A dark, evil and emotive score. Very climatic, brilliant, intense and epic. Available with or without the dramatic choir section. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
A melodic orchestral track with a laid back, relaxed feel. Could work in a pastoral setting, a scene involving reminiscence, a love story, or in a scene where life is just passing by. Peaceful and serene, this track conveys positivity and warmth. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
A musical depiction of nature. Pastoral and peaceful, dynamic and rich in variety. Modest, optimistic and colourful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A pensive, pulsating and tense track for action & adventure. Orchestral with synth elements, a dark edge, but also somewhat restrained and brooding. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
A dramatic, cinematic, orchestral piece of amazement and heroism. This piece gradually builds up from an ominous, dark beginning, increasing into a crescendo towards the end. [Tempo: Slow / 74 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]
A rousing, dark, hair raising epic trailer theme a la Hans Zimmer. Huge horns meet action strings and full choir in a dynamic full orchestra score. A tense 'ticking clock' theme runs throughout. Available in looping, long, short and brass-free versions for ease of editing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A very touching and poignant orchestral piece. Emotional, spiritual, heavenly. Grand orchestral sound, available with or without choir. The piece returns to the understated, heartening opening motif towards the end. Faith / Wonderment / Togetherness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 67 BPM]
Many moods captured in an epic underscore. Begins with dark march and action-oriented outbursts, with interludes of tragic reflection and heroic themes. Second half is a furious action / march, always with a menacing and dark undertone. Good for medieval battle, attack of the evil empire, blood-soaked battleground. This track was recorded with a real live philharmonic orchestra. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Orchestral track in style of Hollywood movies, featuring lively strings, powerful brass and percussion, and interesting chord progression, giving it a mood of amazement and wonder. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
An elegant, pure, delicate fantasy piece. Intimate yet grand and beautiful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A dark, ambient track of synths and guitar feedback that builds with low brass and strings. For a horror or suspense scene. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An epic blockbuster track featuring suspense orchestra combined with big risers and trailer impacts. Suitable music for epic trailers and powerful, high impact footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Beautiful and wondrous arrangement of Saint-Saens famous work Aquarium, from the Carnival of the Animals suite. Music recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A moderately busy, neo-classical / film soundtrack piece with a steady, staccato rhythm and a sense of movement. Something stirring, happening, awakening. Elegant and happy. [Tempo: Fast / 158 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Rich cellos and aching violins featured in this dramatic backdrop perfect for any large scene of human striving or romantic heroicism. Minor opening delivers with strong restatement in the major, providing a powerful emotional lift. Determination and heart are rewarded withachievement and fulfillment.Good for drama, documentary, adventure/fantasy and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A dark and powerful, epic action track. A slow, heavy, pumping orchestral rhythm with rock drums are joined later by choir. The track builds and rises up gradually towards an almighty climax at the end. Spine chilling chord progressions and huge percussion hits. Good for battle, conflict, war/fighting, power sports, opposing forces, brutal crackdown, movie trailers, game trailers and more. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium / 72 BPM]
An emotional, melodic, orchestral film soundtrack piece. Heartfelt melodies on symphonic strings with full orchestra backing. Grand, inspiring. New possibilities, new adventures. Perhaps the start of a grand journey, or a happy ending. Available with or without choir. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Very romantic track starting softly with piano and rising to bright orchestral piece. Easy Listening. Love, Soft/Smooth, Exciting, Romantic, Gentle/Tender. Strings, Piano, Flute, Symphony Orchestra. Romantic/Melodrama. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
This orchestral sports theme packs a punch. Features dramatic strings, brass, and college drum core. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
Epic trailer / Dramatic track for action / battle / chase / conflict, in a fantasy / adventure setting. Orchestra and choir, huge orchestral percussion, marching snares, majestic and triumphant. [Tempo: Fast / 170 BPM]
Epic Cinematic soundtrack with orchestra, big drums and a huge choir. Very majestic, glorious, triumphant and everlasting. A sense of heroic ascent, glorious achievement and undying, supreme glory. Epic / Grand / Majestic / Powerful. [Tempo: Medium / 77 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]
Hip Hop styled theme to the urban underworld. Groovey beats combine with plucked strings, synth pads and leads to make a hypnotic and unnervingly atmospheric soundscape. Don't look behind you. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A strong cinematic orchestral adventure theme with an epic and mainly positive feel. Has a distinct pirate adventure and swashbuckling style, and would accompany cinematic projects well. Led by a heroic brass melody with a lot of cinematic flair and orchestration. Also features a tribal element in the last passage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 139 BPM]
Orchestral / Symphonic / Choral. A gently reflective theme suggesting someone deep in thought. Could also compliment a variety of beautiful, magical scenes. Amazement / Wonderment / Beauty / Delicate. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
An urgent, dramatic and glorifying track for dramatic trailers, fight scenes, epic battles and grand heroes or warriors. Orchestra, epic battle percussion, full choir. Good for epic trailer, scenes of epic battles or charging armies. Dramatic or dangerous situation, rescue mission, fantasy fight, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Playful, light hearted and cosy orchestral piece. Great for childrens programming and family oriented material. Whimsical, joyful, inquisitive, friendly and explorative. Perhaps farm life or a cheeky little child or animal at play. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Huge, epic and soaring track with full orchestra and choir. A strong, slow, pulsating rhythm, lifted by a glorifying, majestic choral chant, almost fanfare like. Rise of a hero or warrior, or the arrival of a majestic, overwhelming horde or fleet etc. Great for fantasy, adventure, scifi, trailers, sports trailers etc. Also available in a 'no choir' mix as well as a 'rock mix' with extra power. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 162 BPM]
