Marc van der Meulen ♫ | Dark Music Box Theme ↼ Haunted Slumber ⇁ Calming Horror Music @MarcvdMeulen | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 10 minutes ago.
↼ ↼ Track Link ⇁ ⇁
ghoststoriesincorporated.bandcamp.com/track/haunted-slumber
Listen to all Ghost Stories Incorporated on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3QFHzR45I30Qq1w5fkZUr7
↼ ↼ Mood of the Song ⇁ ⇁
A creepy music box / scary music box theme with added violin, viola, sfx and sound design meant for dark scenes that need a light or vulnerable touch. Horror music can be very calming and this song is meant to be an example of that. The almost lullaby like theme played on a music box with very dark chord progressions means it is meant to both be scary and strangely timid.
Main instruments used are my own chimes / glockenspiel and kalimba, combined with the free (!) music box vst by DSK (which is absolutely fantastic: dskmusic.com/dsk-music-box/)
And of course my own violin and viola for added strings/ creepiness and my cajon for ambient percussion in the second theme. Topped of with recordings of glass plate hits with all kinds of cajon sticks.
#creepymusicbox #musicbox #darkmusic #darkmusicbox #musicbox666 #evilmusic #suspensefulmusic #hauntingmusic #haunting #scarymusicbox
#ghoststoriesincorporated #creepyjackintheboxmusic
↼ ↼ Parts ⇁ ⇁
▪ 00:00 Main Theme with music box and piano
▪ 00:23 Main Theme with added violin, sound effects and soft synthesizer pads
▪ 00:47 Extended main theme (extra chords) with low bassline and added sfx and violins
▪ 01:28 Second theme in suspenseful mood. Slowly building tension
▪ 02:14 Extended Main Theme with violin theme
▪ 02:56 Second theme in slightly dramatic mood. Slowly building to the end of the song
↼ ↼ About Ghost Stories Incorporated ⇁ ⇁
There is something about dark stories that appeals to us. Noises heard in a house once home to a murdered family. Tales of a mysterious creature spotted in the night. A mind haunted by voices coming from seemingly nowhere. These songs are the soundtrack to those type of stories. Inspired by the enigma's found in horrorfilms and thrillers.
↼ ↼ Gear ⇁ ⇁
▪ Cubase 8 Pro
▪ Focusrite Clarett 4Pre USB
▪ AKG Perception 420 Condensor Microphone
▪ Sennheiser MD421-II Dynamic Microphone
▪ Lewitt LCT 040 MATCH stereo pair (for recording piano)
▪ Zoom H8 Field Recorder (for recording piano)
▪ Custom Viola
▪ Custom Octave Viola (Chin Cello)
▪ Custom D-hole Manouche Guitar
▪ Custom Cajon
▪ Ibanez Jem 77V Electric Guitar
▪ Ibanez RG5328-LDK Electric Guitar
▪ Ibanez GSR205-BK Bass Guitar
▪ Thomann Classical Fusion 8 String Acoustic Guitar
▪ Fender American Professional II Stratocaster RW 3-Color Sunburst
▪ Pearl Snare drum
▪ Cubase 8 Pro
↼ ↼ Links ⇁ ⇁
Official Website: marcvdmeulen.com
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCzzvUuTkl3NhEmmU83ndBlg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3QFHzR45I30Qq1w5fkZUr7
↼ ↼ Track Link ⇁ ⇁
ghoststoriesincorporated.bandcamp.com/track/haunted-slumber
Listen to all Ghost Stories Incorporated on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3QFHzR45I30Qq1w5fkZUr7
↼ ↼ Mood of the Song ⇁ ⇁
A creepy music box / scary music box theme with added violin, viola, sfx and sound design meant for dark scenes that need a light or vulnerable touch. Horror music can be very calming and this song is meant to be an example of that. The almost lullaby like theme played on a music box with very dark chord progressions means it is meant to both be scary and strangely timid.
Main instruments used are my own chimes / glockenspiel and kalimba, combined with the free (!) music box vst by DSK (which is absolutely fantastic: dskmusic.com/dsk-music-box/)
And of course my own violin and viola for added strings/ creepiness and my cajon for ambient percussion in the second theme. Topped of with recordings of glass plate hits with all kinds of cajon sticks.
#creepymusicbox #musicbox #darkmusic #darkmusicbox #musicbox666 #evilmusic #suspensefulmusic #hauntingmusic #haunting #scarymusicbox
#ghoststoriesincorporated #creepyjackintheboxmusic
↼ ↼ Parts ⇁ ⇁
▪ 00:00 Main Theme with music box and piano
▪ 00:23 Main Theme with added violin, sound effects and soft synthesizer pads
▪ 00:47 Extended main theme (extra chords) with low bassline and added sfx and violins
▪ 01:28 Second theme in suspenseful mood. Slowly building tension
▪ 02:14 Extended Main Theme with violin theme
▪ 02:56 Second theme in slightly dramatic mood. Slowly building to the end of the song
↼ ↼ About Ghost Stories Incorporated ⇁ ⇁
There is something about dark stories that appeals to us. Noises heard in a house once home to a murdered family. Tales of a mysterious creature spotted in the night. A mind haunted by voices coming from seemingly nowhere. These songs are the soundtrack to those type of stories. Inspired by the enigma's found in horrorfilms and thrillers.
↼ ↼ Gear ⇁ ⇁
▪ Cubase 8 Pro
▪ Focusrite Clarett 4Pre USB
▪ AKG Perception 420 Condensor Microphone
▪ Sennheiser MD421-II Dynamic Microphone
▪ Lewitt LCT 040 MATCH stereo pair (for recording piano)
▪ Zoom H8 Field Recorder (for recording piano)
▪ Custom Viola
▪ Custom Octave Viola (Chin Cello)
▪ Custom D-hole Manouche Guitar
▪ Custom Cajon
▪ Ibanez Jem 77V Electric Guitar
▪ Ibanez RG5328-LDK Electric Guitar
▪ Ibanez GSR205-BK Bass Guitar
▪ Thomann Classical Fusion 8 String Acoustic Guitar
▪ Fender American Professional II Stratocaster RW 3-Color Sunburst
▪ Pearl Snare drum
▪ Cubase 8 Pro
↼ ↼ Links ⇁ ⇁
Official Website: marcvdmeulen.com
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCzzvUuTkl3NhEmmU83ndBlg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3QFHzR45I30Qq1w5fkZUr7
