Grand, bright, orchestral adventure. A sense of magic and a special occasion. Sweeping strings, magical chord progressions, a tingling sense. Adventure, storytelling, fairytale. A royal gala, perhaps red carpet premiere, or ballroom dancing at the royal castle. Grand opening, unveiling, inauguration, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
Amilcare Ponchielli - Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda in E Major, Op. 9. Full orchestra. Music recorded and produced by David Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Slow orchestral march. Nice bed for political official pronouncements. Calm and easy. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A triumphant, gladiatorial and epic sounding piece. Suitable for glorious heroes, daring deeds, etc. Achievement, triumph, conquest. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
An odd mix of classical, romantic orchestra with downtempo, urban funk or hip-hop drums. Blending the classic and timeless with slow, funky, urban rhythms. A bit dreamy, otherworldly. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K.551. II. Andante cantabile. Classical music recorded by D Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A slowly rising suspense music track, starting with dramatic strings loop and horn melody. It evolves into a massive epic track which is a combination of orchestral and electronic sound. Climax is made bigger with large choir ensemble. Valiant / Triumphant / Glorious Music. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A lively, exuberant and exciting, "big sky" cinematic theme, featuring a full orchestra sound. Reminescent of the theme music from classic Hollywood blockbusters. Lavish and enthusiastic. Amazement and fun. Triumphant. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A sweeping, emotional, orchestral / symphonic / film soundtrack piece. Silky strings, with a dramatic, heavenly feel - like an unfolding story, perhaps simmering tension or the contrasts of light and darkness. Orchestra with subtle choir. Also available without the choir. Grand / Amazing / Wonderment / Enchanted / Fantasy. [Tempo: Slow / 54 BPM]
A wonderful theme for a childrens or family story. Soft orchestral production. Curious, bright and optimistic. Great for use with adventure, storytelling, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 79 BPM]
Staccato strings and synth pulse arpeggio. Military or science fiction cinematic sountrack style. Spluttering synthesizers, orchestral horn stabs, timpani, congas and snares. First half sneaky and building, dissonant, arm-up. Second half all-out battle, chase, action. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
This track starts with a nervously pulsating rhythm and sorrowful, wailing ethnic strings, before it erupts into a majestic, powerful and dramatic, slow march with full orchestra and choir. Pompous, menacing, awe inspiring. A quiet epilogue follows with ethnic / mysterious strings. Slightly middle eastern feel. World mystery / ethnic drama etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A very emotional and sweeping, grand, epic composition featuring orchestra, choir and a live performed solo soprano vocal. This track starts quietly and then keeps growing towards a climax, until finishing with a haunting afterthought. A track full of amazement, wonderment, awe and beauty. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments, combined with samples. The solo vocalist is partly reversed, and with parts interchanging in an odd way, to create a foreign, exotic, almost alien feel to it. Haunting and beautiful. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
An urgent, epic, massive impact orchestral action track. Majestic and determined, intense, with full orchestra, choir and huge tribal percussion. Grows towards a climax towards the end. Good for action adventure, fantasy and sci-fi, space battle, epic scenes of war, struggle, battle, fights and brawls. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Fast / 162 BPM]
Thriller, chiller, horror chase track. Unnerving, tense, dark, gloomy, chilly, chase, disturbing, ominous. Nervous, suspenseful, tense. [Tempo: Fast / 157 BPM]
A cinematic orchestral piece inspired by scenes of natural beauty. Would work well for scenes that begin a story, or that evoke natural phenomena such as sunrises, mountain ranges, seascapes, and the like. Very dramatic with a strongly positive feel. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Building from an uneasy atmosphere into complete Bedlam with a variety of orchestral passages, stabs and flourishes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 114 BPM]
Intense, epic orchestral elements combined with a huge drum beat. Great for adding some serious attitude and energy to your production. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 79 BPM]
A very dark and dramatic music, starting as a suspense build-up for an epic sounding main section, which consists of a classic symphonic orchestra with large percussive elements and metal impacts. Powerful / Tense / Dangerous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
A short, fanfare-like, sweeping orchestral piece. Triumphant, victorious, olympic. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Dignified and majestic, but in a subtle way, this is an orchestral fantasy / adventure film soundtrack piece based on horns melody and percussion. Great for fantasy or adventure film, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A triumphant, rousing, moderately intense orchestral film score. Driven forward by an underlying staccato rhythm, this heroic and epic style composition would be suitable for a dramatic and exciting movie scene, fantasy or sci-fi material, film trailer or even triumphant, victorious sports footage etc. (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: Slow, Medium / 74 BPM]
