History Music / MidnightSyndicate

* HiddenTrack: The ''Dungeons And Dragons'' album has a very short unlisted 24th track, which is simply the sound of dice rolling, followed by a voice saying "uh oh", and [[HellIsThatNoise some ominous otherworldly sounds]] -- apparently it's meant to represent a hapless D & D player accidentally summoning something from the game into the real world. The track is only on physical copies of the CD and hasn't officially been made available digitally.

--->''[[TitleDrop Born of the night]], we are shadows.''

A strange, creepy, yet compelling mix of neoclassical music, dark ambience, and HeavyMithril, Midnight Syndicate is an Ohio-based music group that creates "soundtracks to movies that do not exist". Their discography is lengthy and notable for its gothic tone and use of sound effects. They have been recognized for their impact on creating atmosphere for the holiday of Halloween, haunted house attractions, amusement parks, and tabletop gaming. Recently they have begun scoring actual films.

After releasing an [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness eclectic]] eponymous [=CD=] in 1997, Douglas teamed up with gothic artist [[Music/NoxArcana Joseph Vargo]] and Gavin Goszka to create an exclusively dark-themed Midnight Syndicate CD called ''Born of the Night''. With music written by Douglas and Goszka based on Vargo's artwork and featuring narrations performed by Vargo, ''Born of the Night'' was a mammoth success, putting the band firmly on the gothic music map. In 2000, the band followed it up with ''Realm Of Shadows'', which followed the same formula of music written by Douglas and Goszka following Vargo's art, and narrations done by the latter. Unfortunately, Vargo split from the group shortly after ''Realm of Shadows'' (CreativeDifferences was the most common theory). Four years later, Vargo would [[StartMyOwn go on to form]] Music/NoxArcana.

(Film/TheDeadMatter has its own page.)

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* CreepyChild: Douglas' young daughter on ''Footsteps in the Dust''

* HeartbeatSoundtrack: Used to great effect in the original version of ''Haunted Nursery'' from ''Born of the Night'' and on ''Footsteps in the Dust'' from ''The 13th Hour''

* HiddenTrack: The ''Dungeons And Dragons'' album has a very short unlisted 24th track, which is simply the sound of dice rolling, followed by a voice saying "uh oh", and [[HellIsThatNoise some ominous otherworldly sounds]] - apparently it's meant to represent a hapless D & D player accidentally summoning something from the game into the real world. The track is only on physical copies of the CD and hasn't officially been made available digitally.

* OneWomanSong: ''Adelaide'' from ''Gates of Delirium'' (she has such a pretty singing voice doesn't she?)

* HiddenTrack: The ''Dungeons And Dragons'' album has an unlisted 24th track, a short, humorous piece meant to represent a hapless D & D player accidentally summoning something from the game into the real world with their roll. The track is only on physical copies of the CD and hasn't officially been made available digitally.

* AltumVidetur: "Non Compos Mentis" in ''Gates''. The track is instrumental.

* ''Monsters of Legend'' (2013) - A tribute to the classic [[UniversalHorror Universal]] and [[Film/HammerHorror Hammer]] horror movies.

After releasing an [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness eclectic]] eponymous [=CD=] in 1997, Douglas teamed up with gothic artist [[Music/NoxArcana Joseph Vargo]] and Gavin Goszka to create an exclusively dark-themed Midnight Syndicate CD called ''Born of the Night''. With music written by Douglas and Goszka based on Vargo's artwork and featuring narrations performed by Vargo, ''Born of the Night'' was a mammoth success, putting the band firmly on the gothic music map. In 2000, the band followed it up with ''Realm Of Shadows'', which followed the same formula of music written by Douglas and Goszka following Vargo's art, and narrations done by the latter. Unfortunately, Vargo split from the group shortly after ''Realm of Shadows'' (CreativeDifferences was the most common theory). Four years later, Vargo would [[StartMyOwn go on to form]] NoxArcana.

After releasing an [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness eclectic]] eponymous [=CD=] in 1997, Douglas teamed up with gothic artist [[NoxArcana Joseph Vargo]] and Gavin Goszka to create an exclusively dark-themed Midnight Syndicate CD called ''Born of the Night''. With music written by Douglas and Goszka based on Vargo's artwork and featuring narrations performed by Vargo, ''Born of the Night'' was a mammoth success, putting the band firmly on the gothic music map. In 2000, the band followed it up with ''Realm Of Shadows'', which followed the same formula of music written by Douglas and Goszka following Vargo's art, and narrations done by the latter. Unfortunately, Vargo split from the group shortly after ''Realm of Shadows'' (CreativeDifferences was the most common theory). Four years later, Vargo would [[StartMyOwn go on to form]] NoxArcana.

* {{Prequel}} - ''Gates Of Delirium'' is a prequel to ''The 13th Hour'' - the house in ''13th'' is the long-abandoned Haverghast asylum, with our adventurer discovering the dark secrets of his family's past.

In 2001, Goszka and Douglas introduced the Haverghast family (a recurring theme throughout some of their later discs) with their haunted asylum-themed CD ''Gates of Delirium''. Over the next nine years, they explored themes such as haunted Victorian mansions, vampires, and Egyptian lore on their albums. Their long discography also includes the official soundtrack to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game, the soundtrack to the 2008 film ''The Rage'', and the soundtrack to a film that they produced entitled ''TheDeadMatter''.

''TheDeadMatter'', a horror movie about a woman's efforts to bring back her dead brother (which leads to a whole 'nuther mess involving [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]], [[ArtifactOfDoom ancient artifacts]], and warring [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire lords]]) premiered in 2010. Despite going straight to DVD, it's earned very positive feedback from reviewers. A Midnight Syndicate CD entitled ''The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates'' featuring music inspired by themes in the movie (and several songs from the score) was released before the actual film.

(TheDeadMatter has its own page.)

* ''Monsters of Legend'' (2013) - A tribute to the classic [[UniversalHorror Universal]] and [[HammerHorror Hammer]] horror movies.

* SignatureSong" - ''Born of the Night'', ''Haunted Nursery'', ''Fallen Grandeur'', ''Grisly Reminder''

* OneOfUs: Come on - these are the guys that made a soundtrack to DungeonsAndDragons!

* ''Monsters of Legend'' (2013) - A tribute to the classic Universal and Hammer horror movies.

After releasing an [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness eclectic]] eponymous [=CD=] in 1997, Douglas teamed up with gothic artist [[NoxArcana Joseph Vargo]] and Gavin Goszka to create an exclusively dark-themed Midnight Syndicate CD called ''Born of the Night''. With music written by Douglas and Goszka based on Vargo's artwork and featuring narrations performed by Vargo, ''Born of the Night'' was a mammoth success, putting the band firmly on the gothic music map. In 2000, the band followed it up with ''Realm Of Shadows'', which followed the same formula of music written by Douglas and Goszka following Vargo's art, and narrations done by the latter. Unfortunately, the trio was TooGoodToLast. Vargo split from the group shortly after ''Realm of Shadows'' (CreativeDifferences was the most common theory). Four years later, Vargo would [[StartMyOwn go on to form]] NoxArcana.

* ''Carnival Arcane'' (2011) - A soundscape planned around the concept of a haunted carnival attraction.

* HeavyMithril: The official roleplaying game sound to TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, these albums also work well for a game of TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness or TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu.

* HeavyMithril: The official roleplaying game sound to DungeonsAndDragons, these albums also work well for a game of WorldOfDarkness or CallOfCthulhu.

* ''Carnival Arcane'' (To be released August 2011) - A soundscape planned around the concept of a haunted carnival attraction.