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Xafae - Lost in the Frozen Sea's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Listenability | #6 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Correlation to Theme | #6 | 3.944 | 3.944 |
| Overall | #9 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
| Sense of Atmosphere | #10 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Execution | #12 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Composing Quality | #14 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall Uniqueness/Creativity | #16 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Link to Streaming Service (YouTube Recommended)
https://youtu.be/VbpL1NrN4Rc
Description
A simple ambience song. When I saw the painting, I noticed what I think is a mast or crow's nest of a ship. I thought about a ship that ended up in a suddenly frozen sea. The crew is fine, but now they need to travel across the frozen waters.
Description of Setup (Optional but recommended)
- Sytrus (Pads, Synth, one layer of Space Piano)
- Sine Player: Berlin Free Orchestra(Vibraphone, Harp), Dynamo (Gran Cassa), Manifold( Female and Male Choir)
- Electric Piano from Fl Studio
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Comments
Nice work Xafae!
Constructive feedback:
I think the reverb could be more lush. I had big luck this time by just taking my reverb sends and instead having two sends for each track with two reverb tracks. I had one bigger, realistic reverb and a massive reverb. When I split the reverbs onto two tracks, it made the clearest, most lush recording I've ever done. Pure stroke of luck.
One of the big things I find is people just making their track too dry to control the clarity. Really, you want to be able to have a big reverb and have everything realistic.
Anyways, the composition was nice, I enjoyed it. Great work! :)
Love this! The vibe and sense of loneliness. Perfect. Very ambient and clear ideas. Really good submission here!
That submission sounded really nice, the mix is clean and the composition waorks very well. that lead fits the theme of ice very well ! I have mixed feeling on that kicked, gives me more indoor or enclosed vibes, but I don't know if I'm being objective on that detail.
I must also say that I feel like the tracks really lacks development, which would make the song hard to listen as time go by if you loop it. The initial idea sounds great, but there's not much more to it, which is the same because I really wanted to hear more of it !
Good work, I'm eager to hear what you'll be able to come up with in the future.
Damn I love that initial build up, very well done!
Mixing sounds great in my gear!
The track has a very good sense of atmosphere, but I never had the feeling of being "lost" in the song, maybe the war drums pacing for too long in the song, not sure, beacause the pad chord prog and timbre/sound feels fit for sailors lost in a freezing sea
Anyway amazing job! Take care :3
The simplicity of this really works, a slow and evolving texture mirroring the smooth emptiness of a snowy landscape. I liked the instrumentation choices, with bright higher frequencies suggesting the brightness of ice but muffled bass drum, just as lower noises would be muffled in a snowy environment. The harmony is evocative too, unresolved and slightly melancholic, it definitely works with the idea of a group of lost sailors travelling through unfamiliar land.
Bringing the melodic synth in halfway was a nice touch, something new to focus on and drive momentum after nearly 1.5min of mostly ambient chords. The only thing I would suggest is that the melody is quite dense, particularly in contrast to the rest of the track. Maybe consider leaving some space between phrases to let it breathe a bit more. Great job.
I like it, it's not overly complex and jarring. You nailed that winter-y feeling overall!
That reminded me of Lydia Discovers by Danny Elfman from BeetleJuice, its oddly specific maybe the chords, very nice chords, first minor 6 chord at the begining is a great idea to set the tone. You got the ambiance right on. I'm still questionning about the kick though I was expecting something else to change the pacing of the track, maybe some strings. add some BAAAAASSSSSS at any middle point of the track it will lift everything by a notch. Well done ;)
Don’t know why but I get total old school JRPG vibes. Like I’m in a magical place full of wonders. It is quite simple but effective in conveying that feeling of awe and wonder.
While this might not be the strongest entry when it comes to soundFX and atmospheric noises, it certainly captures an atmosphere with a sound that I’m quite fond of. It has a retro charm with a certain modern edge and just impresses with its simplicity and elegance.
Only thing I could critique is it short nature. I NEED more of this!
Really nice vibe throughout, good stuff!
Great little ambient piece here. I like the use of panning to create distance between instruments, it gives ambient tracks with more composed structures a feeling of space and room. Excellent submission, it's always pleasent hearing your work in these jams.
Great little ambient piece here. I like the use of panning to create distance between instruments, it gives ambient tracks with more composed structures a feeling of space and room. Excellent submission, it's always pleasent hearing your work in these jams.