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I was recently inspired by Halloween Forum contributor Cab (and his commercial release on iTunes) to try my hand at creating a soundscape.
I'm offering my creation for the HF folks to download as well as critique. The file will be available here.
My original intention was to expand the 3-minute "Night Creatures" soundscape from Disney's 1979 Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. My final result is a bit over 18-minutes. This was made possible with additional sounds I found for free at freesound. Special thanks also goes to Halloweiner for posting the Disney album from a cassette source that had no pops or clicks.
The soundscape is a collection of owls, ravens, wolf howls, bats, frogs, blowing winds, creaking iron gates and lots of insects. Many of the sounds are on isolated channels or will move between stereo speakers. The file is made to be played back continuously with an appropriate build-up at the beginning and fade-out. Hopefully, it is done well enough so nobody would know it is looping at the end.
Please note this is not meant to be an ultra-terrifying soundscape. Think of it more like the night sounds that chilled Ichabod in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow cartoon movie. It will be used for a family Halloween party where some of the guests will be toddlers — so I'll be waiting at least a few years before adding chainsaw sfx.
I'm offering my creation for the HF folks to download as well as critique. The file will be available here.
My original intention was to expand the 3-minute "Night Creatures" soundscape from Disney's 1979 Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. My final result is a bit over 18-minutes. This was made possible with additional sounds I found for free at freesound. Special thanks also goes to Halloweiner for posting the Disney album from a cassette source that had no pops or clicks.
The soundscape is a collection of owls, ravens, wolf howls, bats, frogs, blowing winds, creaking iron gates and lots of insects. Many of the sounds are on isolated channels or will move between stereo speakers. The file is made to be played back continuously with an appropriate build-up at the beginning and fade-out. Hopefully, it is done well enough so nobody would know it is looping at the end.
Please note this is not meant to be an ultra-terrifying soundscape. Think of it more like the night sounds that chilled Ichabod in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow cartoon movie. It will be used for a family Halloween party where some of the guests will be toddlers — so I'll be waiting at least a few years before adding chainsaw sfx.