In this episode, I make a psychological horror track from scratch.
In this episode, you’ll learn how I set up my templates, how I create tension and atmosphere, and my secret trick for creating ghostly echoes of distant music.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:09 Working on my record label
0:24 Horror music with ‘The Daemon Symphony’
0:48 The action plan for the music I will write (using SEO)
1:19 Horror Music Mastery Course
1:45 Starting with a template
2:32 Taking a break
2:45 Sitting down to write
3:08 Laying down a soundscape
3:18 Adding a string drone
3:32 More string layers to emphasise tonality
3:58 The ghostly piano in another room
5:03 Creepy music box
5:34 Adding pads to add more timbre
6:01 Putting the music pre-fader
6:20 I'm doing my round-up on the track
6:36 Listening to the track
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