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Crowned Evil/Drowning Mountain (World Will End With Me)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound Design & Production | #10 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Composition & Arrangement | #13 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #16 | 3.396 | 3.396 |
| Emotional & Atmospheric Impact | #19 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Theme | #28 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Not sure how any of this relates to the theme. Mountains and manipulative leadership do not give me forest vibes. I like these tracks, they have a nice minimalist counterpoint that keeps these cyclic melodies interesting although I don't like how it's broken in the middle of Drowned Mountain by strings (it just sounds a bit out of place)
Other than that, these are perfectly good.
Not sure how any of this relates to the theme. Mountains and manipulative leadership do not give me forest vibes. I like these tracks, they have a nice minimalist counterpoint that keeps these cyclic melodies interesting although I don't like how it's broken in the middle of Drowned Mountain by strings (it just sounds a bit out of place)
Other than that, these are perfectly good.
Really interesting, atmospheric tracks. I especially liked the way Drowning Mountain ends, it sounds fantastic! I would love to learn more about the thought process behind the music, and how it relates to the theme.
Of course! Especially after playing Baldurs Gate 3 now and wasting another dozen of my nerves, I'd be only too happy to speak out :)
Crowned Evil: was written before the jam started, but when I had already signed up for it, I was confident in this song. It's basically a solid sequencer I picked up with my Nexus 5. At first, I had this simple tune that plays at the beginning. But after poking around in my beloved Transit 2, I discovered an interesting preset that creates a wildly surreal distortion that plays in the track. To top it all off, I added BEAM so that there were partials in the background of the overall sound, which brought even more edgy notes of surrealism to the forefront. The theme of this track is rather more political. When you believe in someone who will lead you to a bright future, giving you hope, but in the end, he becomes a marasmus whose ambition is to prove something to others, spitting on the resources used in the process.
Drowning Mountain: this is a purely personal song, on which I tried to put my vocals, but alas, I still can't sing... This song has a second name: "Mountain of Drowned Ones". Both of these names are metaphors, but they have different meanings in the eyes of the listeners. While the first one represents a sinking mountain, the second one represents a mountain of drowned corpses, and that's what I meant. Drowned at the bottom of the mountain of people who are dragging the rest of the world with them, trying to look like normal people, not drowned people. They beg for a second chance, that they will reform, but it will never happen, and if it does, then clearly not anytime soon. Why try for the sake of those who are doomed? It's pointless.
As for the composition of the song, I didn't bother too much and, having found a suitable sound, I picked up 4 midi files, thus dividing the song into parts. Since everyone was actively using violins and other instruments, but not electronics, then I decided to add violins throughout the song, which emphasized the sadness of the song and synthesator which for some reason unknown to me starts to play with some kind of delay, which I was also extremely excited about.
And as for the ending, that happened by accident. Seriously. I didn't even realize that this effect (from the same Transit 2, by the way) would so clearly fit the theme of the song, I just didn't think about it. It was just "wow, that's extremely cool, I want to do that!" and thats it! But anyway, I'm amazed at myself and how I can surprise even myself with such tricks.😅
That's just the way it is!
Crowned Evil: I think it’s an interesting contrast that initially the melody sounds pretty upbeat and happy, but as the track progresses, it gets distorted almost to the point that it can’t be recognized. This is great imagery and works well with the quote you listed on your project page. It really made me think.
Drowning Mountain: I was intrigued by the title of this track. I really like the sounds you chose. The use of the i - bVI chord vamp gives this track a floaty and unresolved feeling which feels very intentional. I really like how this one also seems to dissolve away throughout the course of the track, but this one almost into a technological futuristic oblivion. This one was my favorite of the two! Great work and thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! Let me start by saying that the quote is my own and reflects what I've seen for at least 3 years. Indeed, mankind is really sliding into some kind of abyss.
Secondly, honestly, it's not that I intentionally chose that particular chord in question. I just picked a couple of MIDIs so that everything sounds in the general tone😅
And actually, you're the first one who likes Drowning Mountain better, because it's the first song that takes all the attention. Anyway, thanks again for such a review!
On the first track, I like that the sounds are just a tiny bit crunchy. This together with the fact the piece doesn't use too much bass gives me an oldschool almost gameboy vibe that I like. And the pitch shift effects are quite cool too!
The second track feels very dramatic and ominous, which is nice. I think personally it could use a bit more bass.
Overall, good job!
Thank you so much! Actually, I thought about adding bass to the first song, but after what you said, I'm not going to.😅
In the second song I was more concerned about the volume of the percussion violin. But don't worry, I'll fix it up and add bass in the release version :)
dig the patches! Love the gradually evolving pitch warble on crowned evil