Powerful and determined track featuring a fast moving piano and strings motif with thundering drums to create a huge sound that bold and moving. Perfect for action, sports or anything requiring a huge epic sound that's organic and inspiring. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A dark, orchestral trailer track with a serious, brooding and war-like character. Starts with an eerie "calm before the storm" feel and gradually builds into an epic and intense finale. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Accented strings, brass with huge percussion and synths. Ideal for dramatic breaking news and reality TV cues such as Dateline NBC, Rock Center, Celebrity Apprentice, Survivor and Fear Factor. Useful for transitions, investigations, the turmoil and struggle while trying to complete tasks, goals and elimination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An epic, grand sounding track with a slight Greek, Oriental, Eastern or "Ancient World" feel. Ethnic, exotic, and dangerous. The first 45 seconds or so are rather pensive, before it builds up into a grand, sweeping, majestic and exciting piece. Good for dramatic trailers, dramatic scenes, grand, wide open spaces of Arabia, Egypt or ancient Greek etc. Picture ancient warriors on the warpath, or a dangerous situation building... [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
A slowly building, repeating chord progression with an almost hypnotic feel carries this slowly increasing, growing, building track of honor and purpose. Good for messages of hope and strength, honor and duty, reliability and sticking to the task at hand. A good track for political messages, news broadcasts / updates, technology and corporate strength, pride and purpose, heroism and more. Available with or without the marching snares. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
Epic blockbuster track featuring full size orchestra, loaded with rising power and a futuristic mood. Suitable for trailers and high energy videos. Majestic / Valiant / Achievement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Epic rocker with a bombastic, gloriously anthemic quality. Determined, melodic, animated, gutsy & satisfying. Would suit sports / extreme sports / olympic / road trip type projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A moving, epic hip hop track, with a great heroic and dramatic vibe. Synths, goodly programmed drum beats and occasional guitar lead. A sense of achievement, aspiration, glory, hopes. Inspirational, inspiring, motivational. Great for scenes of achievement in sports, career, personal life, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
1812 Overture in Eb Major, Op. 49, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
An epic and awe-inspiring orchestral soundtrack. It has a grand and majestic feel with a sense of hope and optimism, perhaps a heroic adventure, achieving greatness, or on a voyage of discovery. Perfect music for a film score, drone footage, travelling across vast landscapes, storytelling and much more. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Lonely clarinet plays a longing melody over strings, followed by piano telling the story of someone who defies the odds. Could also work for a romantic scene. Bittersweet yet building to a victorious climax. [Tempo: Very slow / 61 BPM]
Huge sounding orchestral production mixed with modern, urban drums. About halfway through, a choir enters ominously. Foreboding, impending conflict, battle, war, epic struggle, urgent and dangerious situation. Great for action, military, war, sci-fi, and high-tech thriller. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A moderately energetic Cinematic Pop track with classical string section combining with Pop / Hip-Hop beats. Good soundtrack for something important, new development, achievement, success story. Perhaps luxury / elegance or breaking news. Also great for travel, culture and discovery. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
This rousing, anthemic track starts small and builds to an epic, inspirational feel. Percussion gives a propulsive energy, with choir, orchestra and piano on top. Good for projects needing a good dose of inspiration and spirit. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
Blazing guitars, flaming chops. This action rock track is funky, intense, and quickly over with. It crashes and burns at only 30 seconds. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A traditional orchestral arrangement of the British national anthem 'God Save the Queen'. Arr. Lee Pritchard. This instrumental orchestral arrangement is reminiscent of the BBC's version used in association with The Proms, which is an annual celebration in British culture that encompasses many Classical music performances over a number of events. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
A suspenseful and slowly building blockbuster music track featuring full orchestra, with a blend of plucked synth playing unison with main string section. Grand / Epic / Triumphant / Amazing. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Big, powerful orchestral piece depicting power and. Majestic, epic, heroic, grand, regal, authoritative, and with a slight Indian / Middle Eastern / Oriental / Exotic feel. Strings, sitar, tabla, santoor, mridangam, rhythm. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A tense, heavily percussive track. Lots of orchestral and ethnic percussion combined. Suitable for fantasy, action-adventure, fight scenes, chase or battle, or situations of exterme danger or pressure. Also for movie trailers, game trailers, high intensity footage, dramatic reality-TV, fires and emergencies, etc. Fighting, chasing, escaping, combat etc. The track builds up to a crescendo twice - first at around 25 sec and then again at the end. Also available in many different mixes, edits, cuts, including a Percussion Only mix, several Stingers and loops. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, 1. Promenade in Bb Major, for String Quartet. Arranged and recorded by the Allegro String Ensemble exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. Live performance. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A mysterious and dark new age piece, with a clear female vocalist, a steadily grooving drum beat, and thickly harmonized string tracks. [Tempo: Slow / 146 BPM]
An upbeat and celebratory, Indie Pop anthem. Available with or without the vocal hooks. Bright and feelgood, with a sense of achievement and togetherness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
An epic percussion section propels this menacing orchestral track. For trailers, suspenseful scenes or intense promos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A truly astounding, epic, emotional piece of orchestral Fantasy / Adventure music. Amazement / Wonderment / Epic adventures. Some light / heavenly passages, some darker passages and some more epic / fantastic / passionate parts, with plenty of stops and restarts, giving you great editing options to make the piece fit your own production. "Grand" would be an understatement to describe this behemoth, spine tingling, amazing composition. Full orchestra with choir and a solo soprano vocalist. This piece would not be out of place in a Harry Potter, Avatar or Lord of the Rings type production. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Symphonie fantastique in G minor, Op. 14 IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold), by Hector Berlioz. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A rousing, soaring and emotional, epic trailer track. A fragile, angelic soprano voice representing the light and beauty, combines with a big orchestral sound with big drums and emotional chords to create an epic, eternal, dramatic music track. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A heroic, adventure-oriented track that begins with a march and soon becomes energetic, uplifting and exciting. Could appear in action-oriented scenes where, for example, great warriors turn the tide of battle, or in scenes featuring fantastic castles or monuments. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
