An intense epic action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a reckless helicopter chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of Danny Elfman's action scores and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 155 BPM]
An intense epic action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine, with a riveting climax. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 155 BPM]
"Constructing the Machine". A pulsing and building orchestral thriller montage cue underscoring anything from working mathematical formulas to constructing a time machine. Rhythmic percussion, brass, strings, ambient fx, electronic instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A slowly sizzling, pensive and nervous underscore. Suitable for TV/challenge, mystery/thriller, police/stakeout, international conspiracies, countdown, pressure situation. Good for things liks CSI, NCIS, forensics, investigation, looking for clues, information processing. Also great for a dark, confident, corporate presentation. Future, technology, shining strength. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, action-filled adventure track. Swashbuckling, with dramatic brass stabs and staccato strings. Good for action-adventure, fantasy, scenes of danger or combat, flight, chase or dangerous situations. Hectic, tense and brave. [Tempo: Fast / 139 BPM]
A dark, damp, ill feeling orchestral underscore. Large, gloomy, doom laden. [Tempo: Very slow / 92 BPM]
An urgent, ethnic Arabian / Arabic, Middle Eastern tune with ethnic instruments, accordeon, percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 123 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]
A short drama underscore cue: Mysterious strings and piano, like pieces coming together or a mystical presence. Curious, expectant. [Tempo: Very slow / 77 BPM]
Serious and emotional, drama- or film underscore cue. Piano, subtle orchestra and a single soprano voice. Reflection, mystery, intrigue. [Tempo: Slow / 98 BPM]
Hip-hop beatz with rap. Fast scat rap style. Downtempo electronic hiphop swing beat with male rapping vocals. Also available as an alternate version without the vocals. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 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]
Grand, majestic and inspirational theme. Uprising, rising from ashes. Glorious theme, olympic style, like the rise of a grand hero or king. Epic, heroic, inspiring. Achievement, against the odds. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Gritty and funky hip-hop. Fat, slamming beats. Mangled sound, a little bit on the edge. Scratching and synth bass. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A 3 voice harmony guitar melody drives this bouncy, happy instrumental. The middle section blistering guitar solo darkens the atmosphere a bit. Overall, reminds me of several Steves (Vai, Hackett, Morse...) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Pulsating, soaring, epic / majestic movie soundtrack or trailer track. Full orchestra with choir. Rousing, stirring, growing in intensity. Joined by rock style drums at 00:54 before rising to a crescendo and climax towards the end. Also available in a 'no choir' mix as well as a 'rock mix' with extra power. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Hard and edgy, downtempo, industrial rock. Hard biting guitar guitars with slamming drums and a gritty, edgy sound. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Funky, downtempo rap / hip-hop track available with rapping, or as an instrumental. Lyrics: "Me on the top, me won't stop" - etc. About an MC who's feeling on top of the world. Note: Some rude language. (Full lyrics are available on request). [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
After a dark and uneasy intro, the main riff takes off at about 27 secs into the track. This is a dirty, filthy, grinding and gritty, dark and destructive track of hard biting guitars and squelching synths. Negative and doom-laden, with aggression, power and determination. Grindcore, hardcore, industrial, post-modern electro guitar mayhem. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Dark ominous and anticipatory sustains and sound effects, a repeated abstract and odd figure with a pensive edge. [Tempo: Very slow / 109 BPM]
Dark, gloomy, sinister underscore for film, TV, games, thriller, chiller, horror, etc. Darkly sparkling. Suspenseful, few notes, somewhat experimental, ambient soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A feeling of suspense and eerieness. Chase, suspense, urgent, uneasy, tension, anticipation. Sneaky tension. World percussion, strings, horns, synths. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
An underscore track for use in film, games, and media. Varying intensities of fantasy / adventure background music, good for in-game, in-film, drama, cultural, historical and discovery. Has a sense of dark mystery, exotic mysticism, perhaps ancient dark secrets or undiscovered lands. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Exciting, mesmerizing industrial sound design action underscore. Composed entirely of unique sounds. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Pensive, percussive track with World / Ethnic undertones. Good for adventure, peril, expeditions and mystery. Travel show, documentary / history / geography / mythology etc. World heritage, with an element of danger and nerve. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Pulsating sound design track with subtle but nervous percussion. Expectant, foreboding and slightly menacing. Good for use in thriller, action / adventure, sci-fi and sci-tek, future warfare, technology or suspense / action. Tense. Starts to build in intensity from 2:00 onwards and reaches a climax / crescendo at 02:55. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
