Loutar

Improvisation on loutar, an oud-like stringed instrument. Sparse improvised phrases growing to more melodic parts. Hypnotic, melancholy and raw, like the soundtrack to a western movie at first before taking on a North African feel when the melodic sections kick in. Perfect documentary soundtrack.

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Tide of Feelings

Emotional pop/rock. Drum build with sparse piano chords. Violin-like drawn-out samples mournfully yearn over the drums and piano. Strings flutter build to expressive vocal samples and more string layers. Enveloping, romantic and thoughtful, would suit a Film/TV scene of great emotional and romantic tension.

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Flow of Thoughts

Sweeping string and piano track. Fluttering strings and ticking percussion over single, hopeful piano notes. Anticipation builds, breaks into a vast hopeful section with a full chorus of choppy strings, shifting to calmer sustained strings. Emotional, romantic and full of sweeping positivity and wondrous expectation, perfect for a charity campaign or heartwarming advert.

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Electric Dust

Electronic instrumental with fat synths. Electronic beats and congas to start, joined by electric guitar build up, anticipatory synths grow to a frenetic, squelchy synth section with industrial beats. Clunky, noisy beats give way to a delicate and funky guitar riff. Builds back to punchy, garish synths and relentless, driving beats. Hyperactive, unpredictable and high-energy, positive party music to build excitement. Would suit a rollicking ad campaign or breathless onscreen chase scene.

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Pyramid of Pop

Polished EDM/Pop. Punchy from the get-go with arpeggiated synth lines, twinkling sound effects, a bouncy synth melody and beats. A build with relentless beats speeding up to the drop. Bright, euphoric synths joined by crunchy beats, bright, sparkly and upbeat. Happy, carefree and reckless, Calvin Harris/Skrillex-style summer jam for Reality TV or a documentary about the youth going on raucous, boozy holidays.

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Cosmic Transmission

Cosmic synths and beats. Sparkling, spacey arpeggiated synths build anticipation and excitement, crunchy beats kick in with DnB effects and beats taking over, contrasted with soft, dreamy synth drones. Arpeggiator kicks in again with wavey synths before crunchy beats return with shakers and tambourine-style percussion. Floaty and celestial, yet edgy and urban, drum n bass from outer space, perfect for a youth documentary or reality TV show.

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Before You Go (Suite)

Chilled electronica. Soft, atmospheric synth build becomes background synth drone under a slow, syncopated, tropical beat. Bright, colourful synth shines on top of an ambient base with growing beats and weightless synth lines reaching out like tree vines. Calm, peaceful and futuristic, a musical utopia, perfect for uplifting TV scenes or as an accompaniment to a soothing, hopeful advert for ethical fashion or worthy causes.

Vocal version features Molly Nilsson-style breathy female vocals – cool, calm and atmospheric with a hint of 90s nostalgia.

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Lift Off

Slick upbeat electronica. Full intro of synths and beats joined by glassy melodies and a bouncy synth riff. 90s-style chordal piano build then the jam restarts. Bright, fun and polished, perfect for a classy yet playful advert for a fashion brand, or as background music for a glossy reality TV show or documentary.

Alt versions available.

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Illumina

Quietly epic cinematic orchestral string build with electric guitar and piano. Sustained orchestral strings over hand drum percussion. Warm synth notes and tinkling piano melody bring lightness and joyful anticipation. Angelic choral vocal samples break in before a change to a harder synth section. The sunshine breaks through the clouds with electric guitar cutting through the wash of strings and choral vocals. Piano rejoins with a simple, hopeful melodic pattern. Powerful and moving, yet gentle and thoughtful, Elbow-like emotional build to suit an inspiring advert or a triumphant onscreen finale.

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Martial Law

Orchestral build with electric guitar. Languid violins suspended, cello adds depth before choppy strings drive the track forward. Tension builds with relentless strings against shifting chords. Choppy strings joined by punchy electric guitar bursts building, punctuated by drums rolls, rolling back to exposed string stabs. Tense, nerve-wracking and threatening, perfect suspenseful music for an action movie scene or audacious TV drama finale.

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