I didn't catch this during the jam but I heard it today and just wanted to say congrats on the great OST. The blend of sound effects and music is effective and has a unique sound. Glad I got to hear it.
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RootWare.dll's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #6 | 4.424 | 4.424 |
| Impression | #11 | 4.242 | 4.242 |
| Overall | #15 | 4.242 | 4.242 |
| Quality | #23 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Composition | #37 | 4.182 | 4.182 |
| Correlation to theme | #67 | 4.030 | 4.030 |
Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
It is an semi-ambient soundtrack with elements of 9-bit mixed in.
RootWare.dll is a benevolent virus that simulates a forest ecosystem on whatever machines it infects. It is an interactive ecosystem, though, so infected users can explore and manipulate the glades and depths it generates.
There is an old tree at the root of it all. A powerful tree that dreams of life...
Per track story descriptions on the Itch project page.
I was going for the melding of digital and organic. I went to various parks and locations in my local area to capture nature sounds (birds, bugs, wind, etc.) to use as the baseline of each of the tracks. From there, I chose several acoustic (virtual) instruments and synthesized some realistic-ish sounds (marimba, a few bell sounds). I dropped in the occasional chiptune blip to remind the listener that this is, in fact, all a simulation. For most of the percussion, I sampled an assortment of sticks and rocks that I picked up around the area. The vocals for DreamTree.sys were recorded.
Made in Reaper. Important instruments/effects: VCV Rack, Orchestra Tools SINE, Spitfire Audio LABS, Reaper effects collection. The vocals on DreamTree.sys were recorded by my friends tyrnica and lyrasnap.
Theme
Inside my world
How does it fit the theme?
The premise of the soundtrack is that there is a simulated world that is teeming with life. This world is maintained by a virus that really doesn't want to cause any trouble but merely wants to cultivate life and share it with users.
The virus is largely embodied by a tree that controls most of the simulation. This tree has some form of consciousness and a desire to observe and relate to human users.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://voxelith.bandcamp.com/album/rootware-dll
https://soundcloud.com/voxelith/sets/rootwaredll
Number of tracks6
Genre
Electronic
Ambient
Soundtrack use permission
No
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