept! Yeah, and originally I wanted to develop the Symphonia skill tree theme further to have it progressively grow, adding all the musical elements of each sector of the game, but I ran short of time in the end.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to give a listen to our work and comment. 🙏
The production and the composition on the whole thing is amazing!! loved the chorusy guitars on the first track, almost every single track on this gave me a feeling that I've felt before but can't exactly pin point what it is. I love the strangeness of the "maintenance system" probably my favorite title. Thank you for the awesome submission.
Thank you so much for your kind words! So glad it made you feel that mysterious feeling. ^^
Thanks a lot for taking the time to listen and comment. It means a lot.