Live string quartet performance of the Henry Purcell Trumpet Tune. Stately and regal. Arranged and recorded by the Allegro String Ensemble exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. Live performance. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Laid back big band swing number reminiscent of the late 40s, 50s and 60s. Features jazz guitar and real horn section. Great for country club, travel, food, restaurant, jazz club, Hamptons and high society. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
A simple, memorable piano melody on lush pads - later joined by a light acoustic drum groove. Light and transparent background music, good for many types of media production. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Downtempo, urban lounge groove. Occasional scratching vocal. Smooth and groovy. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
An eerie or slightly dark suspenseful track made with chamber orchestra. Simple structure, evolving. Suspense / Cinematic / Classical. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A very slow, sizzling chillout groove with a slight reggae or dub feel. Sax licks join in after a while. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Mexican trumpet over guitars and solemn church bell. Dark, sinister and dramatic with a pulp / Tarantino'esque feel. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Live performed solo piano piece - happy and light, optimistic and playful. Waiting for a friend on the Platform of Kings Cross Station in London just before Xmas, it was amazing watching all the people gathering and meeting each other as friends and family were reunited for the festivities. Lots of people were giving each other "Hugs" and the general excitement was captivating. Occasionally watching the body language of reunited friends you could see serious / sad interludes in the flowing conversations which is reflected in the minor section. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
Swing jazz. Piano, vibraphone, sax, drums and upright bass. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Elegant and exotic orchestral music meets a soulful Hip Hop groove perfect for tv, commercials and films in need of a sophisticated yet urban sound. Features lush strings and horns, clavinet, turntables, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 89 BPM]
Beautiful, heart-drenching ballad features romantic saxophone, sultry flugelhorn and virtuosic piano. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A short piano piece with a sense of achievement, dignity, and occasion. [Tempo: Slow]
An odd but quirky track, dominated by marimba, harp and light pizzicato strings and subtle guitars to create a cheeky tone that would suit a scene that winks to the audience. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A fresh and funky pop/disco track with a slight nod to the 1970s and 80s, but with a sparkling, fresh up to date production. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A catchy funk and groove track that is upbeat, cool, cheerful, energetic, and happy. The jingle/ tune was composed of female-oriented products and "confident woman!" vo announcements. Think about products like Tampax, toothpaste, shampoo, retail advertising (target, macy's etc) This track and a confident female voice over shall do the trick. The tune has lots of swagger and a hip groove. The track has a catchy beat, hand claps, cool percussion and an overall feeling of inspired and confident optimism. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Smooth and delicate electro summer chill... Tastefully produced and with slightly jazzy chord progressions for added warmth. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Cool Rhodes, solid bassline and warm lead sounds create the atmosphere of sun setting clubland. Evolving over time with the introduction of soft pads and subtle sound effects. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 22 ("Second Prussian Quartet") in B-flat major, K.589: 1. Allegro. Recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium]
Jazz music in piano trio format. A kind of jazz blues in form with piano and drums solos. Melody with Afro-Latin rhythm and solos with walking double bass, swing [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 103 BPM]
Elegant, sophisticated, and classic, this track is composed of a stylish classical string arrangement, with a romantic, nostalgic, simple, yet refined feel. Suitable for period pieces, such as films, TV shows, and other productions that require a timeless soundscape. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 144 BPM]
Soft ballad recorded with piano trio. Jazz music suitable for background music, relaxed situations and smooth projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
A motivational track in Corporate/Pop style with piano, strings, synth pads, percussion, bass and modern drums. Inspiring and uplifting composition, suitable for presentations, product promos and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Genuinely retro sounding jazz-lounge piece. This track has a wonderful 1970's or early 80's smooth jazz sound, reminescent of "Love Boat" and countless other dearly held 1970 and early 80's productions. Great for retro, fashion, commercials, speciality TV-shows, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Exciting, melodic smooth groove piece features the whole band, highlighted by a climactic drum solo. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture / "The Bat" overture / La Chauve Souris / Il Pipistrello. Arranged and produced by Roman Seekirchner of Seekirchner GmbH and conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Warm, soft, acoustic jazz. Live jazz quartet of acoustic drums, upright bass, piano and saxophone. Emotional, expressive. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 96 BPM]
