Another Creepy Instrumental from Hell-Need Fresh Ears

[88keys]

The Taxi Chipmunks are busy digitizing my composition for the Creepy Atmospheric Listing :

A-LIST MUSIC LICENSING COMPANY U-R-G-E-N-T-L-Y needs CREEPY ATMOSPHERIC music for a VIDEO GAME TRAILER. They're looking for high-quality SCORE-type cues as opposed to traditional songs. Your music must convey a DARK, BLEAK and extremely CREEPY tone. References include: Wendy Carlos' "Clockworks (Bloody Elevators)," Ligeti's "Requiem," Jonny Greenwood's "There Will Be Blood" score, and Trent Reznor's more sparse (and non-quantized) score cues. Think: POST-APOCALYPTIC HELLSCAPE meets INTENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. They're going for a SCARY vibe but NOT slasher-film type scary. An icy tone is preferred to a more frenetic one

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It's called "The Succubus."
Click my Taxi Link-you'll find the track there.

Am I in the ballpark ? Does any element within the work feel like it doesn't fit with the listing criteria ?

[mazz]

For some reason the link takes me to a piece called Broadway and 6th Ave but that's the only song there. Maybe you need to make the one you want reviewed public?

[88keys]

I've deleted the link....hmm...don't know why all of my Taxi tracks didn't show up there ?
Click "The Succubus" track. It should work now.
Thanks Mazz.

[mazz]

Very cool piece!

I'm thinking it's veering toward Ligeti, which is a good reference.

The only thing that took me out of the vibe were the strings at around 1:40 when they play what seems to be the only "legit" melody in the piece. I think either make the melody more "creepy" in keeping with the listing or take them out there.

It's feeling pretty cinematic, which is a nice interpretation of the listing, they may go there. A lot of the big swells are cool, it's hard without being able to see it to say if they are too much for the vibe of the trailer, but I wouldn't take them out or have that stop you from submitting this piece.

Nice work!

Mazz

[88keys]

Thanks Mazz.
We are thinking alike with respect to the strings so I may submit two versions one with the melodic strings (albeit a more creepy melody) and one without.(the Jonny Greenwood's "There Will Be Blood" score was quite cinematic...I followed that as my muse for this listing)

I've got another one ready.."The Incubus"...

[rpittelman]

Nice work. I like the string thing at 1:40. I think it adds a nice color

Good luck with this one

[88keys]

Thanks Robbie. I've added a rather "severe" sounding counterpoint to the violins. It's sufficiently creepy...at least I hope it is.

[georginasaint]

oooo, I think this is VERY good and VERY close to the listing requirements and referenced pieces.
Great job! Good luck!

Georgie