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.
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Kidnap In Karachi Part 1
Atmospheric build. Sparse piano intro with string murmurings. Sustained strings become a drone before a drop out. Piano break before tense percussion, shakers and expressive violin join for an intriguing, suspenseful and nerve-wracking build, steady and mid-tempo throughout. Mysterious, strange and beguiling with a hint of the East, suitable for tense movie moments or atmospheric, threatening documentary background music.
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.
Ashabi
A cacophony of guitar feedback. An electric guitar melody emerges, joined by deep drums, strident bass, upbeat tambourine and wailing guitar notes. A strange and spooky vocal section takes over, joined by gutteral bass and relentless percussion. Like Tame Impala, shamanistic, powerful and psychedelic, perfect for a badass advert or to accompany a driven character on TV.
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.
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.
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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Magnificent Revolutions
Percussive track made from bike sounds with vocal samples and female voice. Tense, repetitive rhythmic cycle with some bell noises, swooshes and cowbell-like sounds interspersed with manipulated female vocals. Experimental, dynamic and psychedelic, would suit a strange experience on screen or a quirky advert.
Four
Breezy folk track with male and female vocals. Subtle electronics mingle with arpeggiated acoustic guitar and shuffling percussion in this gentle love song. Blissful, dreamy and happy. Halfway through, the sun comes out and this track grows in bleached out intensity and warmth. Suitable for a euphoric, romantic tv or film moment.
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.