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I Want to Keep you in Suspense

I Want to Keep you in Suspense

I have been working on my latest assignment for the Mastering Orchestral Composition with Spitfire Audio course from ThinkSpace Education.

The challenge was to develop a piece that keeps the listener in suspense.

I have completed it but am not sure if it has gone too far into the realms of horror, or tense anticipation or some other mood.  I would appreciate any comments. What kind of feeling does this evoke in you.

The first part of the piece was provided; the latter part was development of that original piece.

The sort of things that I was looking to incorporate were

  • Drones
  • Dissonances – min 2nd and tritones
  • Irregular rhythms
  • Dynamic shifts
  • Sudden orchestral shrieks

I do not know if I achieved it, but this is what I have. Comments very welcome. I hope that it fills you with suspense, but I am waiting in suspense to hear.

I am now looking forward to the next assignment, the module 4 closing assignment which will be a 2-minute piece that tells a story.

Wish me luck?

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13 responses to “I Want to Keep you in Suspense”

  1. Ionia Froment Avatar
    Ionia Froment

    I didn’t think it went too far into horror. It could be used for any suspenseful scene.

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    1. Julian Froment Avatar
      Julian Froment

      Thank you. I appreciate that. I worry about the subjectiveness of musical emotions.

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    2. Veerites Avatar
      Veerites

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  2. Ruth Pheasant Avatar
    Ruth Pheasant

    I like it a lot. Definitely suspenseful.

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    1. Julian Froment Avatar
      Julian Froment

      Thank you. It is good to see that others view things the same way. I am pleased to get the opinion of others. I think that is very important.

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      1. Ruth Pheasant Avatar
        Ruth Pheasant

        Oh definitely, it really helps to have feedback when composing, it’s hard to know if others perceive your own music the same way sometimes. I often find myself wondering.

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  3. satyam rastogi Avatar
    satyam rastogi

    Nice post

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    1. Julian Froment Avatar
      Julian Froment

      Thank you.

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  4. joni Avatar
    joni

    Yes, I hear the suspence. It did not remind me of horror. I got the picture of Space Travel into the unknown. At first it was anticipation, what will we find? Then toward the end with the shrieks, I feel the astonishment of “what is this?” is this something we should be afraid of? Good job!

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    1. Julian Froment Avatar
      Julian Froment

      Thank you so much for your comment. I appreciate it. It is good to get people’s opinions on how they perceive things. Thank you for the constructive feedback.

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  5. Outdoor Training For Old Farts Like Me! Avatar
    Outdoor Training For Old Farts Like Me!

    I liked it! Definitely not too far with horror, in my opinion! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Julian Froment Avatar
      Julian Froment

      Thank you. It is invaluable to get feedback from people and how they perceive things, as it is often not the way we do.

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  6. Veerites Avatar
    Veerites

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