Leaving The House Between/Soundtrack

[mateo]

Well, that's it for me. I finished my last musical cue for the series finale yesterday morning. Called "Magical House", it has already been added to the episode RESOLVED, due out Friday. I worked on it for weeks, arranging and rearranging. Once I got down to recording it, I struggled to find the right instrumentation. That took a week in itself. Guitars, piano, bandi flute, synths, violins? I tried every combination until I finally decided on piano and bandi (with a little synth).

And with that--John got it, liked it, used it--I'm done. It's been a long haul--three years work, but I'm sorry it's over just the same.

My next step is to re-record some of the earlier cues (mostly season 2). Then sound edit seasons 2 and 3. Then release a soundtrack of my favorite cues. Between Cesar and I, we've recorded nearly FOUR (4!) hours of music.

I'd be interested to know if there are any cues that people liked and would like to have on the CD. Though I am tempted to have the House Between logo laser etched on a keychain hooked to a flashdrive and give the fans the whole kit and kaboodle.

Any opinions? (................................cricket sounds)

[faninawe]

Thank you, Mateo and Cesar for working long and hard on this project and for doing an excellent job! Your music has added so much to the production. I have wondered for a long time how and why you made the transition from publishing to music? Was music always something you wanted to do? Had you done any composing prior to The House Between?

I vote for the flashdrive/whole kit and kaboodle idea.

I do hope you plan to include the cue from the end of episode 2.8 - "Ruined".

I apologize to everyone for having been mostly silent this season. I have been struggling with the idea that it was the FINAL season and I think I have been in mourning for most of it.

I have loved every episode and it has been the best season thus far. I wish it could go on forever as everything about the show just keeps getting better with the passage of time.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and efforts to bring this wonderful show to the fans. We have come to love you all and we will miss you.

[mateo]

Thanks for your kind words. I never made the transition from publishing to music. I am still Editor-in-Chief at Powys Media. Music has long been a passion, though.

I am partial to the kit and kaboodle model. Strangely, the keychain idea is turning out to be more expensive than I thought. More for the keychain than for the flash drive!

So, faninawe, email me over at Powys Media and I will send you an exclusive music track (my first post-House piece).

Mateo