Through the Woods

This soundtrack was made for OST Composing Jam 4: https://itch.io/jam/ost-composing-jam-4

This is the soundtrack for a hypothetical stealth adventure game set in a fairytale forest. When your husband dies of a strange illness, the blame is cast on you. You are accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death, along with your newborn daughter. In order to escape such a fate, you must make your way through a mystical forest, filled with familiar characters and locations from various well-known fairy tales. 

"Once upon a time, there was a kind young woman and a handsome young man who were deeply in love. They were happily married and lived in a little village on the edge of a dark and dangerous wood.

The couples happiness was shared by the townspeople for only a short time, however, and rumors quickly spread about the young woman. Many believed her to be the daughter of a witch, and thus a witch herself. 

But despite these rumors, the young couple continued to live a happy, peaceful life, and soon welcomed a daughter into the world.

Their excitement and joy was cut short when the young man became very ill. He died within a week. The rumors, which had been a nuisance before, very quickly became dangerous. The people believed that the young woman was responsible for the mysterious illness, and fear and anger spread through the town like a plague.

They kept their contempt no secret, and soon publicly declared their intention to execute her and her daughter for witchcraft.

The young woman, finding it necessary to leave in haste,  thought of the only plan she could; she would leave and go to the one place where her daughter could be raised in peace--the very place she had been raised. A place she hadn't expected to return to so soon-or ever. And so, on the very eve of her execution, she bundled up her daughter, donned her worn green cloak and her resolve, and took towards the forest and, should she survive the endeavor, towards home."

Soundcloud link:

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