{"id":7820,"date":"2022-10-28T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=7820"},"modified":"2022-10-28T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:10:00","slug":"synchedin-spotlight-bent-and-broken-by-kevin-macleod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/synchedin-spotlight-bent-and-broken-by-kevin-macleod\/","title":{"rendered":"RouteNote Licensing Spotlight | Bent and Broken by Kevin MacLeod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undisputed king of royalty free music, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/artist\/kevin-macleod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin MacLeod<\/a>, delivers the chills with their unnervingly spooky horror soundscape <em><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/track\/bent-and-broken\">Bent and Broken<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bent and Broken\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3p7Z1Xv9XRmK7tqnyC6ecp?si=3a7627b8cb464a3d&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4fSMtiyC6lF5BUO1tUMWMs?si=nVmRACE9ROGqT3Nea_xh6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin MacLeod<\/a> is an American composer and musician. Since 1999, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/artist\/kevin-macleod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacLeod <\/a>has composed royalty-free library music, and continues to do so to this very day. To date, he currently has over 2,000 published compositions under his belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in 1972, Kevin MacLeod has a wealth of compositional experience to his name. There is an extremely high chance you have heard his music before. Be it in a documentary, Instagram reel, or YouTube video, almost everyone has come across Kevin MacLeod&#8217;s music before in their life, you just may not have been aware of it!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/collection\/synchedin-spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RouteNote Licensing Spotlight<\/a> is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/track\/bent-and-broken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bent and Broken <\/a><\/em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/artist\/kevin-macleod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin MacLeod<\/a>. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/collection\/synchedin-spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotlight <\/a>track begins this week, with a sinister sounding bowed metallic sound. Already, it is clear that MacLeod is ready to dish out some seriously scary sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5WDT7rBFSY&amp;list=PLUP1ExfeloOEqLP6RCACQRcN0dlXHQrH5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spooky Sound Effects Showreels<\/a>, MacLeod begins to introduce and fade out different sonic elements, each more unsettling than the last. A white noise synth with an LFO (low frequency oscillator), causing a stutter type effect, particularly stands out in the sound design of this piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3p7Z1Xv9XRmK7tqnyC6ecp?si=8a4ffb07c8914717\">Bent and Broken<\/a><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4fSMtiyC6lF5BUO1tUMWMs?si=OU8kMRDkSzaE8tu55xZZoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin MacLeod<\/a> continues to grow more <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/collection\/sinister-sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sinister <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/collection\/darkness-sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dark <\/a>as each new piercing, unnerving element is added. It&#8217;s very easy to hear how this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/collection\/synchedin-spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RouteNote Licensing Spotlight<\/a> would be amazing to use in a short horror film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Download Kevin MacLeod&#8217;s extraordinary back catalogue of royalty free music from RouteNote Licensing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For just <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/about-us\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$4.99 a month<\/a>, your music subscription grants you access to unlimited downloads of 1,000s of royalty free tunes. <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/about-us\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe today<\/a>, and elevate your content to the next level. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undisputed king of royalty free music, Kevin MacLeod, delivers the chills with their unnervingly spooky horror soundscape Bent and Broken. 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