Evocative and hypnotic, featuring mildly dissonant textures beautifully orchestrated for strings. Enigmatic and reflective, charged and dynamic delivering an evolving range of emotions and classical string textures.
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Up and Down
Playful and quirky, featuring hopping strings nested in a modern orchestral setting that create lively dissonant ostinatos and spirited recurring themes.
Flute and Piano (suite)
Delicate yet unsettling, with a dissonant flute and a jaunty piano that deliver a strangely playful but darkish tone in the same vein as a contemporary classical music piece.
Paranormal Haunting
Sapient combination of distorted synth brushes, hypnotic guitars and pulsating bass, all caged in a structured slightly off drums beat. Unsettling and unnerving but definitely powerful in its unraveling, it evokes spirited ghosts, paranormal activity, otherworldly and mystical images. Great for dark and suspenseful trailer music and ad campaigns.
Tears from the Moon
Dark and emotional, vivid orchestral strings and introspective electronic drums establish a steady progression where the psychological stakes are high. A violin breaks the tension with a positive opening at 1:00. Piano inserts help to resume in intensity and move to a somewhat grand finale, with harp, flute and violin. Will suite sad and melancholic yet decision-driven sequences, where an action must be taken soon to solve the situation.
Reminiscences
With troubled chords and unsettling textures, a full orchestra is summoned to establish a mysterious and hypnotic sense of longing. First violins deliver the main theme at 0:38, leading to an emotional opening in the middle section. Heavy percussions add layers of dramatic intensity for a compelling final crescendo. Suitable for dramas, introspective yet disturbing scenes a la Roque Banos’ The Machinist soundtrack.
Cluedo
Unexpected and relentless, with ostinato strings patterns and temperamental tempo changes that create a moody and fast paced sixties-like classical orchestration. Ideal for retro thrillers along the lines of Psycho and Vertigo.
That’s for Eating With
Quirky instrumental. Dramatic opening, sustained keys and brass, sounds like the electronic rainbow blasts of Animal Collective. Gives way to a meandering jazz saxophone joined by a brass blast then an unexpected quirky percussive section with piano and a big build, all instruments in, like the finale of a stadium rock concert. Sparse breathy saxophone section before another epic blast of noise. Solo sax then all instruments in, strings, drums, percussion, vocals and brass with drum crashes and wallops before a peaceful end. Bombastic and epic with slow, thoughtful sections, a fun mix of styles and moods, would suit a silly Film/TV scene humorous advert for a bonkers product.
Sei Nu Mei
Moody, strong and beautiful, acoustic and electric guitar with strong echoing industrial rhythms and warm, glass-like sounds. Female “oo’s” wash in and out. Reminiscent of Bjork.
Monkey Dance
Toy pianos, xylophones and harmoniums evoke a mischievous dancing simian. Atonal elements make this a vaguely sinister piece. Something is going wrong in the toy world.