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The album of the trailers
Video Helper's Album 25.5 "Modules" is a great album for movie trailers, at least that's what the producers of the new movies "Hide and Seek", " House Of Wax" and " Serenity" think.

 

Modules, Album 25.5 of video helper contains 130 outrageous sonic forays into narrative sound design. Each cue is designed to immediately set an emotion and build upon it -- while suggesting visuals and telling a story. Each cue also features editable modular hits/transitions that can be used interchangeably with other elements on this disc to create new frameworks that, hopefully, will cause deafness and put a plague on your people. Tracks from it was used in the trailer of three new movies: "Hide and Seek", " House Of Wax" and " Serenity".

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The movies and the music

 

Serenity (Futuristic Action-Adventure)

The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, "Serenity." He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal. When Mal takes on two new passengers -- a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister -- he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board "Serenity" herself.

Director: Josh Whedon
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite and more

The trailer includes tracks from Video-Helper's album no 25.5:
* Mechaphobia (by Winter Saba)
Ambi-dustrial, heartbeat-like bass (actually a processed cymbal), machine-like ring modulated rhythmic cycles, "breathing" air whooshes and reverbed, airy pad build to a neutral climax.

* History of Radio (by Winter Saba)
Disorienting collage of radio noise, tuning sounds, orchestral tones, static and various unidentifiable radio programs swell into an explosive hit

Web: http://www.serenitymovie.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/serenity/


 

House Of Wax (Horror)

What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in HOUSE OF WAX, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic from Dark Castle Entertainment and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis.
A road trip to one of the biggest college football games of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (ELISHA CUTHBERT), Paige (PARIS HILTON) and their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled, and Carly has her hands full trying to keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade (JARED PADALECKI) and her hot-headed brother Nick (CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY).

Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton and more

The trailer includes tracks from Video-Helper's album no 25.5 and 17.5:
* Bed Wetter (by Lemelle)
Three really big, explosive hits with eerie shit in between, utilizing processed vocals/choir for the background and reverbed bombs, glass breaking and percussion for the hits.

* Lighting Overload (by Winter Saba)
Imagine flipping the switch of a giant generator that turns the lights on in a giant stadium. Things start sparking @:05 and get worse from there as the low hum begins to rise in pitch, the hits get bigger and more frequent, building to an overload @:29 amidst subtle warning sirens

* Death Support (by Jones)
Sci-fi interpretation of the pulsing, rhythmic cycles of a respirator, only really distorted, delayed and processed out of its mind. Electronic drum "heartbeat" throughout anchors the rhythm while airy, ring-modulated tonal samples provide an undulating backdrop.

* Have You Seen This Child (by Winter Saba)
Amidst an airy, distant pad, lilting children's music box music is broken up by disturbing hits comprised of metal screeches and delayed children's voices. As the cut progresses, the music box becomes slower and more broken-up until the end where it becomes a twisted mess. Good for anytime kids might be in danger.

* Asylum Gate (by Winter Saba)
Low-frequency pads lay under delayed Roger Waters-esque maniacal laughing that builds towards a climax by becoming more processed and edited until a metallic "jail door" slam @:16 ends the cut. Good for nightmares and evil clowns.

* Screaming Metals (by Winter Saba)
Painful, high-frequency metal stress blended with tortured electric guitar noises. Begins with a seagull-like shriek that's followed by a bed of airy pads littered with various explosive squeals and metallic hits. A low-frequency feedback build leads to the last hit @:18. Good for horrible scenes, torturing your audio engineers and attracting dogs for miles around.
Duration : 0.27 Tempo : No Tempo

* Time Dripping (by Goldberg)
'Moaning' synth pads which spin to delayed piano and percussion @:07 give the sense of isolation, sadness and time crawling by as the police leave the house, leaving the parents alone in their small house with nothing to do but wait. A simple cue with heartbeat-like delayed percussion. Good for light tension.

Web: http://houseofwaxmovie.warnerbros.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/house_of_wax/


 

Hide and Seek (Horror)

Hide and Seek revolves around a widower (Robert DeNiro) and his daughter (Dakota Fanning). They move to upstate and Emily (Fanning) soon creates an imaginary friend named Charlie...but this act takes an unexpected and terrifying turn, where her father and doctor (Famke Janssen) start to worry about Emily's gruesome habits.


Cast: Robert DeNiro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen and more

The trailer includes tracks from Video-Helper's album no 25.5:
* Here Comes Hell (by Winter Saba)
An orchestra tuning up quickly grows into a rising cacophony of noise and disorienting movement that suddenly disappears @:13, leaving only a trace of tinkling wind chimes and low vocal pads. Good for suspense and horror.

* Carol Ann (by Winter Saba)
Remember Poltergeist? This is our take on the sound that sucked the poor little girl (no, not the dwarf) into the TV. Hundreds of unintelligible filtered vocal snippets assault you while airy low and high frequency pads build to a fake-out climax @:15. Good for nightmares, confusion or just creeping your viewers out.

Web: http://www.hideandseekthemovie.com/home.html
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/hide_and_seek/


 
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