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First Steps into a Forgotten World - OST Composing Jam 9's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #150 | 2.932 | 3.167 |
| Quality | #169 | 2.700 | 2.917 |
| Overall | #188 | 2.423 | 2.617 |
| Impression | #189 | 2.469 | 2.667 |
| Composition | #196 | 2.160 | 2.333 |
| Storytelling | #198 | 1.852 | 2.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
I used Strudel REPL (Strudel is a music live coding environment for the browser, porting the TidalCycles pattern language to JavaScript). The track represent in beginning of the game, maybe beginning cutscene or boss fight
Message from the artist
Stay human in the age of AI (use AI as a tool for learning not creating original stuff)
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
A mysterious, forgotten world waiting to be explored.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtr-xQoWpbI&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenboy123.itch.io%2F
Number of tracks1
Genre
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Comments
How fascinating, I didn't know this was a thing. Pretty cool to see you change things in the code to change the music, it does get a bit repetitive tho, the music that is. The windows tone by changing the volume in the middle does add to the experience I must say XD
Dang, I love the idea of someone entering the jam with strudel, very cool. Limitations breed creativity and all.
Would've loved to have heard the progression shift as the piece went on - build on that evolving vibe.
I'll never understand how people can make music with software like this. It does not work with my brain, I gotta see some kind of piano roll or sheet music for it to make sense in my head so I commend you for using such a unique composing software.
I do feel that it might have limited your ability to be creative with the song itself though as it is measures and measures of the same notes since it's just playing chords. I imagine making complex melodies would be incredibly difficult in this software, but without one it feels like the music never gets to meet it's full potential. Later on, the vibraphone begins to play a melody, but it's still locked pretty hard into one or 2 measure notes.
It's also really long for not changing too much over time besides different rhythms and densities of instruments.
I always find it interesting when people create songs using that tool (Strudel REPL). Nice main theme that you built around, but I think a bit more variety would have elevated the song (also shortening it a bit). However, great effort!