April 14, 20188 yr I was composing some space age music for my futuristic space station scene but then I remembered the Moonlight Sonata. I thought it will be a nice touch for a certain scene in my short film where the camera hovers in a lobby with a view of the earth from a far. It is a photo slide-show music video: https://youtu.be/Psod4i48jLc I am studying these modern soundtracks from scifi space movies... I am using MixCraft 8. I added some electronic instruments and synth effects to make it sound more techno. I added a slight flange filter and subtle delays to the track for more atmosphere.I sped it up to 15%. Ambient effects are inspired by Stranger Things title opening music. Edited April 14, 20188 yr by Zimr Music
April 18, 20188 yr I'm hearing a juxtaposition of the unaltered Moonlight Sonata and a track based on quartal harmony of F and C. I'm not sure what you're going for since the Beethoven is so present it almost feels like nothing was done with it. Maybe it's a mixing issue (background louder) but as it stands I'm not totally getting it.
April 25, 20188 yr Actually, on second thought, it might be cool to move from the normal moonlight sonata to to a reharmonization of it later on in the piece to make it seem more eerie.
July 23, 20187 yr Author I found some time to work on this piece. Good suggestion. I should add more atmosphere and a subtle echo effect to make it more eerie. I listened to some suspense space age music and I noticed the use of echo and reverb effect, some droning effects and deep bass to achieve an uneasy and mysterious vibe. I watched various interview from well known composers like Jesper Kyd that the scene and the music must compliment each other to achieve a certain mood like a lighting changes a scene's mood.
July 23, 20187 yr Yes, Beethoven's music is undoubtedly present and although you superimpose other harmonies, it remains. The effect is beautiful, somehow. I agree that further development hiding the sonata would be great.
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