Horror Sound Design from Actual Nightmares
The filmmakers for The Scroll of Morlock decided on a short all-black prologue to the film. Eight seconds of blackness given over to the composer to set the tone.
The Scroll of Morlock involves a rare silent film, and a certain movie buff who is a bit too fascinated with them. Perhaps it’s how motion pictures capture a piece of us alive, a projected image survives in this realm after our souls pass to what’s next.
Like a ghost, isn’t it?
The FX audio track I received had a beautiful old-school film projector recording on it. And I thought, let’s use some sound design with the orchestra to make it feel like when you’re waking up from a nightmare.