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Fortress of the Forgotten

by Jesse James Allen

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This is the soundtrack to an experimental 3D video I did about Fort Pickens youtu.be/8wQahy7hgik .

This 11 minute ambient score was heavily influenced by composer Michael Sterns and his soundtrack for the IMAX film Chronos. I have long admired ambient style music but have produced very few tracks of this nature and certainly not of this length.

The concept for this score was to create an eerie but fantastical atmosphere for the footage of me going deeper and deeper inside this massive fortress. Each room had its own dramatic light and color and I wanted to reflect that sonically. This track is more about the tones than the notes. I spent a lot of time mapping out various drone sound modules to a Korg nano controller so I was able to manipulate drone characteristics as the picture ran.

There are some really cool “happy accidents” that came out of this somewhat live performance; my favorite is around 2 minutes with a sound that comes across at first as a pipe organ but bends like a cello. I also liked many of the subtle bell like chimes that were derived from reducing attack and decay rates on my droning synths as they retriggered through a procedural step sequencer.

I hope you enjoy this crazy journey into sound.

Cheers,
Jesse

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released October 19, 2014

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Jesse James Allen Orlando, Florida

Jesse James Allen is a 9-time internationally award-winning experiential media artist and composer.  

At heart, he is a sound designer and synthesist. His affinity for classical styles and choral music came from his early years recording for the prestigious Denver Center for the Performing Arts and National Theater Conservatory.

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