Manhattan John Doe4118/1Atmospheric hybrid orchestral crime thriller simmers with tension, mystery & intrigue throughout2:58
Album ANW 4118The Five Boroughs
Luke Richards (PRS)Blockbuster expert Luke Richards’ perfect mix for classic crime and psychological thrillers has intriguing strings and sinister percussion, ambient pads, pulses and tense, ominous orchestra builds with a nail-biting climax. Cinematic suspense: guaranteed.
10 tracks
- Hudson Yards Break In4118/2Ticking clock tension. Rapid pulsing synths build throughout with percussion & unsettling effects. The fuse is burning2:41
- Brooklyn Cold Case4118/3Brooding crime thriller with swelling strings, pulsing synths & sinister percussion. Nocturnal tension, mystery & suspense2:48
- The Enemy Within4118/4Classic cinematic psycholgical thriller with mysterious slowly swelling strings, distant thunderous fx & expansive ending2:31
- East River Homicide4118/5Moody dramatic orchestral intro gives way to tense strings & pulsing percussion. Cinematic suspense throughout2:40
- Just Another Statistic4118/6Mournful solo soprano intro leads to delicate emotional strings over ambient pads building to an anxious climax2:46
- Staten Island Ransom4118/7Tense pulsing synths & percussion with sinister sound design. Driving cinematic action thriller 2:44
- Walking Into An Ambush4118/8Tense ominous orchestra builds throughout with rhythmic synths & percussion to a nail biting climax3:07
- New York Confidential4118/9Mysterious cinematic orchestral thriller with intriguing strings & pulses builds in tension & suspense to a big finale2:49
- Justice Waits For No Man4118/10Tense cinematic drama with gloomy strings & pad drone builds to a wistful trumpet solo followed by a dramatic climax3:03
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