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Songs inspired by some of my favorite horror movies and splatterpunk novels

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30 songs
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​Overall Mood: Harsh, clinical, and terrifying, The sound of a brutalist horror film, told from the perspective of a detached observer or a willing participant, ​Instrument Direction: No traditional melody, The beat is composed of abrasive, industrial sounds: the clang of sheet metal, white noise static, a distorted 808 bass hit that intentionally clips, and the sound of a medical saw, The rhythm is jarring and unpredictable, The "hook" is a repeating sample of a distorted scream mixed with a church bell, The track is sparse, using silence to create extreme tension before dropping back into noise, ​Vocal Direction: Daveed Diggs' rapid-fire, cold, and precise delivery, The flow is complex and relentless, like an auctioneer reading a coroner's report, The tone is emotionally vacant, which makes the graphic content even more disturbing, Ad-libs are sharp, percussive sounds like "Yuh" or just a quick gasp of air
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​[Music Direction]: Trap, indie, 808, heavy echoes and reverbs that make the soundscape feel immersive and wide, The song is built on a low, guttural, distorted guitar drone that vibrates and sustains, creating a wall of sound, The drums are ritualistic and slow-motion, with heavy, booming toms and a distant, echoing snare, Ominous synth pads that sound like a frozen wind move slowly underneath, The entire track feels immense, cold, and oppressive, It’s more of a texture than a progression until the chorus, where the chords shift menacingly [Am - G - E], ​[Vocal Direction]: Begins as an ethereal, reverb-soaked whisper, almost angelic but with a chilling undertone, The voice is layered, creating a ghostly choir effect, In the chorus, the main vocal line becomes a desperate, melodic cry, The song ends with the ethereal whisper being replaced by a raw, guttural scream that is then cut short
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​[Music Direction]: Trap, indie, 808, heavy echoes and reverbs that make the soundscape feel immersive and wide, The song is built on a low, guttural, distorted guitar drone that vibrates and sustains, creating a wall of sound, The drums are ritualistic and slow-motion, with heavy, booming toms and a distant, echoing snare, Ominous synth pads that sound like a frozen wind move slowly underneath, The entire track feels immense, cold, and oppressive, It’s more of a texture than a progression until the chorus, where the chords shift menacingly [Am - G - E], ​[Vocal Direction]: Begins as an ethereal, reverb-soaked whisper, almost angelic but with a chilling undertone, The voice is layered, creating a ghostly choir effect, In the chorus, the main vocal line becomes a desperate, melodic cry, The song ends with the ethereal whisper being replaced by a raw, guttural scream that is then cut short
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[Music Direction]: Begins with a distorted, clipping drum machine loop that feels broken and aggressive, A grinding, repetitive synth bassline enters, holding one single, menacing note, The soundscape is filled with layers of digital static, atonal noise, and heavily flanged synth pads that sound like scraping metal, Jarring stabs of heavily processed, dissonant guitar punctuate the verses, The chorus is a release of pressure, a wall of industrial noise and screaming, [Vocal Direction]: The vocals in the verses are a tense, processed whisper, filtered through distortion and layered to sound inhuman and mechanical, The delivery is rhythmic and full of barely contained rage, In the chorus, it erupts into a raw, cathartic, blown-out scream, Haunting, cursed trance, evil whispers, hypnotic, no hope
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​[Instrument Direction] The track opens with a low, distorted synth bass pulse that sounds like failing machinery, paired with a high, sustained, dissonant feedback loop, A heavily compressed, industrial drum machine beat [TR-808 style] kicks in – simple, brutal, and relentless, The verses feature a nervous, detuned piano melody that feels broken and off-key, The chorus explodes with layers of grinding, down-tuned guitars and walls of static and noise, A glitchy, arpeggiated synth line weaves through the chaos, The bridge strips back to just the bass pulse and a sample of a medical monitor before the final, overwhelming chorus, ​[Vocal Direction] Trent Reznor's delivery, Verses are a seething, strained whisper, delivered close to the microphone with audible breaths, filled with paranoia and barely contained rage, The chorus is a full-throated, distorted scream, layered multiple times to create a sense of fractured consciousness, The bridge is spoken with a cold, detached emptiness
