Based on Stories by Edgar Allan Poe Viola Solos and Violin Solos Played by Kelly Joe Richardson Woodwind Solos Played by Doug Clyde Clarinet, Oboe, Tenor Recorder Music Recorded and Mixed by ALBEDO Dedicated to violist Paul Neubauer Annabel Lee Narrated by Jimmy Good Recorded by Tom Hambleton Undertone Music Raven Man Performed by Doug Clyde Edited by Doug Clyde Sound Mixed by Doug Clyde Keyframe Animation by Doug Clyde Script Adapted by Anthropic Claude Animation by xAI Grok and Google DeepMind Veo Sound Effects by ElevenLabs Additional Sound Effects Provided by Pond5 Characters Voiced by Google DeepMind Veo and ElevenLabs Additional Narration by ElevenLabs Character and Set Designs by Open AI ChatGPT and Google DeepMind Gemini Designs Modified by Venice.ai Qwen Designs Edited and Composited by Doug Clyde Production Assistant Anthropic Claude Prologue: Nevermore! Tale One: The Masque of the Red Death Tale Two: Metzengerstein Tale Three: The Fall of the House of Usher Tale Four: A Descent into the Maelstrom Tale Five: The Pit and the Pendulum Intermezzo: Annabel Lee Tale Six: The Tell-Tale Heart Tale Seven: The Cask of Amontillado Epilogue: The Raven

Independent Shorts Awards
Best Original Score Silver Award. Cask of Amontillado. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Original Score Gold Award. Annabel Lee. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Original Score Gold Award. Fall of the House of Usher. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Original Score Gold Award. Descent into the Maelstrom. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Original Score Bronze Award. The Pit and the Pendulum. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Original Score Semi-Finalist. The Tell-Tale Heart. Kelly Joe Richardson
Best Animation Short Semi-Finalist. The Tell-Tale Heart. Doug Clyde

Best Shorts Competition
A Descent into the Maelstrom, Award of Excellence: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson
The Pit and the Pendulum, Award of Excellence: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson
The Tell-Tale Heart, Award of Excellence: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson
Annabel Lee, Award of Excellence: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson
The Fall of the House of Usher, Award of Merit Special Mention: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson
The Cask of Amontillado, Award of Merit: Original Score. Kelly Joe Richardson

Top Shorts Film Festival
The Cask of Amontillado. Winner Best Score (Kelly Joe Richardson) &
Top 15 Finalist for Film of the Month March 2026 (Doug Clyde)
Annabel Lee. Semi-Finalist Best Score. (Kelly Joe Richardson)
The Fall of the House of Usher. Finalist Best Score (Kelly Joe Richardson) &
Top 15 Finalist for Film of the Month May 2026 (Doug Clyde)
A Descent into the Maelstrom. Finalist Best Score (Kelly Joe Richardson) &
Top 15 Finalist for Film of the Month June 2026 (Doug Clyde)

Indie Fest Film Awards
Annabel Lee
Award of Excellence: Original Score (Kelly Joe Richardson)
Award of Merit: Narration / Voice-Over Talent Non-Acting (Jimmy Good)
Award of Merit: Film Short (Doug Clyde)

Independent Horror Movie Awards
The Pit and the Pendulum nominee for Best Animated Short (Doug Clyde)
The Pit and the Pendulum nominee for Best Editing (Doug Clyde)
The Pit and the Pendulum nominee for Best Music (Kelly Joe Richardson)
The Tell-Tale Heart winner of Best Music (Kelly Joe Richardson)
The Tell-Tale Heart nominee for Best Animated Short (Doug Clyde)

Accolade Global Film Competition
The Tell-Tale Heart
Award of Excellence: Original Score (Kelly Joe Richardson)
Award of Merit Special Mention: Film Short (Doug Clyde)
Award of Merit: Editing (Doug Clyde)

IndieX Film Fest
The Pit and the Pendulum Winner of Best Original Score (Kelly Joe Richardson)
The Tell-Tale Heart Nominee for Best Original Score (Kelly Joe Richardson)

Indie Short Fest
The Pit and the Pendulum Nominated for Best Original Score (Kelly Joe Richardson)

Doug Clyde
(Director Biography)

Doug Clyde is a multi award-winning filmmaker and composer operating under the banner ALBEDO MUSIC. His documentary "The Seven Other Planets of Our Solar System" earned a Best Documentary nomination at the International Indie Film & Screenplay Festival in 2025 and 3 Awards of Merit from the Accolade Global Film Competition in 2026 for Documentary Short, Narration, and Sound. As a former planetarium educator, he brings a unique perspective to science-based storytelling, combining astronomical knowledge with artistic vision. His collaborative work with composer Kelly Joe Richardson on "The Seven Tales of Poe" has garnered 20 awards in 2025 and 2026, including the Independent Shorts Awards, Best Shorts Competition, Top Shorts Film Festival, Indie Fest Film Awards, Independent Horror Movie Awards, Accolade Global Film Competition and the IndieX Film Fest. Across 15 music albums as the artist ALBEDO, he has won 13 awards including recognition from the Independent Music Awards, Global Music Awards, and the Utah Music Awards. He specializes in blending contemporary animation techniques with classical music and literary adaptations.

Kelly Joe Richardson
(Composer Biography)

Kelly Joe Richardson is a composer and violinist. His first film at the University of Southern California was declared the best musical score in the school's history by the USC Film Department. His music has been recorded at Universal, MGM and 20th Century Fox Studios as well as the Steven Spielberg Scoring Stage. His music has been performed at the OK Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow by the Moscow State Philharmonic and the Great Hall Named After Shostakovich by the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has written music for the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., the New York Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Juilliard teacher and former New York Philharmonic principal violist Paul Neubauer. His “Battle of Shiloh” was performed by the Elbland Philharmonic in Germany. His newest composition "Seven Tales of Edgar Allan Poe for Viola and Orchestra" was written for and dedicated to the incredible violist Paul Neubauer. The Composition started in Leipzig, Germany, October 7, 2014 and ended in Leipzig, Germany, October 31, 2019. Completed in Auerbachs Keller. The Raven was composed entirely in the air while flying from New York City, NY, USA to Moscow, Russia and completed in the Moscow Airport.

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