Buonasera. Italian mafia, sicilian gangsters and prohibition are all images evoked by this pastiche piece. [Tempo: Slow / 107 BPM]
A very tender, touching and sincere composition. Piano, strings, acoustic guitar, choir. Also available without the choir, and as a Solo piano version. Delicate / Beauty / Innocence. Comforting and heartening. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 58 BPM]
Driving country song about looking after a sibling who got into a bad relationship. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 89 BPM]
Time for Tango with this dramatic accordion-based piece. Violin and piano add harmonic texture punctuated by Latin percussion and contra bass. Suitable for comedy, dramedy and all manner of sticky situations. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
Influenced by the sights and sounds of China with a driving yet curious and mysterious feel, this track features an array of melodic and non melodic percussion, hulusi, strings and guzheng. Great for films, documentaries, travel, martial arts, history, culture and cuisine. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A fun and bright, happy track with a Country / Bluegrass feel. Country fiddle joins in from about 35 seconds. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A flowing, graceful, heartening piece of neo classical, light orchestral soundtrack. Timeless, elegant, sweet music. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
A moving mid tempo folk song about searching for and finding love. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
A mysterious and pensive, orchestral underscore for Fantasy, Adventure or Sci-fi. A mixture of awe, amazement, wonderment and nervous tension. What's lurking behind these walls? Great background material for Fantasy games, Adventure / Discovery, Historical and Epic stories. Can also work for some Epic Trailers. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A beautiful and magical orchestral fantasy track, available with or without choir. Pastoral, melodic, sweeping passages of orchestral strings, harp and flutes paint a picture of magical worlds, amazing discoveries, new beginnings. Beauty and fantasy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 BPM]
Contemporary Irish folk. Irish flute, acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle. Lively and bouncy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
Live performed waltz, with a European flavor - perhaps Italy or Sicily. Accordeon, mandolin, violin and snare drum. Good for anything European or historical Europe, Italian / Sicilian productions, historical drama and more. Authentic and elegant. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
American pride song about living the American Dream. Raising a family, helping neighbors, honoring military heros . Fiddle, pedal steel, electric guitar, drums, vocal harmony. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
A country song about a small town diner/restaurant, where the towns folk discuss gossip and politics. Guitar, upright bass, drums, fiddle, national resonator guitar, percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 118 BPM]
A chilled out, ambient track with electric piano, pads, strings and bitty drums. Warm and reflective, this track would be great for adding depth to projects looking for a subtle backing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Mid-tempo french / Hot Club of France jazz. Retro / classic in the style of Django Reinhardt. Fun and saucy! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 93 BPM]
This track is a catchy sing along song. It has a high energy level throughout and will work well with extreme sports, speed, action, dancing, party and fun filled footage. Energetic guitars and synthesizers, prominent violin and piano. Loud "rock" feel, power-pop feel-good song about spotting a crush and becoming completely infatuated with her. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 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]
This track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with ambient piano, strings/ feedback/ delayed guitar and then it boosts up in energy, kicking into a full band rock song with epic violin parts and vocal harmonies. It will work well with footage that is scenic, of nature, outdoors, reflective, beautiful, epic, victorious, uplifting, hopeful, ashamed, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. Energetic guitars with a thumping bass line somewhere between pop and rock. The lyrics are all about a guy and a girl in a relationship both looking into the sunset from a different part of the world. Confessing to the sunset their relationship troubles. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
This track has a very high energy level throughout and will work well with extreme sports, speed, action, party and fun filled footage. Solid rock band feel. Energetic electric guitars with a prominent violin and thumping bass line somewhere between pop and rock. The lyrics are all about looking into the future and planning for a better life. Confident, hopeful, dramatic. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
Funny and jolly track in a country music style. Country band with a live instruments. Well suited for funny events, comedy ,country life, video background western music. Live electric guitars, banjo, violin, harmonica. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
This is a darker acoustic song with male vocals about dealing with the consequences of being an addict/alcoholic. This is a very lyrical song with a lot of meaning. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 2, B minor, BWV 1067, VI. Menuet. There is also an alternative version of this, with / without the Harpsichord. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by Y Sazonoff. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A powerful Folk song that deals with a significant historical figure. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A smooth, ambient chillout piece. Warmly harmonized strings rest beneath calm synth sounds and a steady drum groove to create a gentle and peaceful overall vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 98 BPM]
Regal and stately, with a sense of importance, and the gravity of this moment. A combination of cinematic chamber orchestra with an electronic synth pulse. Grand and exclusive. Elegant and graceful. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A building and inspirational, uplifting and heroic cinematic piece that goes from gentle, into a crescendo, a climax, and a revisit back to the gentle part as an epilogue. Light orchestral arrangement with heroic drums that join in later, give the track a very uplifting and inspirational feel. Regal, proud and stately - with a timeless orchestral sound. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 175 BPM]
