Tension Investigative Suspense

World

Cinematic Electronic Ambient

Soundtrack Trailer

Epic Cinematic

Intense drums and percussion. Perfect for battle scenes, corporate promotion & technology. Advertising, film & TV. Heavy cinematic beats give a feeling of power & domination. Aggressive traditional taiko, de-constructed cello & electronic elements help make this track usable in a number of mediums.

Darklands (Epic Hybrid Percussion)

Driving, heavy, rock track. A mix of synth and electric guitar make this track ideal for use with motor racing & competitive sport. A feel of ambition and determination make this track perfect for promotion, sport & advertising. 

High Octane - Rock

Building, big trailer type track. A mix of orchestral & electronic elements give this piece a foreboding, dark feel to it. Intense and industrial in parts.

Titan (Epic Hybrid Percussion)

Intense, pure drums and percussion. Perfect for battle scenes, corporate promotion & technology. Advertising, film & TV. Heavy cinematic beats + Asian flavour give a feeling of power & domination. Aggressive taiko mixed with modern + synth elements help make this track usable in a number of mediums.

Shogun (Epic Hybrid Percussion)

Drums of War (Epic Percussion)

Waking up in Dreamland (1-30 Cue)

South American flavor to this track  A Survivor feel of a chase or hunt through the jungle. World instrumentation adds to the mystery.

The Chase (Cinematic Action Adventure Drums)

A beautiful, dreamy piece with a folk, organic feel. Great for advertising and children's programming. Equally at home in a feel-good movie as promotion of travel, family, animals, medical or corporate. Perfect for a dream sequence or remembering happier times - light and playful. Gentle, poignant track written with a hint of melancholy. Has an innocent feel to it.

The Fox and The Hare (Cinematic Inspirational Folk)

A lo-fi, lush piano and slide guitar along with mournful pads combine to create a delicate, melancholy track. Hope and remembering intertwine. Equally sad and hopeful.

Remnants (Ambient Cinematic Guitar Piano)

Echoed piano and orchestral strings combine to create a delicate, melancholy track. Hope and remembering intertwine. Equally sad and hopeful. Dreaming of what could have been and remembering what was.

Haven (Ambient Cinematic Piano Orchestral)

Foreboding, chase track. The race is on. Outrun the enemy or get caught. Heavy percussion and dramatic strings with brass adds to the tension

Badlands (Epic Cinematic Action Drums)

A modern, hybrid chase/investigative track. A mix of orchestral + electronic elements provide a tense flow for TV & Film.

Animal Kingdom (Dramatic Cinematic Action Drums)

A tortured bazantar mixed with violins and a discordant orchestral drone make this track ideal for conveying loneliness and desolation. Steel strings give a wild west feel, perfect for a show like Westworld.

Rust (Folk Horror Underscore)

Tense instrumental. Jaws feel to this track. Jarring percussion and strings give a feeling of being alone and hunted.

Blood In The Water (Cinematic Dramatic Suspense Tension)

A slower track with building tension invoking feelings of being chased and hunted down. Tense instrumental. Jaws feel. Perfect for a crime thriller. Great for any scene where a feeling of fear needs to be conveyed. Dark, scary and tense. Would work well in a spy movie or espionage thriller. Cold and lonely.

In The Shadows (Dramatic Cinematic Suspense Tension)

Pulsing synth and distorted guitars. A hypnotic, seductive track . Tension, lies and deception.

Desirae (Electronic Cinematic Suspense Tension)

Insistent and building drum track punctuated with brass. Building tension leads to explosive, dramatic inceptive brass invoking feelings of being hunted down. Perfect for building tension within scenes for a thriller or horror scene. Great for any situation where a feeling of fear needs to be conveyed. Dark, scary, tense & dramatic.

Achilles (Dramatic Cinematic Suspense Tension Drums)

First Nation/South American flavor to this mystical track. Pride, strength & longing. Ethnic flutes and instrumentation combine to create a dream-like feel.

Spirit Walkers (Cinematic First Nation World)

Middle Eastern & Indian feel. Equally modern and ancient. A track that invokes feelings of the desert sands stretching to the distance.

Sirocco (Cinematic World Middle Eastern)

A whimsical, playful track with darker undertones. Light pulsing track similar to Solaris and The Social Network.

Firefly (Cinematic Ambient Uplifting Electronic)

The feel of being in court of a King. Slow, grand and powerful with an Asian feel to it. Would work well in a movie about a great Dynasty or Samurai. Equally at home in advertising & promotion or TV. Powerful bass and Japanese instruments combine to produce a dynamic track for multiple uses.

House Of The Shaman (Dramatic Cinematic Electronic Asian)

A dark, sinister synthesizer track with a powerful bass & beat. Perfect for a vampire or supernatural thriller. The full length track gives plenty of options for use in a movie, corporate, advertising or TV spot. Heavy, distorted, screaming guitars toward the end convey a feeling of fear & being hunted.

