PlaylistTension: Orchestral

Urgent strings, brass swells & big percussion - build to a dramatic climax

30 tracks

Drug Lab Raid4455/5
Glen Gabriel Jansson (ASCAP)
11 mixesTension, drama & suspense. Rhythmic guitars, dark strings & piano build with percussion & driving bass to a dramatic climax

3:13140 BPM
Wilful Ignorance4430/4
Pakk Hui (BMI)
11 mixesSlow building tension, drama & intrigue with mysterious piano, strings, bass guitar, synth pulses, pads & percussion

2:1680 BPM
Edge Of Jeopardy4077/2
Chris Warner (PRS)Ayanna Witter-Johnson (PRS)
19 mixesString orchestra on a tense mission with spiky staccato cello, percussion & insistent piano in tow

3:1390 BPM
New York Confidential4118/9
Luke Richards (PRS)
11 mixesMysterious cinematic orchestral thriller with intriguing strings & pulses builds in tension & suspense to a big finale

2:4973 BPM
Against The Wall4047/3
Jessica Dannheisser (PRS)
12 mixesTense hybrid orchestral builds with mysterious piano, ticking percussion, urgent strings & pulsing synth to a dramatic climax

2:48100 BPM
Unforeseen3700/6
Igor Dvorkin (PRS)Duncan Pittock (PRS)Ellie Kidd (PRS)
22 mixesTense strings with mysterious synth patterns, sparse piano & percussion build to dramatic finale. Marching feel

3:04110 BPM
A True Nobleman4144/3
Harry Lightfoot (PRS)
17 mixesDriving orchestral strings build with piano, ticking clock fx, brass & drums to a tense climax from dramatic opening

2:24120 BPM
Playful Ghosts4034/5
Michael Levine (ASCAP)Grace Davidson (PRS)
10 mixesTense, dramatic orchestra with driving strings & beguiling female vocals builds from eerie opening. Spooky adventure

2:4770 BPM
Death Creeping3938/3
Steve Slides (ASCAP)Jon Ong (BMI)
13 mixesMysterious & tense hybrid score with bowed metals, twisted strings, guitar & woods. Explodes to driving climactic ending with percussion at 1'41

2:2985 BPM
El Riesgo3504/2
John DeFaria (ASCAP)
16 mixesHypnotic charango ostinato with Latin guitar & pan flute flourishes leads to tense, driving rhythmic strings

2:23150 BPM
La Primavera4114/5
Mark Devin Powers Adao (SESAC)Mattia Turzo (BMI)
12 mixesTense driving strings over pulsing synths & mysterious motif build with passionate string quartet & drums to strong finale

3:0790 BPM
Technoir Guitar 24481/11
Bryce Jacobs (ASCAP)
12 mixesTense action thriller with guttural rock riffs & climbing orchestra builds to a thrilling cinematic climax. Extended orchestral focussed mix

6:4775 BPM
Propaganda3652/7
Terry Devine-King (PRS)
5 mixesTense, urgent & dramatic strings with a Baroque influence

2:29126 BPM
Starting Lineup3947/6
Mark Petrie (ASCAP)
25 mixesHybrid orchestral tension builder with forward moving strings, soaring brass, huge percussive hits, guitars & synths

2:5678 BPM
Man In The Hot Seat3651/1
James Taylor (PRS)
12 mixesTense 1970s cinematic orchestral funk with big horn section & dramatic strings

3:58122 BPM
Precipice Ahead3532/1
Dario Forzato (BMI)
11 mixesTense driving strings, synths & drums build to a crescendo then slowly build again to a suspenseful climax

2:46120 BPM
Power Struggle4135/7
Philip Guyler (PRS)
12 mixesTense string patterns, ticking clock, pulsing bass & piano build with sad strings & big drums to a dramatic orchestral climax

2:20100 BPM
Can We Escape3616/2
Hugo Martinez-Garcia (PRS)
7 mixesTense, propulsive & dramatic orchestral strings build with busy classical piano, vibes & marimba to a frantic climax

2:5280 BPM
Nordscapes4087/5
Noah Sorota (BMI)
11 mixesTense driving strings with sinister synths & percussion build to a frantic climax from mysterious opening

3:0094 BPM
Trans Cyberia Express3488/6
Christopher Slaski (PRS)
10 mixesTense cinematic orchestral train journey with a carriage load of mystery & intrigue. Builds to dramatic climax

2:13105 BPM
Contingency3724/1
Mark Petrie (ASCAP)
27 mixesSimmering orchestral tension intensifies with massive string & brass swells, piano, synths & powerful percussive hits

3:4076 BPM
Trapped4476/8
Jon Ong (BMI)Steve Slides (ASCAP)
12 mixesTense, powerful hybrid score with ominous orchestra, ticking percussion, choir, low bold brass, hybrid percussion & oscillating synths

3:05144 BPM
Tension Rising3447/1
Terry Devine-King (PRS)
12 mixesTense strings build with synths & powerful bass drum hits to dramatic climax. Ascends in key

3:01116 BPM
Forming Shadows4458/8
Aurélie Webb (PRS)
14 mixesTense, eerie hybrid score with mournful cello, ghostly choral FX, harp & tense orchestra. Builds with percussion & descends into madness

2:3180 BPM
Fractured Filaments3502/6
Noah Sorota (BMI)
13 mixesTense strings with tabla drums, ambient electronic textures & filtered percussion. Builds in mystery & intrigue

2:5788 BPM
Motion In The Shadows3457/2
Michael Levine (ASCAP)Bijan Olia (BMI)
8 mixesTense, dark & mysterious orchestral thriller with creepy woodwind ostinati, twitchy brass & ominous strings

3:04150 BPM
Their Whispers4427/6
Mark Petrie (ASCAP)Brandon Yingho Lau (ASCAP)
12 mixesPowerful hybrid tension with brooding synths, brass, strings, guitars & percussion. Starts small & gradually ramps up

3:16100 BPM
Cut The Wire4033/6
Harry Lightfoot (PRS)
13 mixesStirring string melody above a tense ostinato, synth pulses, big percussion & piano builds from anxious opening

3:0295 BPM
The Act Of Creation4022/2
Luke Richards (PRS)
9 mixesTense, dramatic string ensemble builds with piano to a frantic, driving climax

2:2982 BPM
Bank Heist3423/7
Luke Richards (PRS)
12 mixesMenacing cinematic tension. Slow driving pulse builds with aggressive synths, huge drums, uneasy strings & textures

3:0290 BPM

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