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Tortured Memories

Evoke emotion with musical sound design from award-winner Mark Mangini.

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Times Up Impact Energy Processed Bowed String Hits

Musical · Stringed

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Times Up, Impact, Energy, Processed Bowed String Hits, Dense Tonal Percussive Taps, Reverberant, Ominous, Mysterious, Strange Phenomenon, Dark Turning Point, Five Versions

Musical · Stringed

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Gong With The Wind Ambient Stinger Tuned Gongs

Designed · Ethereal

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Gong With The Wind, Ambient Stinger, Tuned Gongs, Four Note Motif, Medium Pitch, Reverberant, Layered Ringing Decays, Complex Resonances, Meditative, Peaceful, Flashback, Reflection, Reminiscence, Four Versions

Designed · Ethereal

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Temple Dreams Ambient Music Reverberant Tonal Percussion Bells

Designed · Ethereal

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Temple Dreams, Ambient Music, Reverberant Tonal Percussion, Bells, Gongs, Layered Resonances, Gentle Modulation, Meditative, Reflective, Peaceful

Designed · Ethereal

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Tension Punctuation Impact Energy Short High Chitter Quick

Designed · Eerie

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Tension Punctuation, Impact, Energy, Short High Chitter, Quick Metallic Double Ping, Reverberant, Long Decay, Discomfort, Anguish, Stress, Disturbing Thought, Dark Turning Point, Many Versions

Designed · Eerie

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Soul Scratch Swell Processed String Squeak Reverberant

Designed · Misc

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Soul Scratch, Swell, Processed String Squeak, Reverberant, Long Decay, Eerie, Creepy Surprise, Disgust, Pain, Fear

Designed · Misc

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Overview

From acclaimed sound artist Mark Mangini (Dune, Blade Runner 2049) comes a unique library of expressive sound design: Tortured Memories. Using his extensive collection of musical instruments both common and unusual, along with a generous helping of creative processing, Mangini delivers a range of highly unique and inspiring sounds with a common theme. Whether it’s an ancestor calling out from beyond the grave, a chorus of angels on high, beastly growls, or ghostly wails, Mangini’s sonic creations evoke moods by erasing boundaries between traditional sound effects and music.

Tortured Memories encourages sound designers to think emotively and use the sounds to highlight feelings, hit specific beats, and underline themes. To generate the source material for these high-concept sonic moods, Mangini used a variety of extended techniques to coax a range of “musical” sounds out of his instruments while avoiding traditional melody and harmony. After detuning strings, screaming at harps, striking drum frames, and even bowing a cello with a violin, Mangini used creative processing such as manipulating speed, reversing recordings, and saturating with both extreme EQ and a sheen of reverb to give the library a truly otherworldly sound.

All sounds in Tortured Memories are provided in Quadraphonic format, which gives them an enveloping sound in surround and spatial mixes while leaving space in the center for dialogue and other important sounds. With everything recorded at 96kHz, you can further stretch and twist any of these sounds to suit your creative needs.