A lonely road

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I was requested to do a song for a friend's mod of Half-Life 2. The brief was to do a track that was spooky. The scene he had in mind was a ghost town, with the character walking down the middle of the street. I had an idea, but I don;t think I pulled it off very well. I wanted it to be spooky and tense, but with an echo of the memory of happy times spent there. But I think it just sounds too..... pretty to be spooky.

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Uploaded: Oct 25, 2008 - 05:07:53 PM
Last Updated: Oct 25, 2008 - 05:07:53 PM Last Played: Nov 23, 2009 - 12:48:08 AM

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Feter	Feter said 396 days ago (October 25th, 2008)
	A lonely road I m enjoyin this ...thisis more worthy to be on a concert more than a game ...loved the cello sound that based the whole sphere with suspense ..very very nice work my friend ...I m really enjoying this ...!!! thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

saymme	saymme said 396 days ago (October 25th, 2008)
	You may be right... it turns into BEAUTIFUL . . maybe too beautiful for the halloweencontest : / ! I'm sure You can make a REAL spooky one too , this has a 'bed' of spookiness - could be turned into but i LOVE IT the way it is !! TX for the PLEASURE of listening !!! Always a treat to hear Women here !! : ) lena

saymme	saymme said 396 days ago (October 25th, 2008)
	.. I enjoyed the description ! remined me of today when i saw an OLD Lady with cruches walking down the highway .. Pretty scarey ! HalfLife - You there too aren't you?

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kristyjo said 395 days ago (October 25th, 2008)

very pretty -
I think you could give it a bit more suspense by building on that cello sound, adding a fifth above the pedal note, then an octave above. Also, the high pitched sound of the bell (or something) is really good for adding a sense of eeriness. Use more of that stuff, panned to different areas to add even more suspense. It is tough to be given a particular mood, and then writing music to fit it - for me it's easier to write music, and then define the mood it conveys.
Nice work with the synths and the wind.

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said 394 days ago (October 27th, 2008)

It is too pretty...
to be spooky. It also sounds British (heh). It has depth, and it has a theme that comes across strongly, and at certain points in the piece that cello is as ominous as all hell. The vocal bits add a nice touch, but contribute a bit of sympathetic humanity to the piece, thereby prettifying it. I think trying to write for a game with a definite atmosphere, such as Half-Life (with which my son seems to have a personal relationship -- talk about ominous), would be a fun challenge. Nice work.

dolby	dolby said 392 days ago (October 29th, 2008)
	Yeah... ...it's not atonal enough to be spooky. It does end up being too beautiful. That said, it has a charm about it. It's foggy Dickensian London theme music rather than Halloween Death Axe Slasher Murder music. Good though! Check out my latest song called You Can't Win Them All

poodyglitz	poodyglitz said 378 days ago (November 12th, 2008)
	I Love It Beautiful in its simplicity. I love the textures. I agree: it's too pretty to be spooky. Check out my latest song called Media Man Update

PrototypeEightyOne	PrototypeEightyOne said 314 days ago (January 15th, 2009)
	yo very nice and clean production Check out my latest song called Confusion

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