A low, isolated harp picks heavily at low notes, then aided by a marimba, African percussion and shivering strings which adds to the tracks menace. A dark track that has hints of Michael Giacchino (a la Lost) about it. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Classic incidental music suggesting an underlying curiosity. Mysterious & intriguing, Watson! [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A strong, powerful, menacing, epic filmscore track. Symphonic orchestra and choir mixed with techno/industrial elements to create a feel of futuristic or modern warfare, mechanoids, space battle, transformers fighting, brawling or stand-off. Suitable for future / sci-fi / metal and glass, fire and destruction, dramatic trailers, battle / chase / conflict / war scenes. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A very rich, lush, and gripping composition. Epic, majestic and somewhat heavenly with a solo soprano voice over dramatic, edgy orchestra and big tribal percussion. Strong, dangerous, determined, yet also with an element of fragile beauty. Good for sci-fi, epic / futuristic battle or struggle, uprising, space conflict, warfare / war and destruction, loss and desperation. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
An intense and powerful, dramatic trailer track with a strong percussive element and a dark force. Majestic / glorifying and somewhat threatening choir chants combine with full orchestra and marching drums to create a dominant, determined, forceful and staccato war track. Like an unstoppable force, marching soldiers or awesome weapons, steel and glass, power and glory. Good for scenes of war, fighting, brawling, marching or war / battle / invasion. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
Epic, atmospheric & sometimes sinister &menacing rock track with electronic elements & strings. stadium rock with a really glorious dark side. Would suit thriller/action/horror/mystery/extreme sports type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 103 BPM]
Medium slow, intensely powerfully epic, spacey, grinder rock track. Has a dark & menacing atmosphere built by heavy guitars mixing with massive drum grooves & spacious synth textures. Would suit extreme sports / horror / action / thriller projects. Potent stuff. [Tempo: Slow / 106 BPM]
Beaty, driven electronic track mixing synths, drum machines and acoustic drums. Sometimes darkly atmospheric & moody, always lively and driven. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Beaty, bouncey, electronic track mixing synths, drum machines and acoustic drums. Sometimes darkly atmospheric & moody, always lively and driven. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
Very dark, driven, disturbed, sinister electro-rock track with an unnerving organ intro, tribal syncopated beats, big guitars and synth textures. Great drive and power but with melody and release to the tension it builds. Powered by determined riffs over monster beats. Intense & wicked. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A dark, gloomy and dramatic soundtrack, telling of extreme danger or a grave situation. Systematically pounding percussion gives the sense of an overwhelming force, while increasing strings build the tension ever higher. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War. Arranged and recorded with real live orchestra, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A dramatic, dark and action trailer music track made with sound design, epic aggressive hits, synths and risers. Action, thriller, sci-fi, violence, horror music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A slow, morbid, foreboding version of the classic rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle...'. The instrumentation is piano and voice sounds to give it an eerie haunting feel. For sinister horror and Halloween scares. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Vangelis influenced sci-fi grandiose piece. Lush synths mixed with a driving pulse and real horns. Cinematic, Orchestral, Electronica, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
A dark, mysterious track with an unusual instrumention of a jazz group. Classic, old school Horror type cue. The Zodiac Killer would probably listen to this as he stalked his next victim. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
A dark and tension building cue, with a sense of urgency and imminent danger. Like a stalker on the trail of his prey. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
An intense, ritualistic percussion groove. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A dark 8-bit chip tune, classic video game sound. Electronic elements combine with an orchestral instrumentation to create a tense and ominous feel. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
An intense Japanese drum groove, with a strong sense of urgency and danger. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
An intense orchestral piece. Dark and ominous choral sounds combine with heavy brass, strings, and percussion to create a dark and nerve wracking overall vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
Rootsy guitar riff music track with a sleazy Black Keys feel to it. Swamp / Drive / Dirty Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
