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.
Tag Archives: Suspense
Bates Motel
Intense and dramatic, with intertwined strings fraseggi and rhythmical cello structures that give a dissonant sense of broken romance. Fingers pointed to early sixties Bernard Hermann scores, such as the ones for Hitchcock movies, albeit in a more darkish way.
Macedonian Phalanx
Featuring a marked epic accent and a schizophrenic middle-age influence, with orchestral percussive elements, choirs and a synthetic brass section that create a quirky and fantasy-like setting. Great for over the top ancient battles and medieval sieges.
Angry Mountain
Tensive, haunting, and hypnotic, with an epic aftertaste embodied in a late 18th century orchestration that delivers a slice of retro mood and action oriented setting. A darkish instalment of Hollywood-like classical scores perfect for period and modern drama productions.
Hell Flames
Disturbed and suspenseful, with piano solo as lead instrument and a symphonic orchestra that deliver unsettling flashes of dark energy. It follows an A-B-A structure, with a huge spike – both in sound and emotional impact – in the middle section. Great for horrors, thrillers and supernatural themes.
Haunted Night
Mystical and epic, 100% orchestral, with an ostinato rhythm made of powerful strings and screaming brass. It gets angelic as a choir takes the lead in the middle section, before resuming its angry, percussive, and aggressive attitude. Scenes where dramatic action with a magical flavour is needed will benefit greatly from this.
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.
Bond on the Moon
Epic bondy stuff, with a slice of implicit darkness. A spy-themed track that takes the listener from a mysterious electronic intro to a fully orchestral instalment. It rests at 1:30 and then resumes to deliver a grand finale. Be warned, James Bond’s got a dark side.
The Late Heavy Bombardment
Epic, slow-cooked emotional track with instances of orchestral strings and brass interjections, caged in a reassuring and straight drum beat. Poignant by design, it breaks at 1:55 and then resumes with balzato strings to create an intense and dramatic coda. An insteresting combo of Danny Elfman and Rondò Veneziano, this will beautifully suit film/game trailers, commercials, and tv shows.