ALPHABET SUPERSET

This project began as a weekly creative challenge to complete one short sound piece for every letter of the alphabet. I made it through “N,” which I still consider a success: the structure gave me a consistent space to experiment, refine my process, and explore new ideas.

Throughout the project, I found myself drawn repeatedly to reshaping samples into unconventional melodies and instruments—an ongoing theme in my work as a producer and sound designer. I love horror stories and old film, so I decided to merge these interests by selecting public-domain films for each letter, watching them closely, and extracting compelling sounds, textures, and spoken lines to repurpose into short-form soundscapes.

At first, I limited myself to using only audio from the films, treating the constraint as part of the experiment. Over time, I realized the pieces became more sonically rich and emotionally expressive when I introduced additional instrumentation. Because many of these films have deteriorated or low-quality audio, some samples couldn’t be revived with EQ, compression, or restoration tools alone. This limitation pushed me toward opening my constraints to layering in drum programming, synths, or guitar, and exploring ways to blend archival material with new sound sources.

While I may return to complete the alphabet someday, I’m satisfied with what emerged from the process. The project strengthened my interest in experimental sampling, expanded my sound-design vocabulary, and underscored my fascination with transforming found material into immersive, narrative-driven sonic environments. Below are the resulting soundscapes.