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Dungeons in the Secret Castle (remixed)


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Take a suspense-filled track by artist monoCream (http://www.icompositions.com/artists/monoCream) and add a few spoken parts , courtesy of biba_nova, and then add a 'childrens chorus' (Mystified)--and what do you have?

A very enjoyable collaboration!

When I first heard monoCream's track "Dungeons in the Secret Castle,' I knew I wanted to put a chorus to it. I also could hear some spoken parts added to the creaking-door sections in the original track....but where to get those?

Although I had recorded some of my own and used effects to alter them, biba_nova so happened to be on vacation in England and so happened to be surrounded by children willing to record some spoken bits!
So I sent over a script and he recorded the childrens voices, and then, very kindly integrated the chorus vox and spoken parts to the mp3 instrumental in Logic Pro from the GB2 file I provided.

Collaborations like these are so much fun because I get to pull from tracks like "Dungeons," which inspire me, and embellish away.

Thank you to monoCream for letting me add to this beautiful track, and to biba_nova for taking time out of his vacation to record and then to mix it all together so wonderfully (including rearranging some of the chorus vox), and last, but certainly not least, a huge 'thank you!' to the children who added their most excellent voices:

Ami Rose Dodd
Ben Corbett
Elizabeth Haywood

:)

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Uploaded: Nov 15, 2006 - 04:03:35 PM
Last Updated: Nov 17, 2006 - 01:36:12 PM Last Played: Sep 24, 2009 - 11:32:24 PM
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moorlandt said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
enchanting
So many other comments will follow for sure. Probably deeper than mine. Just wanted to express my greatest respect for this brilliant piece of music. What a joy to my ears. This is a musical fairytale, a feathertale. To be read unfocused. Une petite délicatesse...
- Walter
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MattGranz said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
Beautiful
High quality soundtrack ready performance here. Great job!
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apb said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
ooh .. it gives me the ..
.. creeps, hee bee gee bees .. staying alive .. willies .. etc.

'Nuff silliness .. this is no something one wants to hear before going
to bed .. doh!

Kudos.
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jiguma said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
It's in the book ...........
Chills up my spine for sure. This reminds me of a story (and LP record) my parents got for me when I was very young - I can't remember the name of it now, but the catch phrase was "it's in the book". The chills come as much as a result of an association with that LP as the charming performance itself.
You've done something both different and magical here Mysti!
Neil
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MissChaos said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
What a great collab!
All the efforts really show here. Fantastic work, all of you! This is about as close to Danny Elfman as I've ever heard. Big, big kudos!
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said 1106 days ago (November 15th, 2006)
I See Dead People
and they want sweet avenging angel-like retribution.
Cool sound movie.
perceptualvortex said 1105 days ago (November 17th, 2006)
Yeah, Danny Elfman
Very nice track... the suspense is real and of course your voice sounds great, Cat. Right out of a movie.
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thepeep said 1104 days ago (November 17th, 2006)
Mystified, this is an awesome song...
One a scale of one to ten, it's NUMBER ONE! Thumbs up! Keep it up!

Sincerely,

thepeep
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ziti said 1103 days ago (November 18th, 2006)
boy...
I really like this alot....very ambitious, very successful...so cool.

deepest bows to all involved... a keeper i should think!


z
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tydelwave said 1103 days ago (November 18th, 2006)
Ohhh!
I love the children's voices! Nice touch. Did the children sing as well? This is as close to a complete story I've gotten from a song on here. I love it.
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Mystified said 1103 days ago (November 18th, 2006)
Children's voices
The spoken parts are children (names listed in the song notes :)

The 'children's chorus' was actually me. I just used a very light, very breathy and airy tone with multiple tracks. But I had hoped it would sound like a real children's chorus.

Thanks for all the great comments here--this track was a great deal of fun to put together/adapt from the original instrumental. :)
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smh said 1102 days ago (November 19th, 2006)
Elfman yes, but also...
a tinge of Loard of the Rings (Howard Shore). Love it.
Scott Carmichael said 1100 days ago (November 21st, 2006)
I love it when
posts in this genre acheive what this one does... as it flows over me, I can see the credits scrolling up the screen... all the vocal placements are perfect... distant and mysterious... the whole thing fill you with anticipation
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bug67 said 1094 days ago (November 28th, 2006)
Hey, Myst
You make so much wonderful stuff, it's getting hard for me to keep up! This is no exception. Wonderful, wonderful piece. Brought visions of Chronicles of Narnia. Very enjoyable listen. Extremely lush soundscape. It never ceases to amaze me the utter realizm you are able to achieve with soft-instruments these days.

I still think you are the one who did the Battlestar Galactica theme :)

P.S. The reason I stopped by in the first place was because I noticed the new avitar on MY artist page. Niiiiiiiiice! :)
elfdaughter said 1090 days ago (December 1st, 2006)
WOAH
This is fantastic! A definate fave. Howard Shore, Danny Elfman - I can see all the great composers reflected in this - it's stunning!
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Paradoxical719 said 1089 days ago (December 2nd, 2006)
...
in....credible. I keep seeing scenes from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter in my head. The instruments are incredible, the voices are...

...Okay, I should stop, my head will explode.
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onesweetworld said 1089 days ago (December 2nd, 2006)
wow
really unbelievable Mysti. This is amazing.
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blaky smith said 1087 days ago (December 4th, 2006)
Enjoyed...
Here really a very great and magical piece. Such a great talent !
I'm just discovering your music and I have again a lot of tracks from you to listen to... Your style is very pleasant. Thank to share...

Marc
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TobinMueller said 1071 days ago (December 21st, 2006)
monoCream's scoring is excellent
I like the juxtaposition of sweet voices (you sound early teenage yourself on this) and great background music, which is expertly scored. I can imagine you sneaking around, very cinematic. A wonderful collaboration. The clanging door is a very nice touch.
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maxruehl said 1065 days ago (December 26th, 2006)
Wonderful Voice
Your sweet, ethereal vocals truly kick this up a notch or two. The theme is nice, though familiar. I was about to drive myself nuts trying to remember what it reminded me of when it hit me--it's rather reminiscent of Jerry Goldsmith's theme to BASIC INSTINCT. Still, your vocals are a very nice, professional touch, Cat.:)
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david.sfinzi said 1008 days ago (February 21st, 2007)
Nice work
Amazing what several musicians can do together.
Every part is so clear and distinct. Success.
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Char said 488 days ago (July 26th, 2008)
So evocative.
What a fully formed and delightful composition. Perfect.
Thank you, all.
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Gato said 119 days ago (July 29th, 2009)
Wonderful!
Very Danny Elfman like. It reminds me of the Nightmare before Christmas and the like. Great collab!
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