Description
Empyreal Jetsam is a hypothetical RPG for the Super Nintendo. The album was composed for the SNES SPC700 chip using Furnace and can play on SNES hardware.

Once a year, you travel to a dock where the boundaries between realities are thin and meet a prince from another world.

This year, the prince is mysteriously absent and has left you a concerning message in a bottle. He tells you that you must travel to the deepest part of his underwater kingdom to rescue him, and if you fail, his world will be torn asunder.

In the Empyreal Jetsam, everyone you meet is the embodiment of something lost in the ocean. Will you save the prince from his fate, or will you become lost to the waves yourself?

1. The Adventure Begins

The opening cutscene. We're introduced to the dock that connects the human realm and the Empyreal Jetsam, and we learn that the prince is in danger.

"I'm sorry to bother, but I really need your help."

2. Message from the Prince:

Theme for the prince, the embodiment of toys lost to the ocean. This plays initially when you enter the Empyreal Jetsam and find the prince's magical staff named Acrylon. She will play back the prince's travel logs to teach you about the kingdom.

"I didn't have much time, but I left behind Acrylon to help protect you. Don't forget to feed her!"

3. Something's Fishy:

Plays in the Accursed Shallows. Was that something in the corner of your eye, or did you just imagine it?

"I heard a rumor that the embodiment of souls lost to the sea haunts this area. Gives me the heebie-jeebies!"

4. Bigger Fish To Fry

It turns out the Accursed Shallows is NOT haunted by the embodiment of souls lost to the sea. It's haunted by Hardtack, the embodiment of food dropped in the ocean, and they're tired of people making fun of them. They donned a disguise and fooled everyone into being afraid. Now you've come along to ruin it.

"Before... I was nothing but seagull food... but now... the seagulls run away when I get close..."

5. Sniff Em Out

The locals say somebody around here has been stealing trinkets. It's time to put on your detective hat.

"Unfortunately, you're going to need to get your hands dirty for this one."

6. Finders Keepers

Theme of Jules, the embodiment of treasure lost in the ocean. He's amassed quite the collection.

"Ya know, every time a disgruntled bride throws their wedding ring in the ocean, that's another score for me. Thanks for keeping my fingers warm, ladies!"

7. Losers Weepers

Battle theme for Jules. He's sort of a glass cannon.

"Hey, careful! That stuff is expensive! And so am I!"

8. Tide You Over

Theme for Saltswept Village. The prince has all sorts of tips about tourist destinations in his travel logs.

"Some say that if you gaze into a piece of sea glass, you can see your future. I think that's a bunch of baloney!"

9. Allodial Dispute

You finally reach the prince and find that he's been brainwashed by his father, the embodiment of pollution. You must fight him in order to save him and his kingdom. This one's for all the marbles.

"..."

10 Farewell From the Prince:

All good things must come to an end.

"This time next year?"

Message from the artist
Thank you for listening!

Theme

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
The concept for the game was inspired by the dock picture. I like the idea of an innocuous dock being the connection between two worlds. Are you brave enough to walk right off the edge and see where it takes you?

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dbx_oU3e24

Number of tracks
10

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project