This is my entry for the Ryan Leach October 2022 Composing Competition. The scoring challenge was to write a 90 second solution that reflects the artwork’s story and can be performed by the 30-piece Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The notation program I used was Dorico Pro 4 with NotePerformer 3 as the playback engine. Thank you to all for offering this challenge. It was a pleasure to work on.
This is a very atmospheric piece, which seems to be a mixture of weirdness and struggle. 
Clinton, Wow- lots of motion and spookiness going on there. Like a dark and stormy night. Really like your approach to the image.
Here is my entry. Entitled “Boo! Did I scare you?”, in honor of my niece, who as a small child would sit next to me and say the above multiple times in the course of a few minutes. :^)
All done on my ipad using the notation software Staffpad, with just the default instruments for the sounds.
Steven
Very well done Steven. Good storytelling solution! The pizzicato sections work really well to hold our interest and wonder what’s coming (great foreshadowing). I think you’ve got a winner . . .
Clinton- thanks for your encouraging words! Good luck to both of us!
Steven
You can feel the movement and you get swept up into it.
Love it! It has a Spanish flair. Love the ending. Perfect!
Fun piece Steven. Good luck in the contest! Love Halloween, my favorite time of year. Maybe I’ll do an album of spooky/horror music after I finish my Ghostblade album…whenever that may be.
Matt
Thank you . . .