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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Quality | #96 | 3.146 | 3.300 |
| Correlation to theme | #106 | 3.051 | 3.200 |
| Creativity | #113 | 3.146 | 3.300 |
| Overall | #125 | 2.984 | 3.130 |
| Impression | #140 | 2.813 | 2.950 |
| Composition | #142 | 2.765 | 2.900 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
I used bandlab to compose this and I really just looked at the image and tried to voice it. I hope my art can speak for itself, but I really enjoyed doing this. Hope you do as well!
Message from the artist
it's hard to go
Theme
Freedom
Picture theme
How does it fit the theme?
A aural representation of the freedom in regards to separation.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/user-28745070/gone?si=5587e2a83ac94fd5b894948bc071d206&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Genre
Ambient
Soundtrack use permission
Yes (Game Jams)
For game jams only
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Comments
I'm a huge fan of storytelling through music, and the gritty textures and soft piano capture all the emotions in the image for me. It's quiet, spacious, and a little industrial with enough movement to tell a story. Good work!
Oh this is quite the unique submission. Experimental. The elements in this gradually coming out to the forefront over time is really well done, and the use of the vocals to guide the listener through the experience is really clever. When the piece really starts to come together and get some melodic direction, it hits a lot harder thanks to that aforementioned build up. Simple piano melody but it captures exactly what it needs to, lulling in that ambient space to give the listener some space to consider themselves and the concept of freedom. Great use of panning here to separate out elements as well.
This left me feeling pensive. Very unique. Great work!
I like the minimalistic approach you took
There's little elements but still you managed to really create an atmosphere and kept me interested all along !
Good job !
Interesting and unique take! Always appreciate tracks that say a lot with just a little
This would go so well in a game! I can imagine either a prison or exploring a very lonely world. Really good atmosphere!
Nice job! Super atmospheric, I would totally be engrossed in whatever game I was playing!
it's definitely creative and pretty immersive, I like that we can feel the acoustic of the environment and the heavy atmosphere. I would have liked to hear a second one a bit less ambient to have another peek inside your universe :)
the ambience of this track was lovely! i love the intentful choice of sound effects and vocal chops throughout the piece; it's as if i was there trapped in a prison cell of some sort, my senses fading as i feel my mental composure breaking... :0
the change to make the piano more prominent at 1:10 is alluring! i'd love to hear more variations in each sounds' dynamics as the piece evolves.
The chains and the voice saying different isolation-y phrases is a great auditory way to represent loneliness I think. If there were a second track to represent more freedome I think it could have been even better!