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​[Instrument Direction] The track opens with a low, distorted synth bass pulse that sounds like failing machinery, paired with a high, sustained, dissonant feedback loop, A heavily compressed, industrial drum machine beat [TR-808 style] kicks in – simple, brutal, and relentless, The verses feature a nervous, detuned piano melody that feels broken and off-key, The chorus explodes with layers of grinding, down-tuned guitars and walls of static and noise, A glitchy, arpeggiated synth line weaves through the chaos, The bridge strips back to just the bass pulse and a sample of a medical monitor before the final, overwhelming chorus, ​[Vocal Direction] Trent Reznor's delivery, Verses are a seething, strained whisper, delivered close to the microphone with audible breaths, filled with paranoia and barely contained rage, The chorus is a full-throated, distorted scream, layered multiple times to create a sense of fractured consciousness, The bridge is spoken with a cold, detached emptiness
5:29Song Image
Alternative Metal, frantic operatic male vocals and aggressive harmonies, bizarre time signatures, thrash metal riffs, middle eastern folk influence, chaotic and political, System of a Down, dreamy, dreamy, male vocals, electronic
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Alternative Metal, frantic operatic male vocals and aggressive harmonies, bizarre time signatures, thrash metal riffs, middle eastern folk influence, chaotic and political, System of a Down
5:12Song Image
Alternative Metal, Shoegaze, ethereal male low crooning whispery ASMR vocals to intense metal screech/screams, heavy atmospheric 7-string guitars, quiet-loud dynamics, screech/scream moments, dreamlike and brutal, Deftones-like, Chino Moreno-like, ethereal, ghostly, breathy, horror-core, screams of agony and pleasures, heavy echoes, delay and reverb
4:39Song Image
Alternative Metal, Shoegaze, ethereal male low crooning whispery ASMR vocals to intense metal screech/screams, heavy atmospheric 7-string guitars, quiet-loud dynamics, screech/scream moments, dreamlike and brutal, Deftones-like, Chino Moreno-like, ethereal, ghostly, breathy, horror-core, screams of agony and pleasures, heavy echoes, delay and reverb
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Alternative Metal, Shoegaze, ethereal male crooning vocals to intense screams, heavy atmospheric 7-string guitars, quiet-loud dynamics, dreamlike and brutal, Deftones-like, Chino Moreno-like, ethereal, ghostly, breathy, horror-core, screams of agony and pleasures
4:57Song Image
Gothic Doom Metal, deep baritone male vocals, slow sludgy dirge, heavy down-tuned fuzzy bass, atmospheric church organ, sudden fast hardcore punk sections, Type O Negative, Peter Steele, haunting, horrorshow, horror-core, screams of agony and pleasure
4:51Song Image
Orchestral Indie Rock, powerful female belt vocals, soaring harmonies, gothic atmosphere, pounding tribal drums, church organ, harp arpeggios, dramatic crescendo, Florence W, Dark Pop, whispery female lead vocals with layered harmonies, deep sub-bass, minimalist electronic beat, atmospheric synth pads, unsettling sound design, ASMR vocals, Billie E, haunting, screams, horror movie, horror-core, screams of agony and please, unsettling ghostly children's laughter, haunted, echoes, delay, heavy reverb
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Style of Music: Dark Pop, whispery female lead vocals with layered harmonies, deep sub-bass, minimalist electronic beat, atmospheric synth pads, unsettling sound design, ASMR vocals, Billie E, haunting, cursed children's choir, screams, horror movie, horror-core, screams of agony and please, unsettling ghostly children's laughter, haunted, echoes, delay, heavy reverb
3:59Song Image
Style of Music Prompt: Industrial Metal, aggressive synth bass, distorted drum machine, dissonant guitars, harsh whisper-to-scream male vocals, raw and visceral, mechanical, Trent Rez, haunting, cursed children's choir, screams of pain and pleasure, tortured souls scream
4:12Song Image
Style of Music Prompt: Industrial Metal, aggressive synth bass, distorted drum machine, dissonant guitars, harsh whisper-to-scream male vocals, raw and visceral, mechanical, Trent Rez, haunting, cursed children's choir, screams of pain and pleasure, tortured souls scream
4:26Song Image
Style of Music Prompt: Industrial Metal, aggressive synth bass, distorted drum machine, dissonant guitars, harsh whisper-to-scream male vocals, raw and visceral, mechanical, Trent Reznor
4:07Song Image
