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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #1 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Quality | #1 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Impression | #2 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Overall | #3 | 4.421 | 4.421 |
| Creativity | #20 | 4.214 | 4.214 |
| Storytelling | #47 | 3.893 | 3.893 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
A soundtrack for an exploration game where you navigate strand lands, finding clues to how you got there, and how to return home. Each track represents a different location that you visit. I used Logic, spitfire audio, orchestral tools, etc.
The hanging heat of summer at the dying of the day as evening slowly consumes the cottage. A startling sound and scene, a saturnine figure stands at the edge of the wood, just beyond the garden gate, and then dissolves into trees. I must follow.
Willow-worm Thicket
Lambent insects, the pathway through the tangled wood. Flora aroma thick and sweet. Winged creatures flit and flutter past. A subtle unease, a mischievous magic weaves through the leaves.
Meadow of Woeful Souls
Sadness weighs down upon the traveler here. The reveries of brighter days blossom and flourish for a moment, and then are gathered back into the gloom.
Lost Thought River
A steady stream of consciousness, fantastic distractions around every bend, many a stone to turn. A persistent pull, my mind keeps leaping from one bank to the next, nearly swept up by the flow, but always returning to the task at hand… to find the portal home.
Fields of Fading Memories
The longer I linger here, the less I seem to remember. Some magic, or some curse, lulls me towards ataraxia. Memories of family and home seem foreign and distant. How did I get here? Where is here?
Mezmar’s Maze
Time is slippery within these weirdly winding walls. Promising pathways become maddening loops. Beguiling signs and sigils, designed to gnaw and trap, corrupt my courage as I wander the illusory corridors.
Rumithian Strand
Rest and reassurance reside upon the tranquil shore. A contemplative place to rejuvenate, to recall those things forgotten, to remember the way back home.
Message from the artist
Thanks for listening. Please let me now what you think.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
Each track describes the exploration of different location in strange world during heavy aestival heat and the dying of the day.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-willow-worm
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-meadow-of
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-lost-thought
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-fields-of
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-mezmars-maze
https://soundcloud.com/william-watson-461299021/william-watson-rumithian
Number of tracks6
Genre
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Comments
Well william, that was truly quite special to listen to. Everyone has provided such good detailed analysis already in the comments but I'd say a couple of things stood out for me.
Your command of the orchestra and the production of orchestral vsts in on show throughout every piece and it's a joy to listen to. The compositions ebb and flow so well and everything feels entirely coherent in sound even across the tracks when using different instrumentation.
For me I would say I found each piece, because it was so well developed throughout their 4-5 min runtimes and had such a cinematic nature, that althought there is a clear development in each piece, I didn't quite feel/hear/experience the storytelling/narrative arc across the entire OST. Another way to put it is that in each piece I could visualise actions, developments, and a story of that character as they progress in that level/scene, but I couldn't visualise the entire story across all the pieces. This may of course just be on first listen and I would likely change my mind if listened to again, but I thought it worth saying. Regardless, it doesn't stop me rating this incredibly highly as it deserves, given all the incredible work that is on display and has been highlighted by other comments. A great submission!
Thanks for taking time to listen to all the tracks. Your feedback is much appreciated.
The narrative arc for entire OST is somewhat lacking, or perhaps it's simply incomplete. I need 3 or 4 more tracks to really complete the whole story. Now that I have had some time to breathe and sit with music and concepts for a bit, I can finish creating and putting together the missing pieces. I hope to get back to this project soon. I also have some art and animation to add to the mix.
that sounds like a great thing william, I'm excited to listen once more ideas come together and complete your narrative arc in mind!
Wow this was incredible to listen to. Truly a beautiful and moving soundtrack. Great work!!!
Thanks for listening! So glad you enjoyed it.
This is the most well orchestrated and contemporary-classical submission I've heard here... and it's amazing. So many different timbres and composition techniques layered carefully on top of each other to make one beast of a soundtrack. I have no idea how you composed almost half an hour of music in such a short time with such high quality, but you absolutely nailed it. Awesome job!!
A big thank you taking time to listen and give feedback.
Insane composition here! I got chills listening to it, oh my! Some really beautiful and brooding work here.
Many thanks for listening and for such flattering comments.