Dude hired a whole orchestra for this. No cap
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Swiss Villain Leitmotif's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall Sound | #1 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Memorability | #3 | 4.167 | 4.167 |
| Originality | #6 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What is the most interesting interval in your leitmotif/theme?
There are several intervals that I’d like to mention, some of which in the motif itself, but others more to do with the accompaniment and with the arrangement.
I really like half step movement in the root of the tonic in a minor key to get a sorta sinister feel. In the case of this song, which is in D minor, the root moves from D to C#. I harmonized that by turning the C# into the root of the V chord(A major) in first inversion. Otherwise, a I-V move would sound super vanilla, but by focusing on that half step motion in the root of the chord, it ends up feeling much darker.
The next interval that I want to focus on is actual in an embellishment to the actual motif towards the end. I used a big octave jump in the first violins towards the end to inject a ton of energy along with a major increase in the dynamics. It felt very John Williams to me, and like, why wouldn’t I keep that?
To be honest, lately I’ve focused a little bit less on catchy intervals in my motifs to grab people's attention and a lot more on catchy melodic Rhythm. If you are able to put some variation in the intervals of a motif, but make the rhythm super consistent, I believe you are able to play that motif more frequently and get it stuck in peoples heads easier without them getting tired of hearing it.
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