Instantly gave me 80's Carpenter horror vibes. Great job.

Instantly gave me 80's Carpenter horror vibes. Great job.

This is really cool! There's such a pensive vibe in the first half. I love how you flow between the slow walking sections the the energy shift to running away in terror at the midpoint. Ooh I just noticed the foley pans. Your composition and sound elements come together nicely with a lot of vivid storytelling

This is really cool! There's such a pensive vibe in the first half. I love how you flow between the slow walking sections the the energy shift to running away in terror at the midpoint. Ooh I just noticed the foley pans. Your composition and sound elements come together nicely with a lot of vivid storytelling <3

This is so creative!

Thoroughly enjoy the 80s horror move vibe. Also so cool to hear your process of recreating the crow's wings.

Great job!

This is so creative! Thoroughly enjoy the 80s horror move vibe. Also so cool to hear your process of recreating the crow's wings. Great job!

First part is so rich, with those 4 bar swells, it's almost gooey. Middle section definitely give that fight-or-flight vibe, so manic! (The arpeggio really sells it i think.) Also really like how you brought it all home. And crows always sound awesome.

First part is so rich, with those 4 bar swells, it's almost gooey. Middle section definitely give that fight-or-flight vibe, so manic! (The arpeggio really sells it i think.) Also really like how you brought it all home. And crows always sound awesome.

Super cool vibe, very ominous. Has a very 80's dark fantasy energy. 

Super cool vibe, very ominous. Has a very 80's dark fantasy energy.

I came to the same conclusion without even look at the comments. Extra kudos for the foley work and designing those sounds the old school way.

The ¿FM? synth patches would make this one fit perfectly into some indie horror release on Itch.io

[quote=BarristerPlong]Instantly gave me 80's Carpenter horror vibes. Great job.[/quote] I came to the same conclusion without even look at the comments. Extra kudos for the foley work and designing those sounds the old school way. The ¿FM? synth patches would make this one fit perfectly into some indie horror release on Itch.io

love the field recordings!! So fun when a bunch of quick decisions pay off and you can revive a song from the bone yard! Great track. In certain parts I was imagining MacGyver defusing a bomb with a bobby pin and a house key.

love the field recordings!! So fun when a bunch of quick decisions pay off and you can revive a song from the bone yard! Great track. In certain parts I was imagining MacGyver defusing a bomb with a bobby pin and a house key.

IM THE BURPMOSTER
seriously tho great stuff. above comments are all spot on with 80's and Carpenter vibes.

IM THE BURPMOSTER seriously tho great stuff. above comments are all spot on with 80's and Carpenter vibes.

love the 80´s vibe init!!!

love the 80´s vibe init!!!

80s horror vibes! Love the intro setup and the different sections - sound design is on point! Awesome storytelling through music.

80s horror vibes! Love the intro setup and the different sections - sound design is on point! Awesome storytelling through music.

IDK I feel very welcome in these woods

IDK I feel very welcome in these woods

Yes and Yes. Love the vibe. It made my vision have vhs stutters, noise and flutter while listening. In a good way.

Yes and Yes. Love the vibe. It made my vision have vhs stutters, noise and flutter while listening. In a good way.

It’s definitely good and it made me nostalgic Love the 80s horror vibe

It’s definitely good and it made me nostalgic :) Love the 80s horror vibe :cool:

That's so cool making your own sounds! I really liked the end part where the leaf crunching panned from right to left

That's so cool making your own sounds! I really liked the end part where the leaf crunching panned from right to left

It really reminded me the ambiance of the Thriller videoclip at first, then the crazy drums and arpeggios kicks in.

Very well built track.

It really reminded me the ambiance of the Thriller videoclip at first, then the crazy drums and arpeggios kicks in. Very well built track.

Okay, but - hear me out - what if there's this awesome MRDRCAT music coming from the woods? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Okay, but - hear me out - what if there's this awesome MRDRCAT music coming from the woods? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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I can get the 80's creepy forest/Halloween vibe from this for year.  Nice usage of field recordings as well and maybe the best utilization of a burp ever.

I can get the 80's creepy forest/Halloween vibe from this for year. Nice usage of field recordings as well and maybe the best utilization of a burp ever.

Oooo Carpenter!! I think he would've kept it simpler, but I will 100% take the compliment!

Thank you! The storytelling part is mostly me desperate to have some kind of throughline in a track, especially if I have dialogue or foley. I can use the sound effects or speech as transitions.

