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New Orleans jazz with everything from a Mardi Gras feel to traditional Prohibition-era and cool 1970s cop show funk with horns and funky rhythm section. Brass bands and banjo join energetic drums and percussion.

Esplanade

Happy-go-lucky New Orleans brass band with energetic drums and percussion. Mardis Gras feel.  2:55

Hoodoo Mama

Bustling up-tempo New Orleans trad jazz from the Prohibition era. 2:59

Piety Street

Cool, laid back New Orleans brass band with sleazy lead trumpet & funky rhythm section.  2:38

Psychedelic Love Funk

Cool 1970s cop show funk with slick NOLA horn section.  2:48

Second Line Time

Grooving New Orleans horn section over a busy second line beat.  3:45

Po Boy Tango

Tongue-in-cheek, maudlin New Orleans Latin jazz tango with plaintive lead trumpet.  3:31

My Oh My Oh

Breezy New Orleans brass band with banjo builds to wailing trad jazz. Street party feel.  3:03

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A variety of jazz moods, from relaxed, with cool sax, guitar and piano solos, to easy-going, swinging dinner jazz, and Latin-inspired guitar jazz.

License this recordingLate Night Jazz
Relaxed jazz club quintet with cool sax, guitar, and piano solos
(5:19)

License this recordingStraight Ahead
Up-tempo, bustling jazz quintet with walking bass, piano, guitar, drums & sax
(3:41)

License this recordingDinner For Two
Easy going, swinging dinner jazz with straight-ahead rhythm section and sax lead
(4:32)

License this recordingFive Over Four
Cool jazz quintet waltz featuring piano, guitar & sultry sax lead. Mellow 1960s vibe
(4:47)

License this recordingJust A Mirage
Bustling jazz quintet with Latin flavours featuring sax and piano solos over a grooving rhythm section
(3:38)

License this recordingA Night in Brazil
Smooth Brazilian-inspired dinner jazz with laid back rhythm section & mellow lead sax
(3:27)

License this recordingSong for Sophia
Sexy Latin-inspired guitar jazz with a relaxed rhythm section
(4:24)

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Risers composed for Asian sports media

A variety of risers, from tense and exciting to dark, dramatic hybrids featuring Asian percussion, traditional woodwind, melodic string instruments, erhu, flutes and drone.

Rise of Tradition
Rhythmic bed with electronic rise, string instruments, flutes, Sheng, distortion and vocal fx to drum and synth impact
(1.00)

Transcendental
Tense, exciting riser with dark synths, wailing erhu and insistent percussion
(0:50)

Rise of the Phoenix
Hybrid riser with Asian percussion & woodwind, sound design elements, big impact & eerie tail
(0.34)

To the Mountain Top
Escalating Asian hybrid riser with drone, authentic woodwind, percussion & sound design. Builds to epic impact
(1:15)

Organic Infusion
Growing percussion & flavours of Myanmar with pulses, rising erhu & synth elements
(1:04)

Filled with Courage
Slowly building percussion bed with flute, drone & synth rise
(1:00)

Ultra
Driving pitched riser with Asian influence, aggressive impact & bamboo flute ending
(0:25)

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Our two new riser albums

Risers are used as transitions from scene to scene or to create drama in an edit. On film when a shark is about to attack the best way to add the sense of the impending doom or the sound of the attack itself is through the use of risers and impacts.

They can be used in any production but ours get used the most in reality television shows that the have many cuts to convey the story.  Shows like River Monsters, Mysteries at the Museum, and Life Below Zero.

Risers Return
Long risers with epic drums and drones, vocal FX and adrenaline-surging climaxes come together with atmospheric synths, big hits and distorted guitars.

Risers return 2
Fast risers, with monster FX join with metallic swooshes and massive impacts, while unsettling drones, guitar swells and growing drums build to massive impacts and a variety of decays and tails.

 

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Gustav Holst’s timeless, celestial classic.

From a dramatically building orchestra and choir through mercurial moments and a cheerfully epic romp, together with quieter, more magical reveals and ethereal choir with cosmic harps, Holst’s suite contains a universe of orchestral moods.

