I am deeply indebted to the numerous artists—musicians, 3D artists, illustrators, photographers—who create the work I am unable to and make it available for the rest of us to use.
It's important to me that I thank the artists whose work is playing an essential role in my "A Universe of Trouble" project. Gratitude, baby!
I often hear that a great story can overcome poor execution (and since my skills are, at this time, limited, I'm happy to hear this!) But I've often heard that a film project's SOUND MUST be good.
I already spent a significant amount of money on professional audio and music for two unfinished projects—"Adult Toy Story" and "Creation of a Non-Nation"—and can't justify spending more. So to balance the mediocre narration that I'm recording in my walk-in closet (seriously, I'm recording it in a closet. On an iPhone. This is DIY, right?) I'm using royalty-free music and sound effects.
The first choice is choosing a theme. I know I want something space/sci-fi-ish but not too over the top. I also know that I'll know it when I hear it. And once I heard Bruce Edward Smith's "Mystery Suspense Theme 1," at Pond5, I knew I had my theme!
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| "Mystery Suspense Theme" by Bruce Edward Smith. (Click image to hear preview.) |
It's perfect! I especially love the way it starts off slow and foreboding, builds to a consistent theme then ends on another note of foreboding. This is exactly the feeling that I want to convey: foreboding about the experiences our repairwoman is about to have. It also works perfectly with how I imagined the credits and I use the theme throughout the episodes in the background.
This music is one of my favorite parts of this project. Thank you, Bruce Edward Smith!
This music is one of my favorite parts of this project. Thank you, Bruce Edward Smith!