A rousing and emotional, grand, epic track featuring orchestra and choir. Majestic, almost heavenly, like the rise of a hero or majesty, with a slightly wistful undertow. Honor, homecoming, crowing of the new king, or the birth of a new, glorious kingdom. Patriotic, honorable. Also available in a 'no choir' mix as well as a 'rock mix' with extra power. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
Percussive, dramatic, with horns and strings [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 81 BPM]
A rousing and inspirational piece featuring orchestra and pounding percussion, later joined by a choir. Always rising, striving for something bigger and better, this track depicts honor, glory, aspirations, achievements and reaching the pinnacle, the ultimate goals, for king and country, or for family and shared values. Triumphant. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
This soaring and dark soundtrack features live orchestra, choir and a rhythm section. An orchestral adventure that rises to push your scenes towards a climax, providing a perfect backdrop for epic trailers, action feature films or historical documentaries and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
A grand, epic, awe inspiring track of glory, honor, sacrifice and emotion. This track features orchestra, epic battle drums, choir and a solo female vocalist. Good for military / war, honor and dignity in battle. Also available in a 'Rock version' which adds rock guitars and drums to the mix for even more punch and power. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
The end of an epic film or the rise of the nation’s hero. This develops into a fully orchestrated track with rippling synth and percussion, interwoven with powerful choir. Perfect for promos, trailers or any project needing a modern Hollywood sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Massive, epic and exciting melody performed by what sounds like several hundred people - orchestra, choir, large percussion and urban beats. A lot of energy, would be good for sports action sequences or any scene that needs music with a lot of drive and excitement. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Music for broadcast news. Orchestral sound with strong percussion makes this track good for news broadcasting, newscast, breaking news, special news reports, financial reports, wall street, election returns, corporate branding, trade shows and infomercials. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 BPM]
Rise to the challenge! Dramatic hits, risers, and staccato strings give this track weight and intensity as it builds to its climax. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An amazing, wondrous, and gripping orchestral / symphonic soundtrack. This long track goes through various stages and can in fact be used for several different cues. Full of amazement, wonder, magic and adventure. Like strange, magical creatures, or an incredible journey to a far-away, wonderful new world. Grand / Quirky / Magical / Enchanted / Fantastic. (A note about the version described as 'Stage Mix': This version is recorded with the reverb/ambiance of a concert hall, making it sound somewhat more 'distant' from the listener and, some would say, more 'live') [Tempo: Medium / 174 BPM]
Moody, brooding, scary, driven, energised, brutally heavy, terrifyingly dark metal track with a sense of malice & foreboding. Huge riffs mix with relentless drums & dramatic strings. Powerful, dynamic, bold, thrilling, gutsy & climactic. would suit extreme sports/war/combat/cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
A track that slowly crescendos, building on a foundation of synth and horns, accented with violin ostinatos. A powerful, resolute statement. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 78 BPM]
Dark, dangerous, powerful forces. Rising up, majestic, like a horde of warriors or a fleet of warships. Threatening. Perhaps also pirates, pirate ship, or a religious cult, sect, religious ritual, sacrifice, black magic etc. Orchestra and choir, joined by rock drums from 00:40. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A rising, passionate Rock song about feeling love. Features guitar, bass, and drums. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
Majestic, hopeful & grand. Regal like guitar lines and short string accents invoke the mood of some kind of fanfare or intergalactic wedding march. Positive, magical, ethereal, echanted & beautiful. Contains guitars, strings and harp. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
A triumphant, gladiatorial and epic sounding piece. Suitable for glorious heroes, daring deeds, etc. Achievement, triumph, conquest. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A mellow, laid-back and heartwarming acoustica / folk / country music track. Hard to pin down to a particular music genre, this emotional track builds up to a climax in the end section, and is both reflective, melancholic, inspirational and heartfelt music. [Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]
Emotional, Inspiring and Uplifting cinematic music piece for film, trailers, TV, montage videos, motivational presentations, wedding videos and more. Heartwarming harmonies and atmospheric pads with beautiful choir and orchestral drums / timpani. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
A storming cinematic track that evokes a classic cinema sound and fantastatic film introductions. Very high energy and heavy orchestration. The energy of this track remains fairly high throughout. Thematic fanfare. Classic movies / Big Sky. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Dark, ominous and pounding orchestral theme. Heavy gear, big machines or beasts of war, marching forward, unrelenting. Dramatic, pompous, determined and powerful. Highly suitable for movie trailer, film trailer, intro sequence, battle scenes or gearing up for war, battle or a great contest of strength and bravery. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
An optimistic and winning orchestral cinematic track that is proud and triumphant. It's regal and bold and tells a story of heroes who march to victory. Ideal for sports content or movies that need that kind of musical vibe under the scene. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Soundtrack for a grand adventure, fully of mystery and intrigue. Exotic, but without overtly belonging to any particular country or region, this track gives a sense of amazement, discovery and new journeys. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
An orchestral and cinematic composition with a sense of pride, honor, brotherhood and legacy. Stately and patriotic. Achievement / Togetherness / Dignity / Honor / Ceremony. Available with, or without, the marching drums. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
