Street Of Crocodiles

i hope this works. it's a link to my Facebook page of the animated film by the Quay Brothers called, Street Of Crocodiles. I replaced the original score and all audio with my own. It may be in violation of copyright so I will be taking it down within the week just in case.

Edit: It didn't work. Sorry. Administrators, please delete. Thanks.

Trying it again. Here's hoping ...

Edited February 27, 20188 yr by Ken320

Very interesting exercise that really highlights how much music plays a role in evoking a response to the scenes.  Your score made the film very unsettling for me to watch since your music with the surreal animation kind of made it seem almost like a horror film to me (something I have a weak stomach for), while the original score (I had to look it up to compare) evoked that feeling far less in me.    I don't know if that was intentional or not and is certainly meant as a compliment rather than a criticism since I thought it was neat that it had that effect on me.

Brian, I appreciate very much that you took the time to listen to the original score!

Mine is more tightly coupled to the action, and maybe that’s more frightening to you, with the modern sustained strings and so on. It could be as simple as that.  But there is never a horror payoff. Nothing bad ever happens. Only more inexplicable minutiae. They could be insects in an insect world.  How do you score that? I just focus on the visuals. I don’t overthink it. But I am especially happy with the last scene, where I give the puppets a little more symmetry than the filmmakers envisioned - with a final music more human than what precedes it. It was a very rewarding exercise.