 

 

Mars, Bringer of War
Epic, dramatically building orchestra & choir with an explosive ending. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at full tilt.  3.53

Venus, Bringer of Peace
Calm, atmospheric & tender orchestra & choir. Sparkling woodwinds & celesta with ethereal strings & brass 2.08

Mercury, Winged Messenger
Flighty, lively, mercurial orchestra with intricate woodwinds & celesta. Big orchestral crescendo.  1.58

Jupiter, Bringer Of Jollity
Cheerful, epic orchestral romp throughout. 2.29

Saturn, Bringer Of Old Age
Gently developing beautiful orchestra with rousing, tense middle section & serene resolution.  2.13

Uranus, The Magician
Dramatic symphonic opening into sprightly, magical orchestral theme with choir & rousing ending.  1.55

Neptune, The Mystic
Nebulous, stirring orchestra with magical reveal, ethereal choir & cosmic harps & bells.  1.51

I Vow to Thee, My Country
Patriotic, stirring English hymn arranged for choir & orchestra.  2.07

 

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Pastoral Patriotic

Pomp and Circumstance’s joyful orchestral march, Land of Hope and Glory’s rousing choir and the stirring Nimrod are the ultimate patriotic anthems.

A passionate Cello Concerto and Dukas’s dramatic, magical Sorcerer’s Apprentice complete this collection.

 

 

Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Prelude 

Joyful, patriotic orchestral march builds to stately ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ instrumental theme. 4:17

Land of Hope and Glory

Rousing choir & orchestra perform the ultimate British patriotic anthem. 2:26

Cello Concerto in E Minor

Passionate & virtuosic cello building to a thunderous orchestra. Gentle, glowering ending.  3:02

Nimrod

Stirring, patriotic orchestral anthem. Powerful ending. From Enigma Variations performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  2:12

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4

Regal, celebratory orchestral march. Upbeat & proud.  2:22

Salut d’Amour

Elegiac, romantic & beautiful orchestral theme (1888).  2:56

Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Magical, stormy orchestral romp. Full of drama & fantasy.  2:52

 

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Saint-Saens’ whimsical suite features everything from the Lions’ prowling orchestral themes to Kangaroo piano pounces and the Aviary’s fluttering flute runs. A string quartet make asses of themselves as Donkeys, whilst xylophone and flutes evoke Fossils.

Fossils

A chaotic, mad skeletal dance featuring xylophone, flute, clarinet, piano & strings from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:17

Cuckoo

Slow, hesitant piano & string quartet with ‘cuckooing’ flute & clarinet. From Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:59

Donkeys

Flute, clarinet & string quartet making asses of themselves with ‘eeyore’ effects. From Carnival of the Animals (1886)

0:37

Kangaroos

Little leaps & uncertain pounces from 2 pianos & 2 violins from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:06

Swift Animals 

Fast and furious piano scales with pizzicato & staccato violins from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns (1886)

0:41

Hens And Roosters

Clucks & crows from Carnival of the Animals with flute, clarinet, piano & string quartet (1886)

1:00

Aviary

Fluttering flute runs, light piano trills, tremolo strings & bird-like clarinet from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:20

March Of The Lions

Piano fanfares & fireworks into prowling orchestral theme from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:53

Carnival Finale

The lively ending to Carnival of the Animals with two vamping pianos, xylophone & small orchestra (1886)

1:14

Carnival Finale 2

The lively ending to Carnival of the Animals with 2 vamping pianos, xylophone & small orchestra (1886)

1:00

Fossils 2 

Chaotic, mad skeletal dance featuring xylophone, flute, clarinet, piano & strings from Carnival of the Animals (1886). Gapped editor’s mix

1:29

Cuckoo 2 

Slow, hesitant piano & string quartet with ‘cuckooing’ flute & clarinet. From Carnival of the Animals (1886). Gapped editor’s mix

2:12

Donkeys 2 

Flute, clarinet and string quartet make ‘eeyore’ effects. From Carnival of the Animals (1886). Quieter shrieks

0:37

Kangaroos 2 

Little leaps and uncertain pounces from 2 pianos & 2 violins from Carnival of the Animals (1886). Gapped editor’s mix

1:14

Swift Animals 2 

Fast & furious piano scales from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns (1886). No strings

0:41

Hens and Roosters 2 

Clucks & crows from Carnival of the Animals with string quartet & piano (1886). No woodwind

0:48

Aviary 2 

Fluttering tremolo strings with double bass from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:20

March of the Lions 2 

Piano fanfares & fireworks into prowling orchestral theme from Carnival of the Animals (1886). Gapped editor’s mix

2:01

Carnival Finale 3

The lively ending to Carnival of the Animals with a small orchestra. Piano & xylophone join from midway

