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A jam submission

Dream of the LakeView project page

Submitted by tamirgsmith — 1 day, 13 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Mixing Quality#143.4823.636
Composition#163.7433.909
Imitation of Style#163.8304.000
Overall#183.6563.818
Enjoyment#203.5693.727

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
​This one's namely inspired by the 'Lake' music from Pokèmon Diamond. I mainly focused on rhythmic elements and the sound palette used in the 'Lake'. I used Logic and some sound libraries from Native Instruments I'm still getting to grips with. New to writing game music - my first submission on itch!​

Streaming Field
https://youtu.be/CWd1Mzrp110

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Comments

Submitted

Really good! You maintain a lot of interest throughout and it definitely fits with the theme. I like the change in keyboard chord rhythms and the counterpoint between the instruments. My only criticisms are that occasionally, notes feel out of time slightly, and that the mix is a bit flat and could use some brightening.

Submitted

The Lake tune sure has inspired quite a few of these submissions! This one has a fun brass lead that plays well with the synth countermelody. I would consider adding more of a presence in the higher frequencies - I know that the synth speeds up into it sometimes, but having more strings, or possibly an octave double of the melody, could give the song a fuller feeling.

Submitted

this was a vibe hell yeah

Submitted

Overall, I thought it was a neat tune. I would recommend varying the song up because it kind of sounded like the same thing throughout, whether it be a key change or a new melody. Mixing quality was great and I enjoyed the nice laidback jazz quality it had.

Very soothing, and I'm a big fan of the brass lead, gives the piece a smooth jazz flavor. I think the first section does a good job of standing out from the original Lake, but I feel the B section is a little too similar, with the metric modulation and the chords stabbing on very similar beats, I'd like to have heard something a little different than what the Lake Verity theme does. It'd have also been cool to here a different instrument take the lead at some point while the brass places during the empty spaces in the melody. I really liked when the strings would sustain a chord at the end of the phrases and build up before dropping off, while it was also in the original, it still was a cool effect nonetheless. I think it's not far from really reaching it's potential, good job!