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A jam submission

SkywardView project page

Submitted by mkellers — 1 hour, 39 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Correlation to theme#1302.7452.810
Creativity#1472.7452.810
Composition#1502.6052.667
Quality#1502.4192.476
Overall#1522.6152.676
Impression#1542.5592.619

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
Orchestral/Classical

Theme

Freedom
Picture theme

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/mark-k-20

Genre

Orchestral

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project

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Comments

Submitted

these were both very pretty pieces! I really liked your work with the strings especially :) good job!

Submitted

I like how you used the brass throughout. Good work keep it up :)

Submitted

To The Sky is dramatic - I love the use of stereo-space in the beginning of this. Having the strings lead into the droning brass is clever; the tension formed with the latter begins to resolve. The pizzicato section that follows has some really nice wind flourishes.

Straight away, digging the use of samples and ambiences in Dream of Flying - simple, but effective. Overlaid piano melody here is pleasant and rather open-ended. The synth accompaniment later does as nice job of lifting the keys further, but they may be just a tad too loud at points. The orchestral support is nicely done; good motion, understated and doing what it needs to in order to elevate the overlaid melodies. 

This was good - made for a fun listen as a whole and was quite evocative.  Best of luck!

Submitted

a chill listen!

I did find that the piano in the 2nd track felt too compressed? The atmosphere that was created was really nice though

Submitted

i really adore the vibes that "Dream Of Flying" had! i think for a track like that, especially since it features the piano so prominently and works in a soundtrack that seems to be intent on realistic instrumentation, some dynamics in the volume would REALLY add to the atmosphere.

the instrumental palette of "To The Sky" also caught my attention — the introduction of the driving pizzicato strings and then the harp lead helps carry the track forward. overall, nicely conceptualized!! i'd love to see these pieces be developed further based on what others have said also. ^o^

Submitted

Nice work! I think if you could find a way to make the melody and chords match up rhythmically, the pieces would feel a bit more cohesive! 

Great ambiance!

Submitted

I like the ideas and the motif, the instruments and ambience sound good but as others have said I think these patterns should probably be quantized. The strings and horns in To The Sky are great though.

Submitted

The mix in Dream of flying was rather harsh and sometimes things felt out of sync from each other.

The pizzicato strings in to the sky were my favorite part with the really high melody part, though it sometimes felt out of rhythm still.

Submitted

The piano on "dream of flying" sounds a bit offbeat but otherwise pretty good! 

Submitted

The swell at the start is lovely!