Man, the voice in the first track was totally unexpected! I think you can humanize the plucked strings a little bit to make it sound a tad more realistic. Totally loved the way the instruments were mixed. The general feeling was astonishing. I only feel some weird harmonies at around 1:41, some major/minor chords inconsistency that doesn't ruin the experience but I usually pay attention to how it is used because at times it works, at times it does not.
The Long Trek was such an experience, I felt lost in an empty space, staring at the stars in the middle of the night.
I needed more hahahaha
Very good job!
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Description
"The Long Trek" is the title track in my hypothetical 3D adventure game, "Echoes of Unity", that represents the journey that Una is going to embark on, with all the wonder yet isolated tone of the game. "Our Home" is a track that would play during a cinematic cutscene where Una makes it to the festival of Zephania after her adventure to get there. Una, an 18-year-old girl who has lived in the Western world her entire life, makes it her mission to discover her past and heritage by going back to Zephania, the land of undying light and unity. As a flautist (someone who plays flute), she learns different melodies along the way through her encounters with different cultures. As she makes it back to Zephania, the Light Festival begins that night, as "Our Home" is played, representing some of the music that she has learned and her adventure.
I used a core symphonic group of piano, woodwinds, strings, percussion, and brass. For the cultural side, I used instruments like the er hu, bansuri, shamisen, tabla hand drums, and Balkan-Mongolian vocals. For structure, I used Dorian, minor, and pentatonic in the 1st half, then modulated to the relative major in the 2nd half to illustrate that tonal shift.
Message from the artist
Thank you for listening to my two tracks! I have not done a composing jam since 2023, so it's such a pleasure to be back. Here's hoping that I'll do more and maybe collaborate on more game jams.
Theme
Picture theme
How does it fit the theme?
What stood out with picture were the eclectic cultural outfits and diverse colors, alongside the mixed instruments (sitar, violin, etc.). Because of that, I wanted to convey a celebration of all music and culture with the cultural grooves, ethnic instrumentation, ethereal vocals, alongside the core Western Symphony. Additionally, the birds gave me a grand, fleeting feel, which inspired me to include nature sounds in the middle and use these grand, wondrous chords at the end. Lastly, the composition diversity of the picture inspired me to create an emotional arc of perseverance with the 1st half and celebration with the 2nd half, and finally ending with a sense of revival and wonder.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://andrew-nugooyeen.itch.io/andrew-nguyen-our-home
Number of tracks2
Genre
Orchestral
Ambient
World/Ethnic
Folk/Acoustic
Soundtrack use permission
Yes (CC BY)
Any project
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