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A jam submission

Nick's Broken TelephoneView project page

My entries to the Broken Telephone Jam
Submitted by Nick Schuitemaker — 1 day, 2 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Quality#23.8003.800
Enjoyment#32.8002.800
Fit#33.8003.800
Overall#43.3503.350
Creativity#63.0003.000

Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

External Website (streaming platform or portfolio)
https://on.soundcloud.com/sCJfjoVGmbLY6F3HA

Artist notes
A forest theme with a twist!
In terms of music theory, this song was awesome to make! Everything came together perfectly. I also made a small poem since I got inspired by the theme:

“In the midst of the Mumbling Forest
live the Mumbling gnomes, it’s true!
They live among the Bumbling bees,
just outside humans’ view.

Many have searched in those Mumbling woods,
for the rumored loot of those gnomes.
And once-a-year, men do appear -
some tall Stumbling doods -
that stumble upon their tiny homes…

...and today, that man is you.”

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Reminds of the opening scene of zelda on the n64, where you first meet your fairy partner. Nice poem and nice use of Triple meter.

Developer(+1)

I get what you're saying, yeah. And I love triple meters (or any meter other than the standard 4/4)! Glad you like it :)

Submitted(+1)

One of the better submissions out there (nice transition at 1:35). Nicely done.

Developer(+1)

Thanks, that means a lot! That transition at 1:35 is a wild one, but one I've always wanted to try: a tritone modulation! I was afraid it would fail terribly, but I am personally quite glad how it worked out :D

Submitted(+1)

I like the instrumentation (and the crank added some nice spice to the percussion IMO). Felt the mallet could've been brought down a little though, it's competing with the winds for the listener's attention. Song's texture is nicely warm and woody (bass tone is pleasant). I like the transition from a mysterious to a joyous vibe.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback, especially on my mixing! I am very new to the whole 'mixing' thing as I come from Musescore where mixing used to be quite difficult. That transition from mysterious to joyous (a "tritone modulation" to be precise) was quite hard to get right, but I am very happy how it turned out! Thanks again for your encouraging as well as constructive criticism :D