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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #6 | 4.452 | 4.452 |
| Storytelling | #17 | 4.214 | 4.214 |
| Overall | #24 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Composition | #45 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Impression | #45 | 3.952 | 3.952 |
| Quality | #46 | 4.048 | 4.048 |
Ranked from 42 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Genre: Experimental, Electronic, Lo-Fi, Breakcore, Classical
DAW: Bitwig
1. Once Upon a Summer Night
Chapter 0: It was Sunday, 7th of August, in the year 2016. I was spending my vacation with my dear wife and baby boy in the summer. I thought everything was going to be fine, but that night... the moon shone a bit redder than usual and it was then I realized that God didn't exist after all.
2. Smell of Iron
Chapter 1: Wet hands, aching head, a body on the floor, and never-ending cries. What was I feeling then? I didn't quite understand, but it reminded me of when I licked my own wound as a child. It tasted like iron. I didn't like the smell—it made me dizzy. Maybe that was what I was feeling? I guess words are ultimately just words. A word is impossible to capture that moment.
3. idontknowwhattodoidontknowanymore
Chapter ???: shit shit fuck they're coming where should i hide the body? holy FUCK can you like stop crying?? oh no... what should i do... this is the worst i hate this so much... why does it keep happening to me? maybe if i just lay down and close my eyes it's going to be over soon... yeah i'll just do that
4. Flat-Looking Lamp
Chapter 404: I was lying on my bed staring at the lamp dangling from the ceiling. I could hear the hums and hustle bustle of the city outside, it's so peaceful here. I didn't care about anything else, I just wanted to sleep and let it all end. Dear everyone, do you actually believe everything you see or touch are real? Do you believe my story is real? I don't think any of that matters. I believe in shaping my own reality. And right now, my reality is this: I am on my bed, sleeping peacefully on this summer night.
Message from the artist
I hope my music resonates with you, but if not then it's also okay :D
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
It tells a story about a summer night that goes really wrong
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/jQf8M9EPV1f9X86CLd
Number of tracks4
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
I always hear the vinyl distortion and roll my eyes a bit because Im always expecting the music to sound really washed out and compressed, but this was honestly a pleasant surprise and the little sounds scattered around the track did amazing work for the atmosphere.
The sudden duck from emotional to the guitar like instrument crying and then jungle drums was insane. I think the drums came in a little hot but, as a statement, that works. Its not a pleasant or balanced story you are telling.
The cool dragging drums in the third track along with the really long bend synths really does give an impression that there is something wrong or like time is warping. Great storytelling and the constant addition of small little changes keeps it fresh and easy to listen to. The gloves coming off at the end for the long strings hold outs was awesome.
Flat looking lamp was insane. I kept pausing to make sure I wasnt just hearing little movements, flickers, or shuffles from the outside world. The attention to detail here is great and I was really impressed by your efforts to tell a story.
immaculate work and storytelling here. I loved it and glad I got a chance to listen and rate before closing time. I would have regretted not hearing this earlier
Wow what a hauntingly beautiful sound track. The textures just made this exponentially more interesting. Personal favorite was track 3, that had my full attention from start to finish. Well done!
Great job making things slowly shift to unsettling in track 1. Not sure what the hell is going on halfway through track 2 that warranted this egregious drum section, but I like it. Why is the lamp flat? Are we all flat?
This was a wild ride and I was down with it from start to finish. Really great work here!
Super cool creative textures, your mix of orchestral, breakbeats, and hip hop is very cool! The mix is great!
Great work!
An intriguing and bone-chilling soundtrack here. I especially love the electronic elements—track 3 is definitely the highlight for me. I’m also curious to know what kind of gameplay or game genre could accompany this soundtrack. This is a cool submission with a detailed story!
Sick! Well conceived, well composed, well mixed. Enjoyed the big schnasty breakbeat.
This is a great listen, love the gradual descent into madness- HOLY BREAKCORE?!
Super cool and moody OST!
Booo, I'm a red notif! Did I scare you!
Once Upon a Summer Night: I love how percussive the piano is, it already hints to me that stuff isn't all sunshine and rainbows lol. And then the creepiness sets in...
Smell of Iron: This is tuff. Breakcore with some very gritty textures. I love the contrast to the previous track. I like how it goes back to the calmer sound, also very good mixing on the sfx like the cop siren.
idontknowwhattodoidontknowanymore: Ooh I love the vinyl saturation feel. This is so creepy and cool. Very very unique atmosphere, I really love it.
Flat-Looking Lamp: I love the return to the feel from the first track. Music box is really befitting of this ost. The SFX are again very well done.
Great work!
Very much enjoy the false sense of security this opens with. It sounds uncomfortably simple in some of the instrumentation, with the kind of overly intense piano sounds, but that feels deliberate as it gets more complex and then the piece kind of degrades and falls apart (in a good way).
Absolutely adore the break-beating my ears took in track 2, though I have to say, I really didn't like the baby crying. I think it's a good bit of sound design to use and it tells a good bit of story, but the wailing goes on a bit too long in my opinion. Just gets a bit annoying after a while. Luckily those sick beats made up for it.
Track 3's wobbly, windy madness is probably my fave. It's a really cool vibe and I've not heard anything else like it in the Jam. Track 4's unsettling melancholy caps off the soundtrack really nicely. Love the music box melodies and the sound design of the creaking in the background works well.
Really enjoyed the overall story and the places this one went musically! Very impressive. I would maybe say a couple of the sounds used are a little too simple sounding, or abrasive in the wrong ways (and I could do with 20 - 30 seconds less baby mewling), but it never loses its cohesion and there's a clear story being told. Rad.
Once Upon a Summer Night: The atmosphere is light, but the percussion sounds like ticking which has a foreboding quality to it. Oh, there it is. Yes the devolution starting with the drums and then the piano is really nice and works really well.
Smell of Iron: Oh that is a sad baby! The dripping sounds and somber piano and sorrowful cello all together create a really emotional track that puts me almost physically at unease. The transition to breakcore drums is really smooth and I love the high intensity of the drums under the long flowing harmonic elements. This is a really creative atmosphere that you’ve created!
Idontknowwhattodoidontknowanymore: The delirium is palpable in this lo-fi skipcore track (I just made that up, but that’s what I think this should be called). Gosh that creepy warbled laughter is not something I should be listening to alone in the dark… This madness is a unique emotion that is hard to capture in musical and auditory elements only, but you did it and you did it well. Bravo for spooking me!
Flat-Looking Lamp: This lightness is in such contrast with the story that it feels intentional in order to share the emotions or experiences going through the mind of the main character. The crescendo in the train sounds seem like maybe it’s the constant reminder of the chaos from earlier in the night.
Overall: What a journey! This was quite creative as a story told through music and all the ways that you were able to convey emotion were pretty impressive. I think that the second track feels the most descriptive of the story to me and that makes it my favorite! Nice work and thank you for sharing!
This album is something special for sure, the story takes the listener on such a wild ride it's ah. So good. I honestly can't think of any criticisms here, the mix is insane, the whole composition is its own unique thing, the narrative power of this album is through the roof, 10/10