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Händel's "Solomon" works. Performed live by a classical chamber string quartet, with harpsichord. Arranged and recorded by the Allegro String Ensemble exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. Live performance. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
Mellow, elegant, easy-going jazz with piano and trumpet. Classy, relaxed and beautiful. 100% live performance. [Tempo: Slow]
Energetic Latin jazz music recorded on Piano, Marimba, bass and drums. Rhythmic, uptempo. Nice, happy, fresh but relaxed jazz club feel. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
Playful, jazzy swing. Cheeky, happy, joyful and lighthearted. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Live vocal performance of the traditional Hosaana / Hoshana with Hebrew ethnic choir and instrumentation. The choir joins in after about 2 minutes. In Judaism, Hoshana is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. In Jewish liturgy, the word is applied specifically to the Hoshana Service, a cycle of prayers from which a selection is sung each morning during Sukkot, the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles. The complete cycle is sung on the seventh day of the festival, which is called Hoshana Rabbah (Great Hosanna). [Tempo: Slow]
Moody and spacey piano-lead pop track. Simple piano melodies and chords blend with drum loops and soft synth pads to make a peacefully groovey pop track nice forward momentum. Would suit dramatic/romantic/cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Uptempo, funky, piano-led, modern jazz. Lounge / jazz-club / feelgood jazzy vibes. The 'underscore version' provides just the backbone jazz track without the piano lead, for a really nice background jazz groove. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, D.328 Op.1 in G Minor. Arranged for string quintet. 100% live string quintet performance - no computers, no samples. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium]
A nice, breezy and chilled-out bossa nova in a soft arrangement. Rich, lush, pleasant and classy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Traditional baroque music with chamber strings and recorder, fully arranged. Festive and baroque sounding mood, middle to higher energy level. All instruments are played by real musicians. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Uplifting and inspiring modern cinematic track featuring orchestral strings, piano, different percussion, energetic drums, arpeggiated synths and bass guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A medium slow swingtime jazz trio - jazz piano, upright bass, ride cymbal. Moody and surly. Jazz club / night city, etc. A fairly short track - under a minute. Works well in a loop. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
Lights of America' is a 11-track Jazz collection by the Yuri Sazonoff live jazz trio. Piano, bass, drums perform traditional Jazz trio style music; upbeat and joyful. Each track is named after a city. Tracks can be purchased separately, or as a whole collection. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
Latin club music, ideal for fashion shows/ads, cosmetics, beauty and lifestyle. Horns on the intro and ending are perfect for a beginning/ending logo or vignette. Cool rhodes piano over an exciting percussive bed is perfect as an underscore, or even as a main soundtrack for a nicely-edited clip. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A mid-tempo, grooving and classy Jazz Trio track. Syncopated drums, upright bass and jazz piano. Performed and recorded live in studio. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
A steady, solid and determined electronica beat with pulsating synthesizers and medium to high energy level. Rough, with determination and strength, this track will go well with any high intensity, action or energetic media production, also for workouts, exercise, spinning, running, high tempo aerobics and much more. Classic techno-trance dance club style. [Tempo: Very fast / 148 BPM]
Feisty and frisky jazz-blues track dominated by jazz piano, drums and acoustic bass. [Tempo: Medium / 146 BPM]
Nice hip-hop track with a slight sense of the past and the future. Cool chorus part, mid-tempo beatz. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Cool and grooving, this track conveys hope and positivity in an urban atmosphere. The vocal melody floats atop a nice rhythm section including wah wah guitar, bass, keyboards, synth and drums. Nice for chilling, travel and lifestyle themes. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Cuba, traditional dance with piano, congas and percussion. World, acoustic, dancing, cool and easy. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Downtempo electro space-grooves. Deep & funky, slowly developing electronic soundscapes with hypnotizing, downtempo beat. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Feelgood, smooth and luxurious chill-out / soft instrumental track. Somewhat sensual or luxurious. Breezy, with a very slight Spanish or Mediterranean feel. Imagine cruising on the ocean waves, the sea breeze in your hair and the sun on your face. A nice track for lounge, bar/cafe, relaxation, good times, vacation and travel. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Allegro, from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium]
Smooth, soulful and funky jazz track. Loving, romantic, sensual. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
