What song should play for the credits?

http://soundcloud.com/jdwasabi/hw-sh01

Silent Hill (kinda) Theme 1

http://soundcloud.com/jdwasabi/hw-sh02

or Theme 2?

or something a bit more sombre

http://soundcloud.com/jdwasabi/fleetinglight

Damn composer's block.

My ears hurt D:

But I think I'm on schedule ... o_O. At least the magazine cutscene is done hooray!

- Teaser Trailer cutscene
- Odd bit of artwork here and there
- Odd bit of music/sound design here and there
- 5000 word essay.

Reckon I can get it done in the next two days?

I recommend watching with headphones.

Enjoy!

Kenny's theme

http://soundcloud.com/jdwasabi/kenny-theme01

Simple chord structure, the occasional minor third and an unfinished ending to let it hang in an awkward slightly way before it loops back again.

Hope it reflects Kenny's character.

Random Theme

http://soundcloud.com/jdwasabi/random01

Random theme that turns out that it can suit the bar theme or Kemi's theme.  Or we can scrap the bar having music and have this when Yu starts talking to Kemi/Barman and no where else.

As Rumzi's pointed out, this would suit conversations and Errol said that this would suit Yu's monologues.  I'm working on doing some filler ambiances for the bar now but I really can't tell unless I can see it in context with the game so I'll just make some random ones.

Tunes that I'll work on now are Kenny's and 'dark' ambiance ones.  Can't say for sure as I need to worry about animating the cutscenes and my 5000+ write up XD

*panic*

Bar Research

Hey Guy thought i help out the guys doing the Bar Designs

for i found some pic of Bars/Bars from Games to help you out

i hope these will help :D

Japanese Bar

Random Bar 1

Random Bar 2

Streets of Rage 2 - Bar Scene

Bayonetta - The Gates of Hell Bar

Final Fantasy VII - 7th Heaven

*The Bouncer*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP4ZUUKqQoM

this is a CutScene from the PS2 game "The Bouncer" i could'f find

any pic on the bar on this game but found a vid on it - sorry guys ^^;

start from 5:30

*Shenmue*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_GWhz6wqw

this is the bar from *Shenmue*

again couldn't find a pic for it but found this vids

start from 0:30

*Music*
I thought that i'd put up some of the bar music from the games,

thinking that the sound may help you picture it well hearing it :D

Shenmue - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOp1kTNM2hk

Bayonetta - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl6NzC1gnmU
Streets of Rage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXuWEAQWtxE&feature=related

I hope this helps, enjoy guys ;)

In case internet dies ...

Flash MX Sound tutorials

Oh wow I forgot to post this up and it still lives. I can finally close a few thousand odd tabs now!

Flixel's Sound components

http://flixel.org/docs/org/flixel/FlxSound.html

Reminder to what Flixel can do and that I can actually close down an extra opened tab!

If you get time, I'd like you to look at these...

MOVIES THAT YOU SHOULD WATCH:

Shutter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_(2004_film)

Thai horror film which is practically Project Zero in film format with a buff actor as the main guy (will post up some pics of him which I found which would suit Yu's wardrobe ideas).  Very creepy and there's this scene with cool lighting effects similarly used in the latest Youtube link that Rumzi posted before with the mannequins creeping up on Brad whenever the lights go off or when he turns his back.

The Maid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maid_(2005_film)

Singaporean horror film about Ghost month. Very good film in showing how people would act around this time and the scares are subtle which is how I'd like the scares to be in HW if possible.  Sticking to true Asian horror! Also Rumzi, this is NOT what you're thinking.

The Eye: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_(2002_film)

Hong Kong horror film about a blind girl who gets an eye transplant and is able to see ghosts because of it.  Very good example of Asian (modern) ghosts as there is a big difference between them and Western ones.  I'd like to incorporate Asian ghosts to HW to keep it true towards Ghost Month in spirit.

YUUMEI ON DA IS AWESUM:

Her 1000 words and Knite flash comics is what I had in mind for the cutscenes of HW cept the characters will have that Hotel Dusk squiggle effect and a much larger audio role.

CHINESE OPERA IS HORRIBLE SOUNDING (FOR ME) BUT I LOVE THE COSTUMES:

Okay more inspiration stuff since Chinese Opera is featured quite heavily during Ghost Month as part of the performances so I thought it would be good to share.  This is a pop video which incorporates it so the opera singing is bearable for me and I'll try and find some traditional-traditional stuff later.


LASTLY:
What do you guys think about incorporating voice acting into HW? I know that it'll be a hassle to find actors and yadda yadda yadda but it'll be an awesome touch to have especially for the cut scenes.

This now concludes my epic post. THIS END!

[Total word count = 1553, I've practically written an essay of updates *faints*]

CRAP I FORGOT TO POST UP THE PICTURES OF THE GUY FROM SHUTTER IN WHICH I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER

YES I THINK HE'S VERY HANDSOME LOOKING SO WHAT?!

THAT REMINDS ME HERE ARE SOME SNAPSHOTS FROM 'THE MAID' MOVIE

WHY AM I TYPING IN CAPITALS? I'VE GONE CRAZY!

(Total word count including this is now 1719 carrying on from the last post.)

...WOO!!!

BlackBox TV

Hey guys, long time no post sorry D8

Just wanted to tell you about a really great youtube channel which I would liken to a series of creepypastas on film ^^

It's called BlackBoxTV and if you're running low on inspiration its a good place to go!
To save you time, the episode most relevant to this project is probably 'Final Exit' --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxoEVw5prcE
but if you've got the time browse it a bit, I pretty much live on this channel. Each episode is between 2-5 minutes in length.

Also, I already posted this in one of my comments but just so it's on the general blog;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha58Q1cyN_E
some cool creepy music hehe

Music Theme ideas.

Rumzi's post and Mike's observation is that we've been focusing on loads of visual material and not a lot of audio examples.  While I'm most likely the only one in charge of the audio department, feel free to add anymore music tracks in which you think will contribute to the atmosphere of the game!

Forbidden Siren 2 OST - Awakening
I really like the atmosphere to this one and the use of the vocal is very similar to the sound of chanting used in rituals, particularly that of Tibetan throat singing. I could be utterly wrong but that's what it feels like to me lol.

Hazzy - Meguri Ai
I can really imagine this to be Kemi's theme especially when Yu talks to her on the phone.

Jay Chou - Love in BC
Minus the rapping and the OTT R'n'B beatz, the guitar loop is very much for the 'home/safe' scenes. I can just imagine the player exploring Yu's house to something similar and getting the players to choose what Yu should cook for dinner.

Dark Ambient Music

I tried listening to these in the dark and found it hard to do... Pleasant dreams!

Nordvargr - Hascimh Reborn

Immundus - The Descent

Henrik Nordvargr Bjorkk - orgasmo nero