New Horror Score

Hey Everyone

I'm currently working on a student horror film and would like your feedback on the score so far. (The director has been very happy with the scoring.)

1: Main Theme

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

2: Background Score

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

3: Ambience of Terror

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

4: Theme Reprise (Variations)

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

5: Final Confrontation 1

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

6: Final Confrontation 2

SoundClick artist: Jared Kraft - Film Score Music

I'd love to hear a ton of feedback!

What is the Movie about? It sounds really good. Just a side note though, your main theme sounds alittle like the outer limits theme.

Thanks Reth. To tell you the brutally honest truth, the whole project just underwent a re-write due to touchy emotional subject matter. I have been assured, however, that the music will still work in the new film.

The Outer Limits huh? Hmm, interesting.

Once again, thanks.

A couple of the things I've done (that I believe are unique) are put Xylophone as part of the ensemble and blended the woodwinds with brass to create a warbly "off key" type sound.

Any feedback?

Could you possibly post the midi? If you have them?

Even though midi generally sound like ... I won't go there.

I don't actually have midis. Are the links not working?

Yes, they are, but the speakers on my computer are broken so I just play files on my keyboard.

It's okay, don't worry.

Awesome mood music

I like the opening titles - a little like James Newton Howard. Very melancholy.

The harp line in the second piece at 0:40 sounds a little out of place and happy or formulaic.

The third track starts well but I was expecting some really loud hits or crashes to scare the lstener senseless.

The thene in track 4 is nicely presented if a little more uncertain.

Final confronatation 1 and 2 are really nice the combination of the two different moods is pretty cool. Still, I think that it would be nice to have some really sudden hits and crescendos to scare the listener and to take the ominous theme to the extreme slap bang in teh middle of the melancholy theme.

I like the main theme. The feeling of a round created some nice tension. I also liked how you moved back and forth between the harp, piano, and xylaphone.

It sometimes doesn't seem scary enough, maybe that's because I'm not seeing it with the film, but I agree with that there could be a little more surprise, like a sudden change in dynamic. On Final Confrontation 1 maybe the strings could be a little harsher, add some accents.

Overall I thought it was really nice, I REALLY liked the main theme.

Thanks guys! Yeah, it could definitely be scarier. I'm working on a suite of the themes that should be far more chilling. I'll post it upon completion.