Tension
Light Tension Transitions
Varied thoughtful, orchestral tension transitions.
Expressive strings, gentle woodwind and light percussion
MOURNFUL BEAUTY
Sad, mournful yet beautiful strings & harp with minor ending & piano melody. 0:09
SWELLS OF WONDER
Beautiful orchestral swells suggesting wonderment. 0:23
A BEAUTIFUL ENDING
Reflective strings & harp with beautiful contemplative ending. 0:14
PERKY
Slightly amusing string pizz ending with clarinet melody & light percussion. 0:08
DARK JOURNEY
Tense high strings with dark minor piano phrase. 0:13
GENTLE FAIRY
Sad harp melody over gentle string harmonics & glockenspiel melody 0:08
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Stealthy pizzicato strings with marimba to a definite ending 0:11
LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTBEAT
Harp, pizz bass & long dark strings ending with snare drum. 0:12
SAD BUT PURE
Gentle plaintive strings with high harmonics, horns & mournful flute solo. 0:14
ONLY THEN
Full orchestral contemplation with mournful cor anglais melody. 0:10
PAST REGRETS
Sombre, sad definite ending with long held strings & moving harp. 0:11
DID THAT JUST HAPPEN
Slightly comedic pizzicato ending with triangle hit. 0:09
RECOLLECTION
Sad, thoughtful & reflective minor ending with gentle strings & harp. 0:08
SPOOKY STALKER
Pulsing unsettling strings, with a small bang on the end. 0:08
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Beautiful sad reflective strings. Unresolved ending with flute melody. 0:08
WISHING FOR MORE
Mournful strings with falling piano phrase
Action Horror Transitions
Dark and sinister horror transitions
A collection of sinister orchestral builds, manic rises and shocking horror climaxes
I WAS MISTAKEN
Sinister building brass with timp roll. 0:08
CAPED ONE
Building excitement with full orchestra, pounding percussion & snare. 0:07
SWIRLING SPIDERS
Rising manic strings, harp, horns, woodwind & cymbal. 0:05
WHAT’S BEHIND YOU
Full orchestra building chord with timp roll. 0:08
ACTION STRINGS
Syncopated strings with harp sting 0:07
WHAT’S AROUND THE CORNER
Trumpets with woodwind building chord, low perc ending with low piano cluster. 0:12
COULD IT BE
Full orchestra building chord with tremolo strings & vibes. 0:05
GROTESQUE DISCOVERY
High string trill. 0:07
HEAR TO THERE
Low brass & rhythmic strings drama sting 0:06
KNIFE
High string fall with piano strike. 0:06
MURDEROUS CLUES
Tense string tremolo. 0:07
GRUESOME TRUTH
Building harp, woodwind & strings. 0:06
OH THE HORROR
Waterphone into full orchestra building chord sectionally to tone cluster. 0:09
RIGHT TEAM
Exciting & dramatic orchestral stabs with percussion. 0:05
SOAP OPERA HORROR
Building orchestra with percussion. 0:06
DARK MOMENT
String, woodwind & solo violin crescendo. 0:04
TIME TO RUN
Low string fall & creepy waterphone. 0:08
WORKSHOP
Percussive low brass with woodwinds. 0:05
SURPRISE TERROR
Trumpet cluster with woodwind, high strings & waterphone. 0:06
Edgy Documentary
CREEPING IVY
Eerie, sinister toy piano figures with dark brooding pads & string quartet. 2:46
MOVEMENT IN THE SHADOWS
Dark hybrid with kora, East Asian plucked instruments & strings. 2:42
IT ISN’T EASY
Dark, gritty textures with pads, rhythmic glitch FX & distorted guitar. 2:29
ADRENALINE SURGE
Tense electronica with pulsing synth, edgy choir stabs & driving percussion. 1:58
Crime Drama
Dark, sinister, haunting crime drama
The forces of law and order
PERFECT CRIME
Haunting piano melody with sad strings & eerie electronic top line. 2:31
DIFFERENT CONCLUSION
Dark piano melody with pulsing synths, string pedal notes & eerie FX. 2:59
DAMAGED
Sinister gongs with brooding strings, piano & menacing electronics. 2:41
WHEN IT’S OVER
Emotive piano weaves into brooding string motifs & subtle airy pads. 2:24
UNLAWFUL
Sparse piano builds with delayed guitar riffs, epic FX & emotive strings. 2:53
MURDER
Murky electronic kit with distant piano, moody pads & emotive strings. 2:41
Dark Fusions
Orchestral drama fused with electronica
Sinister & menacing orchestral drama with sound design & electronica
DARK CAROUSEL
Whirling magical & sinister waltz with soprano sax & restless strings. 1:52
SINISTER
Mysterious & threatening cello with ominous strings, electronic bass & toms. 2:18
TOXIC
Darkly insistent pulse, threatening distortion, wailing sax & tense strings. 1:56
BLOOD SEX REVOLUTION
Gritty bass & eerie piano over dark strings & rhythmic elements. 1:47
GHOST WRITER
Pumping bass drone, distortion, organ-like reverse sounds & strings. 2:17
BROODING MIND
Tense strings, reverse sounds & marimba over taut pulsing bass. 2:14
