Contention4025/1Anxious piano over a marimba driven rhythm builds with pensive strings to a tense, driving percussive climax
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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.
- Darken Skies4025/2Mysterious percussion groove builds with warm optimistic strings & positive piano2:1760 BPM
- Once4025/3Thoughtful & hypnotic pianos with lightly tense strings & percussion. Pervasive mood of concern & uncertainty2:2553 BPM
- Waltzing With The Underworld4025/4Hypnotic electric piano motif with mysterious sustained strings, ambient synths, deep bass & percussion2:4773 BPM
- Stolen Identity4025/5Driving double bass groove with floating strings, percussion, marimba & vibes. Cool & sophisticated spy/detective drama2:17120 BPM
- Critical State4025/6Mysterious strings & vibraphone with unsettling piano & guitar above a tense percussion groove. Spy thriller feel2:5790 BPM
- Wonderful World4025/7Opulent, hypnotic bell & gamelan patterns with airy textures over deep bass, rhythmic synths & percussion groove2:2390 BPM
Featured in The Tension Code
- 243 Albums
- 25 Playlists
- 20 Artists & Composers
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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- Quartal TensionsA selection of tense thrillers and plaintive string themes by Hollywood composer Noah Sorota.
- Trace The PatternIntricate compositions intertwining a cello quartet, marimba and hybrid textures.
- Tipping PointsMenacing electronic tension meets brooding atmospherics in this set by Stuart Roslyn and friends.
- The Art Of DeceptionDark and foreboding atmospherics meet menacing tension in this aptly-titled collection.
- In ShadowsUnsettling textures abound in this atmospheric album by American composer Cris Velasco.
- Mind Games 2: Breaking PointUnsettling atmospheric tension tracks by regular collaborators Jono Buchanan and Jim Copperthwaite.
- Edge Of ControlTense, menacing pieces that build to cliffhanger climax, by multi-instrumentalist Philip Guyler.
- Time To ImpressTerry Devine-King presents inquisitive and curious light tension tracks, ideal for dramedy.
- 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.
