Dark hip hop with gunshot samples. Bleepy synth intro with effects, a foreboding piano riff then a break. Beats build to a deep, punchy, bass synth melody. Piano returns, more beats and gunshot samples. Threatening, tense and frightening, a seemingly bouncy track with a dark underbelly, would suit topical, crime documentaries or content.
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Dangerous
Dreamy synths under hip hop beats with helium vocal samples. Male vocal samples interspersed with child-like vox, like Sampha in a tender duet with a chipmunk. Laid back beats and rippling piano chords keep it chilled. Thoughtful, gentle and soft in contrast with the chunky beats. Would suit emotional or tongue-in-cheek content.
Say It
Laid back hip hop/R’n’B track. Woozy synths and vocal samples, warm and breezy, melodic chord progression with chill 90s beats. Dreamy synths throughout, blissful and immersive. Calm, beautiful and reassuring, the musical equivalent of an epic sunset over a hazy ocean, soulful synthy hip hop to suit the most laid back advert or self-assured content.
Cosa Nostra
Dark trap. Bell-like keyboard motif builds mystery and tension. Rattling, unsettling chords reiterate the creepy melody before a syncopated Latin-style beat and hi-hat trap beat grounds the track. Quiet moments with the eerie distant sounds of thunder and rain like a bad omen. Uneasy and tense with a sense of foreboding, like a trap Twin Peaks soundtrack, perfect for dark TV show where danger is around every corner.
Overtime
Chilled trap/hip hop track. Summery Roland-esque organ sounds and quavering church-like synth strings build anticipation before trap beat drops. Devotional piano chords add to the gospel vibes. Zealous male vocal samples at intervals and deep bassy beats interspersed with breezy hi-hat interludes. Laid back, warm and uplifting, inspiring and reverent yet cool, like Kanye West’s Sunday service, hip hop and gospel influences, perfect for hopeful pop culture documentaries for adverts or calmly climactic TV sequences.
Blessed
Laid back trap instrumental. Mellow synth pads under trap beats. Bouncy bass line join with breathy flute-like synths on top. Beat break with synth easing back in. Calm, chilled and breezy, with an edge, perfect for a cool advert, reality TV montage or youth-focused content.
Less is More
Dark breakbeat EDM. Muted bass line with orchestral string drone and flurries of 90s-style breakbeat drum samples. Full on breakbeat enters with intermittent Middle Eastern samples. Driving, powerful and harsh with a hint of melancholy. Would suit a topical, Vice-style documentary or advert for cutting edge trainers.
Incredible Ways
Upbeat EDM/Techno/House track with melancholy synths. Energetic opening with deep bass beats, fun synth effects and a breathless vocal-style synth beat. Builds to a driving EDM track with reflective synth chords and layers of precise beats. Opens out with broad synths, orchestral strings and relentless beats. Dark, colourful and determined, an epic night-drive through a neon-lit city.
Time Spent
Downbeat electronica/D’n’B. Fast-paced bleepy laser synths over Drum ‘n’ Bass beats. Marimba-style solo break, beats return. Dark, futuristic and slightly sinister, would suit a gritty, true-to-life urban film or TV drama.
Marrakech
Hip hop / Arabic fusion. String intro, swooping and choppy, beats drop in contrast, harp-like synth noodling on top brings lightness. Flute takes on the melody to end. Serious, determined and intriguing, insistent strings and beats to suit cross-cultural content.