DARK BY NATURE
Brooding, unsettled waltz with soprano sax, cello, strings & a hint of mystery. 2:03
PURITY UNDER PRESSURE
Tender & mournful, yet hopeful orchestral theme with strings, flute & piano. 2:45
PRESSURE COOKER
Dark, restless electronic bass with Middle-Eastern inspired cello & strings. 2:56
Drama Noir
Epic yet troubling orchestral drama
Foreboding orchestral drama. It all spells trouble
MALINTENT
Menacing string phrases over dark drone, pulsing synths & percussion fx. 2:03
ALTERNATIVE REALITY
Moody sax theme over tense ticking & string bed. A web of lies & intrigue. 2:45
RECLAMATION
Powerful sci-fi theme with melodic strings, electronica & pounding drums 2:57
PERPETUAL QUEST
Bustling marimba pattern with atmospheric strings. Journeying feel 2:30
AGITATE
Pensive soprano sax with anxious strings, reverse fx & percussion. 2:18
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Insistent tonal loop with tense strings, bass pulses & fx. Rail journey feel. 1:59
DARK INTENT
Mysterious strings with eerie cello over pulsing bass & sparse electronica 2:28
DARKEST HUMOUR
Stealthy, mysterious dramedy with piano, bass clarinet, pizz & arco strings. 2:02
STRANGE MENACE
Dark, tense strings with uneasy soprano sax & pulsing electronic back beats. 2:27
ALTERNATING CURRENTS
Urgent rhythmic guitar harmonics with piano, dark electronica & percussion. 2:54
Pure Drama
Mysterious other-worldly orchestral drama…
HAUNTING PURITY
Haunting, mysterious waltz featuring soprano sax, cello, strings & fx. 2:47
MOONSTRUCK
Eerie cello melody with spooky celeste & dulcimer over a dark swelling drone. 1:46
ALTERED MINDS
Melancholy cello & piano with ethereal fx & emotional strings. Builds. 2:52
FLOWING LIGHT
Other-worldly soprano vocal & distant choir with ghostly textures & fx. 2:56
HYPNOTISED
Plaintive cello melody over a reversed pipe organ & airy soundscape. 2:43
FORESHADOWS
Darkly mysterious soprano sax lines over eerie metallic drones & marimba. 2:27
Risers and Musical Effects
Epic toolkit of risers and FX
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU
Ominous riser with accelerating war drums into heavy explosion. 1:00
SHIMMERING LIGHT
Expectant orchestral crescendo to jubilant realisation. 0:19
TUMBLING
Strings spiralling down to big finish. 0:20
CYBER WARS
Threatening synth rise with battle-infested snares & tom toms. 1:00
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Suspenseful orchestra with choir builds to positive outcome 0:30
HELL’S FOUNDRY
Epic riser with pulsing bass & driving drums. 1:05
IMPENDING DOOM
Terrifying orchestral riser with sudden drum hit & dark fade out. 0:31
INTO THE CAVERN
Doom laden hit with cavernous overtones & a long drop doowwwwnnnn. 0:20
BRIGHT IDEA
Atmospheric crescendo leading to a bright idea bell. Major version. 0:28
CREEPY CRAWLIES
Skin crawling, orchestral & vocal riser. Pauses at top before exploding. 0:38
AMBIENT VOYAGE
Dark, drone bed & huge synth riser with a powerful cavernous end. 0:38
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Harsh & ominous metallic tone explodes before descent into dark abyss. 0:30
JUBILANCE
Expectant & joyous cinematic crescendo into a glorious revelation. 0:22
IT’S ALIVE
Pulsating heart beat over unworldly rising metallic soundscape
Thematic Drama
Thematic drama with small ensembles
SEAFARER
Dark & brooding cello with strings & percussion – a rough sea voyage! 2:11
VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
Delicate harp motif over ominous cello with whispering fx & bell toll. 2:48
INNOCENT LOVE
Beautiful, simple & romantic violin, cello & piano. 2:10
SCHEMER
Playful & macabre oboe line over plodding tuba, pizz strings & dulcimer. 2:02
WALTZ FOR THE WISTFUL
Melancholic oboe melody with string quartet, light piano & delicate harp. 2:21
UNHINGED
Mysterious & anxious piano with cello, violin & jumpy oboe melodies. 2:27
ETIQUETTE
Quirky 19th century Parisian waltz with string quartet, oboe & harpsichord. 2:40
EASTERN LIGHT
Slow & mysterious string melody with Middle Eastern instruments. 2:31
PURITANICAL
Deeply unsettling violin & oboe with hammered dulcimer & percussion. 2:46
News Themes
Big production news themes with urgency and dynamism. Recorded in London and Chicago and then mixed in New York
PRIMETIME
Grand & resolute brass theme with dramatic strings & rock rhythm. 2:37
GREAT DEBATE
Urgent, current affairs orchestral crossover theme with ticking clock ending. 2:27
EDGE OF REASON
Urgent & purposeful electronic build with orchestral strings & brass. 2:53
REAL STORY
Tense, driving orchestral theme with heroic brass & electronic backbeats. 2:07