Silence and Soundtracks

It’s been a busy week! I’m finishing up another soundtrack review, as well as some freelance work. It also looks like I might be getting some more exposure very soon! Woohoo!

Here’s a dark ambient song I’m working on. It’s filled with lots of creepy guitar effects, tuvan throat singing, and processed samples of ocean waves. I’m planning on ratcheting up the intensity over several minutes, to create the feel of a chase scene in a horror film, while keeping some of these drones in the background.

What does this music make you think of?

For this week’s song sketch, I experimented with creating a more typical “rock” sound, with an emphasis on synths and distortion. I even recorded some vocal stuff for it!

Here’s another song sketch. It’s got some ambient pads, synths, piano and vocal samples. Definitely going for a hypnotic feel with this one, but some of the instruments probably don’t blend as well as they could.

Here’s a rough “song sketch” I made a few months ago, using samples of an electric guitar being bowed like a cello instead of plucked. I think it’s got a really interesting mood.

Let’s start off the new year with a bang!

This new piece of music I’m working on starts out as a brooding, epic orchestral piece — giant drums, swelling strings and ominous horns — and then half-way through it kicks into high gear with some instrumental post-rock influences. It’s nearly finished, but I can’t tell you what it’s for just yet! Keep your eyes peeled for a follow-up on this song in the next couple of months.