One Hour Compo - Round 601 (OHC601)

Votes (8)

Apr 16, 2020 Arcana
  1. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
  2. Washed up
    ashka
  3. Space technology
    Dex
Great work this week! Really great theme and awesome music.
Apr 16, 2020 ashka
  1. Wireframe Will O Wisp
    A-zu-ra
  2. Dream World OST
    DDRKirby(ISQ)
  3. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
A-zu-ra - super good sound design overall!! slight detune makes for a great nostalgia feel, awesome melodic lines
DDRKirby(ISQ) - how? very nice pads on the last track
Xanthos - great intro buildup, very nice sound picks and progression!

super hard to pick this week, so many awesome entries
Apr 17, 2020 TheVideoGamer
  1. Washed up
    ashka
  2. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
  3. liar
    starla
TheVideoGamer - This one was very simple, because the images were nothing more than lines and a black background. My goal sometimes isn't to make the most acessable music, but the most fitting to the theme. In this case i wanted to use as much repetition as i could stomach. Also i added in hard beats, to hit the point home. I feel like i could have done minimal techno, but that feels like the most obvious choice. Again when it's 2:00 in the morning, and you wanna go to bed, just shut up, and do what your mind is into. I do enjoy this one, even if some might not. Anyways.

DarkShadow - Might be my favourite entry of yours so far. The melody elements were great! Well done!

animatrix1490 - I really enjoyed this dude, the ambient textures really worked well to the images. The kick however was overpowering, and ended up taking some of the mix away. Still though, good job!

Dex - This was rather weird in a cool way. You have these electronic movie score like textures, going against rather distorted rock guitars. Really enjoyed this, well done!

Silverpool64 - Good attempt, but this is unfortunately uneven. The Video Game sound effects were cool, but felt out of place. Some of synths though were cool. Good job!

Ashka - This is incredible. The pad and beats were definitely fitting to the images, and i love the bass. It reminds me of some early Warp material. (The label) Awesome work!

A-zu-ra - Not gonna lie, this doesn't fit the images at all. It feels weird having a beautiful melody against a dark minimalistic image, however though, the composition was beautiful. Unfitting sure, but absolutely uplifitng. Well done!

Misael.K - This is so unique, it's great. Love the tempo changes, at every second, it really stood out. There are moments where it gets really loud unfortunately, especially around the minute mark. But the synths were great, and the idea was execute nicely so good job!

Xanthos - This is exactly how the theme should sound, it's so incredibly accurate. As a composition it's amazing too, for 8 minutes i was not once bored, or tired, and the buildups were complimentary to the track. Amazing dude!

Random-storykeeper - This is great, really has an outer-space feel, but that works more to the images than expected. Love how you Incorporated some 8-bit elements. Really enjoyed this! Well done!

starla - This is so good. Nice and clean mix, and the vocals were really lovely. Great beats too. Well done!

DDRKirby(ISQ) - A full soundtrack in an hour, and yet i'm making some repetitive hardcore whatever....Dude this feels like it was made in more than an hour. HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE!! Every track was just lovely, with maybe the exception of the battle theme. Too tame to be a battle theme for me, but it's all taste. Awesome work dude!

Arcana - Really like the vocals, the lyric writing was surprisingly really good! Unfortunately you loose focus at the end, i think your more of a composer than a songwriter. No worries though, i enjoyed the backing beat so good job!

johnfn - This is another awesome composition. It's so good. I wouldn't say it's fitting to the theme, probably the opposite, but the composition was amazing. Really love the chiptune elements. Well done!

GreyHooves - Is this really 999/960 bpm? It feels like 130 or something, but you stretched each pattern to fit 64th notes or something. All technicalities aside, this was nice, if a bit lost. Really like the warpy synth in the background though. Good job!

LunacyEcho - Like some of the others, this is so unfitting to theme, but at the same time, it's soo good. HOW DO YOU MAKE A COMPLETE 5 MINUTE VOCAL SONG IN AN HOUR!! I wouldn't even had chance to get the drums mic'd up yet...Awesome work dude!

Top 3 - Aska, Xanthos, Starla

Awesome - DarkShadow, Dex, Ashka, A-zu-ra, Xanthos, Random-storykeeper, Starla, DDRKirby(ISQ), Johnfn, LunacyEcho

Needs Work - animatrix1490, Silverpool64, Misael.K, Arcana, GreyHooves
Apr 17, 2020 LunacyEcho
  1. liar
    starla
  2. Dream World OST
    DDRKirby(ISQ)
  3. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
so impressed with what y'all can cram into the space of an hour. starla ur song had such delicious harmonies omfg, and ddrkirby/xanthos had MONSTER mondo songs and i have no idea how to make something like that in a month let alone in an hour. more space theme pls
Apr 23, 2020 GreyHooves
  1. Dream World OST
    DDRKirby(ISQ)
  2. Full Circle
    Random-storykeeper
  3. recursive // descent
    johnfn
Apr 23, 2020 DDRKirby(ISQ)
  1. recursive // descent
    johnfn
  2. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
  3. recursive // descent
    johnfn
I voted johnfn twice b/c it ain't too often we get a track as epic as this.

I feel like Xanthos has been acing all of these themes, as expected.

starla it is so cool to see you entering regularly again!!

honorable mention to LunacyEcho :o
Apr 23, 2020 Misael.K
  1. Dream World OST
    DDRKirby(ISQ)
  2. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
  3. Full Circle
    Random-storykeeper
DDRIKirby(ISQ): very impressive. Not one, but multiple great tracks!

Xanthos: A very enriching interpretation of the theme. Excellent.

Random-storykeeper: Loved this, felt very spacey and mysterious, and with a clear sense of direction.

ashka: Boards of Canada or not, this is a great entry.



awesum: A-zu-ra, animatrix1490, ashka, DDRKirby(ISQ), johnfn, LunacyEcho, Random-storykeeper, starla, Xanthos.
good: Arcana, DarkShadow, Dex, GreyHooves, Silverpool64, TheVideoGamer.�
Apr 23, 2020 Silverpool64
  1. Washed up
    ashka
  2. Off-World Transmission
    Xanthos
  3. Minimal Shapes
    animatrix1490
TheVideoGamer This is funny! I really like the synth!
DarkShadow I like the sounds! I did feel like the main synth kept fading in and out.
animatrix1490 I really like the openning! I think this fits the theme really well!
Dex I like the sounds!
Silverpool64 Me is best. :)
ashka I really like the instrumentation! It reminds me of a game called RIME.
A-zu-ra I like the flute sounds! I also like the crackling throughout, though I'm not sure if that's my imagination or not.
Misael.K I loved the ride this took me on! And I really love the kick drum!
Xanthos I love the space pads!
Random-storykeeper I love the sounds!
starla This is very pretty! I love the vocals!
DDRKirby(ISQ) This is really cool! I still can't imagion how you did this in an hour!
Arcana I like the vocals!
johnfn I love the Chiptune sounds!
GreyHooves IlikethesoundsandIdontknowhowyoudidthisatsuchahightempo
LunacyEcho I really like the vocals!

I think my personal favorite is either johnfn's entry or Misael.K's followed be ashka's, but there are so many to choose from!