We aren’t a country but were given an exception and are participating with game soundtracks
Submission was chosen through a series of votes on our voting software, first a nomination thread then it was in semifinal 1 and then it was in the finals (being chosen out of 8 total entries)
spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1q97Jr1C5ytxwGB1YFevke
Information
Casette Beasts is a game made in Godot by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury. Joel Baylis is the composer for the soundtrack while Shelby Harvey did the vocals. The studio is primarily based out of the UK with their publisher being based in Sweden.
Its a creature collector where monsters are recorded to tapes and then you can take on their form or combine two forms together to use in turn based combat.
Your Inception is a bonus track that appears when fighting a secret boss in the game added in as a reference to Bytten Studio’s previous game, Lenna’s Inception.
Lyrics
Here you are
Faced with a text of blood
An honest chip on your shoulder
Won’t make a soldier
Out of anyone
Golden or draped in black
It takes just a splinter in the right frame of mind
To break all obstacles you might find
Can’t you
Feel your true calling
It’s endlessly falling
Driving you here
Despite your repentance
And best intentions
Nothing to fear
You’ll figure it ou-ou-ou-out
Now let’s jump into the mix
It feels tectonic
Can you hear the shift
Are you craving acceptance
Now your inception’s
Finally here
You’ll figure it ou-ou-ou-out
If you learn to loosen your mind
You never know what you might find 'round here
The box looks smaller from the outside
Holes that they made will cave in
A dream of filling boots too big
In time you’ll see
How brave that you need to be
Can’t you
Feel your true calling
It’s endlessly falling
Driving you here
Despite your repentance
And best intentions
Nothing to fear
You’ll figure it ou-ou-ou-out
Now let’s jump into the mix
It feels tectonic
Can you hear the shift
Are you craving acceptance
Now your inception’s
Finally here
You’ll figure it ou-ou-ou-out
Silent sirens airing
Tremors causing cracks in the crown
They will never rest 'til
All that’s left are roots in the ground
Don’t you look so doubtful
All will be alright in the end
If you play your cards right
Keeping your hand close to your chest
Don’t you
Feel yourself crawling
No longer stalling
Destiny’s here
Time to find a new groove
Polish your best moves
And turn up this song
You’re leaving it all out to dry now
Stand out amongst it all
The quicker you get up
The harder they fall
Face the acceptance
Now your inception’s
Finally here
You’re figuring it ou-ou-out
Bytten Studio answer on Mastodon: https://social.bytten-studio.com/@CassetteBeasts/112196254855402079