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A short, driving indie rock song that features drums, bass, distorted guitar and distorted male vocals. Reminescent of 60's/70's psychedelic rock. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Note: This recording has a *deliberately* distorted sound. This is not an error with the file]. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Apocalyptic and humorous rock song narrated by the person who pushes a button that triggers the end of the world. With various tempo changes, electric guitar, bass, drums, synths, normal and sped up trumpet sounds, male harmonies. Available as a vocal version and a vocal version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A groovy hard rock song in the vein of AD/CD and Black Sabbath. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
90’s grunge style track. Female vocals. Pounding rock band, electric guitar and bass, loud live drums. High energy and assertive. Great for extreme sports, catfights, any action based themes. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 135 BPM]
This is an upbeat song with a pop rock/country vibe. The catchy hook on guitar helps support the positive message. The lyrics are about sticking it out through the thick and thin of marriage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 182 BPM]
Bass synths and pads, Lead synths, drum machine, live kit, heavy guitars and electric bass. Seductive female vocals set the scene of the ultimate club seductress. Modern electro-rock with a dance groove. Also available as an instrumentalversion. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Modern alternative rock in the style of Garbage/Curve and Republica. Bass synths and pads, hook guitar riff, pulsating bass line with drum machine and full drum kit. You can forget the man eater, all beware the Cannibal Girl. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Lyric about rejecting X-Factor / Idol type culture. Rock and roll, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, offbeat timing, drums, angry, confident. Country rock. Also available as an Instrumental version. Later parts of the track gets pretty rough with a mean groove. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Modern alternative rock track about dreams and hopes. Thoughtful lyrics and emotional male vocals. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Ultra moody electronic dark pop in the style of Curve, Ladytron and Garbage. Drum machine and acoustic drums, Bass and lead synths. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
Mid tempo punk rock song about selling your soul for what you want. Also speaks to personal confusion and willingness to do whatever it takes. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Unique indie dance rock. Groovy repeated bass riff, Different drum beat, clean guitars, female vocals. Lyrics describe all aspects of dancing and moving to the beat. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Old school meets new school punk rock. In the style of The Ramones, Sex Pistols and Greenday. Female vocals, Fast drumming, Guitars, bass. Summer time, no cool kids want to be cooped up in a classroom. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 188 BPM]
This sentimental track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with low energy (just vocals, strings and piano) and working its way into a full band piano-rock ballad. It will work well with footage of relationship troubles, reflective, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving footage. Energetic guitars with a thumping bass line, melodic piano and soaring violin somewhere between pop and rock. The lyrics are all about coming to realization with the end. Closure on a failed relationship, learning to move on, get over it, and learn to love and trust again. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Multi-tempo alternative punk. Female vocal. Groovy keyboards with island feel to intro verse leads into driving pop punk chorus. Relationship confusion on what people want. Keyboards, synth bass, rock band. [Note: The vocal track is deliberately treated with a sound warbler / distortion. This is on purpose and is not an error or weakness with the file.] [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 185 BPM]
This track is an upbeat pop song that mixes in a hint of funk. The catchy lyrics and melody make it a great song to set the party tone. It would work well with anything high energy. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 103 BPM]
This song is about being on the road and running from your problems. We often times create a fantasy world in our head or surround ourselves with distractions in order to avoid facing our issues. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
This song is about realizing what is important. It is a love song where the first person loses the one they love and realizes that they were all they needed all along and refuse to give up. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 145 BPM]
Retro 80’s dance track. Female vocals in the style of Bananarama. Girl looks forward to a summer of romance that can only lead to heartbreak once again. Drum machines, bass synths, synth pads and leads. Keywords: Summer romance, Girls and boys, 1980’s. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Vocal pop-rock / light rock with a slightly southern sound. Male vocals. Also available as an instrumental version without the vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Dynamic and melodic pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 156 BPM]
A unique and catchy country rock song about life being good and the best being yet to come. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A light pop-rock ballad, with sweeping tremolo electric guitars, Wurlitzer, bass, drums and male vocals. This song describes a couple who are sneaking around behind the backs of their spouses, and then get caught. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Abstract lyric about alcohol, drug addiction, mental health. Features choral vocal harmonies with nylon string guitar and drums and bass, mid tempo indie music with an uplifting feel. Also available as an Instrumental version; this version gives the track a whole other use, with a laid-back country / folk groove making it suitable for nature, outdoors and leisure with a homely feel. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
