Description
The basic idea for a story would revolve around attending a beach party in an RPG style setting. Based around talking to different people, solving small puzzles and whatnot while acquiring equip-able items and uncovering a deeper story (Crab people?).

The first track would definitely serve as an introduction to the beach setting / beginning as you come to meet side characters and get comfortable at the party. Maybe a small conflict/foreshadowing is established, but nothing major is given away yet in the plot line. Overall peaceful introduction.

The second track would serve as the transition from the tutorial/intro into actual combat and storytelling. First boss fight comes in for this song, maybe in the form of a giant crab on the beach (which was suggested to me during playback in mixing). Still a rather upbeat track, no conflict in story yet, but cracks are beginning to show in a narrative/problem.

The third track is where we're finally introduced to some conflict, as implied in the title. While the minor threat has been slain (crab boss) there is a new problem... no beer. So the heroes have to embark on a party system adventure (final fantasy style) to go obtain some more of the top shelf. I think this track is especially suited for traveling music, whether it be walking or by vehicle. Character arcs and their relationships between each other are established here on the road. (This would likely be the bulk of the game play, certainly a couple of major foes are vanquished on the quest)

The fourth and final* song has a darker and more sinister undertone. It would probably be used near the middle-end of the game, either at a plot twist or 'all hope is lost' scenario, but not the deciding fate of our protagonists. As they gear up for their final and most intense confrontation, they know it is do or die, all or nothing. Beer or bail. (I did intend on making a very epic, final showdown metal shredding style song for the last boss, but I ran out of time, I had a busy week unfortunately.)

*The final and kind of unofficial song is a earlier version of the song "We're Out of Time (and Beer!) and while originally going by the wayside, it kind of got stuck in my head for a while, and I thought it would probably be okay to slap on at the end since there's enough different in the song to be considered it's own thing entirely. In the case that it's not okay though, just judge the official non remix version, or whichever you think is better haha. I think this could be still a very cool addition to the "game" either as credits music, or as unlock-able bonus? Either way I had a lot of fun making these tracks, and this is my first OST jam ever so I'm sorry for being a noob lol,

Genre- I don't like putting music into genres, but if i had to describe it I would say it's where video game music meets hip hop beats a little bit, with every other influence peppered in there as well. Strait up synth bops

Runtime-The runtime for this soundtrack is just slightly over 13 and a half minutes, with 3 minutes of it being padded out with a remix of another song from this. I don't really consider them to be two different entries, I would like the official non-remix one to be judged. I just thought it would be cool because, it was the original form the song took, but I thought it didn't fit too well, but decided to include it at the end anyways.

Software- The DAWI used was Reaper, I used almost exclusively (free) synths for this project as I haven't done too much with synth in reaper before this. Here is a list of my VST's. Synths: PECS (Full Bucket Music), Helm (Matt Tytel), FB-7999 (Full Bucket Music), Dexed (Digital Suburban). I used the default Reaper plugins to mix the tracks (ReaEQ, ReaComp) with the exception of my UADx 1176 Compressor plugin i like to put on snares. I also used Valhalla Supermassive quite a bit in this, and I may have used the other two once or twice (FreqEcho and SpaceModulator)

Message from the artist
I hope you guys like it. I kept the songs a little short so they didn't drag on too long, but i think in a real game scenario they would probably be twice as long to not be so repetitive. Also that 'remix' is the original version of "We're Out of Time(and Beer!)" and i liked it too much to leave out.

Theme

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
I took more of a literal inspiration from the picture (the pier, the water, etc.) than any kind of vibe, but I think the first track could fit pretty well.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/330-recordings-674838468

Number of tracks
5

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY)

Any project