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 / 0 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]
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]
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 / 0 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]
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]
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]
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]
Fast, heavy, high adrenaline, straight for the jugular, metal bruiser. great energy, motivation & relentless momentum. would suit extreme sports/action/thriller/documentary projects. [Tempo: / 0 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]
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 / 0 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]
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. [Tempo: / 0 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]
Uptempo, urgent, pop-jazz crossover. Energetic synth-bass, piano interludes and upbeat electronica drums. Energetic busy action, great for things like game shows, makeover programs, scenes of busy activity, working within a time limit, and more. [Tempo: Very fast / 158 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 fast, slick and mean techno groove. Atmospheric, deep, soaring and free. Highly infectious beat. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Raw rock / Fast 'n Wild / Fun Sports: Fast Punk / Rock style, hard and confident. Nice for teen oriented material, jackass style videos and radical sports such as skateboarding. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 216 BPM]
Etude No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 72, Allegro, by Moritz Moszkowski. Performed and recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by Abigail Mettry. [Tempo: Fast / 0 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]
A fun and playful orchestral track, great for animation, film, comedy, kids themed productions, children's TV, cartoons etc. Perhaps mischievous and cheeky characters playing and causing mischief. Upbeat, happy and amusing. [Tempo: Fast / 150 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]
A very brash and up-front techno/electronica track. Fast, almost manic. Frantic drums, twisting and turning synth patterns. Busy, frantic, high intensity, energetic. Good for action scene, sports / extreme sports, commercial/advertising, high energy on-screen presentations and more. [Tempo: Very fast / 150 BPM]
Punchy, energetic Drum & Bass. Intense, disturbing, hypnotic, industrial. [Tempo: Very fast / 144 BPM]
A fast, fun and bouncy country hoedown featuring dobros. Just dobro and drums first time through -- then drums, bass and rhythm guitars join in. Hee-haw! [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
A proper fiery guitar workout - energy overload. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 155 BPM]
An action-packed cue with a strong percussive beat throughout. Chromatic and intense. Perfect for an action scene or tense drama. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
Retro early 2000’s style American girl pop/rock. Female vocals, pop rock instrumentation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Heavy and epic blockbuster track featuring loads of energy, risers and hits. It is a mixture of cinematic, industrial and metal music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 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]
Hard and powerful samba techno remix. A full authentic brazilian "carnaval" builds up towards the end. [Tempo: Fast / 136 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]
Electronica, experimental, underscore. Haunting, Techno, Science / electronics. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
Growing from smouldering beginnings into a frantic orchestral canter with horns, strings & huge pounding drums. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 100 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]
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]
Music with a hurried, urgent, active and bustling feel. Rush, chase, stress, high activity level. Time running out, things being done in a hurry. Neo-classical music, orchestra with piano. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 136 BPM]
This is a very trippy instrumental with a lot of cool programing in it. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 170 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]
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]
A short comedy track/cue. Pompous, brash, swaggering. Real live orchestra recording. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 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]
A stomper of a royalty free dance music track. Big drums and phatt bass combine with synth lines and sequences to produce a very spacey yet driving track. Full of impetus and positive driving energy. Would suit action sequences. [Tempo: Very fast / 162 BPM]
Fast, exciting, intense, frantic, driven, edgy, energised, motivated, hectic cinematic rock track combining spacious synths, frenetic drums & walls of distorted guitars. Crazy, heavy, explosive, relentless, highly dramatic music that would suit action / sports / extreme / combat / military type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 111 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 / 180 BPM]
Excited and bright / fresh Pop-Rock Music with a positive drive and a high energy level. Youthful and exciting music. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 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]
Intense drama themed piece that uses driving percussion and urgent strings to full effect. It relentlessly builds to a dramatic conclusion.
[Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]This enchanting novelty marching tune suggests the magic and intrigue of Eastern European fables and parables. A little bit wonky & off-kilter, Its naive child-like quality suggests a toy military band or images of a hurdy-gurdy or Calliope at a fairytale fairground. Builds from a single instrument into a small ensemble and then lifts by two semitones with an added glockenspiel & solo flute. Quirky / Novelty. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A thrilling cinematic trailer Sting that is epic and intense. It starts with rising orchestral clusters that begin ecalating into massive, terrifying, dramatic impacts that are designed to have your viewrs on the edge of their seat. This would be excellent for trailers, tv, movies and film, promos, bumpers and video games. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
