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Pop punk song that shifts gears into a different tempo half way. Female vocals about the teenage years. If those are the best years, then you may have to start over! Punk band instrumentation. Keywords: Teenage years. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
This track is a high-energy pop/rock track that has driving verse and chorus. The chorus lyrics are very repetitive and have a catchy melody. This would work well with anything high energy. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 152 BPM]
Rock / alternative rock ballad track with male vocals. British sound. Emotive and rich. Guitar solo in the middle with e-bow sound. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A CIA agent falls in love with the woman he's spying on as she escapes her abuser. A hard-driving, rockin' song with grit, swagger and lots of energy! Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Great power rock track, available both with and without vocals. Live rock music, awesome guitar riffing, good for sports, extreme sports, racing, danger and energy. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Feelgood, vocal pop-rock about finding someone you are into at a party. Fresh, melodic, full rock band sound. Alternative rock, vocal rock. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Heavy meets electro groove rock in the style of Garbage, Ladytron and Curve. Heavy electric guitars, bass guitar, drum machine, bass and lead synths. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
Uptempo 80’s meets modern indie rock. Female vocals describing various work situations as a metaphor for lifes ups and downs, and forward and back. Clean guitar melodies, drums, bass and synth pads. [Tempo: Fast / 148 BPM]
Modern alternative rock in the style of Garbage/Hole/Ladytron/Curve. Distorted bass guitar, theme electric guitars, bass synth and pads, drum machine and live drum kit. The psychotronic girl will break down your will to resist with her propaganda based mind control love attraction. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 104 BPM]
Dark alternative rock with sultry female vocals in the style of Garbage, Curve and Phantogram. Electric and bass guitar, live drums, bass synths and sequencers. Bass heavy groove with theme guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A rock song with Southern tones about changing the direction of one's life for the better. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
A spy in the crowd has his eye on the object of his desire, attempting to connect, but failing, and never getting over it. A fun 6/8 ballad that details wanting and regret. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Indie Rock. Who thought pieces of paper could have so much power. Live for it, die for it, and yet it says nothing. Drum beat/ vocal/ guitar riff intro. Driving rock band with female vocals. Keywords: Money, working, saving, dreaming. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 BPM]
An indie-rock song with a cold open, melodic verses with harmonies throughout and a catchy relentless chorus hook. The lyrics describe a guy feeling alone, lost, on unfamiliar ground and struggling to find a way out. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
This metalcore track starts with an ambient wind and delayed guitars then breaks into a powerful strummed build up. Song has chugging guitar on verses and layered choruses with a gang vocal bridge. Lyrical content depicts a personal struggle against the words that have been spoken over our lives and have held us back from seeking our own personal immortality. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 130 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]
This hardcore metal track fades in with a high-end dissonant guitar riff that then builds in to a vocal chant. The song carries a very up tempo feel throughout most of the song. Lyrical content is all about self-reflection. There are 2 sides of us, the positive and the negative, the good and the bad, the allies and the axis. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
Uptempo 80's style alternative pop with quirky female vocals. Thematic synth melody over top of pulsing bass synths, cutting rhythm synths, over fast paced drum machines and live drumkit, verse highlights a distinct bass guitar theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
A love song complimenting the significant other. Very energetic and pop/rock oriented. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
High energy punk rock. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 152 BPM]
An energetic rock song. This song includes heavy electric guitar, synths, strings, hard drums, and energetic vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
This song is an anthem about the "cool" trendy kids who think they are better than others. It would be great for underdog stories on television shows, teenage shows and reality television. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An slow, spacious eastern rock ballad which evokes a vast desert and dreamlike imagery. Tea Party meets QOTSA. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Simple and slow minor song about feeling empty. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
This poetic piano love ballad screams out with emotion. A strong violin and piano duet, with drums and light but driving guitar. Much like a fable or fairy tale, the lyrics are extremely cinematic and movie-like, telling the story of a man chasing a girl through the course of time, never giving up on her, dealing with her baggage and tackling any and every obstacle in his way. Convinced that he and the girl are meant to be. Set in a medieval era, there are metaphors and references to castles, ships, cannons, wars, the ocean, jumping plank, and rummaging around in dungeons. The classic tale of Prince Charming trying to rescue the Princess (Katie), but in this fairy tale, the Princess keeps turning a cold shoulder to The Prince's romantic attempts. The track retains a cool, calm, insightful, epic, beautiful and powerful feel and works its way into a full band rock ballad. It will work exceptionally GREAT with any scene about a girl named Katie. But replace the name "Katie" with any girl and this is the perfect soundtrack to any relationship or love scene. Especially one about the chase, the pursuit of love. Melodic piano and soaring violins somewhere between pop and indie rock. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 146 BPM]
