Long Road Ahead4186/1Determined hybrid orchestra with solo cello, melancholy but warm strings & synths. Builds with piano2:35
Album ANW 4186What Lurks Beneath
Jessica Jarvis (BMI)Jessica Jarvis is a film/TV composer whose hybrid scoring blends dark and light. These unsettling hybrid orchestral tracks feature eerie vocal pulses, intriguing piano patterns, dramatic strings, light percussion and Jarvis’ trademark haunting vocal FX.
7 tracks
- What Lurks Beneath4186/2Unsettling hybrid tension with eerie vocal pulses, intriguing piano pattern, dreamlike bells & synth pads, light hybrid percussion & strings2:31
- Mysteries Abound4186/3Tense hybrid orchestral with mysterious strings, dark piano chords, percussion & uneasy undulating synth arpeggios. Builds with a sense of urgency2:59
- Spiralling4186/4Hybrid tension with melancholy piano chords, serene lush strings, subtle ethereal synth pads & dreamlike harp & bells2:42
- A Watchful Eye4186/5Hybrid cinematic tension with mysterious piano, dramatic strings, light percussion, synths & vocal FX2:34
- Hallways4186/6Uneasy hybrid tension with mysterious strings, tentative piano, swirling arpeggiated synths, haunting vocal FX & light hybrid percussion 2:35
- Closing In4186/7Emotional hybrid tension with melancholy arpeggiated piano, bass guitar, solo cello, lush driving strings with subtle synth elements2:18
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