Chasing Time

This is a soundtrack for an imaginary game submitted for the OST Composing Jam #6, made completed 6 days.

In his efforts to unlock the mysteries of the universe, Johan has accidentally shattered the Hourglass of Eternity during his experiments. Time Shards are scattered across his laboratory and the fabric of time is thrown into disarray.

You play Johan in a puzzle platformer with time anomalies affecting his actions when they come into contact. The hundreds of clocks across your lab respond to the time anomalies too, sometimes they skip a beat, sometimes move much faster or slower. Listen carefully to the ticking to navigate through Johan’s sprawling laboratory to collect all the Time Shards.

Track 1 - Accidents Happen - The clocks are ticking just right, but something has made the Hourglass of Eternity unstable. Was it one of Johan’s previous experiments that caused this? He doesn’t remember anything unusual.

Track 2 - Dance of Forgetfulness - Johan follows the time anomalies into one of his main work stations. Whiteboards, stacks of paper and all sorts of machinery fills the room. It’s a cluttered mess and he has forgotten how to navigate through the area, especially with a time anomaly in the way.  Johan discovers one of his old diaries that he lost here.

Track 3 - Syncopated Synthesis - The time anomaly in one of his filing rooms has caused a fracture in time.  Halfway through searching for the Time Shard here, Johan stumbles upon his shadow crawling out of a time anomaly, and it quickly disappears.

Track 4 - Echoes of Invention - In his acoustic laboratory, the time anomalies are causing echoes for events and actions that are not limited to sound. Pushing a ball causes it to experience a secondary push moments later.

Track 5 - Pendulum Variations - In his chemistry lab, the time anomaly causes the events to reverse in time every few periods. Liquids that normally flow one way are seen oscillating back and forth.

Track 6 - Remember to Reflect - Collecting all the Time Shards, Johan returns to see his shadow at the Hourglass of Eternity. His shadow is disappointed him in thirst for knowledge, and accuses him of playing God. After battle, Johan regrets pushing his experiments this far, he realizes that some things should remain undiscovered. He repairs the Hourglass of Eternity, but chooses to end his experiments on it.