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A jam submission

A Memory Of A Summer NightView project page

Submitted by danta1 — 19 hours, 22 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Storytelling#2472.3102.600
Composition#2542.6062.933
Impression#2582.5472.867
Quality#2652.3102.600
Creativity#2672.4292.733
Overall#2672.4402.747

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
A two-song soundtrack depicting the romantic feeling that a memory of a special moment in our life holds, and what surprises might lie ahead in our future.

To be honest I don't know what type of game this will fit best but I think a romance story would be the closest.
The songs describe the two phases of remebering: the memory itself - very compact and packed with emotions with two voices growing closer and then falling apart, and the more mundane continuation of life with the hint of future lurking around the corner.
I used FL Studio as my DAW and only native plugins because I'm still inexperienced with the software.

Message from the artist
Hi and thanks for listening to my music ^^

Theme

One Summer Night
Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
The songs connect to both the picture and the title with both ambience and storytelling

Number of tracks
2

Genre

Orchestral
Ambient
Classical

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

It is a pleasant soundtrack and overall pretty calm. I like the chords of the first song, but I feel the arpeggio in the background at 0:51 kind of goes a little off-key, but it was only that part, so it's not too much to complain about. This is a good soundtrack. Keep learning and keep growing! This was a nice listen.

Submitted(+1)

I really liked the composition in these pieces! Your musical ability is definitely there. I do agree with the other comments in saying that the mixing is the next thing in your composition journey to look at. Other than that I enjoyed listening :)

Submitted(+1)

Really pleasant! Gives the right vibe and there is some really good composition, sounds mostly complete even though really short, I particularly loved the first track. The mixing is not great in the second one and the drums feel a bit lifeless and too loud, but again good composition, maybe they should have both just been piano tracks, maybe with just a calm ambient pad in the background to change the atmosphere from past to present. Overall I liked the project and yes, loved the composition

Submitted(+1)

Very pretty! You've got a really good foundation in your piano writing skills. I think you need to work on your mixing and composition a bit. Some of the elements weren't properly balanced and in general a little more instrumentation would be nice. But very good foundations, like I said. Even adding just a bit to these songs could probably shine them up quite a bit. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

These were pretty good!

I really liked the melody in "but life goes on"

I would say the main improvement to be made would be to just improve using FL overall. right now the mixing can feel off. Sometimes the high piano feels like it's clipping and the non piano instruments feel a bit jarring when combined with the piano.

This is all stuff that experience will make easier so keep at it!

Submitted(+1)

I like the jazzy feel of the first one and the overall flow of both tracks. Nice transitions, would like to hear more instruments! 

Submitted(+1)

Very pretty music! My only critique is the drums may overpower the rest of the mix in the second track, but other than that it was a pleasure to listen to!

Submitted(+1)

Definitely went to some jazzy places on those track! I think your songs would benefit from a stronger sense of form. Still pretty enjoyable and simple tunes!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Really pretty tracks. 

A Memory Of One Summer Night - I think it would benefit from a really strong core melodic idea that everything else is composed around. I think you could add some different instruments as the song builds up to match the busier melodic lkines. Some of the note choices were odd to my ears, like the Gb at 00:53 and the chromatic line at 00:57. 

But Life Goes On - Very gospel chord progression! I think same critic applies here, a strong melodic idea would be nice. The advice goes, write something that's easy to sing, and that's not a bad place to start. Have another instrument reinforce it too, whether they play it directly or just hit the rythmic hits. Feels like the track could go on a bit, maybe add a new section where more instruments come in? 

Nice work! I think my main advice would be to not be afraid to let a melody breath.