The 3rd Annual Spookiest Creepiest Halloween Music Contest

[Garritan]

It's getting to be Halloween time and time again to do another Spookiest Creepiest Halloween Music contest.

Let's hear some or your scariest, creepiest, spine-tingling and gruesome music.

It can't just be spooky - it must be dead frightening and make your hairs stand up on end. :wow:

Some tips: Use the GPO organ, harpsichord, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, string glisses, and try adding in some sound effects and screams.%-If you have the Strad there are some fx you can play and JABB has those triple C screams by Tom :eek:

Those who have been scared to post a demo, here is your chance to frighten the other forum members. :D

The winner will receive a a free Stradivari 2.0 sample library (or Marching Band or some other ghoulish prize). ..or have their tortured screams be made into a sample library.

http://www.garritan.com/images/sheet_ghost.gif


Please post your musical trick or treat. Looking forward to hearing your creepiest. This is going to be a SCREAM!

Gary Scare-ritan

[wrayer]

Is there a deadline - hmmm, get it, dead - line (ROFL)

Anyways, when are these due?

[tfishbein82]

Is there a deadline - hmmm, get it, dead - line (ROFL)

Anyways, when are these due?
Oct. 31 seems like a good deadline.

[garymosse]

MY entry is GRAVEYARD IDYLLS.
hi-fi URL: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=4532783&q=hi

hi-fi URL: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=4532783&q=hi

[J. Whaley]

Is there any requirements? I did some pretty creepy stuff that I could post, but it has a voice over on - the VO really adds to the creep. . .

Also, it uses more than GPO - But it does use GPO!

J-

[Garritan]

Is there any requirements? I did some pretty creepy stuff that I could post, but it has a voice over on - the VO really adds to the creep. . .

Also, it uses more than GPO - But it does use GPO!

J-If it uses a substantial amount of GPO/JAB/Strad/GOS that would be be creepy enough for the contest :D%-

[RichR]

Do we just post a link to our piece like garymosse has done or do we send it to someone as is done with the orchestra challenges? Just want to get this right.

BTW Garymosse: Great Job!)(~ )(~

[BlueMax]

kill two birds with one stone by also making this an entry into "worst demo"! C'mon... someone has to beat those bagpipes & tympani!

[Paul Blankenau]

Since the Worst Demo contest never actually ended, I consider it ongoing. I was planning to see how well GPO performs in a death-metal piece. This just gives me another excuse.

[J. Whaley]

is there a limit to the number of entries? Is there time limits? Or just post away and hope we win free violins?! (I personally think I should just because I could really use a free violin - and it would also make me feel good)

J-

[Skysaw]

I made a little entry with some explanatory text here: This was the Place (http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48524).

[wrayer]

is there a limit to the number of entries? Is there time limits? Or just post away and hope we win free violins?! (I personally think I should just because I could really use a free violin - and it would also make me feel good)

J-

I have a violin if you want it, but it needs to be tuned.~|

[Jonny Lost]

OK, here's a quick piece I did. It's called All-Hallows Waltz. NOt very scary, but kinda creepy! :-)


www.jonathoncox.com/All Hallows Waltz.mp3


I'm sure that there will be plenty of other better entries than mine. I can't wait to hear them.


Jonny

[RichR]

Jonny Lost,

Your link to
OK, here's a quick piece I did. It's called All-Hallows Waltz. NOt very scary, but kinda creepy! :-)


www.jonathoncox.com/All (http://www.jonathoncox.com/All) Hallows Waltz.mp3
has ERROR 404: NOT FOUNDwhen I click on it! I just thought that you would like to know. :eek:

[johnmarkpainter]

His link should be:
http://www.jonathoncox.com/All%20Hallows%20Waltz.mp3

[Jonny Lost]

Thanks, John.


I always mess those up. I hope it works now.



Jonny

[Garritan]

To help you with your spooky Halloween music: Free Fangs!

Sometimes you just need something to help inspire you on this Friday the 13th. Here's a creepy idea. While composing just take a common plastic fork, remove the prongs, insert and you can look like this:


http://j-walkblog.com/images/forkfangs2.jpg


You'll be making spooky music in no time (and maybe scare some friends). :eek::eek:

[J. Whaley]

Okay, I'm Making my post. This is a little bit of a different post but I've had people tell me this stuff is a bit creepy - although not in the Halloween sense. So it may not count.

Here's the story - about a year ago I was hired to write underscore for an Audio New Testament bible. It was a benefit product to help Mercy Ministries (www.mercyministries.org) raise money for the girls they work with. The concept was "famous Christian women" would read the whole bible. That's why there's women readers.

