This is a really nice track, I love the mallet percussion/bell use. It reminds me a bit of interlocking patterns in gamelan music.
My main advice though would be to pay attention to dynamics. Especially in the middle section, around 1:08-2:00, I felt like you wanted to build up something there, but the volume and overall intensity stayed the same throughout. It would have been better to slowly build the dynamics of the instruments up or bring in a bit more instruments to make it a bit more intense.
Other than that it's a very solid entry!
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Journey Across The Lake's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Listenability | #10 | 3.742 | 4.000 |
| Execution | #20 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
| Overall | #23 | 3.421 | 3.657 |
| Composition | #27 | 3.207 | 3.429 |
| Correlation to Theme | #30 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
| Vibe/Atmosphere | #33 | 3.474 | 3.714 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
The song is split into 4 different parts to flow with the changing scenes of a game. Please have a look at the project page for more info :)
discord - kogxmi
Comments
Firstly, the instrumentation and composition choices are right up my alley! The strings and ambient electric piano blend beautifully, and the wave SFX tie it to the lake theme nicely. I also like that you included a version without SFX to hear the composition by itself. I think you could expand upon this track, maybe adding more variation and SFX.
Overall, I get a pensive vibe—great work!
By the that you used a Sound that I hear in one of my favorite OSTs... (The Warbling String Pad, I guess I could say, sounds like something like that) Do you mind sharing what Virtual Instruments you used? I love to find the origins of the Sounds & Instruments, and where they come from, that I hear in my favorite songs!
Do you mean the notes at the beginning? (the ones that wobble slightly), if so, I just used the "piano granular" sample from the Splice Instrument VST! The other piano pad is just a regular sample from Ableton called Faded keys. I'm still very new at composing so mainly using free starter samples for now haha
Ahh okay gotcha, those are still from the Splice Instrument VST, but it’s called “Decay” from the “Artic Swells” pack. It’s still a free pack on Splice. Also yeah my ableton trial ended not long ago too, I’ve had to choose to rent-to-buy for £22 a month at the moment :,) it gets you everything you want on the program tho
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