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Description
This soundtrack has a runtime of 13 minutes and 30 seconds, and it was made in FL Studio.
I chose both the word and picture themes as my theme :)
Just like in my first jam, my mind went a bit grim when making up the story. Only this time the theme kinda supports that idea XD
For the story, I thought up that the main character has a very bizarre syndrome, causing their dreams to be deadly. They have to fight the monsters to live through the night.
Their name is Aisling Svoboda, and they relive the same nightmare every day. There is one monster, the one you see in the picture, that has never been beaten; Aisling always loses. This everydayness causes her to be deathly scared of going to sleep, and I tried to convey that feeling in the lyrics of the main theme!
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The first track, Insidious Sleepinesses, serves as the title screen theme! It features singing inspired by Tom Waits, but it didn't end up sounding too good XD
The second track, "Another Loss, at Least I'm Alive," would play right after pressing start, probably during a cutscene. This cutscene would take place right after Aisling wakes up, with the title of the track most certainly being what's going through their head at the moment!
The third track, De Trop Gloaming, serves as the theme that plays as the sun sets, right before Aisling gets home, making them awfully worried about what's to come!
The fourth track, Hopefully I Wake Up Again, is quite short because it serves as the sound effect that plays while Aisling is going to sleep, not knowing what awaits them on the other side. Or at least hoping they don't know!
The fifth track, Saunter Through The Dream Plain, is probably the strangest one. That's because it serves as the ambience that plays while Aisling is dreaming!
The sixth track, No More Ephialtes, or abbreviated as NME, serves as the boss theme of my imagined game, playing before and while fighting the monster!
And last but not least, A Good Dream at Last, which serves as the ending song of my imagined game, playing after you've beaten the monster and escaped your nightmare!
Message from the artist
If you have time, I'd love for you to check out the Itch page for this soundtrack; I think it looks really cool XD
You can also find the lyrics to the title screen theme there, if you're interested!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The main character is trying to escape their dreams, or better said, gain freedom. The first six tracks play before their freedom, and the last one after being freed.
The picture theme mostly set the mood for the story and soundtrack, with the main character trying to become free.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/wejaru/sets/please-dont-wake-up-dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqyY8QiSLLA
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
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