A creepy and eerie mystery/horror cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to an evil presence. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
A dark, suspenseful track for horror and grisly scenes - made with dark, edgy, violent sound design and epic drums. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Atmospheric and orchestral score suggests big open spaces, great adventures, new frontiers to conquer. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Spy or secret agent music, undercover in exotic locations. James Bond 007 inspired melodies, a sense of danger, excitement and adventure. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
A sneaky and creepy semi-orchestral soundtrack piece. Twitchy and nervous strings, scattered piano notes, metal clanks, subtle pulsating rhythms. Suitable for horror/scifi as well as for documentary, forensics, murder investigation etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Soundtrack for a grand adventure, fully of mystery and intrigue. Exotic, but without overtly belonging to any particular country or region, this track gives a sense of amazement, discovery and new journeys. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Deep world percussion and fast strings, brass and huge drum accents. Good for heavy tension and struggle, dramatic reality TV cues such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Hell's Kitchen, Design Star and The Bachelor. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Fast / 85 BPM]
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from the Peer Gynt suite by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast]
Medium tempo epic trailer track featuring synthesis of electronica and orchestra blended in suspense and mystery. Awe / Amazement / Wonderment / Grandeur. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Dark and industrial, orchestral rock and hip hop, reminiscent of Dj Shadow or Moby. Soft organs chords lay the motif before bass guitars and rock drums cut through and combine to create highly dramatic feeling, an epic odyssey. Twisted, glitched metal guitars follow before breaking down into an epic string section to conclude the journey. Ideal for use in high-end advertising and promotional pieces - Also included is an "Orchestral" version - an ambient mix ideally suited for scoring in the modern Fantasy / Supernatural genres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Cool and fresh Hip-Hop track in the style of MTV 'Cribs' etc. Downtempo, phat drums, deep funky synth-bass. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A powerful, assertive theme evoking athletic battling forces intent on victory. Suggests dynamic montages of anticipation, competition, hard fought battles, rivalry and sporting prowess. The track will easily blend with Champions Of Africa Celebration to create an entire themed programme package. [Tempo: Fast / 143 BPM]
Mystical, dark and pulsating track featuring hybrid fusion of orchestral sounds, blended with synths and pulsating sequences. Rising into a blockbuster mood. Increasing sense of urgency. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
Tense orchestral piece. Pulsing drums and strings, abrasive brass and drums, haunting textures and an overall suspenseful pursuit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 98 BPM]
A bold and up-front electronica track with a confident feel. The digital synth patterns with electronic percussion gives this track a positive outlook, yet without becoming too brash or overpowering. Great for corporate use, technology related presentations, movement and interaction, and much more. There is also an Underscore version which gives the track a whole new set of possibilities; i.e. weather or business report, latest stock market movements, news ticker, mechanical or technological footage etc. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Punchy drums hits, rumbling bass and distorted metal riffs are the core of this beast. Subtle dissonant lead guitar lines add drama. Works well in high energy, adrenaline fueled productions. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Dark orchestral thriller / conflict music. Military mission, war preparations, conflict, tension. Also highly suitable for sci-fi or political thriller, etc. [Tempo: Medium]
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]
A very dark and eerie, creepy track for mystery, horror, thriller or disturbing, dark drama. Scattered, psychedelic piano notes on a dark, bleak background. The piece grows more dramatic as it goes along, increasing the nervous tension and the sickly feeling of unease. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Powerfully epic, pumping, driven, atmospheric, sinister & sometimes 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: Medium / 120 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, semi-industrial and powerful thriller soundtrack. Dark string and brass textures, a pulsating beat that oozes just under the surface. Serious, international conflict, war or battleground, covert mission, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
Pure suspense with lots of tension and a thumping heartbeat. Think a horrific crime scene, or a deadly chase through a dark forest. Repetitive motifs but constantly building and evolving to enhance the drama and suspense. Synth swells are presented separately to allow for dramatic placement anywhere in the track. Good for crime, suspense, drama, TV, film. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast]
This aggressive cinematic piece starts with a chaotic string crescendo, and abruptly changes to a dramatic and forceful orchestral texture. Great for action trailers and sequences. [Tempo: Fast / 143 BPM]
A dark piece full of dread. A religious chant of full choir for horror and drama. Supernatural overtones with a gothic style. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A neo classical soundtrack piece with a sense of passing time, a story unfolding, a process taking place. Pensive, mysterious, uncertain, somewhat dark. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Tense combination of sound designer sounds with ambient synth textures and a hard hitting techno backdrop. Action, drama, dramatic, chase, crime, police, battle, war, futuristic action and suspense. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Eerie, tense, percussive soundscape with a relentless spooky melody, dark metalic FX and flute sweeps. Atmospheric with a sense of suspense and imminent danger. Menacing and sinister. 48 hours, The Mentalist, Castle, Alien Invasion, crime drama, horror, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
