Sound Design Toolkits

Tenebra by The Newton Brothers

by Spitfire Audio

DreadTensionPsychological HorrorDark Atmospheres
Enter the Sound of Fear: Spitfire Audio x The Newton Brothers Present Tenebra — Spitfire Audio · Spitfire Audio (official)

A library of dark sounds from The Newton Brothers, built from solo instruments recorded in their studio, orchestral sessions, field recordings and their synth collection (ARP 2600, Moog Matriarch, DFAM, Eurorack), arranged into over 130 presets. Categories include bells and glass, drones, bowed citole and dulcimer, human sounds, percussion, synths, woodwinds and 'warps'; download size is 11.35 GB.

How to use it in horror

Layer a bowed-piano or bowed-citole drone under a quiet scene, then bring in a warped synth preset to tighten the tension as a threat approaches.