This is a collection of live recordings of various Japanese performing artists. Among these recordings you'll find Japanese temple monks chanting, Japanese street musicians, live Taiko drumming, Japanese theatrical song/music performances, and more. Note: These recordings are made live, on the spot, often with an audience present -- so they are not entirely clean, and certainly not audiophile. You may hear some audience chatter and other imperfections. [Tempo: Medium]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 77 BPM]
This song is about taking the leap and taking risks. It's about knowing the odds you're up against and pressing on anyways. It is full band and would be great for teenage sit coms, fighting or sports television and reality television. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 BPM]
Somewhat whacky, quirky, happy, country inspired track featuring banjo, driving bass guitar and synths, designed for endless runner type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Frightening dark ambient horror music bed featuring the sounds of sinister spirits knocking, broken piano, and scary choir. TV static and plenty of door smashes for that extra eerieness well suited for horror, thriller, suspense and fantasy footage, as welll as video games. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Fast, heavy, high adrenaline, straight for the jugular, metal bruiser. great energy, motivation & relentless momentum. would suit extreme sports/action/thriller/documentary projects.
Anthem for the angry young girl. Female vocals over aggressive Muse style rock with middle eastern themed guitar leads. Heavy guitars, bass and drums, synth bass. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Drum'n bass with quirky and odd melodics. Somewhat otherworldly, strangely relaxing and atmospheric. Glitchy effects with cute-ish, minimalistic synth lines. Good for dreamy scenes, travel & journeys, microscopic life forms, strange creatures, commercials and presentations, visual imagery and more. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A funny and a little bit crazy version of the traditional French children's melody, Alouette. Fun French style, with vocal singing, scatting, humming, whistling and funny sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Edgy, driven, busy, frenetic, hectic, mad, fevered, excited, crazy and tension filled track using piano, synths & mental drums. Frantic, rhythmic, thrilling & stimulating. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 204 BPM]
Modern pop punk. Female vocal. Up tempo shuffle drum intro. Girl power themed lyrics. Perfect for cutting edge teen girl drama. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
Powerful, medium paced,high-intensity, adrenaline-charged guitar rocker with a driven, heavy blues shuffle feel. Dramatic, atmospheric & passionate combination of monster riffs, organ, synths, strings and hefty grooves.
Impressionistic solo piano piece; neo classical. Eventful, confused, busy, varying moods. For films / cultural / special interest. Also good for historical / retro project; can be silent movie soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
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]
Experimental sound texture. Moving sonic textures, abstract. Dream world, distant choral feel enters later. Space, sci-fi, dreamlike, ambient, spacious. [Tempo: Slow]
Dark / industrial / music for dramatic trailers / cinematic / orchestral. Cinematic track with swelling strings and a low bassline. Starts off with a slow build of violins, cello and bass. The main drop explodes with big drums and a dramatic rhythm. High pitch strings keep cutting through the track and build along with some horns to a big hit finish. This track is good for movie trailers, video game trailers, extreme sports, inspirational sports scenes of achievements, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 65 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]
Experimental electronica using all new sounds. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
A dark, brooding evil track with high suspense, fast strings, heavy percussion and chaotic soundscapes. Good for dramatic video games, horror cues, promos, Investigation Discovery, Saw movies, crime shows and soap operas. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
If you want dynamic heavy rock ,then this is it ! Unusual track that starts with a very spacey mellow intro and then explodes into anintensely powerful and heavy riff-based chorus part. In the mid, the peaceful and trancey intro returns only to be blown away once more by walls of guitars and drums. Contains guitars, bass, strings and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Heavy female vocals over retro 70’s themed classic glam/punk. Twin lead guitar intro leads to total rock attack that never lets up. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
Punchy, energetic Drum & Bass. Intense, disturbing, hypnotic, industrial. [Tempo: Very fast / 144 BPM]
Driving punk rock tune, with lots of attitude and character. Lust for life type of drums and cool distorted bass and guitars. Edgy and rowdy. [Tempo: Fast / 190 BPM]
Confident, edgy, hefty, dynamic, exciting, brutal, tense & dramatic rocker with great, bold power & drive. Weighty, measured, primitive, suspenseful, menacing, crushing, wicked & unstoppable. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 BPM]
