Atmospheric video involving cool music and a dark hallway
May 4, 2020 9:32 AM Subscribe
I was an immersive, atmospheric video that shows a walk down a dark corridor, and has music going along with it. (Ideally the hallway of a grand house, not an asylum or an office building. It could also be a long dark walk outdoors.) But, I don't want it to be too on-the-nose -- I don't want the kind of thing you get my googling "dark corridor video" or "creepy hallway video" and I don't want the video title to give away what happens in the video. I also don't want a scary or goofy jump scare at the end. Just the experience of walking in the dark and some music alongside. If the music had to do with fears, with home, or with fears about home, that would be a bonus. Just moody instrumentals is fine, too, though. Whaddya got?
Could it be this video of Elizabeth Moss taking a long dark walk outdoors, set to the minimalist classical music of Max Richter's 'On the Nature of Daylight'?
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 12:27 PM on May 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 12:27 PM on May 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
Off the top of my head: Home is where you left your ghost by Pär Boström might be at least partially suitable; it's certainly atmospheric and moody, addresses emotional themes related to home, and the video shows a dark room. But it's not a corridor.
I'm a music writer who specializes in dark ambient, so I might be able to come up with some other video recommendations featuring moody instrumental music after I dig through my files. I'll post again in this thread if I find something more appropriate.
posted by velvet winter at 12:35 PM on May 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
I'm a music writer who specializes in dark ambient, so I might be able to come up with some other video recommendations featuring moody instrumental music after I dig through my files. I'll post again in this thread if I find something more appropriate.
posted by velvet winter at 12:35 PM on May 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
This isn't quite it, but if you like wierd corridors, it's a piece of work! Introductory scene to the experimental film 'Last Year At Marienbad' (1961) has soo many strange hallways, fancy chandeliers, and swell creepy drone music...
posted by ovvl at 3:08 PM on May 4, 2020
posted by ovvl at 3:08 PM on May 4, 2020
Best answer: After a cursory scan of my files, here's what else I've got for you:
The Corridor - "Texture." This one is probably closest to what you asked for: a walk along a long and creepy-looking corridor, no scary sudden jumps, atmospheric music. (Bonus for any music nerds who might be reading this: it's a very obscure dark ambient track, too.)
Cities Last Broadcast - "Lights Out." An exploration of a dark abandoned building, featuring some corridor scenes.
Kammarheit - "A Room Between the Rooms." Just in case you think you'd enjoy a great moody instrumental atmospheric track with a still photo of a dark corridor or hallway rather than a video.
If none of these hit the sweet spot you seek, let me know; I might be able to come up with more after I take a few days to consult with my fellow music nerds!
posted by velvet winter at 8:41 PM on May 4, 2020
The Corridor - "Texture." This one is probably closest to what you asked for: a walk along a long and creepy-looking corridor, no scary sudden jumps, atmospheric music. (Bonus for any music nerds who might be reading this: it's a very obscure dark ambient track, too.)
Cities Last Broadcast - "Lights Out." An exploration of a dark abandoned building, featuring some corridor scenes.
Kammarheit - "A Room Between the Rooms." Just in case you think you'd enjoy a great moody instrumental atmospheric track with a still photo of a dark corridor or hallway rather than a video.
If none of these hit the sweet spot you seek, let me know; I might be able to come up with more after I take a few days to consult with my fellow music nerds!
posted by velvet winter at 8:41 PM on May 4, 2020
Not really a hallway, but a series of dim rooms -- your ask made me immediately think of "Scale it Back" by DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon. The very end made the lightbulb go on for me, after thinking, "What the hell am I watching?"
posted by themissy at 3:13 PM on May 6, 2020
posted by themissy at 3:13 PM on May 6, 2020
Response by poster: I went with the Radiohead video, but man, that abandoned building is cool AF.
posted by shadygrove at 12:54 PM on May 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by shadygrove at 12:54 PM on May 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
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Not the whole video fits your description, but parts of it, for sure
posted by ZabeLeeZoo at 11:26 AM on May 4, 2020 [1 favorite]