If you ever wondered how some of the hair raising sounds in your favorite horror movie are made, they may have been created with this instrument. The Apprehension Engine was created by film composer Mark Korven and musician Tony Duggan-Smith in order to create all of the spooky sounds they wanted to hear in movies without relying on a limited pool of digital samples.
Listening to the instrument in person is described as being especially unsettling. Brad Wheeler with the Globe and Mail noted during a demonstration by Kroven that “As Korven manipulates the thing, the room’s temperature drops about 10 degrees and the composer’s tiny dog retreats to an upstairs closet.”
If you were interested in owning one of these nightmare sound machines, the base cost is a mere 10,000.00. Not in your Halloween budget? Then enjoy some of the videos below, and check out some of the movies this instrument has been featured in, like The Witch and Cube.
Wow, that was a treat.
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I opened that video thinking ‘it can’t be THAT creepy. But it was. Oooooh it was. Freaky how sound can be so powerful!
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I felt the same way when I found the first video on YouTube! Now I look for that composer’s name when I watch horror movies, so I can pay attention to all the sound effects if he’s listed in the credits!
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Had this for the latest party music. Good stuff to dance to. All had a great time…..
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