Now with that said - The music I did for the book of Revelation has recieved quite a few positive comments. Some of those comments include "creepy". And I really want the Solo violin library so my wife told me I should submit this :)


With all that said, someone decided the bible was more important than my music (which is probably true) so the real version has the music mixed way back. This is just a rough working mix that I did and I cut these excerpts from the 2-mix. So there's LOTS of mixing needs floating around.

ALL of my strings, woodwinds and Harp was done with GPO. Some of my Brass was GPO. Some of the Perc was GPO but most of it is from London Orchestral Percussion. The other major libraries worth noting are Stormdrum, additional brass from EWQLSO, and Lots of FX from Atmosphere. If it's not scary please tell me so I can make up something else to try to win - I'm broke and I want the violin!!


Here's two excepts:

Excerpt 1
www.thesoniccellar.com/RevelationExcerpt1.mp3

Excerpt 2
www.thesoniccellar.com/RevelationExcerpt2.mp3


I might add the second one is more creepy because it never stops than the actual music. But I suppose you can all make your own decisions on that :)


J-

[mixolydian]

So I survived Friday the 13th... Deadline for the contest?

[Leaf]

How do we do it? Post em here?

http://www.mydocsonline.com/pub/Leaf/0ooooooooh.mp3




This was made with Finale2007 and GPO, all of the sounds are GPO.

~|

[RichR]

Okay, Halloween is fast approaching...

Preface to my entry:

You slowly open the old "creaky" wooden door. Suddenly you step into another dimension; one of sight and sound -

NO, silly, not the twilight zone%- .

Your in a pumpkin patch and it's Halloween:D .

There's is much to see and hear. Your imagination can get the best of you if you aren't careful! As the door "creeeaaaaks slowly shut, you are back, safely inside...or are you? Listen and hear!

Pumpkin Walk

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=381168

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

[wrayer]

OK, it looks like we post here for this creepy day of the year contest. I used Finale 2007 and arranged the following creepy Halloween Song. Let's get rid of Sandy Claws and have a

H A P P Y H A L L O W E E N (http://www.esnips.com/doc/b20936d5-1446-414a-9cd1-ebf4de938b1a/Halloween-Song.mp3)

[Leaf]

Wrayer,

If there is way to download your song without starting a password account with them, they do not make it easy to figure out how to do it.

David.

PS: If mine does that, on mydocsonline, please let me know, because when i click it it just plays, but i don't know if it does that for people who don't have an account.

[wrayer]

I didn't think anyone needed a password. I am able to download it. I will check it out.

I don't understand because others have downloaded it

[Leaf]

I didn't think anyone needed a password. I am able to download it. I will check it out.

I don't understand because others have downloaded itIt's working now, maybe it was because i had cookies blocked.

It's playing now sounds awesome!

I tweeked mine and made a few changes and just posted the new one. Sorry! :|:

[mderrico]

Here's my entry for the contest.

It's kind of a "collage/horror film score" thing instead of a scary song.

All the strings and string FX are GOS. In fact, a lot of the sound fx are GOS too.

http://www.markderrico.com/garritan/halloween_horror.mp3

[DDW]

OK, finally I'm in the official right place to officially post my official entry (I hope):

Dracula Overture (The Count's Castle, The Seduction of Lucy, Search for the Lair)

http://www.dannywilliamsmusic.com/dracoverture.mp3

Danny

[BlueMax]

ACK!! Gotta' work fast! I want that marching band!! :D

[joaz]

Here is my entry.

Climate of Fear.mp3 (http://joecavanagh.com/Audio/Surreal_Mix_1.mp3)

I posted this recently in the Listening room as " Bombastic Movie Music".

As Larry pointed out it was suitable for Halloween, I thought I would give it a whirl in this competition.

Good Luck to all the participants and Happy Samhain.

regards Joe

[RichR]

Joaz, that was excellent. This is going to be the creepiest halloween ever!

[trentpmcd]

I think this needs to be -BUMPED- up to the first page. Glad I stopped by today, I have a few ideas for this....

[karvasika]

How much more time is there?

[RichR]

Until Halloween on October 31, I beleive.

[Leaf]

Bump! we need some more entries, the creepier the better.%- :n:

[Cobalt Katze]

Unfortunately I may have to back out of this one :( Gotta finish other stuff as a priority, including the xmas piece :)

[Ed Sharpe]

Sol Demens
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?com=streammp3&scoreid=49591


A meditation for two piccolos and string orchestra.

14 minutes of surreal madness

Be sure to put on your SPF 35 Sun Screen!


