Inside My World (All Submissions) Part 2

Created for the seventh OST Composing Jam​, this track features drawn-out strings paired with a massive acoustic piano to achieve an ethereal vibe. Combined with various electronic soundscapes and an epic percussive finale, I hope this song successfully fits the event's theme.

This track has been designed as two parts, one for a general "wonder" stage of the story, and the other being "discovery". I attempted to incorporate feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, especially in the latter half. I also wanted to hint at the highs and lows of life with a few motifs. Living in our own worlds, we are not perfect, and there is much left undiscovered.

The theme of the jam reminded me of Celeste, especially Farewell's chapter, so I included some references to Lena Raine's soundtrack. I also leaned heavily into Chris Christodoulou's synth and percussion style to bring together some of my favorite works. Since this would theoretically be part of a whole game, I set up some motifs that could be used in future/prior tracks.

Deferred Dreams

Control

Wave Of Nostalgia - Early Game Memory

My four submissions for the OST Composing Jam #7 hosted by Lone Rabbit.

Inside Her World

Flying Fishies

A Dark Place

Birthright is a slow, calm and leisurely paced roguelike dungeon crawl imaginary game in which you will lead Vermis, sole birthright heir of a noble dynasty in decline, through the Glass Mirror Maze, which represents the inner world of the protagonist.

You will be transported to the labyrinth again and again to the labyrinth after each defeat by the oracle of the Vela Vikar, formed by the six wisest members of the council of the Vermis dynasty and you will advance through its corridors full of light and pristine colors in which you will have to face the creatures that inhabit Vermis' imagination and finally, when you have gathered enough power, you will face the projection of her father Iratux in the Glass Mirror Maze to settle the large financial debts and restore the honor of the dynasty that Iratux's miserable and terrible acts have defiled.

To guarantee a cozy gaming experience and disconnect for a while from your surroundings, you will be accompanied by an original soundtrack that mixes soft synthesizer sounds with acoustic and electric instruments, resulting in a combination of epic, memorable, melodic music full of passages and harmonious musical themes so that you never lose calm or hope.

Prepare for your adventure within the inner world of Vermis no matter how many times you fall in battle!

#OSTCompJam #vgm #cozygames #cozymusic #epicmusic #insidemyworld

3 - Boss Fight (Iradux) - Black Light Sound

2 - Inside The Other Side (The Glass Mirror Maze) - Black Light Sound

VANITAS is an soundtrack album composed for OST Composing Jam #7 by Lone Rabbit. The theme for this jam is "Inside my world".

Subconscious is defined by the part of one's mind that is not fully awake but which influences their actions and feelings. VANITAS is an adventure game following the profound and humbling journey of an aspiring artist girl inside her troubling mind to become a successful artist. The OST album aims to tell a seven-part story of how the girl sinks into her own subconscious world filled with her artistic imaginations, and through a series of encounters with her past failed and unfinished creations, learns to overcome her paralyzing pride that hinders her creative output and embark on the path to become a better artist.

Cover art by 黄菊しーく　／ si_ku.k​ - https://si-ku.art/profile-2/

Plain, Meander, Erupt - Tony Zheng

OST Jam 07
Art by @kawaakar._
https://itch.io/jam/ost-composing-jam-7/rate/2846874

Tsuya


Premises
I love this image of the little girl holding a womanly figure hand in a see of bubbles and draw fish and algae.

As I was reading the jam submission guidelines, I saw that the overall submission should be at least 3 minute long with at least 1 song, but can also be broken apart in multiple songs.

I can already imagine key shots for a short film scenario or a FMV/Intro, but because this is for an OST for a game, I'm thinking more what kind of game it is (details later).

This is also a good opportunity to learn to do somewhat of a "spotting" session in a way as I don't have much experience in that, but also a good opportunity to create my first composition ever with a strong theme.

I also want to strongly tie in the OST to the image and text as they are really evocative for me!



Impermanence
Examining the picture, we can see a little girl in a yukata smiling while holding the hand of what seems like a maternal figure (mom, grandma?), so immediately the theme in Japan (a country I would love to visit for its cultural richness and vistas).

I had some thoughts about the text theme "inside my world", and thought that maybe the bubble-shaped lady could be in the imaginative and boundless world of creativity of this kid.

But even if there is a lot of happiness with the girl smiling from ear to ear and the cute, drawn fish, bubbles, and algae, to me it's still reads as something quite tragic.

Bubbles are by essence, one of the flimsiest physical events that I can think of.

When formed they can seemingly pop randomly and almost immediately, and in the mind of a child, they just cease to exist.

They are the beautiful, but ephemeral, the physical manifestation of impermanence.

In a way, they are a good image for life itself, a fragile and provisional state of existence that we are all bound to.

This picture paints, for me, the beautiful imaginative world of a little girl who is, in a way, connecting one last time with a recently deceased mother/grandmother.



Tsuya
A Japanese wake is called tsuya which means "passing the night".

I think having this be the starting event of this story would fit well both themes.

Saddened by the loss of her mother, the little girl tries to paint a colorful world with her mother on it but as she falls asleep, she gets transported into this dreamy world of her drawings, but now tainted by darkness.

But her mother (bubble lady) will show her the way to save her world, give her the strength to face her new life without her, and for one last time, show just how much she loved her.

Tsuya - Main Theme

An online music competition where musicians and composers all around the globe are challenged to compose an original soundtrack of any style for an imaginary game, in just a little over than a week, based on a given theme.

Hosted and organized by @alonerabbit #OSTCompJam

This is a Soundcloud page for our Game Composer Jam project: Pool of Memories. All songs were made in the span of 10 days for a made up game. 
Check out our Project here (and leave a comment if you can :D) : https://itch.io/jam/ost-composing-jam-7/rate/2845726
The album art was created by Emyr Eiler. Check out his work at @entomythos on instagram
Errol's instagram is @Errol_Sully and Aidan's is @amubarba
Visit the itch.io page for the project here:

Wave Of Nostalgia - Early Game Memory

Pool of Memories: Game Composer 7 Jam Project

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