Sparse, sombre piano track with scratchy violin and atmospheric oud. Solemn, tense and desolate, an empty landscape, deserted streets, suitable for sad, suspenseful TV/Film dramas, possibly set in the Middle East.
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Jalsa
Sitar-like drones introduce expectant beats and excited tambourine. Middle Eastern-style earthy strings play snatches of melody with acoustic guitar. Tense, suspenseful and mysterious, would suit a TV drama/Film set in a hot Middle Eastern country or a playful advert for foods from this region.
Spanish Journey
Delicate, measured acoustic guitar with Spanish flamenco ornamentation. Steady beat kept by percussive sample. Bright, thoughtful and sensual, evoking a hot and sticky exotic place, a new start, potential for change…and maybe summer romance…Suitable for a sultry advert for a product that promises to make you a new person.
Singing Motorbikes
Spanish guitar intro with samples of motorbike sounds, along with uplifting Beirut-like horns and string samples and finger snap percussion. Anticipatory, atmospheric and exotic, would suit an advert set in a city packed with people, this soundscape the refreshing respite from the sweltering city heat and overcrowding.
Secret Sampler
Whispered female vocal intro chopped up into a rhythmic vocal loop, resolves into an ethereal Spanish guitar and vocal melodic segment. Mysterious, sensual and supernatural, sounding like a Spanish Bjork or Charlotte Gainsbourg, would suit a strange, psychedelic TV/Film sequence.
Oman Strings
Dramatic orchestral string track with orchestral percussion. A soaring string motif over choral vocals and strident percussion with water sound effects giving a fantasy feel. Dramatic, bombastic and epic, this track would suit fantasy battle scenes or an advert for an epic televised sports event.
NBA
Pulsating rhythmic track with synths and beats. Swooshing synths ebb and flow like the ocean throughout above a relentless beat like a news intro. New age, floaty but with a hard nervous edge, this track is perfect tension-building background music for adverts, corporate videos, gameshows or a high stakes film scene.
Madonnaesque
Driving pop house with strings. Happy cheesy and bouncy, perfect for a retro 90s ad or background music in a 90s/2000s film scene.
Further In
Smooth, dreamy 90s-style track with shuffling trip hop beats. With shifting synths and melancholy orchestral strings, it feels like we’re getting emotional by the ocean. Woozy electric guitar is like an British alternative to surf music. Chilled, warm but with an edge, evokes the spirit of the 90s – Sade and Morcheeba vibes all the way. Perfect for a smooth advert or a steamy Richard Curtis romance.
Eastern 2
Dramatic instrumental track. Glitchy electronics begin, joined by swooping orchestral strings and, soon after, the instrumentation and percussion reminiscent of a Bollywood soundtrack. Final section moves to a more Spanish guitar sound with the sounds of acoustic guitar and what could be intricate foot taps or castanets. A fusion track that would suit the movement from an intense to a more low key mood on screen.