Disclaimer: Listening to this piece can be harmful to your psyche and the composer will not be held responsible for any damage or bruising of the listener's psyche, nor will he accept any responsibility for any negative karma that might accrued to the listener.

[trentpmcd]

I just finished my little Halloween ditty. No real original title, at least not yet.

Halloween 2006 (http://trentsworld.com/music/postings/halloween-2006.mp3)

Hope you enjoy.

[DarwinKopp]

Halloween piece

The Art of Nosferatu, 6:51, 9.6Mb (http://www.tcinternet.net/users/djk/kopp-art_of_nosferatu.mp3)

Narrative: It’s the vampire tale with a twist. Instead of your crusty ol’ no-talent vampire, this walking undead endures damnation as a virtuoso concert pianist, playing with super-human ability and intensity. Stalking the dead of night since the Middle Ages (he used to be a monk), he longs for release of his tortured soul, finding solace only in his art. The unholy creature entraps his female victims through play at the keyboard, drinking their blood for sustenance once they have come under the spell of his music.

Cue sheet:

(0:00, Crypt) : Our fantasy begins ominously at the stroke of midnight deep within the vampire’s crypt.

(0:47, Awaken) : The vampire awakens & rises from his coffin.

(1:17, Flight) : Nosferatu’s theme: appears whenever the vampire transforms, takes flight, does battle with foes, etc.

(3:24, Trance) : The haunting trance theme, building to a ferocious climax.

Rendered with GPO v1.2 Steinway piano, Overture 3.6.0, Ambience reverb.

[RichR]

It's etting close to Halloween...so... (things that go) "Bump" (in the night).

[Mitch Manthe]

Not my best effort, sort of got lost in what I was trying to do but here it is anyway.

http://www.mitchmanthe.net/~Family/music/Witching%20Hour.mp3

[Steve_Karl]

Wow ... everyone ... great collection of creepy. :-)

Here's 2 of mine:

"Dark Fairytale" A Minimalisy Piano Piece ... a 1 take improvization that was tweaked a bit after the performance.
http://www.sightsea.com/music/singles/dark_fairy_tale_16.mp3

"Rascallion Waltz" - Vampires, in the ballroom, an opulant ball, being just so very pleased with them selves.
http://www.sightsea.com/music/singles/rascallion_waltz_9c.mp3

[Nick Care]

Hi all,

Nightshift %-

I have been listening & really enjoying all the brilliant pieces in the Garritan Spook Fest!

Hear is my cameo contribution to the ‘festivities’…it is a dish that is probably best served chilled!

This is my first go at using JABB, (so for me at least!), it has been a fun experience.

I wrote & recorded the piece in Sibelius with JABB & used the flute & wind machine from GPO plus a couple of sounds from my sound card.

http://www.nickcare.btinternet.co.uk/assets/multimedia/Nightshift.mp3

Many thanks for listening.

Best wishes,

Nick

[Andrea Maria Ottavin]

Hi you all,

Here's my entry

http://digidownload.libero.it/KIIIIIIIIIIIING/mp3s/Halloweenya.mp3

This is a piano piece where I transposed in music what happens in the Halloween night.
It's a very high-level contest, very very well everyone.

Andrea.

[Reegs]

I need a little more eye of newt...

[jmc]

I completed this at 3AM... on the very Witching Hour of night! Happy Halloween everyone!

In the Dead of Night
http://www.houseofblackbirds.com/mp3/DeadOfNight.mp3

"Falsely Secure" is the new made-up tempo marking for this piece, along with "Steadily Increase Evil."

[Garritan]

Happy Halloween!

It's almost time to put a ghastly demise to the 3rd Annual Spookiest Creepiest Halloween Music Contest. We'll post a poll later so everyone can vote for their favorite creepy music.

Thanks all for participating.

Gary

[Reegs]

Wait! Wait! I have mine! I'm uploading it in fifteen minutes!


(The eye of newt did NOT ship overnight)...

[Reegs]

Apologies for the delay. I didn't know googlepages had a filesize limit and originally was using a 320kbps mp3. Here it is,

The Haunted Carnival

http://peteroregan.googlepages.com/PO-HauntedCarnival.mp3

Instrumentation:
2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 1 bassooon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 contrabasstuba, strings, perucssion, glass harmonica, piano, and the GPO organ which I've turned into a calliope

also some sfx and some post-processing with ambience and glaceverb reverbs and some cakewalk fx

created in overture se, ported to sonar and edited, recorded in goldwave (because sonar won't bounce VSTs for some reason)

Enjoy!