A motivational full-band acoustic-pop-rock song with a driving beat, lush catchy choruses, and an inspirational message. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A piano-rock break up song. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Huge choir vocal intro with tympani like drums and acoustic guitars. Light airy female vocals with light marching drums leads to a soaring chorus about loves confusing signals. In style of The Cranberries, Kelly Clarkson. Keywords: Heartbreak, lost love, loneliness, betrayal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Quirky rock with many abrupt stylistic turns. About a mad scientist on a search for "the cure." With fuzz guitar, bass, drums, synths, science noises. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
This track features a storyline of lyrics that describe a life analogous to that of the outlaw Bonnie, from the duo robbery act of Bonnie and Clyde describing a vigilante of love . With a jazzy rhythm section and lyrical guitar riffs, this track starts of slow but punches in with a rock-steady beat. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 94 BPM]
This is an energetic pop/rock song about being content with your life, not getting caught up on the bad things. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Very cool alternative rock track, grungey with modern overtones. Female vocals describing the girl to change your life. Groovey Bass, guitar and drums. Very trippy feel with a rock edge. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Dark hypnotic charging bass fueled rhythms biting electric guitars and sneaky synths and military trance like vocals round out this song about being the next big thing. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
This track has a high energy level throughout and will work well with extreme sports, speed, action, party and fun filled footage. Energetic guitars with a prominent violin and thumping bass line somewhere between pop and rock. The lyrics are all about a Midwest suburban girl moving out west to become a "movie star" in Hollywood. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
Rowdy, fun country song about preferring a southern boy to a city boy-think Gretchen Wilson or Miranda Lambert. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
This track has a strong feel-good vibe to it. A chilled back and grooving verse, and a catchy pop chorus. Big piano solo. It has a medium- high energy level throughout and will work well with scenes about road trips, relationships, money, life, as well as sports, speed, action, and fun filled footage. Energetic guitars with a driving piano lead and violin. The song tells a story of a young couple leaving the city and driving out into the country with no particular direction in mind. They end up finding an old farmhouse and breaking into it and spending the night to survive the thunderstorm. A revisit of an old memory of the best times in life. The lyrics are also about not giving in to "the man", claiming that money is not an object in the pursuit of happiness. Only love will bring happiness. Available in a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. Funny yet poignant lyric about a boy who is obsessed with music and happily lost in his dreams. And maybe his dreams are better than the real thing anyway? At the core it's about doing your own thing and being true to your nature no matter what anyone else thinks. NOTE: Deliberate "vinyl record scratching" sound towards the end of the track. This is there on purpose and is not an error with the file or with your download! [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Soundtrack to a 70’s movie. Female vocals, flute melody, acoustic guitars. Looking back at one’s life and realizing there is no way to change the past, so look to the future. Keywords: Memories, Past, Looking back. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Modern pop punk. Female vocal. Up tempo shuffle drum intro. Girl power themed lyrics. Perfect for cutting edge teen girl drama. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
A sad but ultimately hopeful indie pop/rock song about moving on from a difficult situation and trying not to look back. With acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, strings, male harmonies. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Power rock track, masterly performed and available both as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Interesting mix of Sex Pistols style punk mixed with female Johnny Rotten vocals. No one likes school, especially homework. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 130 BPM]
A dynamic electro-pop / pop-rock song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 139 BPM]
This track features a throw back to the 50’s with it’s Del Shannon influence of layered vocals, light piano, 50’s guitar riffs, train-steady beat, and thumping bass line. The lyrics describe a love affair with moonshine and becoming intoxicated by its very essence. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Fun lyric about rockets and space. Features electric guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, drums , bass guitar, Vocoder. Upbeat, fun, adventurous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An upbeat, contemporary Rock / Singer-Songwriter song about always being there for someone the singer loves. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A fast paced selection with a driving chorus. The song is about having an experience with another person that is unbelievable, out of this world, or like a dream. The song's catchy verse riff carries the piece into a soaring pop chorus. The breakdown in the bridge leads up to an explosion in the final chorus and a halftime breakdown. Great for sporting clips. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 200 BPM]
This track has a very sleek and "swanky" feel, ragtime piano, it has a high energy level throughout and will work well with scenes about relationship problems, as well as extreme sports, speed, action and fun filled footage. Energetic guitars with a driving piano and violin. The lyrics are about the frustration and anger that the singer is feeling towards a failing relationship. It's about a negative influence "dragging" the singer down whenever she is around him. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 163 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. A tongue-in-cheek lyric about an idyllic, celestial place to get away from the stress and boredom of living on earth. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. A song about letting go and enjoying a little bit of escapism. The lyric is also a spoof on the phrase "keeping it real" . [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
She’s the one women want to be: Model, singer, actress all rolled into one. But watch that ego, everything comes with baggage. Cool electro rock with cool bass line, james bond guitar hook drum machine and kicking rock band chorus. Key words: Models, fashion shows, movie stars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