A mid-tempo, summer sounding song. The mellow verse transitions nicely into an action packed chorus. The song is about coming to terms with the fact that you've been with someone who has been dishonest, unfaithful, someone who has fooled you for, well so long. Male and female vocals. [Tempo: Fast / 162 BPM]
Rock/Pop Vocal track, about an abused girl. Powerful rock sound, varying between slow and fast rhythms. Male vocal with additional vocal chants on the chorus. [Tempo: Medium / 63 BPM]
Dark, mysterious, driving electronica based rock song about the struggle of the individual to not become clone of society. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 158 BPM]
This track is really guitar driven, that give it a huge intense sound. Would work well in any footage that has intense scenes. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 200 BPM]
This character has flown home, but their significant other has failed to pick them up, so take a cab home and contemplate the state of their relationship. A fast-past, hard-driving indie rock song with male vocals and catchy harmonies. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 151 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]
Alternative rock song in the style of Arcade Fire. Female vocals, clean guitars, bass and drums. Odd feel to the verses contribute to a unique indie track. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
This track is a medium speed song with a big chorus. The song would be great for something with a sad tone. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
This epic 9-minute long closing track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with a very low energy level. Just ocean waves and ambient noises. Slowly strings, ambient feedback, and reverse effects come in. Soon after acoustic guitar and heartfelt vocals come in. It progresses into the most epic full band rock ballad you've ever heard. It will work well with footage that is reflective, calm, tranquil, nature, ocean, waves, night, sleep, sailing, wings, dream, leaving home, hypnotic, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. Indie/ progressive rock along the lines of "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie". The lyrics are sung from a father's point of view. He is signing about his son leaving home, and how he should never feel alone, and that he will always be with him, inside his heart. However, the lyrics can also be interpreted in other ways, i.e. a lover telling his mate to not worry and that he/she will always be with them. For example, an army soldier telling his wife not to worry before he leaves for war. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
Power pop, great for anything with sports themes. Female vocals, Bass, guitar, drums, hand claps. In the style of The Dollyrots, The Runaways. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
Unique mix of Kesha/Katy Perry meets Muse music. Female vocals about girls going out to the clubs for a wild night without the guys. Drum machine shuffle feel with heavy toms, synths, electric guitars. Keywords: Girls, clubs, parties. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
Heavy industrial song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
This track begins with a screaming vocal intro and attacks in with heavy drums a driving rhythmic guitar riff. The choruses are layered with strummed chords and guitar leads. The bridge offers a electronic feel with digital drums and vocal augmentations that lead into a breakdown outro. The Lyrical content looks at the idea of where our joy and happiness comes from. We have to stay in synch with our passions and our callings, even though it doesn't make sense to those around us. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 116 BPM]
Fast Song - Grungey and aggressive. Lyrics are about being over a situation. Pissed off and fed up. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 184 BPM]
Dark heavy pulsating electro rocker in the style of Garbage, Ladytron and Curve. Female vocals, heavy guitars, bass guitar, drum machine, acoustic drums, bass and lead synths. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
This song is a staple alternative rock song. The easy listening, melody driven verses are equipped with perfectly accented guitar lines to make the chorus boom. This song would be great for romance, comedy, and friendship. The lyrics are about defining relationships in your life and realizing what matters the most. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Angry female vocals soar over heavy American punk themed music. Lyrics about the human race hell bent on destroying our beautiful planet. Rock band instrumentation. Keywords: Human race, Earth, Destruction, End of Humanity. [Tempo: Fast / 154 BPM]
Pop rock track with Female vocals. Half time shuffle feel with theme electrics and heavy grooves. Lyrics about being confident about oneself. Keywords: Sun, sunglasses, confidence, cool. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A fast tempo track that continually builds. The song deals with heart-break, coming close to having something, but never actually attaining. It's fast paced, upbeat intro is perfect for the start of any segment or transition. Male vocals. [Tempo: Fast / 154 BPM]
Alternative rock track about friends turning into lovers ballad. Great for TV/Film montages, soundtrack and theme song, and romantic comedies. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 83 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 really tough sound vocally and instrumentally, with a lot of heavy guitar riffs through out. It work well in any action and sport footage, reference the film “300”. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 123 BPM]
Rowdy southern rock anthem about being free and taking off for a road trip. A driving, guitar heavy song with unforgettable guitar riffs. Contains electric guitar, bass, and drums. Has a "Harley Davidson" feel. Also available in an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 136 BPM]
Melodic, mid-tempo, chorus based young guitar rock, with some high intensity parts. Available as a vocal or instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Upbeat guitar rock using both acoustic and electric guitars. Free flying U.S. rock track full of positive energy, action and drive. We have a vocal version as well as a full-length instrumental version and various shorter instrumental cuts. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