Two short trumpet fanfares. Proud, regal achievement, glory, inauguration. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A dark and depressing soundtrack-style theme featuring orchestra, piano, and solo violin that creates a hopeless and saddening mood. A stirring melody evokes death, grief, misery, mourning, suffering and desolation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 115 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]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Heroic, touching, inspiring piece full of hope, glory and emotion. Good for heroism, achievement, homecoming, sacrifice. Also for emotional stories of real lives / drama / melodrama, war / history and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Full orchestral score suggests big open spaces, adventure, new frontiers to conquer. Also works well as a News broadcast theme. [Tempo: Medium / 98 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]
An energetic orchestral track that incites a feeling of adventure and purpose. The choir adds an element of grandeur and a spirit of heroism. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
An emotional, epic trailer track with a strong sense of heroics and grand victory. Amazement, courage, glory and honor. Great for epic trailers, sports / achievement, action and adventure. Also available as a Rock Mix, with the additional punch of heavy rock guitars and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A cosy, warm, cinematic background music. Like snuggling up for a good movie or just to enjoy the moment. Perhaps the start of a wonderful story or adventure. [Tempo: Slow / 53 BPM]
An inspirational, emotional and motivational track. Uplifting, heartening and with an 'Olympic' type spirit and lift. Sports, personal achievement, uplifting, reaching new heights or discovering amazing new things. Great for drama as well as commercial use. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
A pensive, orchestral film soundtrack score. A pulsating string rhythm gives the track a nervous feel, as if negotiation a difficult task, walking/climbing over a difficult area or trying to avoid being spotted etc. Suspenseful, challenging. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Orchestral action piece with huge brass and drums implying suspense and building tension. Think espionage-laden chase. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 90 BPM]
A staccato and edgy Action- or Trailer track. Live orchestra recording. Powerful, determined, strong, excited, relentless. Features several 'edit points' with sudden drops, stabs, rises etc. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Nice and easy, crisp and slighty playful version of the Christmas classic. (Trad./Arr: W Panufnik) [Tempo: Medium / 77 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]
Fast and urgent orchestral action music, coloured with electronic drums. Great for actions and thrillers. A sense of pressure is very prominent, with pounding brass, stabbing strings and thunderous percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Inspiring and epic orchestral music. Crescendo from subtle strings to a full orchestra with big drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 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]
Suspenseful thriller underscore. Ticking rhythm giving a sense of counting down. Sneaky strings, spy-like electric piano. International conflict, thriller, inspired by the music in films like 'The Interpreter' and TV series like '24', etc. [Tempo: Fast / 113 BPM]
An inspirational music track that starts out as a steady motivational harmonic progression, with moderate, distinct symphonic sound, which later rises into big epic orchestral anthem. Awe / Amazement / Triumphant music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
A very melodic and dramatic orchestral piece with marching drums. Suitable for battle, action, chase, or gearing up for conflict. The track starts somewhat pensive, expectant and builds to a more staccato, battle-like section from around 0:40 onwards. Epic / Glorious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
A combination of traditional eastern instruments, orchestra and an epic percussion section. A very tense opening leads to an epic all out battle, with pounding drums, choir and orchestra going crazy. Perfect for promos, battle scenes and trailers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 71 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]
A slow, poignant and emotive, orchestral piece with a lush 'film score' sound. Magic, wonderment or amazing discoveries. Starts gently with bells and soprano voices and grows from there into a full orchestra arrangement. Grand, adventurous, with an aire of mystery, heaven, epic tales. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, scifi and epic productions. Relentless pounding rhythm, with an ever increasing intensity and ever building, growing chords, rising towards a crescendo / climax. Big orchestral sound with choir and epic battle percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
A very loud, brash and intense action track, highly suitable for movie trailer, game trailer, war or battle scenes. High level of intensity throughout with live choir and live orchestral instruments used in combination with samples and huge, pounding percussion. Urgent, tense and very dark. Builds to a crescendo towards the end. The only difference between the regular version and the 'Alterative version' is that the alternative version does not contain the solo female voice phrase at 25 secs. [Tempo: Fast / 131 BPM]
IMPORTANT NOTE: Also Spracht Zarathustra / "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" was written in 1896 by Richard Strauss (1864-1949), and is not in the public domain in some countries. You may not legally license this track unless the copyright has expired in your country of residence. Please consult the following link and make sure that the required length of time has passed in your country, since the death of the composer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length Shockwave-Sound.com will not be held responsible for any copyright infringement caused by not following this advice. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A mysterious and magical, cinematic / orchestral soundtrack. Harp and bells with angelic voices and fragile violins tell a tale of dreams and wonder. Perhaps pixies or other strange creatures of magic and wonderment. Somewhat similar in feel to Aquarium from the Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. Magic / Magical / Adventure / Family movie / Mystery / Intrigue. (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: Very slow, Slow / 88 BPM]
