Beyond Skinwalker Ranch
Project
Process
“High Strangeness” is just about the most intriguing phrase out there, so you can imagine our excitement when our friend, Matt Ginsburg, Beyond Skinwalker’s EP, asked if we would help with the show. (Sidenote: Matt was previously was Flavorlab’s very first customer twenty-five years ago!) His ask? A theme song, original music throughout the episodes and the use of our catalogue. We couldn’t wait to get started!
The show needed a weird western vibe to slip under the visuals of orbs, disappearances and UFO sightings. We had to keep the tension and intrigue high and marry an alien-evoking vibe with a western twang. David Carr, the director, wanted lots of machine -like sounds: Geiger counter zapping, electric meters clicking, gears turning. That needed to be a layer, too. The challenge was to twist all of it into the score.
Sweet Spot
Finding the raw sounds was a blast. Because we both wish we could’ve recorded those early sessions of us discovering which objects we found around the studio made sounds that could accompany footage of unexplained cow mutilations. Of course, cow bells were involved. If you listen really carefully, you’ll hear them.
