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Cleveland, United States (1996 – present)

Formed in 1996 in Cleveland, Ohio, Midnight Syndicate’s gothic, horror, fantasy “soundtracks for the imagination” CDs feature a blend of neoclassical, dark ambient, and movie score-style music and sound effects. Consisting of composers Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka, they are most known for their musical contributions to the holiday of halloween, as well as to the haunted house, amusement park, and roleplaying game industries.

Composer/filmmaker Edward Douglas founded Midnight Syndicate in 1996. In 1997, its self-titled debut was released with the majority of music on the album written, arranged, and performed by Douglas. Contributors included Scott Angus, Mark Rakocy, Dennis Carleton, Jamie Barbour, Ray Portler, the rap act Dark Side, and Christopher Robichaud. Douglas coined the term “cine-fusion” to describe the album. Cine-fusion is described in the album’s liner notes as

“a blending of movie soundtrack music and pop music… a compilation of soundtracks to movies that do not exist. The goal of the music is to stimulate the imaginations of listeners so that they are able to transport themselves to worlds or movies of their own creation.”

Musically, the album contained an eclectic blend of styles including everything from dark neoclassical instrumental music (of which three tracks appeared on future releases), rock], techno, rap, and space. Movie-style sound effects were employed in many tracks. In March 1998, a multimedia show was produced by Douglas and his company, Entity Productions, to support the album.

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1		Born of the Night			57
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6		Soliloquy			27
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