Monday, June 23rd, 2008 |
(Originally posted on THIS 1.0 on 24 Apr 2005)
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“The Haunting” was my first composition after a two-year composing hiatus (2003-2005). After being away from music for so long, I didn’t want to jump back into composing too quickly so I used this simple piece to help get back into the groove. It felt great to sit at a piano and plink out such a simple but compelling theme. The rest of the song just kind of came together, and I’ve really come to love the subtle panning and velocity effects. Unlike “Halls of Despair” - which is a very in-your-face effects-driven song - “Haunting” is much more cunning and insidious. I’d love to someday hear it in the background of a clever RPG horror sequence…
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008 |
(Originally posted on THIS 1.0 on 24 Apr 2005)
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“Halls of Despair” was my first attempt at a fully mixed horror theme. Because of this, it’s also the most effects-driven song I’ve ever written. The huge amount of panning almost gives me motion sickness…ugh…and there’s a whole lotta volume shifts too. Part of me says the effects are almost too much, but part of me kinda likes how they work together to totally disorient you. This song is best listened to at a quiet volume, so the effects are more subconscious than explicit.
Personally, I find this song too thick for use in an actual horror sequence. Were I to tone it down a little bit (and strip out the whole last half, obviously) I think it would work just right as an ambient horror song. But, for now, I’ll leave it as-is to demonstrate the fun that panning effects can be. 
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 |
(Originally posted on THIS 1.0 on 21 Apr 2005)
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