Bump in the Night

The Captain and I sort of decided on a sound for The Hollow, as well as descriptions for the thematic material. He had many general things to say, as well as a surprising amount of specifics for how early in production it is (storyboarding phase). I’m not sure if I can describe the sound without giving away key plot points in the movie, but I can list a few composers to think about: Marco Beltrami, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, and Michael Giacchino. Well, I guess that could mean anything. I can only assure that I know what I’m doing. Of course, Dan is knowledgeable enough to tell me exactly what to do anyway, if he wants. There is one brilliant insight he had into the opening/ending relationship that, if it’s pulled off correctly, I (being the composer) will get all the credit for his idea!

I know what to do. The only problem is… actually getting players together. I don’t know what my resources will be by the time this thing actually takes off (a year from now?). But I do have six pieces in mind to start as a “demo” score. Once I get all my toys to work with each other, I can make something out of it. Five specific cues, and one “creeping” suite, which I shall refer to as Bump in the Night.

It really is disheartening to know that, at the moment, I don’t even have the capacity to score a low-budget monster movie. What has become of me! Well, actually, I could score a low-budget monster movie right now, using crappy synth sounds. I’m talking about a decent score that actually sells the movie. I’ve done enough crappy synth scores for one lifetime. This could be my big break! The Hollow could rocket everyone involved to stardom!! Or at least mediocrity.