Edward Douglas will be at Rue Morgue’s first Rue Morgue Dark Carnival Expo in Hamilton, Ontario July 9-10. In addition to a guest list that includes Guillermo Del Toro and George Romero, Edward will be joining Goblin’s Maurizio Guarini, and The Witch composer Mark Korven in a panel on the process behind creating a horror film score, favorite soundtracks, what makes and effective horror score, and trends in film scoring today. For more on the Dark Carnival Expo, check out this video on YouTube.
New music video for "Noctem Aeternus (Live)" is out now. Featuring original film clips and live footage from our first-ever Midnight Syndicate Live! shows in 2014. The complete video can be found on the Midnight Syndicate YouTube Channel. . . "Noctem Aeternus (Live)" was recorded at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends in 2014. The song is taken from the live album, "Live Shadows" and is available on streamin... See MoreSee Less
For almost three decades, composers Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have been known as Midnight Syndicate, creating symphonic soundtracks to imaginary films that facilitate a transcendental and adventurous escape into the secret dimensions of the mind’s eye. To many of their fans, they are horror music pioneers with their genre-defying signature blend of gothic instrumental music and immersive sound effects. To others, they remain the haunt music icons that forever changed the haunted attractions and Halloween music industries while becoming a staple of the October holiday season. Still others, know them as the for their collaboration with Dungeons & Dragons and contributions to the use of music in the roleplaying games and development of the RPG music genre.