The Sky and the Sea OST

Listen on Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/adibabidan/sets/the-sky-and-the-sea

They’ve finally set sail. The unknown perils of an uncharted ocean may be more dangerous, but they're worth leaving the distress of their old life behind. And now, even as the elements threaten to tear their craft apart, they can't help but find themself entranced by the resounding beauty of the sky and the sea.

The Sky and the Sea is a wordless, atmospheric, 3D adventure game about braving dangerous waters in a small, frail sailboat. The main gameplay loop centers around controlling the sail as the wind carries you across the open water. It’s set to a digital fusion soundtrack with lo-fi and classical elements, made in FL Studio using the Spitfire LABS soft piano, Vital, Magical 8Bit, and Vocaloid (+ a bunch of drums and fx). There are 5 tracks, for a total runtime of ~9 minutes (0:32, 2:02, 2:20, 3:04, 1:02).

Made in about a week for Lone Rabbit's OST Composing Jam 5 - https://itch.io/jam/ost-composing-jam-5

Tracks:

1. Having just lost sight of dry land, 'Away' finds our protagonist turning to the forward horizon, where, with the sun on their back and the wind in their hair, they finally get to feel the euphoric relief of their shed past and their renewed future.

2. 'The Will of the Wind' finds the character facing their first true challenge - an intense thunderstorm. Having previously only been coasting, they now must wrangle the sail with all their might to stay afloat.

3. 'Starfall' is the most directly inspired from the picture theme - you and the character are both given a chance to rest post-storm, at which point the sun has set, the clouds have cleared, and the sky is filled with a crescent moon and a million shooting stars.

4. 'Final Horizon' is set to the rising sun, whose light finally reveals solid land in the distance. Exhausted, such a view provides some much needed catharsis - they’re in the final stretch.

5. 'Goodbye to a New Home' follows immediately after the character steps off of the boat. They look back out towards the ocean to reflect - despite the hardships, for a brief moment, those waters felt like home.