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A New Land

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This track is for a 2D game some friends of mine are working on. Details are still TBA. The song loops a few times, but with different variations on the theme so it's more fun to listen to while playing. It is an exploration theme.


Tools: Ableton, Composer Cloud, Cinestrings Solo

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I like the guitar and echo-y drums at the beginning. The rhythmic content is pretty cool, and the mood is soothing, especially when the flute comes in at around :23. Great job with the sound design and progression here, even if the piece does take a while to develop. The string melodies are beautiful, although the transition into 1:11 was a little abrupt. The mix is also a bit dry, with not a lot of reverb or other mixing effects. A couple of the instruments have relatively sudden entrances that bother me a bit, too, like at 1:34. The melodies and harmonic content are beautiful here, although 1:56 was a little abrupt once again. The overarching structure here is interesting. I like the cello at 2:55. The texture comes together well again during the second loop. Everytime the structure resets itself, the transitions are a bit abrupt. Especially in such a flowing and atmospheric piece, I think you could do more to smooth over all of these rough entrances and transitions. Still, that’s my only major compositional complaint here. I applaud the sound design, harmonies, phrasing, and rhythmic content. I would’ve liked to hear more of the drums in the mix during some of the busier parts, but overall the production quality is also quite strong. You definitely took some compositional risks with this one, not least important of which is the sudden ending, but overall most of them paid off imo. Keep up the good work, Syamori! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9/10

Baumarius responds:

Thanks! I'll keep this stuff in mind when I finalize it for the game!

Are you planning to use different parts of the song for different areas or anything similar? Seems like you could work on each and every one of them!

Baumarius responds:

We're not that far into the game development yet, but I might split this song to be used that way now that you mention it. That's a good idea!

Soothing. I like it

This is really cool, the first quarter of the track sounds like item shop music, and then all of the instruments combine to make this uplifting harmony. Good work, bro!

Baumarius responds:

Thanks! :D

Credits & Info

Listens
730
Faves:
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Votes
12
Score
4.59 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jun 20, 2019
12:56 AM EDT
Genre
Cinematic
File Info
Song
14.7 MB
6 min 27 sec

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