10,000 Steps

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Music Supervisor

Jittery acoustic track. Percussive intro with delay effects on acoustic guitar and synth effects. Building anticipation, repetitive electric guitar and dynamic percussion. Guitar starts to move to a darker place, creating a sombre mood. Guitar noodles over ann atmospheric drone and clattering percussion, the shifting chords altering the mood, ending on spacey sound effects. Dreamy, dynamic and strange, suitable for a tense TV scene, inner turmoil, a noisy internal monologue, a decision to be made.

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Tactical Espionage

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Music Supervisor

Dramatic orchestral action thriller. Fleeting electronic shards, choppy orchestral strings, booming, threatening brass, frenetic, thunderous beats build tension throughout, finishing on the peal of long foghorn blasts. Dark, sombre and dangerous, a high octane battle for survival, perfect for a dramatic chase scene or tense onscreen build up.

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Good Grief

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Music Supervisor

Sombre, pensive solo piano track. Slow-moving block chords. Cello joins. Slow, measured phrases soothe and calm. Thoughtful, emotional, sad but with a hint of light at the end of the tunnel, would suit an emotionally fraught TV/Film scene of mourning or dwelling on a difficult past or broken relationship.

Solo Piano version available.

1 min and 30 sec ad length versions available.

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If You Were Mine

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Music Supervisor

Jazz piano solo. Relaxed jazz chords, sparse and measured. A tense repeated phrase leads to a pensive, sombre melody with hints of hope from high piano notes. A meandering improv-like melody deviates from the original chords progression before a quiet, content ending. Thoughtful, intense and reflective, a moody piano number perfect for a the heightened tension of a romantic love scene. Two star-crossed lovers on separate paths through rain soaked streets. One in Paris, the city of lights, the other in Woody Allen’s New York…will their paths ever meet again?

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Instant 1

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Music Supervisor

Synth pop track. Frantic bleepy synth intro, snare drums shuffle. Keyboards play sparse riff, over alternating marimba-like synth notes. Another layer of piano creates overlapping rhythms, Drums break with single piano notes, drums become more complex. Spanish acoustic guitar plays solo over drums, frenetic, choppy orchestral strings take their turn before the finish. Sombre and mysterious, sophisticated pop for flashy corporate videos, ad campaigns or background music for intriguing documentaries.

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Utopia 1

Posted on December 23, 2012 by jamie

Emotional solo piano track. Sombre, reflective piano melody over shifting broken piano chords, opening to a more expressive, improvisatory section over the same undulating chords. Romantic, reckless and thoughtful, to suit a heartbreaking onscreen decision.

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Extract Carpediem 1

Posted on August 28, 2012 by jamie

Short exerpt. Dramatic, powerful piercing orchestral strings and pounding percussion. Serious, dramatic and regal, perfect for an intriguing, thrilling short advert, a mystery in 20 seconds.

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The Last Time

Posted on November 4, 2011 by sunil

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.

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Rhythm N Blues

Posted on October 30, 2011 by sunil

Introspective Rhodes piano track. Jazz vibes, scratchy beats, drums and echoing piano. Relaxed, chilled and sombre, building toward the end and edging towards Kurt Vile-style classic rock territory. Perfect for a reflective onscreen moment.

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Deadline Ships

Posted on October 23, 2011 by sunil

Atmospheric acoustic guitar track with gentle percussion and orchestral strings. Anticipatory, sombre but hopeful, with an Autumnal feel.

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