1:00

Fossils 3

A chaotic, mad skeletal dance featuring xylophone, flute, clarinet, piano & strings from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:00

Cuckoo 3 

Slow, hesitant & mysterious solo piano. From Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:59

Donkeys 3

Flute, clarinet & string quartet making asses of themselves with ‘eeyore’ effects. From Carnival of the Animals (1886)

0:30

Kangaroos 3

Little leaps & uncertain pounces from 2 pianos & 2 violins from Carnival of the Animals (1886)

1:00

Swift Animals 3 

Curious, mischievous, stealthy pizzicato & staccato violins with a few tense moments from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns (1886)

0:40

Hens and Roosters 3

Clucks and crows from Carnival of the Animals with string quartet & piano (1886). No woodwind

0:30

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A joyful Rondo from Mozart’s Horn Concerto dances with the spirited Viennese Waltz opening to Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and the celebratory Radetzky March. The Skaters’ Waltz is serene and elegant, whilst Suppé’s Light Cavalry is cantering and boisterous.

 

Musical Joke

Mozart. Bright & mildly comic 4th ‘Presto’ movement from Mozart’s ‘Musical Joke’ arranged for orchestra (1787)

2:03

Skaters

Waldteufel. Serene & grandly elegant orchestral arrangement of Waldteufel’s famous Skaters’ Waltz (1882)

2:54

Light Cavalry 

Suppe. Cantering, spirited & boisterous orchestral romp. Arrangement of overture to Suppé’s operetta (1866)

2:17

Anitra’s Dance

Grieg. Cheerful, quirky waltz from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite arranged for orchestra (1876)

2:33

Radetzky March

Johann Strauss Sr. Spirited, celebratory quick march by Johann Strauss Snr arranged for orchestra (1848)

1:54

Die Fledermaus Overture

Johann Strauss II.  Spirited Viennese Waltz opening to Johann Strauss Jnr’s opera Die Fledermaus (1874)

3:00

Allegro Vivace

Mozart.  Joyful Rondo (Allegro Vivace) from Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 (1786)

2:42

 

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Debussy’s iconic Clair de Lune for piano and a gentle orchestral arrangement of Chopin’s Nocturne waltz. Bach’s stately Brandenburg Four sits alongside the gentle arrangement for cello, strings and piano of Massenet’s intermezzo from the opera Thais.

 

Cello Prelude

Bach. Arrangement of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 for cello & strings. (1723)

2:37

Pastoral Allegretto

Beethoven. Lyrical, optimistic final movement of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (1808)

2:51

Clair De Lune

Debussy. Arrangement of iconic Debussy piano tune for muted strings & orchestra (1905)

3:50

Nocturne

Chopin. Gentle orchestral arrangement of Chopin’s famous Nocturne waltz (1905)

2:48

Brandenburg Four

Bach. Cheerful, stately baroque orchestral. Arrangement of Bach’s 4th Brandenburg Concerto (1721)

2:29

Meditation

Massenet. Gentle, beautiful arrangement for cello, strings & piano of Massenet’s intermezzo from the opera Thais (1894)

2:30

Humoresque

Dvořák. Lilting, charming & cheerful string orchestral arrangement of Dvorak’s Humoresque No. 7 (1894)

2:13

 

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Stirring orchestral themes from Peer Gynt are joined by Mozart’s lyrical clarinet Adagio and the emotional strings of Mahler’s 5th Symphony. A peaceful reimagining of Beethoven’s Moonlight piano solo partners Grieg’s solemn, orchestral Ase’s Lament.

Moonlight Sonata 

Beethoven. Peaceful, orchestral reimagining of the ‘Adagio’ from Beethoven’s Moonlight piano sonata (1801)

3:16

Adagietto 

Mahler. Beautiful, emotional slow strings from Mahler’s 5th symphony (1902)

2:45

Ase’s Lament

Grieg. Solemn, sad, slow orchestral lament from the Peer Gynt Suite (1876)

2:39

Clarinet Concerto

Mozart. Beautiful, lyrical clarinet & orchestra. 2nd ‘Adagio’ movement of Mozart’s clarinet concerto (1791)

2:04

Italian Symphony

Mendelssohn. Slowly marching pizzicato cellos & basses under elegant woodwind & string tune from Mendelssohn’s 4th Symphony (1833)

2:28

Solveig’s Song

Grieg. Stirring, grand orchestral theme from Grieg’s Peer Gynt (1876)

3:01

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