Marc v/d Meulen | Composer Of Dark, Creepy And Scary Music

Go to my collection of royalty-free horror music tracks that you can download and use in your projects today.

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A Short Introduction

composer of creepy music Marc van der Meulen Do you like to listen to scary music? Like to put on your headphones and listen to some creepy music tracks? You've come to the right page! Welcome to the home of all my own dark compositions. Check out all my horror music on my music page!

As a piece of music says more than a thousand words, I won't hold you up any longer. Scroll down to listen to my latest tracks and see my most recent video. Do you need a composer to write a live string section recorded especially for your track? Click below to jump to pages for those services.

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The Music I Compose

What do Bach's Harpischord Concerto in D minor, Lindsey Stirlings Shatter Me and Opeth's Demon of the Fall have in common? A darker style of writing. I've always loved dark music. My favourite songs span all genres, but have this one thing in common. All compositions would fit dark fantasy stories perfectly. This means a lot of influences are audible in my compositions. So whether you like dark classical music or horror soundtracks, it might be a perfect fit for you.

The Instruments I Use

Over the years I've learned to play guitar, violin, viola and piano mostly. Though I'm always on the lookout for other instruments that can help my music along. There are a lot of instruments that can give depth to creepy compositions like a mandolin or glockenspiel.

As a horror score composer you'll also learn to recycle many household items into great sounding dark instruments. A violin bow can even make a broken pot sound surreal and foreboding.

Experimentation In Music

Thanks to modern technology, we can make music scarier than ever.

Using computers, we can record sounds and twist them around. Reversing sounds, cutting them to pieces, distorting them or change their pitch. This kind of experimentation can give music today a whole new direction.

It is the kind of composing that made Hans Zimmer's theme for Batman so intense, and Charlie Clouser's theme for Saw so surreal and uncomfortable. It is exactly this kind of experimenting I love using in my horror and dark orchestral music as well.

Other Projects

horror music composer marc van der meulen with viola

Besides my work as a horror score composer and working on my Ghost Stories Incorporated project I've got a number of other projects I'm working on.

These include Madness Manifest, cinematic music with vocals and The Dark Red Piano, which is dedicated to playing piano compositions. Please feel free to check out those as well!

If you've got any questions, don't hestitate to send me a message at marc@marcvdmeulen.com

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