DarkDjinn Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Finished this today. It's called Behind You In The Mirror. Inspired by spooky TV themes like Unsolved Mysteries, American Horror Story - and also by westerns. It was supposed to be a western sounding song but it developed very differently. I really like the final product though. Check it out! https://soundcloud.com/brad-charles/behind-you-in-the-mirror Made using EWQLSO Platinum, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Shreddage II, Superior Drummer 2.0, QL RA. I think I listed everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 To be perfectly honest, it doesn't give me that horror movie type of vibe at all as the title would imply. I was totally expecting some real intense sound design, piercing waterphones, grinding string risers, dissonant choir etc. that was maybe 30 - 40 seconds instead of nearly two minutes. The overall sequencing and especially noticeable on the choir/voice, is really rigid and fake. Now, I'm not one to obsess over realism with samples that much, but in this case, it really hurts the piece as in atmospheric kinds of music like what is present in those shows you mentioned, the production is like 90% of achieving that. Also, the drum kit totally changes up the vibe from what sounds sort of gothic at the start, to what sounds almost like the intro to a rock track with some strings here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 To be perfectly honest, it doesn't give me that horror movie type of vibe at all as the title would imply. I was totally expecting some real intense sound design, piercing waterphones, grinding string risers, dissonant choir etc. that was maybe 30 - 40 seconds instead of nearly two minutes. The overall sequencing and especially noticeable on the choir/voice, is really rigid and fake. Now, I'm not one to obsess over realism with samples that much, but in this case, it really hurts the piece as in atmospheric kinds of music like what is present in those shows you mentioned, the production is like 90% of achieving that. Also, the drum kit totally changes up the vibe from what sounds sort of gothic at the start, to what sounds almost like the intro to a rock track with some strings here and there. First of all, thanks for checking it out! Now to address some things... Yes, that choir sucks. Honestly, shouldn't have posted this in its current state. I get so excited when I finish something that I like that I just want to share it with everyone right away. I'm so bad at using EWQL Symphonic Choirs, but haven't gotten a chance to use it too much. I need to work on that particular thing some more. As for what you were expecting to hear, that's fine, but it's not what I was going for. The title might imply something to you, but there's something behind the title, involving Unsolved Mysteries. When I was a kid, my parents would watch that show, and I remember there being an episode where someone saw a ghost behind themselves in the mirror, and I was terrified (keeping in mind that this was 20-ish years ago so I was like 7-. From then on I always felt super creeped out when I heard the Unsolved Mysteries theme. To ME...what I've created gives me a similar feeling (starting with the main part where the drums come in). So it makes perfect sense to me, but I can see how it is misleading out of context. Thanks again for listening! Might update this soon and you can see what you think then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Here's an updated version of this song. I tried to update it (using some of the feedback from AngelCityOutlaw, thanks ) to make it give off more of the "creepy" vibe. It's not intended to induce a jump scare, just supposed to sound kind of mysterious and spooky. https://soundcloud.com/brad-charles/behind-you-in-the-mirror2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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