Tools for writing eerie scores
Discover sample libraries and instruments perfect for creating strange, otherworldly, and eerie music.
Metropolis Ark 2
In the audio demos below, you'll hear why Metropolis Ark 2 is an excellent set of tools for crafting foreboding music. Its instruments and voices focus on the quiet, intense, and sinister sounds only found in the lower dynamic ranges.
Because Metropolis Ark 2 focuses on the quieter dynamic ranges, its choirs are especially suited to spooky or unsettling music. They are also available to purchase individually.
Stringscapes by Benjamin Wallfisch
Made with the renowned Hollywood composer, this is a set of experimental string textures and effects, from subtle ambiences to terrifying sonic vistas. Very handy for writing eerie pieces, as you can hear in the demos below.
If you are working with a smaller budget, these single instruments can all be extremely useful for writing creepy or scary music.
Drones
A collaboration with experimental musician Alexander Hacke, this collection is a phantasmagoria of complex, playable drones—perfect foundation for intense or fright-inducing scores.
Umbra
Featuring sounds from a shamanic ritual ensemble, Umbra presents a gateway to a distant, arcane world. An excellent tool to take your pieces into eerie territory.
Illuvia
Illuvia is rife with dystopian percussive soundscapes for whenever the apocalypse beckons. Unique performing techniques coaxed a wide range of sounds out of these instruments—many perfect for raising the hair on the back of your neck.