Maurice Ravel – Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine

Ondine as shimmering, mercurial tension: a fluid, high-detail piano texture that constantly shifts between seduction and threat. Ideal for water, night and dream imagery, or for scenes where reality feels slightly unstable but still beautiful on the surface. Ravel’s Ondine moves like water—waves of delicate figures that glitter on the surface while harmony tilts between allure and unease. It’s ideal for fantasy sequences, underwater worlds, psychological dreamscapes or any scene where reality feels slightly shifted but still beautiful. Six cutdowns (five loopable plus an “End” arc) give you precise control over build, crest and release, making a notoriously virtuosic score surprisingly workable in the edit. Use-cases • Underwater or rain-soaked fantasy scenes with seductive danger • Dream sequences and memory fragments in psychological drama • Slow, hypnotic camera moves over water, glass, or reflective surfaces • Elegant horror or dark fairy-tale moments where beauty hides threat • Title sequences for art-house or elevated genre films set near water Ravel Gaspard Ondine, impressionist piano underscore, watery dreamlike piano, dark fantasy classical cue, psychological thriller dream sequence music, shimmering tension piano