Minimalistic electronic beats, stomping Ibiza dance club or house party style. Staccato, syntesizer stabs and arpeggiators with 808/909 style drums, cut down and hard core. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
Exciting, intense, adrenalized, driven electro rock with great momentum and energy. Synths combine with big guitars to make music suitable for sports / action / thiller / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
Squawking techno meets ska in this unhinged rave up with retro sounding drums & bass and a burbling chicken-like synth. It’s outrageous and more than a little bit daft. Suitable for cartoon graphics, micro games, commercials, short films or off beat comedy videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Demented snatches of sound tumbling over a relentless, incessant rhythm. Dark and nightmarish with a quirky undercurrent. Builds to a dead stop from 1:56. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Fast, powerful, intense, driven, adrenaline pumped, riff- based rock-fest. No frills, no tricks, just straight for the jugular! Would suit extreme sports / action / thriller projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Mellow and relaxing chill-out track with lo-fi elements mixed with bright and warm acoustic guitar, rich string pads and a very deep and smooth beat that sets in after about 1 minute. Very summerly. Hot beaches, relaxing days in the sun, a little bit of luxury... [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
A cheerful whacked out melody that sounds like a retro gaming theme or a 1980’s synthesizer demo! Complete with bouncy drums & cheapo plastic instruments, this funny little ditty would suit cartoon graphics, micro games, commercials or quirky off beat comedy videos. Similar in style to the Elliot Simons tracks Wackorama, Big Cheese & Sambatastico. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A minimalistic electronica track with a subtle arrangement and evolving athmospheres. Positive, optimistic, futuristic, highly suitable for science & technology, climatics and corporate presentations. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
a contemporary percussion filled composition accompanied by a japanese picked metallic string instrument called a koto. It's weird but dancy touch would certainly be a righteous pick for any ethnic moving and dynamic footage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Electronica, experimental, underscore. Haunting, Techno, Science / electronics. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
Guitar Hero material; classic rock with a stong groove and hard, chomping guitar riffs. Excellent for sports, extreme sports, stunts, action, racing, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 154 BPM]
Eerie,dark & unnerving rock track that combines haunting synth noises with dissonant guitars. Hefty driving beats with emotive lead guitar. Powerful & sinister. [Tempo: Slow / 68 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]
A fast, furious, blazingly loud rocker. Pedal to the metal, and no let-up. A stormy and fiery energy infusion. Great for sports, action and exciting footage. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
Retro early 2000’s style American girl pop/rock. Female vocals, pop rock instrumentation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A raw and gritty, fast tempo rock track with a UK / Brit / Indie-rock sound. Also a slight Surf rock influence with tremolo guitars. Exciting, raw, rebellious. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Urgent impacts, heavy rhythm. Music made for aerobics, exercise, workouts, running etc. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
This is a very driving pop rock song about dancing until you die. It’s a very energetic song with male vocals and an upbeat, fun sound! Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 150 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]
A busy, rowdy, unruly and exciting indie-rock track. High tempo, high energy level. Kind of messy and raw. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 184 BPM]
Heavy tom tom groove with biting clean electric guitars. Female vocals describe the perils of stardom and the lengths people go to achieve it. Bass, guitar and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
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]
Energetic hard rock / nu metal. Edgy, high intensity and energy level. Good for chase, action, race, fight / brawl, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
A really trashy dubstep track. Violent, synthetic and heavy sound gets really addictive in a "bang your head" way. It's dynamic and surprising progression would match in a good sport or urban related footage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
This song is a story about 18 year old love, lasting for a few years and seemingly perfect at first. It’s about it falling apart and how those years seem to go to waste. It’s about young love and finding a way to get over it. Its about the first big break up we all have, and dealing with the betrayal and harsh feelings that follow. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
The hustle and bustle of people and traffic in the days leading up to Christmas is captured in this uptempo, chaotic orchestral track. Perfect for movies, commercials, corporate projects, websites or any Christmas themed media. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