Vocal Direction: drug induced male vocals: losing breath, heavy vocal distortion, slightly strained, w/ a sense of distant sorrow, Occasional layered harmonies to create a ghostly echo, Music Direction: ​Intro: Begins w/ a heavily sampled, crackling vinyl sound, A slow, distorted bassline w/ a prominent low end enters, coptic grunge, sitar cumbia, Sparse, heavily compressed drum machine beat, A muted, melancholic sample a scratched violin loop fades in & out, ​Verse: bassline & drum beat continue, A subtle, dissonant synth pad adds to the atmosphere, Vocals are delivered in detached, almost whispered tone, ​Chorus: Drum beat becomes slightly more prominent w/ a subtle cymbal wash, Layered vocals create haunting effect, Underlying music retains its minimalist/ unsettling feel, ​Bridge: Sampled element becomes pronounced or new unsettling sound (a distorted human voice fragment) emerges, slowly fades, dreary, industrial, seedy hotels, escorts, cumdump 1990s, Los Angeles
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Vocal Direction: blonde-twink-esque male vocals: breathy, slightly strained, w/ a sense of distant sorrow, Occasional layered harmonies to create a ghostly echo, Music Direction: ​Intro: Begins w/ a heavily sampled, crackling vinyl sound, A slow, distorted bassline w/ a prominent low end enters, Sparse, heavily compressed drum machine beat, A muted, melancholic sample of a piano chord or a scratched violin loop fades in & out, ​Verse: bassline & drum beat continue, A subtle, dissonant synth pad adds to the atmosphere, Vocals are delivered in detached, almost whispered tone, ​Chorus: Drum beat becomes slightly more prominent w/ a subtle cymbal wash, Layered vocals create haunting effect, Underlying music retains its minimalist/ unsettling feel, ​Bridge: Sampled element becomes pronounced or new unsettling sound (a distorted human voice fragment) emerges, ​Outro: slowly fades, leaving only crackling vinyl sample, ] dreary, industrial, seedy hotels, escorts, cumdump 1990s, Los Angeles
2:41Song Image
Vocal Direction: Beth Gibbons-esque female vocals: breathy, slightly strained, w/ a sense of distant sorrow, Occasional layered harmonies to create a ghostly echo, Music Direction: ​Intro: Begins w/ a heavily sampled, crackling vinyl sound, A slow, distorted bassline w/ a prominent low end enters, Sparse, heavily compressed drum machine beat, A muted, melancholic sample of a piano chord or a scratched violin loop fades in & out, ​Verse: bassline & drum beat continue, A subtle, dissonant synth pad adds to the atmosphere, Vocals are delivered in detached, almost whispered tone, ​Chorus: Drum beat becomes slightly more prominent w/ a subtle cymbal wash, Layered vocals create haunting effect, Underlying music retains its minimalist/ unsettling feel, ​Bridge: Sampled element becomes pronounced or new unsettling sound (a distorted human voice fragment) emerges, ​Outro: slowly fades, leaving only crackling vinyl sample, ] dreary, industrial, seedy hotels, escorts, cumdump 1990s, Los Angeles
3:46Song Image
: Hollywood Forever ​Vocal Direction: ​[Lana]: Her signature smoky, languid, and cinematic delivery, Full of weary nostalgia and tragic glamour, She should sound like she's singing from a faded memory, ​[Billie]: A close-mic'd, intimate whisper filled with vocal fry, Her lines should be layered with her own ethereal, dissonant harmonies, creating an unsettling, otherworldly presence, ​Instrument Direction: ​A blend of both artists' styles, The foundation is a slow, reverb-drenched piano and lush, swelling string arrangements typical of Lana, Underneath it all, a deep, almost subliminal 808 bass pulse and a minimalist beat of soft clicks and vinyl crackle, characteristic of Billie's production, electropop, synthwave
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Instrumentation: only synth and strings most of song with exteme isolation of notes with strong reverb and echo, An 8-string guitar shifts between shimmering, chorus-drenched clean tones and massive, low-tuned, syncopated distortion, Trap, trap infused metal, indie trap, The bass is thick and groovy, often playing its own counter-melodies, Drums are dynamic and ghost-note heavy, creating a complex, shifting groove, Ambient synth pads provide texture underneath, ​Vocal Style: Ranges from a sensual, breathy extremely low, suductive whispery and an ethereal croon that lingers and fades to a raw high-pitched, cathartic metal screech, Esoteric
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nstrumentation: only synth and strings most of song with exteme isolation of notes with strong reverb and echo, An 8-string guitar shifts between shimmering, chorus-drenched clean tones and massive, low-tuned, syncopated distortion, The bass is thick and groovy, often playing its own counter-melodies, Drums are dynamic and ghost-note heavy, creating a complex, shifting groove, Ambient synth pads provide texture underneath, ​Vocal Style: Ranges from a sensual, breathy extremely low, suductive whispery and an ethereal croon that lingers and fades to a raw high-pitched, cathartic metal screech, Esoteric