The tension builds relentlessly in this original work. Pulsing, hypnotic, and intense low-tempo track, with atmospheric synth sounds and a slow build up. It brings to mind a sense of danger and anticipation. Perfect for productions that require a dense, dark, and a bit scary backdrop, such as features and TV shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 208 BPM]
Gritty, late 60s/early 70s style soul with tight funk groove, clavinet, guitar, strings and organ. Great track for anything in need of a retro, blaxploitation style sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Raw and dirty guitar riffing meets downtempo, slamming hip-hop drums. Powerful stuff, suitable for action footage, raw engine power, extreme sports, fighting and wrestling, or any dark, hard, cold, mechanical visual imagery. Confident and dominant. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Cold, dystopian, foreboding. Ambient, haunting beginning and end parts and a more harsh middle section with violent, distorted stabs. Methodical, lost, spacey. Good for scifi, dark futures, space, extraterrestrial exploration, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Fast, frantic and hard hitting semi-orchestral, semi-electronic music for action, fight, battle, war or racing scene. Distorted, twisted guitars, deep brass stabs, extremely fast techno breakbeat. Also suitable for action or extreme sports etc. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Mysterious middle eastern or arabic track. Darbuka drums, strings, occasional duduk flute. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A dark, funky and gritty Spy / Agent / Undercover type track. Edgy, grimey. Good for action thriller / dirty action hero. This track combines a certain retro pulp / melodramatic quality with downtempo, grimey, electro beats. Also good as a track for credits roll. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A very dark , disturbed piece. It tells of an unseen malevolence, drawing ever closer to the point where the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Huge down-tuned guitar riffs grab you by the jugular and toss you around till you plead for mercy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Sweeping chords dip & weave through an atmospheric wash of sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
A strong, confident and dark heroic military theme with percussion, synth, guitar and powerful brass. Slow paced, proud, patriotic and powerful yet slightly sad and emotional giving a feeling of loss or death. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A truly modern take on of rhythms and scales laid down by ancient eastern music. An unusual hybrid of ali baba and james bond. Would suit a dance troupe project or anything that needs a big beat and dramatic structure. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Powerful and intense battle theme suited for fantasy and adventure. Full orchestra and choir. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A sensual, exotic and mysterious acoustic piece depicting a deep forest, inspired by the sound of Enya, Enigma, Deep Forest, Vangelis, Kitaro or Andreas Vollenweider. If you purchase this track, you get one version with ambient sounds of birds singing mixed into the music, plus another version with just the music without birds/ambience. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Dirty Harry meets Roni Size, synths, breakbeats and retro-cop-show licks, ideal for stakeout, crime investigation, suspicion scenes and criminal activities. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A dramatic, and very dark soundtrack cue, which keeps building and growing, getting closer as the tension grows higher. Dark / Threatening / Scary. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A tense, pensive and very percussive track with a Far East / Oriental / Japanese flavor. Orchestral and Japanese percussion, koto, taiko. High intensity, arming up, building up to impending conflict or fights. Good for chase scenes, battle scenes, fantasy games, action-adventure, film trailers and more. Available in many different cuts, edits, versions to give you great options in editing. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Atonal, droning track conjuring an atmosphere of tension and desolation, barren landscapes and alien technology or a slow descent into a Maelstrom of madness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Horrifying screechy string quartet. Nightmare, terror, very disturbing sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A dark and suspenseful hybrid track featuring a combination of growling distorted bass, orchestra and synth sounds. Tension building / Danger / Ominous / Determined. Sense of urgency and foreboding. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
Imagine being visited in the dead of night by the ghost of a Burlesque dancer or by a post war German cabaret artiste. Meaty beaty big and bouncey. Huge synth bass, brass and jazzy big band groove based drums with a modern twist. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Dramatic, spacious, tense, edgy, fiery, driven, epic, explosive, climactic rock track that begins with grand synth sequences then bursts into flame as huge drums & guitars crash in and take the tempo & intensity up many notches. Suspenseful & crushing. Would suit sports / combat / action / thriller projects. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 154 BPM]
Aggressive, mysterious, cinematic track with Middle Eastern/Arabic feel. Huge drums, rock guitars, atmospheric electronics and vocal chants. No guitars and vocals version available. There is also Underscore edit that omits the drums, bass, guitars and chants, leaving only background instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