I was trying to find bird flapping sounds and nothing sounded right (because obviously, the birds would be far enough away from the mic that their wings wouldn't be that loud). So I dug around for foley and stumbled on the leather glove tip! That triggered a core memory of me watching a behind-the-scenes of one of the fantasy movies I loved growing up where the foley artists flapped a leather jacket for dragon wing sounds and my brain was satisfied.

I have not yet had a track described as "gooey" and now I am super flattered! Once I decided to go with horror in the forest, I HAD to have crows. Had to. And this year I might be leaning into the arps because I love them.

Thanks! I love old analogue synths, so finding ways to recreate that feel on the M8 is a challenge I really enjoy.

I really dig sound effects, so if I have a chance to record sounds, I'll jump on it. All the patches are evenly split between Wavsynth and Macrosynth - I didn't use FM at all! But striving for that 80s vibe I probably stumbled into FM territory.
If you know anybody who needs a horror soundtrack on itch.io please do send them my way That would be a blast!

Ha ha yeah! I'd watch the h*ck out of a McGuyver horror reboot.

Thank you! The burp/growl was another tip I dug up online, but since it was a little too gurgly, I had to add the slowed-down yell to smooth it out. Other contenders were a hoover and a blender, but both of those were too mechanical sounding.

Yeah! 80s horror is where it's AT

Appreciate the kudos - a big part of the fun working with foley and trying to build some kind of narrative is all the hair-trigger timing and chopping. So much crazy manipulation to make it sound natural!

I'm not yucking anyone's yums. There's probably an abandoned tent or three in there you can use if you don't mind the bloodstains...

Oooo I should do a mix with analogue glitches! That would be FUN

Every so often I need my 80s horror fix, though some of the new horror directors are cranking out amazing work these days. Hopefully we're in a much-deserved renaissance!
Side note: if you like a slow-burn thriller, the movie Censor (2021) takes place during the Video Nasties era and will mess you up.

Yay thank you (as one cat to another)! The pan was one of the last things I did, solely to indicate that our protagonist managed to escape the woods!

For me arpeggios = 80s. It's like a big fluffy musical pillow I can fall right into. Thank you for the kind words!

Awesome....MRDRCAT music? In that case I'd ask you to clean your ears! (JK thank you for the compliment and I can absolutely not stop you from going into the woods, but it's dangerous to go alone - take this *hands you a bag of smokey bacon Tayto*)

YESSSSSSSSS THIS! ALL OF THIS!!

Ha ha if the burps are going to happen anyway, I might as well put them to work. And there will be plenty more Halloween music this year, I'm sure of it!

Thank you everyone for taking the time to listen and comment!!

