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Question: unsettling ambient music?

MaddyRex — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:01:10 -0800

Looking for something along the lines of the theme to the movie Halloween, the Dark Knight Soundtrack or the background music to this amazing commercial

Nothing with words, no thrasher metal, nothing atonal or screechy. Just soft, creepy ambient music. A clear, heavy beat might be nice but isn't necessary. Thanks!

By: cmgonzalez

cmgonzalez — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:09:35 -0800

You should check out Akira Yamaoka's work for the Silent Hill game series.

By: the_ancient_mariner

the_ancient_mariner — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:11:51 -0800

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OFio4YANxo

By: cmgonzalez

cmgonzalez — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:22:36 -0800

A few selections of Yamaoka's work:

Terror in the Depths of Fog, Ashes and Ghost, Breeze, In Monochrome Night, Heads No. 2, Fukuro (not actually from a game; from a bonus disc).

By: cmgonzalez

cmgonzalez — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:23:23 -0800

(And that's not an error, "Breeze, In Monochrome Night" is one title)

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:40:09 -0800

Nightmare Lodge..they even did an update of the Halloween Theme. MP3 stream

I'd also recommend O Yuki Conjugate. Here's a YouTube link to their track Sunchemical.

By: Shecky

Shecky — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:56:53 -0800

The Caretaker (link to Wikipedia page with free downloads of all albums)

Some of The Caretaker's music has words, but there are plenty of tracks that do not, and I'd say they fit right in with your requirements. I used this as background music for a Halloween party a few years ago, and it fit right in.

By: EnsignLunchmeat

EnsignLunchmeat — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:04:54 -0800

I recommend most of the catalog of VNV Nation.

By: chairface

chairface — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:00:41 -0800

The Donny Darko soundtrack is nearly all creepy & ambient.

By: jroybal

jroybal — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:38:09 -0800

The instrumental tracks from the soundtrack to David Lynch's Mulholland Drive would be perfect. The whole movie is very unsettling and uncomfortable, and the soundtrack matches it perfectly.

By: thewittyname

thewittyname — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:41:50 -0800

Brian Eno's On Land may be a little too ambient, but it is definitely creepy.

By: dixie flatline

dixie flatline — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:58:14 -0800

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works, vol. 2

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:25:28 -0800

Goblin and contemporary Goblin worshippers Zombi.

By: everichon

everichon — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:40:33 -0800

You should really check out Lustmord and also Twine.

By: Kloryne

Kloryne — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:33:30 -0800

Check out these movie soundtracks: Solaris, Runaway Jury, Jennifer 8, The Underneath, The Limey, Traffic, The Illusionist, World Trade Center, Syriana, and Dark Water.