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​Vibe: A dark country-trap narrative, It tells the story of trying to build a life and a love [with Selby] funded by a grim reality, blending the hope of country storytelling with the grit of street life, ​[Music Direction]: Trap, indie, 808, heavy echoes and reverbs that make the soundscape feel immersive and wide, The song is built on a low, guttural, distorted guitar drone t ​Instrumental Direction: The track starts with a lonely, twangy acoustic guitar loop, An 808 bassline and crisp trap hi-hats drop in on the first verse, There should be a mournful slide guitar lick that echoes in the background, The chorus should feel bigger, with layered vocals and a more prominent beat, but the overall tone remains melancholic, ​Vocal Direction: A blend of country earnestness and modern pop/R&B flow, The verses are conversational, telling the story directly, The chorus should be more melodic and sung with a mix of defiance and deep sadness, The ad-libs should be little sighs or sharp inhales
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​[Music Direction]: Trap, indie, 808, heavy echoes and reverbs that make the soundscape feel immersive and wide, The song is built on a low, guttural, distorted guitar drone that vibrates and sustains, creating a wall of sound, The drums are ritualistic and slow-motion, with heavy, booming toms and a distant, echoing snare, Ominous synth pads that sound like a frozen wind move slowly underneath, The entire track feels immense, cold, and oppressive, It’s more of a texture than a​Instrument Direction: ​Guitar: A heavily overdriven, low-fi guitar tone, The riff is jagged, angular, and blues-based but twisted into something dissonant and aggressive, No complex chords, just raw, powerful stabs of sound, ​Bass: A thick, fuzzed-out bass that doubles the jagged guitar riff, providing a monstrous low end, ​Drums: Minimalist but incredibly powerful, The kick and snare are loud in the mix, played with a primal, almost tribal force, Very few cymbal hits, focusing on the raw beat, synth, ethereal
3:56Song Image
​[Music Direction]: Trap, indie, 808, heavy echoes and reverbs that make the soundscape feel immersive and wide, The song is built on a low, guttural, distorted guitar drone that vibrates and sustains, creating a wall of sound, The drums are ritualistic and slow-motion, with heavy, booming toms and a distant, echoing snare, Ominous synth pads that sound like a frozen wind move slowly underneath, The entire track feels immense, cold, and oppressive, It’s more of a texture than a​Instrument Direction: ​Guitar: A heavily overdriven, low-fi guitar tone, The riff is jagged, angular, and blues-based but twisted into something dissonant and aggressive, No complex chords, just raw, powerful stabs of sound, ​Bass: A thick, fuzzed-out bass that doubles the jagged guitar riff, providing a monstrous low end, ​Drums: Minimalist but incredibly powerful, The kick and snare are loud in the mix, played with a primal, almost tribal force, Very few cymbal hits, focusing on the raw beat, synth, ethereal
2:21Song Image
Instrumentation: A harsh, mechanical drum machine beat, Trap infused industrial metal, Trap, Indie trap, A distorted, pulsating synth bass line, Layers of atonal, glitchy samples, industrial noise, and dissonant piano chords, A heavily processed, razor-thin guitar riff that appears sporadically, ​Vocal Style: Begins as a seething, close-mic'd whisper, It evolves into a rhythmic, almost spoken-word delivery before exploding into a raw, digitally distorted scream, male vocals syncopated, Confident, Long distorted vocal runs
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Slow, dark melodic industrial lullaby, Dark intricate string section, Isolated, Extreme echo and reverb, syncopated trap drum, melodic bassline weaves a hypnotic pattern, Distant, delayed synths, sound of water droplet, structure is dynamic, moving between quiet, tense verses and loud, explosive choruses, ​(Vocal Direction): Keenan's voice starts as a filtered, heavily hypnotic croon in the verses, almost like he's whispering a secret from another dimension, In the chorus, it erupts into his signature powerful, soaring, and angry tenor, A smooth and emotive male tenor with a lush, melodic delivery, vocals should be clean, with a slightly nasal and airy quality, and feature rich, layered harmonies, performance should build from a breathy verse to a soaring, powerful chorus, Incorporate noticeable vocal fry and grit, especially in the more intense passages, Long, sustained, and emotionally charged high notes, Male tenor with a wide dynamic range, from a whisper to a powerful scream