Contention4025/1Anxious piano over a marimba driven rhythm builds with pensive strings to a tense, driving percussive climax2:51
Album ANW 4025Rhythmic Drama
Terry Devine-King (PRS) | Paul Clarvis (PRS)Composer Terry Devine-King and percussionist Paul Clarvis collaborate on a mysterious and hypnotic set, ideal for spy thrillers and detective dramas. Anxious piano meets driving double bass, guitar marimba, pensive strings and tense percussion.
7 tracks
- Darken Skies4025/2Mysterious percussion groove builds with warm optimistic strings & positive piano2:17
- Once4025/3Thoughtful & hypnotic pianos with lightly tense strings & percussion. Pervasive mood of concern & uncertainty 2:25
- Waltzing With The Underworld4025/4Hypnotic electric piano motif with mysterious sustained strings, ambient synths, deep bass & percussion 2:47
- Stolen Identity4025/5Driving double bass groove with floating strings, percussion, marimba & vibes. Cool & sophisticated spy/detective drama2:17
- Critical State4025/6Mysterious strings & vibraphone with unsettling piano & guitar above a tense percussion groove. Spy thriller feel2:57
- Wonderful World4025/7Opulent, hypnotic bell & gamelan patterns with airy textures over deep bass, rhythmic synths & percussion groove 2:23
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Build dramatic tension from light peril & anxiety to suspenseful, dark tracks taking you to the edge of your seat. From primetime drama to big-screen blockbusters, reality or true-crime podcasts, it's the music you need to get your heart pumping harder...
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- DecisionsHypnotic piano motifs meet inquisitive marimba in these atmospheric instrumentals by Philip Guyler.
- Triage ZoneAtmospheric tension tracks for medical drama, courtesy of Audio Network veteran Terry Devine-King.
- Digital TrailDiscover brooding electronic tension tracks courtesy of LA-based film composer Jessica Jarvis.
- Fallen EarthTense dystopian electronic instrumentals from influential producer and composer Oriol Sirinathsingh.
- A Stitch In TimeDiscover a selection of light tension tracks by acclaimed jazz and classical composer Paul Mottram.
- Red Sky WarningTense cinematic action instrumentals by trailer titan Mark Petrie and Vinay Kaushal.
- Lost In The WildernessEerie and imposing soundscapes from composer Alfie Godfrey.
- Status: CriticalDiscover minimalist electronic underscores ideal for emergency drama content.
- Slow BurnFrom pensive to tense and powerful, discover hybrid underscores meant for slow builds.
- Case ClosedTense, often menacing hybrid orchestral compositions by blockbuster composer Terry Devine-King.
- Corridors Of PowerAcclaimed composer Patrick Hawes presents dynamic and dramatic compositions for strings.
- Interrogation RoomAcclaimed film & TV composer Jessica Jarvis conjures mystery and intrigue across eerie soundscapes.
