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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to Theme | #21 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Listenability | #21 | 3.923 | 3.923 |
| Overall | #27 | 3.646 | 3.646 |
| Execution | #27 | 3.692 | 3.692 |
| Composing Quality | #31 | 3.538 | 3.538 |
| Overall Uniqueness | #39 | 3.231 | 3.231 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Link to Streaming Service (YouTube Recommended)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NpuVw0GO3U
Description
Starchitects is my brief soundtrack to an imaginary game where you are the hopeful apprentice of the creators, an aspiring designer who travels across the universe to learn from the great architects of the stars.
Screenshot of DAW
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Description of Setup (Optional but recommended)
Hardware: Roland FA-07
DAW: Reaper
Plugins: NI Kontakt Synth, TAL-U-NO-62, Crowhill Pocket Strings, WBB1 Bram from Pianobook
Lessons Learned
I'm getting a little better at walking away when I am having listening fatigue, and then returning with fresh ears. I'm learning to ID the line between when an idea is worth pursuing and when it is polishing a turd, working on abandoning ideas that don't suit the piece.
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Comments
Hey there! Great submission here. I can just image the designer warping around the universe with a pencell in hand. Wonderful stuff here. I love the Jazz feel it has, and that piano is very rich! Great work here.
1. I really enjoy the jazzy piano melody, and the arpeggio that caries the track in the right ear really reminds me of the Wii, perfect for a hub world and super nostalgic sounding
2. Enjoy this one a bit too, the ambience is super peaceful and synth textures are nice, if a little static.
3. This once's 80s synth feel is really enjoyable, and the melodic progression is really interesting, especially the combination with the strings. Although I feel like as waltz it's a little basic.
Hi! I listened to your tracks and found the concept very interesting. I think it's unique and different from anything I've heard around here. You managed to capture the essence of the theme well, but in a very well-articulated way. Congratulations! As for points of improvement, I think you could enrich the harmonic foundation with more layers, but the articulation really captivated me. I loved listening to it! The pads with the piano and synthesizers won me over.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback!
Star City: The jazzy piano over the space pads is a really nice way to portray a space city that feels like it might live in perpetual night. This track would accompany active creation gameplay (such as during a city design game segment) really well.
No Place: These are some beautiful ambient chords. I like the transitions between non-diatonic chords which give a sense of expansiveness and lack of groundedness which helps portray the intended atmosphere well!
Boundless: This is a fun track! I think this must be the only space waltz in this entire jam! (It’s the only one I’ve heard so far) The transition into the darker part is a big shift in tone, but somehow you were able to climb out of it and very smoothly return to the lighthearted waltziness. I like the set up for the loop at the end for this track!
Overall each of these tracks has quite a unique story to tell and all come together to tell a very interesting story. I think that Boundless is my favorite of the three - it’s such a creative and unexpected track that it executed really well. Great work and thank you for sharing!
Nice to hear your impression of it. Thanks so much for the thoughtful review!
really nice work! I really liked the grooviness of the first track and the immersive vibe of the second one. Good job!
Thanks for listening!