COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

Halloween, while not the first slasher film, was the first major box office success in the genre. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) This Halloween I had an opportunity to write two fun articles on composing freaky Halloween music. The first focuses on improvisation and the ways that you can use improvisation to create scary film music and gives step-by-step examples of a short scary sound track. Included are tips on creating dramatic effects and logistical issues like timecode. Enjoy great Halloween film music examples from Psycho , Halloween , and other haunted favorites in the second Halloween film music article at Easy Ear Training. You can find both Halloween articles (And and a fun free Halloween download) here: www. easyeartraining .com Have a Happy (and Musical) Halloween! Related articles Halloween Playlists and Movies Spooky Fun Decorating for Halloween Have a Spooky Halloween Spectacularly Spooky Halloween Looks From MAC Happy Home-a-ween: How to Celebrate Hal...

Jack-o-lantern (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Halloween is always my busiest time of the year. For some reason, the stars have it aligned around Halloween. Halloween was supposed to be my birthday, but I missed it by a week. Ironically, my daughter was born on Halloween (10 days after her original due date!). My first real masterpiece, the Creation Oratorio, was brainstormed in an Illinois bar with choral director Michael Engelhardt after the successful premier of my ghostly work virelaan by the Millikin University Percussion Ensemble. This year I created a fun sci-fi homage for the Millikin University Percussion Concert. The premier will be Oct. 25 as part of the extremely popular annual Percussion Concert at the haunted Albert Taylor Theater. If you are in the Illinois area, you HAVE to check out this amazing and unforgettable Halloween event. Costumes and ghosts are encouraged! Check out the event here:  http://www.millikin.edu/kirkland/events/pages/EventDetails...

Happy Halloween everyone! I wrote a fun and spooky Halloween track called "Halloween Eve's Birthday Bash!" for Easy Ear Training. Download it for free here: http://www.easyeartraining.com/2010/10/29/new-free-ear-training-download-happy-halloween/ Let me know how you like the music track !