Tomb Blaster

Tomb Blaster is an eight-minute journey through an Egyptian tomb and every second of it is scored. Nick wrote the full ride soundtrack as a single continuous piece, then broke it into the scene-by-scene cues the ride system triggers — the souk outside, the entrance corridor, the snake pit, the stone tigers, the giant cobra, the jackal waking, the final blast out.

The music has to do two jobs at once on a shooting dark ride: carry the story forward at the pace of the track and tell a guest with a laser gun where to look. Percussion lands on scene changes; the harmonic language darkens a step at each threshold.

Nick also performs on the attraction. The High Priest who greets guests as they enter the ancient tomb is his voice.