31 takes. Drag the number on the left to rank within each group (1 = best). Mark Keep / Maybe / Cut, jot notes — all saved in this browser, keyed to the take (survives renames). Cut takes are kept in music/cut/. “Copy rankings” → paste back to Claude. After adding tracks, ask Claude to “refresh the listening room”.
The Toll — the ballad
Original song, our lyrics. Latest lyric (M4) = “takes the rest” + “they carried a man”. Male + sad steer unless noted.
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SEAM_The_Toll_1.mp3
Sad ballad, take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_2.mp3
Upbeat / theme-song candidate.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M4_1.mp3
Lyric “takes the rest”, male+sad — take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M4_2.mp3
Lyric “takes the rest”, male+sad — take 2.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M3_1.mp3
“keeps the rest” + “a man”, male+sad — take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M3_2.mp3
“keeps the rest” + “a man”, male+sad — take 2.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M2_1.mp3
“keeps the rest” (sings “Tom”), male+sad — take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_M2_2.mp3
“keeps the rest” (sings “Tom”), male+sad — take 2.
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SEAM_The_Toll_Sad_M_1.mp3
First male+sad cut (“…till death”) — take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_Sad_M_2.mp3
First male+sad cut — take 2.
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SEAM_The_Toll_Sad_1.mp3 cut/
Female-voice cut — take 1.
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SEAM_The_Toll_Sad_2.mp3 cut/
Female-voice cut — take 2.
What the Mountain Keeps — ending / credits song
The reflective ending song. Our lyrics: “some of us leave it richer, some of us broken.” Bittersweet-reflective steer.
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SEAM_What_the_Mountain_Keeps_1.mp3
Ending song, bittersweet-reflective — take 1.
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SEAM_What_the_Mountain_Keeps_2.mp3
Ending song, bittersweet-reflective — take 2.
Workhorse beds — everyday gameplay
Neutral under-the-working-day music. Fiddle pulled back, early melody.
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SEAM_work_warm_1.mp3
Neutral working-day bed — take 1.
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SEAM_work_warm_2.mp3
Neutral working-day bed — take 2.
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SEAM_work_lively_1.mp3
More front-porch drive — take 1.
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SEAM_work_lively_2.mp3
More front-porch drive — take 2.
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SEAM_work_lonesome_1.mp3
Wistful — candidate winter bed — take 1.
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SEAM_work_lonesome_2.mp3
Wistful — candidate winter bed — take 2.
Grief tiers — death music
Scales with the body count: 1 death → disaster → catastrophe.
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SEAM_grief_one_1.mp3
1 death — lament (came out too cheery) — take 1.
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SEAM_grief_one_2.mp3
1 death — lament (too cheery) — take 2.
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SEAM_grief_disaster_2_trim.mp3
~10 dead — dirge, TRIMMED to 3:00 (the melody you liked).
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SEAM_grief_disaster_1.mp3
~10 dead — camp dirge — take 1.
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SEAM_grief_disaster_2.mp3
~10 dead — camp dirge — take 2 (long intro).
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SEAM_grief_catastrophe_1.mp3
~100 dead — sacred/dread, tolling bell + hymn — take 1.
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SEAM_grief_catastrophe_2.mp3
~100 dead — sacred/dread — take 2.
Band tests — positive cues
The upbeat tracks for wins / endings.
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SEAM_band_test_1.mp3
Cheery — positive-event cue (mine opening, good news).
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SEAM_band_test_2.mp3
Upbeat — ending / credits candidate.
Temp — early “too far back” steer
The first annoying steer. Melody you liked; fiddle too loud.
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SEAM_temp_1.mp3
Melody liked; tempo a touch slow; fiddle too loud.
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SEAM_temp_2.mp3
Melody fine once it arrives; 1:13 intro; fiddle loud.