Massachusetts-based Peter Loiacono conceives and produces sound design elements and tracks. His content works effectively for producers of sci-fi horror, adventure, survival horror, psychological horror, and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction. They are also applicable anywhere an atmosphere of instability, disturbance, or anxiety exists. As a lifelong lover of science fiction and horror films, in late 2021 Peter began creating a catalog of sound effect tracks, finding a particular affinity for sounds reflecting uneasiness and tension.
This is a high-intensity, aggressive, glaring track of what can be said to be an emergency alarm, possibly an indication of something very bad that's happening, or about to happen. It doesn't sound like an alarm that would occur in any Earth-based setting. Useful in sci-fi, or apocalyptic fiction. Ambience,
This is a morphing, wailing modulating sound suggesting a degree of unrest or tension. This can be used in sci-fi, and apocalyptic fiction. Science Fiction,
A stark, strident, atmospheric sound, can be a backdrop, or ambient sound bed. Might be used in adventure, crime fiction, survival horror, psychological horror, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction, and video games, Science Fiction,
Conjures up a bleak, unearthly, artificial world. Conjures up vision of transformation, or traumatic events having occurred, with a sense of unknown about what might come next. Science Fiction,
A mournful, plaintive auditory landscape. Suggests a lonely, fateful, situation; something that has happened which was transformative, traumatic, and nearly without hope. Science Fiction,
A brutal, pounding, psychotic sounding track. Suggests some sort of harsh industrial environment in a sci-fi setting, or a form of torture in an extraterrestrial prison. A prisoner could be subjected to this sonic assault to provoke a confession. Or segments could be use for specific purposes. Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Pending
This conjures up a cavernous underground environment with water bubbling out of rock, or an underground stream or river. May be useful in a sci-fi setting on a remote planet which is being newly explored, and where the sounds they are encountering are somewhat unfamiliar and suggest danger. Science Fiction,
This track presents a dark, foreboding, threatening sonic landscape with twisting, surrealistic sounds that undulate and modulate until culminating in a massive, deep reverberant, thudding explosion. Science Fiction,
A vast, reverberant, unstable and undulating sound. May be used as backdrop or sound bed for sci-fi, horror, apocalyptic or post apocalyptic fiction. Science Fiction,
A haunting, strident, restless and eerie sound useful for establishing a tension background, Contains what sounds like distant, horrified, mournful but indistinct voices. Useful in a sci-fi or horror setting, or apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic setting. Ambience,
A restless, searing, aggressive sound, appropriate for sci-fi, horror, or apocalyptic/post apocalyptic fiction. Suitable for a scenes of unrest, hostility, war. Science Fiction,
Intense, raging atmospheric storm, suggestive of a remote planet or rugged extraterrestrial environment. Useful for sci-fi, sci-fi adventure. Science Fiction,
This track starts with a ethereal droning sound and builds to a pulsing, roaring crescendo. Could be used to reflect a stormy ocean environment, or sounds of some sort of alien presence. Science Fiction,
A weighty, ponderous, grinding and droning sound. Suitable for background in horror, sci-fi or apocalyptic, or post apocalyptic fiction. Science Fiction,
A ghoulish, twisting, sound projecting hopelessness, turmoil, chaotic destruction. Useful in any setting depicting dire threatening circumstances, including horror, sci-fi, or apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction. Science Fiction,
A mournful, stark, sonic landscape, suitable for depicting bleak, forlorn settings like those found in apocalyptic, post/apocalyptic fiction. Science Fiction,
A droning ambient track reflecting remoteness, a stark landscape, bleakness, unease. Useful in any type of setting to depict loneliness and alienation. Science Fiction,
A raw, edgy, irritable, shrill, pulsing sound. Useful for creating a disturbing sonic atmosphere in any genre including horror, sci-fi, survival horror, and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction. Ambience,
A relentless, irritable, edgy, tense sound that rises in pitch steadily, creating an escalating and terrifying expectation of bad things happening, horrifying circumstances, loss, chaos. Ambience,
Depicts a hellishly windy and stormy planetary landscape, not quite what an Earth-based storm might or could be because of the unusual atmospheric sounds and intensity. Useful in sci-fi, or sci-fi horror. Science Fiction,
A stormy, twisting, atmospheric sound, suggesting weather conditions in a dangerous, risky extraterrestrial environment Useful in sci-fi, or any situation where a fierce storm backdrop is needed, Science Fiction,
A dark, bleak, foreboding track, slowly builds tension with a stormy atmosphere. As the name implies, it suggests a sort of post-apocalyptic situation, failed mission with loss of life, or other dire outcome. Science Fiction,
A grandiose, dark, imposing sound suggesting conquest, dominance or heroism. Could be used in a sci-fi setting to depict the climax of a cataclysmic struggle or battle, or the imposition of new order. Ambience,
A brief, mournful, lonely track, supportive of a scene where dismay, gloom, and pessimism are present. Can be used in media with a dark theme. Ambience,
This is a bleak, haunting, surreal, undulating sound, a perfect backdrop for any situation where there is tension, danger and uncertainty, and the unknown. Good for horror, sci-fi, sci-fi horror, crime fiction, or apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction. Ambience,
Chimes with a tense, anxious tone underneath, building in volume and intensity. Chimes, being identifiable as such in hearing this piece, typically are used to convey a quieting, mystical effect. But here, they are associated with tension, fear, or apprehension. Ambience,
Freaky, grating, howling, and unnerving, this track will support any visual context of dread and darkness. Another visual context is someone in great pain psychologically and about to lose their mind. Useful in horror, adventure horror, sci-fi horror, murder, mayhem. Ambience,
A mournful, moribund, dispiriting track, reflecting a dejected, lonely, forgotten existence. Could be used in a setting depicting hopelessness and alienation. Ambience,
A stark, linear, monochromatic, track. Good for any hi-tension situation, including horror, sci-fi, sci-fi horror, crime fiction, psychological drama. Ambience,
This is a pulsing, swirling, droning track, reflecting a restless and foreboding situation. Could be used in any situation where there is unease and tension, in either crime drama, horror, sci-fi, etc. Ambience,
A viciously grating, oppressive track with the wailing sound of a life form suffering. Could be used in any situation where abuse of living beings is occurring. Some examples are horror, sci-fi horror, apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction. Possibly on an alien planet. Horror & Halloween, Dungeons
A raw, ragged. grating excruciating sound. Could be used in any horror or sci-fi horror scene; maybe an extraterrestrial torture room, or means of torture using horrifically intense sound. Horror & Halloween, Hell
A jagged, pulsing sound, reflecting disorientation, confusion, erratic indeterminate behavior. Could be used in a crime drama, crime fiction, psychological thriller. Ambience,