Spooky but charming, this is a fun and a little bit scary, Halloween-style royalty free music track combining rock and orchestral sounds. About half way through there is a nice "breakdown" section that cuts down to a few sparse sounds with spooky clarinet. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Grand, emotional orchestral movie soundtrack. Orchestra with harp, strings and horns prominent. Discovery, exploration, setting sails for new adventures or emotional reunions, perhaps a return to the homeland or a homecoming. Great for adventure film, games, fairy tales, nature and landscapes, love stories and more. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
Huge stabs give way to twisted maniacal anguish and haunted voices. Tragic theme introduces a grim march propelled by determination and grit. The theme is presented at the end in a burst of triumph and heroism. Good for epic battle, fight to the finish, dark action. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
This track is an epic and thrilling dramatic score that is perfectly suited to film, tv, and video trailers. It features driving trailer drums, cinematic strings, victorious choirs and plenty of cinematic flavor. It explodes into a compelling and intense crescendo that ends with massive impacts. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Thoughtful, contemplative, reflective piece. Piano is joined by orchestral strings and then develops into a full orchestral arrangement a bit further in. Story-like, intriguing, developing. Suitable for drama and storytelling. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A poignant choir floats above a triumphant but wistful cinematic melancholy. Heavenly, angelic, amazing, enchanted. Miracle / amazement. Touching. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
A gradually build to an intense climax with strings, piano, harp, percussion. Similar style to the likes of John Murphy a la "28 days later". [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Ancient times, a mysterious warrior comes into a city encountered somewhere by his road. Positive, ethnic, fantasy-tale, good as a main theme for fantasy movie, story or game. Available in various versions / edits / cuts. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
'Dark Ages' is a collection of 12 dark, ambient, semi-orchestral tracks. The music has a sense of history and mythology, making these tracks highly suitable as a soundtrack for historical drama, history / documentary as well as medieval/fantasy material, be it films, fantasy games, TV or installations. The music is mostly without any outstanding melody, making it highly usable as background texture and ambient underscore. It leaves room for dialogue and/or other audio elements, without competing. Some of the tracks carry a sense of mystery and danger, whilst others lean more towards horror and sci-fi. All 12 parts share a sense of lurking danger, impending tragedy, conflict and betrayal. The arrangements are dominated by dark drones and pads, piano, cello and resonant overtones. Also available are 9 seamless music loops from this collection. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Expectant, like a dawning. Questioning, perhaps the promise of what's to come. The opening part features 'waves' of violins before the track develops into a full orchestral theme at around 01:45 with a glorious, uplifting, sweeping melody and a climax around the 3 minute mark. Good for drama, storytelling, amazement, new adventures and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Music for adventure and storytelling. This warm, pleasant piece could compliment scenes of everyday life, where there is no particular threat and people are generally happy or satisfied with their state of affairs. Pastoral and relaxed. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 107 BPM]
This epic orchestral soundtrack starts with piano and cello setting a serious mood for the dramatic percussion and euphoric horn melody that follows. Full of atmosphere, intrigue and drama, this track is Ideal for action/adventure film, thriller, secret agent, covert mission etc. The main instrumentation features piano, orchestra and horns. It has a moderate feel with a tempo of 120 BPM. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Dark, pulsating thriller underscore. Deep percussion, orchestral sweeps, synthesizer pulses; a great combination of symphonic and electronic elements with big percussion. Suspenseful thriller, crime, spy mission material. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Movie soundtrack style, orchestral / orchestrated fantasy-adventure piece. Great for family adventure movie, magic and mischief, exciting stories and wondrous discoveries. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Perfect score for the arrival of a King, with all the cavalry on guard before a battle. Huge, yet not too busy, it can be a nice underscore for any grandiose scene with dialog. Some tension due to some high string notes, more like a preparation. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 107 BPM]
A weird and different piece. Very eerie, spooky, strange and hard to classify. Led by a single soprano voice, the track soon rises up to a monolithic, scary, larger-than-life mystery. Magic, witchcraft, halloween, fantasy, evil lair, strange lands, mystical places... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 55 BPM]
Dark, pensive, ominous and overpowering, epic trailer track. Chanting choir, powerful orchestral crescendi. Awesome, majestic. Amazement, huge, monolithic. Heroic, war and fighting, marching to battle etc. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
The title says it all, really, this is a film soundtrack / film mood underscore with a very suspenseful nerve, in fully orchestral / symphonic arrangement. Good for thriller, horror, suspense, fantasy, Halloween, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Pensive, ominous orchestral film soundtrack. Secret mission, danger, impending hostilities, undercover or covert mission, military build-up, international conflict, serious consequences. The second half of the track has a much busier mood and more percussive production, and can be used for a separate cue, or as part of the main track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, amazing stories. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples. Emotional, passionate, grand and touching. Big orchestral sound with choir and a live performed solo soprano voice. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Celebratory, wintery, festive, joyful and exuberant music. Evocative of all winter holidays, presents, jinglebells, snowfall, decadence, manic holiday cheer, epic yuletide escapades. Victory / Success / Heroes Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