[quote=BarristerPlong]Instantly gave me 80's Carpenter horror vibes. Great job.[/quote] Oooo Carpenter!! I think he would've kept it simpler, but I will 100% take the compliment! [quote=muhamor]This is really cool! There's such a pensive vibe in the first half. I love how you flow between the slow walking sections the the energy shift to running away in terror at the midpoint. Ooh I just noticed the foley pans. Your composition and sound elements come together nicely with a lot of vivid storytelling <3[/quote] Thank you! The storytelling part is mostly me desperate to have some kind of throughline in a track, especially if I have dialogue or foley. I can use the sound effects or speech as transitions. [quote=GregVK]This is so creative! Thoroughly enjoy the 80s horror move vibe. Also so cool to hear your process of recreating the crow's wings. Great job![/quote] I was trying to find bird flapping sounds and nothing sounded right (because obviously, the birds would be far enough away from the mic that their wings wouldn't be that loud). So I dug around for foley and stumbled on the leather glove tip! That triggered a core memory of me watching a behind-the-scenes of one of the fantasy movies I loved growing up where the foley artists flapped a leather jacket for dragon wing sounds and my brain was satisfied. [quote=deeckzeven]First part is so rich, with those 4 bar swells, it's almost gooey. Middle section definitely give that fight-or-flight vibe, so manic! (The arpeggio really sells it i think.) Also really like how you brought it all home. And crows always sound awesome.[/quote] I have not yet had a track described as "gooey" and now I am super flattered! Once I decided to go with horror in the forest, I HAD to have crows. Had to. And this year I might be leaning into the arps because I love them. [quote=Napear]Super cool vibe, very ominous. Has a very 80's dark fantasy energy. [/quote] Thanks! I love old analogue synths, so finding ways to recreate that feel on the M8 is a challenge I really enjoy. [quote=laguna]I came to the same conclusion without even look at the comments. Extra kudos for the foley work and designing those sounds the old school way. The ¿FM? synth patches would make this one fit perfectly into some indie horror release on Itch.io [/quote] I really dig sound effects, so if I have a chance to record sounds, I'll jump on it. All the patches are evenly split between Wavsynth and Macrosynth - I didn't use FM at all! But striving for that 80s vibe I probably stumbled into FM territory. If you know anybody who needs a horror soundtrack on itch.io please do send them my way ;) That would be a blast! [quote=SQF]love the field recordings!! So fun when a bunch of quick decisions pay off and you can revive a song from the bone yard! Great track. In certain parts I was imagining MacGyver defusing a bomb with a bobby pin and a house key. [/quote] Ha ha yeah! I'd watch the h*ck out of a McGuyver horror reboot. [quote=bc likes you]IM THE BURPMOSTER seriously tho great stuff. above comments are all spot on with 80's and Carpenter vibes. [/quote] Thank you! The burp/growl was another tip I dug up online, but since it was a little too gurgly, I had to add the slowed-down yell to smooth it out. Other contenders were a hoover and a blender, but both of those were too mechanical sounding. [quote=Celio_Morya]love the 80´s vibe init!!! [/quote] Yeah! 80s horror is where it's AT [quote=Paisleyfrog]80s horror vibes! Love the intro setup and the different sections - sound design is on point! Awesome storytelling through music. [/quote] Appreciate the kudos - a big part of the fun working with foley and trying to build some kind of narrative is all the hair-trigger timing and chopping. So much crazy manipulation to make it sound natural! [quote=prophisee]IDK I feel very welcome in these woods[/quote] I'm not yucking anyone's yums. There's probably an abandoned tent or three in there you can use if you don't mind the bloodstains... [quote=NeonRebar]Yes and Yes. Love the vibe. It made my vision have vhs stutters, noise and flutter while listening. In a good way.[/quote] Oooo I should do a mix with analogue glitches! That would be FUN [quote=cortx]It’s definitely good and it made me nostalgic :) Love the 80s horror vibe :cool:[/quote] Every so often I need my 80s horror fix, though some of the new horror directors are cranking out amazing work these days. Hopefully we're in a much-deserved renaissance! Side note: if you like a slow-burn thriller, the movie Censor (2021) takes place during the Video Nasties era and will mess you up. [quote=clonedkitty]That's so cool making your own sounds! I really liked the end part where the leaf crunching panned from right to left [/quote] Yay thank you (as one cat to another)! The pan was one of the last things I did, solely to indicate that our protagonist managed to escape the woods! [quote=djippy]It really reminded me the ambiance of the Thriller videoclip at first, then the crazy drums and arpeggios kicks in. Very well built track.[/quote] For me arpeggios = 80s. It's like a big fluffy musical pillow I can fall right into. Thank you for the kind words! [quote=levelcapybara]Okay, but - hear me out - what if there's this awesome MRDRCAT music coming from the woods? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯[/quote] Awesome....MRDRCAT music? In that case I'd ask you to clean your ears! (JK thank you for the compliment and I can absolutely not stop you from going into the woods, but it's dangerous to go alone - take this *hands you a bag of smokey bacon Tayto*) [quote=emily][img]https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeXI2Mm8zY2RpdGg4eGFyN3I1Y3gzMGtoZmdpdXhta3Z0aGF2dzF2MSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/ldYPTHfFNLWi4/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] YESSSSSSSSS THIS! ALL OF THIS!! [quote=Cosmic Cairns]I can get the 80's creepy forest/Halloween vibe from this for year. Nice usage of field recordings as well and maybe the best utilization of a burp ever.[/quote] Ha ha if the burps are going to happen anyway, I might as well put them to work. And there will be plenty more Halloween music this year, I'm sure of it! Thank you everyone for taking the time to listen and comment!!

*takes bag of smokey bacon Tayto*
Excellent, now I will surely not run into any bears.

[quote=MRDRCAT] Awesome....MRDRCAT music? In that case I'd ask you to clean your ears! (JK thank you for the compliment and I can absolutely not stop you from going into the woods, but it's dangerous to go alone - take this *hands you a bag of smokey bacon Tayto*) [/quote] *takes bag of smokey bacon Tayto* Excellent, now I will surely not run into any bears. :D

Super cool chords and lines in the solo section!

Super cool chords and lines in the solo section!