Atmospheric percussive track with strings. Erratic background noise, clanging, bashing, becomes rhythmic. Sustained string swells add further suspense before a wailing orchestral blast with a pulsating background beat. Strange, tense and unsettling, would suit a dramatic, frightening Film/TV/Doc.
Tag Archives: Orchestral Strings
The Last Time
Electronic beats with heavy delay, echoing, harsh and glassy. Bleepy synth seeps into the soundscape. Orchestral strings provide a sombre humanity. Beats intensify to a sparse finish. Suspense, tension and a sense of foreboding.
Mrs Nice
Orchestral percussion track. Timpani, double bass and glockenspiel tip-toe as orchestral strings manoeuvre below. Fun and playful, mysterious and slightly European, perfect for a jokey yet sophisticated advert.
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Liberia
Orchestral track with drums and a pop vibe. Shuffling drums, bass guitar and orchestral strings are joined by gentle acoustic guitar for a powerful positive build. Bass break with electronic beats toward the close, before the full band rejoins for a joyful finale. Anthemic and Elbow-esque, suitable for subtly feel-good soundtracks, charity campaigns or longform adverts.
High
Intense, emotional female vocal with tense orchestral strings, acoustic guitar and beats. Dreamy vocals, gentle plucked acoustic guitar and reverb-laden beats create a woozy atmosphere with a 90s feel. Orchestral strings and bass guitar underpin the breathy melody. Romantic, nostalgic and intoxicating, would suit a 90s throwback teen drama.
Happy Harp
Playful pizzicato strings and double bass play a jaunty, carefree melody. Strings imitate the plucked strings of a harp, in the absence of any actual harp. Fun, hopeful, positive and warm, a slight melodic idea that would be a perfect piece for a short advert or TV interlude.
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.
Deadline Ships
Atmospheric acoustic guitar track with gentle percussion and orchestral strings. Anticipatory, sombre but hopeful, with an Autumnal feel.
Deadline Ending
Piano, strings, acoustic guitar deliver a pensive, hopeful beginning, joined by electronic beats. Dramatic section features more orchestral strings and harder beats. Lyrical, expressive and sombre, suitable for a moody drama.
Ambient House
Moody electronic track with bass, sparse percussion and a rich, warm orchestral string base. Builds and shifts to a faster dance pulse. Full of anticipation and tension but with a hint of calm and hope from the warm orchestral string progression. Suitable for tense, life-changing moments or free-wheeling characters on TV/Film.