Review Fix Exclusive: Todd Haberman Talks Score of ‘The Charnel House’

November 3, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Film 0

Review Fix chats with film composer Todd Haberman, who discusses his score of the horror flick “The Charmel House.”

Review Fix: What makes this score special?

Todd Haberman: This score is a modern dark and dirty thriller that always has a sense of mystery to it. The music needed to tell a story that was not always visible to the viewer and I was also trying at the same time to not get in the way. I used a blend of synthesizers and orchestra to color every scene.

Review Fix: What track is your favorite and why?

Haberman: There’s a scene where Blane learns the truth about The Charnel House. He is lead on a walk around the building and ends up in the basement where he discovers the truth. There is very little dialogue and it’s a long scene. The music is what keeps you involved and propels the scene forward. There’s tremendous opportunity there to create something special and I had fun with it.

Review Fix: How do you “bring the fear”?

Haberman: The fear came in a few different ways. Sometimes the fear came with the mystery and it was as simple has a sustained pitch or an aleatoric figure on the strings. Other times it needed to be aggressive and was a distorted percussion and synthesizer combination.

Review Fix: How do you think your tunes improve the film?

Haberman: The music was pivotal to moving the the story forward telling and speaking for things we can’t see.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone check out this film?

Haberman: It’s a great story and an exciting thriller.

Review Fix: What’s next for you?

Haberman: I just finished a film called 12 Feet Deep, another thriller that I hope everyone gets to see because it’s also a really good movie from director Matt Eskandari. Next I’m starting up on a film with a pair of directors I’ve worked with before, Kenny Gage and Devon Downs.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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