IEntry · Phantom Requiem
Phantom Requiem is a gothic horror short made by Zazie Productions, with score and sound by Zazie Kanwar-Torge. It is a chamber piece in both senses: the picture stays close to a handful of rooms, and the music stays close to a handful of players.
The score sets a requiem that never resolves. A plainchant-shaped line is passed between bowed strings, glass and voice, always arriving at the cadence late or a semitone off, so the music feels like it is remembering a funeral rather than performing one.
Because the film is short, the score works as one continuous movement with internal divisions rather than separate cues. The sample below is the film itself, and it is the clearest demonstration of the studio's gothic register.
IIAt a glance
| Title | Phantom Requiem (Short) |
|---|---|
| Format | Short |
| Genre | Gothic Horror |
| Composer role | Original score |
| Production company | Zazie Productions |
| First line | A film by Zazie Productions |
| Sample | Phantom Requiem — gothic horror short, original score |
| Entry updated |
Chamber score for bowed strings, glass, prepared piano and voice; continuous single-movement structure with unmet cadences. Mixed alongside the film's sound design.
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IIIWatch Phantom Requiem
The complete gothic horror short with its original chamber score by Zazie Kanwar-Torge: bowed strings, spectral harmony and a requiem that never resolves.