Gymnopdie No. 1 by Eric Satie is one of the most popular classical pieces ever. This piece was beautifully arranged for chamber orchestra by Yuri Sazonoff. 100% live recording, no synths or samples. Various cuts and versions are available for your convenience. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Epic cinematic action music, perfect for movie trailers, book trailers, drama and cinematic action. Dramatic and evolving orchestral composition, featuring full orchestra with beautiful string melodies, epic risers, distorted guitars & rock drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 88 BPM]
Neo-classical meets Hip-Hop. Glitchy synth melody and orchestral strings. Steady, upbeat classic hip-hop beat with scratches. Good for Technology / Urban / Fashion / Cultural, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Western swing. Steel guitar & fiddle over guitar, bass & drums. Fun retro style. Country fiddle joins in from around 01:40. [Tempo: Fast / 210 BPM]
A dramatic and imposing orchestral cinematic track, with a strong sense of the occult and dark magic. Great for the occult, black arts, sorcery, voodoo, devil worship and classic horror content. Dark Fantasy / Malevolent / Disturbing / Foreboding. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
A fast paced set of traditional Irish reels. Upbeat, lively and fast paced, these are a popular set of tunes played in Irish pubs and sessions. Fiddle, guitar and bodhran begin, with flute entering at 0:36 until 01:13 when Craig's Pipes begins and the box begins playing also. These reels are great fun to listen to and dance to. This track has two titles because this is traditionally how many Irish pub tunes are performed, as a double set of short tunes, the first leading directly into the second. [Tempo: Fast / 106 BPM]
A soft, reflective, and inspirational piece with a neo-classical sound. Elegant, timeless, regal, classy and classical, this piece has a natural, heartwarming sound and flow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A driving and energizing track that takes off into a fast drum rhythm after the intro part. A sense of world, travel, exploration, foreign countries, amazing discoveries. Exciting, uplifting, with a feeling of history and culture too. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Short, upbeat track with a fun party feel and a Chinese/oriental sound. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
A fun and jovial, friendly and homey, country & bluegrass version of this classic Christmas traditional, Go Tell It On the Mountain. Acoustic guitars, banjo and dobro / resonator guitar. (Stem files available). [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
Jovial and friendly, this timeless country music track feels like the soundtrack to a lively barn dance. While fiddles, banjo and accordion have fun on this track’s cheery melody, it’s the home-spun rhythm section – of acoustic guitar, bass, drums and percussion – that really shines, pulling that real “country” feel together. This is a great fit for rural/country themes and settings for dramas, lifestyle shows, comedies and tutorials. Jovial / Country / Barn Dance music. [Tempo: Fast / 169 BPM]
A dark and intense orchestral action track. Edgy and staccato, with a dark mystery and urgent, tension and dramatic fight, battle mood. A great track for a fantasy fight, action adventure, stressed situation, escape or survival themes. Somewhat tribal / primal sound. This track is available with or without the Koto instrument which, if included, gives the track a Japanese / Oriental twist. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 87 BPM]
Melodic, emotional film score music, highly suitable for drama, opening sequence or underscore during emotional, thoughtful scenes of sorrow or soul searching. Semi-orchestral, semi-electronic arrangement. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 93 BPM]
Gypsy, Eastern European or Jewish style track with accordeons, violins and tamorines. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
An orchestral track suitable for a fantasy adventure, set in a medieval or fantasy world. Exciting times ahead, new discoveries. The track goes through various different stages and offers several different editing options within the same track. Pensive, tense, excited and glorious. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 134 BPM]
A grand, epic, romantic piece of orchestral / symphonic film score music. Wide open fields, home lands, personal stories, adventure and epic tales. The piece plays for six and a half minutes and can be used for several different cues, or together as a whole. This track is recorded with a live philharmonic orchestra. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
"In Dublins Fair City" is a traditional Irish pub song that goes by various different names, including "Cockles and Mussels" and "Molly Malone". Telling the story of Molly Malone, this lively and charming Irish track has been sung in many an Irish pub over the decades, even centuries. Featuring accordion, violin, Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle), piano and acoustic guitars. Starts rather slowly and then increases the tempo slightly for each new verse - ending up considerably faster than it started. A great, foot stomping, Irish traditional drinking song. Also available is an Underscore version, with all the lead instruments removed (great for singing along). [Trad./Arr: B. Lynne] [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 68 BPM]
Archetypical redneck country, with acoustic guitar and harmonica. Slide guitar also joins in. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Mid-tempo, relaxing mood with a bit of sentimental melody outlined by piano and violin. Performed by retro-styled swinging jazz combo could be placed anywhere between 20's and 50's of the twentieth century. This performance is influenced by classical or european "restaurant music" mixed with mainstream american jazz music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
A Gypsy or Eastern European theme played over a strong beat, almost techno like. Lively, mixing of two different cultures. Joyful, optimistic, exciting. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Traditional style Waltz with acoustic guitars, accordeon and band. Main lead melody played on oboe, giving a the track a dreamy, romantic feel. Old Europe, culture, distinguished and classy. Cultural, historical, great for a period drama or film/TV series set earlier in the 20th century, say, 1920-1960. Ballroom dancing, travel, culture, history. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Cello led plaintive leit motiv with a Celtic feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
String section playing a melancholic piece, suitable for drama etc. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]