The Hunted (1980s Cinematic Ambient Dark Electronic)

Light, pulsing, ambient, synth driven cue. 80's feel of "Stranger Things" & "The Knick". Futuristic and dystopian. Understated electro with elements of Cliff Martinez, the "Social Network" and Trent Reznor.

Retrograde (1980s Electronic Cinematic Ambient)

Light, pulsing, ambient, synth driven cue. 80's feel of "Stranger Things" & "The Knick". Understated and electronic with elements of Cliff Martinez. Futuristic, robotic and clinical vibe.

Automaton (Electronic 1980s Cinematic Ambient)

Light, pulsing, ambient, synth driven cue. 80's feel of "Stranger Things" and "The Knick". Understated and electronic with elements of Cliff Martinez, the "Social Network" and Trent Reznor. Dark undertones toward the end of the track reminiscent of "Solaris".

Voyager (1980s Electronic Cinematic Ambient)

Dark electro track. A pulsing electro bass along with building effects give a feeling of tension and hopelessness. Perfect for portraying a bleak future or post-apocalyptic vision.

Crawler (Cinematic Dark Suspense Pulsing Electronic)

Dark electronic track. A pulsing electro bass along with building effects give a feeling of tension and hopelessness. Perfect for portraying a bleak future or post-apocalyptic vision.

Contagion (Cinematic Dark Suspense Electronic)

Minimal, pulsing cue. Ambient electronic with the expansive feel of space and the Universe. An underlying pulsing bass is punctuated by lighter, building moments of hope.

Sentient (1980s Cinematic Ambient Electronic Sci-Fi)

A tense instrumental with orchestral instrumentation and synths. Equally at home in a thriller, spy caper, action movie or sci-fi this track would also work well in corporate and advertising conveying a sense of drama, urgency and tension.

A little air at 0:58 leaves room for voice.

Spy Game (Dramatic Electronic Action Suspense)

A melancholy, dark, dystopian lullaby. Drones and electronic elements are covered with a haunting melody line and gentle choir.

Hollow (Cinematic Ambient Suspense Electronic)

Minimal, pulsing suspense / tension. Electronic instrumentation. A little percussion creates movement in this dramatic underscore piece.

Under Ice (1980s Electronic Cinematic Ambient)

Ambient hybrid synth track incorporating both strings and shakuhachi. Electronic and organic play together to invoke a feeling of fantasy and wonder along with some underlying darker unknowns. Equally at home as a track to accompany the mysteries of a backyard or exploring the vast unknowns of space.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Perfect for TV, film and video programming and advertising. Four versions available to suit your project - full, shakuhachi and synth, strings and synth or synth only.

Secret Garden (Ambient Electro Hybrid Fantasy)

Big, powerful, building percussion track. Tribal feel with taiko and huge bass drums adding to the drama and tension.

Drums of Wrath (Epic Cinematic Tribal Drums)

Leviathan (Percussive Trailer)

Epic trailer score. Powerful mix of orchestral, industrial rock & dubstep.

Crystalline (Trailer)

A track featuring rhythmic electric guitar with strings and bells. A building, evolving, meditative journey with a feel of riding on train tracks into the distance. Perfect for a travel feature or documentary, or advertising and background underscore where it easily allows dialog over the top. Two sections to the track for flexibility - with the second part including bells/chimes.

Endless Miles (Guitar Rhythm)

A percussive hybrid track perfect for a 60 second advertising or promotional slot. Big drums build with the addition of synth, pads and background choir. Dramatic, adventurous and hopeful. A "Mugler" ad feel.

Phosphor (Hybrid Percussive Advertising)

Subtle, pulsing tension with dissonant synths and low-key drums with cello providing percussion. Minimal electro. Perfect for under dialogue for a crime show or to invoke a feel of mystery.

Dark Places (Electro Tension)

Cinematic drone cue. Eerie and ominous with the feel of first contact with other life in the far reaches of the Universe. Develops and builds over the course of the track while maintaining a slow melodic movement.

Exoplanet (Drone)

Jon is a TV and Film composer who works in a wide range of musical genres. 
His music was used for the new trailer for "Ran" - the final masterpiece from legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

 He was the composer for the short film "Vigilante", scored for the feature-length movie "Is the Man Who is Tall Happy?" and has done corporate and advertising work for car manufacturers Audi & Lotus, along with Greenpeace, Infinera and the Canadian Police. 

Some of his TV credits include Annie, America's Next Top Model, Fox Sports, CNN, American Pickers, Fear Factor, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Discovery and History channels.  

His music is available for license or contact him to inquire about custom track requirements.

Jon Purdey

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