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The primary genre of the soundtrack is orchestral/classical, but I also borrow from "folk and tavern" music. The game I had envisioned is a slice of life game (think something like Stardew Valley). Each track represents an area, time, or event. To tie all the tracks together, I decided to use a quartal chord as a basis, either harmonically (like in the track "A Kingdom Made of Clouds") or melodically (like in "Lullaby in the Cradle of Clouds).
I used Cubase and a midi keyboard for most of the note inputs, as well as recorded myself playing the spoons (I'm an amateur at best...)
I wish I could have polished this up a little more, but I had to submit 2 days early due to travel. But I’m pretty proud of how this turned out for such a quick turn around!
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I hope you guys enjoy!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I tried to give the tracks a sort of "lighter / airy" feeling (aside from the Store track). I primarily did this via the orchestration of strings and woodwinds. I tried to keep most tracks in the upper register as well. I feel like I was drawn to the picture more, picking up on instruments as a source of inspiration for certain tracks.
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https://soundcloud.com/nathanbaulchmusic/sets/forgotten-kingdom-of-the
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I love the vibes of a lot of these, how the percussion just keeps rollin on like its being played in a circle of instrumentalists. feels very human.
Air kingdom waltz and store in the sky was my favorite song since they were bouncy and fun which is what I prefer. I think sometimes, a few of the songs felt a little long without enough changes happening to justify the length.
The instruments were all very nice, though the choir voice in Lullaby could sometimes feel off because of sudden note changes.
Store in the sky in particular was quite fun and reminded me of Realm of the Mad God music at times.
Really enjoyed the atmosphere of your compositions!! My favorite is "A Kingdom Made of Clouds" (I'm biased because there's piano and harp >.<) I also really liked the chord progressions in "Lullaby in the Cradle of Clouds!"
I agree with MrGama that there could be more elements in the lower register. Perhaps if there were double basses in certain sections, there will also be more impact on the sections that are in the higher register :)
Amazing work here! Loved the choices you had in terms of instruments, anything sounded off, and damn their compositions were gorgeous, you have an amazing skill at making orchestral stuff (Lullaby in the Cradle of Clouds was my favorite)!
If I had to say something, I missed a little bit some element in the low region throughout the songs, for me it would tie everything together in a great way. Other than that, loved it, congrats!