Trace Callahan
@noisegoblin.bsky.social
Composer, sound designer, nerd, friend, story-embroider, time-slicer, noise-goblin.
Helping tell hopeful stories, and holding on to bits of beauty.
She/they
Helping tell hopeful stories, and holding on to bits of beauty.
She/they
The carriage, its danger, its mystery, the first glimpse of the guest, all kinds of fun moments for music.
This is only episode 2, but there were so many chances to establish things, to introduce ideas, and I am in love with the way @starplanes.bsky.social wove it all into the sound design!
This is only episode 2, but there were so many chances to establish things, to introduce ideas, and I am in love with the way @starplanes.bsky.social wove it all into the sound design!
February 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The carriage, its danger, its mystery, the first glimpse of the guest, all kinds of fun moments for music.
This is only episode 2, but there were so many chances to establish things, to introduce ideas, and I am in love with the way @starplanes.bsky.social wove it all into the sound design!
This is only episode 2, but there were so many chances to establish things, to introduce ideas, and I am in love with the way @starplanes.bsky.social wove it all into the sound design!
Not only do we meet the General. We also meet his grief.
Music which I knew would become important later. I wanted it to be simple, but rich. The book was published in the 1870s, deep into the Romantic era for music, so bring on all of the extended chords and lovely tension!
Music which I knew would become important later. I wanted it to be simple, but rich. The book was published in the 1870s, deep into the Romantic era for music, so bring on all of the extended chords and lovely tension!
February 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not only do we meet the General. We also meet his grief.
Music which I knew would become important later. I wanted it to be simple, but rich. The book was published in the 1870s, deep into the Romantic era for music, so bring on all of the extended chords and lovely tension!
Music which I knew would become important later. I wanted it to be simple, but rich. The book was published in the 1870s, deep into the Romantic era for music, so bring on all of the extended chords and lovely tension!
We have gentle music for her descriptions of her lonely, idyllic home. We have a simple music box tune for her dream, taken over by a dry violin. We have quietly insistant music of reassurance and prayer.
Because when the horror is at home amongst the simple things, it's a whisper, not a scream.
Because when the horror is at home amongst the simple things, it's a whisper, not a scream.
February 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We have gentle music for her descriptions of her lonely, idyllic home. We have a simple music box tune for her dream, taken over by a dry violin. We have quietly insistant music of reassurance and prayer.
Because when the horror is at home amongst the simple things, it's a whisper, not a scream.
Because when the horror is at home amongst the simple things, it's a whisper, not a scream.
It makes the horror land differently for me, and I wanted the music to help create that distance and almost dream-like feeling of listening to someone tell a terrible, gripping story in such an almost detached way.
And so we have music that is simple, quiet, and a bit like a fairy tale.
And so we have music that is simple, quiet, and a bit like a fairy tale.
February 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It makes the horror land differently for me, and I wanted the music to help create that distance and almost dream-like feeling of listening to someone tell a terrible, gripping story in such an almost detached way.
And so we have music that is simple, quiet, and a bit like a fairy tale.
And so we have music that is simple, quiet, and a bit like a fairy tale.
There's something very special about the matter-of-fact, simple, and casual way everything is laid out in gothic horror. The emotion lies deep under the words, under an attention to even small facts that to me as a modern reader feels like the way someone still deep in trauma holds things distant.
February 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's something very special about the matter-of-fact, simple, and casual way everything is laid out in gothic horror. The emotion lies deep under the words, under an attention to even small facts that to me as a modern reader feels like the way someone still deep in trauma holds things distant.
You promised not to tell!!!! ::flails::
February 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You promised not to tell!!!! ::flails::
There are Many, Many reasons dear grandpa wanted to stay out in the valley...
February 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There are Many, Many reasons dear grandpa wanted to stay out in the valley...
Not everyone can be a firebrand, but everyone can be kind to someone who needs it. Everyone can treat someone with dignity. Everyone can try to end the day having done something to make their part of the world better.
That's resistance. It's also joy, and I believe it's why we're here.
That's resistance. It's also joy, and I believe it's why we're here.
February 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Not everyone can be a firebrand, but everyone can be kind to someone who needs it. Everyone can treat someone with dignity. Everyone can try to end the day having done something to make their part of the world better.
That's resistance. It's also joy, and I believe it's why we're here.
That's resistance. It's also joy, and I believe it's why we're here.
My queerness is quiet. I can walk safely in any company. I know this is a privilege. My defiance is equally quiet. I have reasons. They're mine and they're important to me. But even while quiet, I can do Something to balance out the hate and anxiety.
I think we all can. Small things matter.
I think we all can. Small things matter.
February 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My queerness is quiet. I can walk safely in any company. I know this is a privilege. My defiance is equally quiet. I have reasons. They're mine and they're important to me. But even while quiet, I can do Something to balance out the hate and anxiety.
I think we all can. Small things matter.
I think we all can. Small things matter.
When I read the posts here, or in the other places about all of the things going on, my throat closes up. I can't swallow. Even though I know I'm breathing, it feels like I can't.
But I can speak grace into the world. I can add bits of beauty. I can be there for people when they're hurting.
But I can speak grace into the world. I can add bits of beauty. I can be there for people when they're hurting.
February 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When I read the posts here, or in the other places about all of the things going on, my throat closes up. I can't swallow. Even though I know I'm breathing, it feels like I can't.
But I can speak grace into the world. I can add bits of beauty. I can be there for people when they're hurting.
But I can speak grace into the world. I can add bits of beauty. I can be there for people when they're hurting.
The great thing about cues like that is... there is no Wrong and there are so many ways to be right!
::cries in alien planet::
::cries in alien planet::
January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The great thing about cues like that is... there is no Wrong and there are so many ways to be right!
::cries in alien planet::
::cries in alien planet::
The words I would most love to see…
Seamless
Heckin’ effective
Natural
Supportive
And strangely,
Unobtrusive
Plus all of the words of excellence 💜
Seamless
Heckin’ effective
Natural
Supportive
And strangely,
Unobtrusive
Plus all of the words of excellence 💜
January 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The words I would most love to see…
Seamless
Heckin’ effective
Natural
Supportive
And strangely,
Unobtrusive
Plus all of the words of excellence 💜
Seamless
Heckin’ effective
Natural
Supportive
And strangely,
Unobtrusive
Plus all of the words of excellence 💜
Music and narration making magic together!
Starfall does story-magic so well!
Starfall does story-magic so well!
December 15, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Music and narration making magic together!
Starfall does story-magic so well!
Starfall does story-magic so well!