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Common Enemy - Cinematic Tension Underscore

Ambient guitar album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3MHE9HhPgp72c9GGwIuSOk?si=ipOkLTi7SsixY75ifhVgDA&utm_source=native-share-menu

Steven Faile is a composer for TV whose credits include music placements on major networks including NBC, CBS, CNBC, MSNBC, MTV, History Channel, A&E, HGTV in numerous shows including American Pickers, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Give, The Deed, The Filthy Rich Guide, Catfish, Tiny House Hunters, Investigation Discovery, Vice, Ink Master, etc.

Steven also composes for sample libraries such as Rocky Mountain Sounds, Gahrn Audio, Triple Spiral Audio, and Sonora Cinematic, Sonic Underworld, Luftrum, etc. He is a multi-instrumentalist and enjoys writing in multiple genres.

Originally from South Carolina, Steven played guitar in bands as a teenager and then professionally in various cover bands while studying guitar (classical and jazz) in college. After graduation, he continued performing, teaching lessons privately, doing session work etc. while he and his wife Christy performed in bands together. They have called Nashville home since 2000.

'Ive written music for mainly tv professionally since 2011. Im lucky enough to have had lots of opportunity, some grasped, some squandered, and amassed 1200 TV shows spanning 80 countries.
This however is a giant mish mash of "does my bum look big in this?", The cat got stuck up a tree again, minute by minute world news, Olympic Games, trailer for big shows, back down to earth with tension for a make up or cookery show.
Its thankless stuff but its kept me busy, fed and respected for what amounts to a craft of sorts. If you want "in" to this industry, dont. Especially as Skynet is about to steal all the jobs, and aside from that, people like me, beating you to the punch with the latest Kardashian cue or theme to another crime show about more dead serial killers and their pursuits.
If however, you can conjure up music to serenade Mexican pigeons, in a japanese anime style, with accordians, machine gun sfx, with huge horns and strings, but somehow make it quiet, a little techno, splash of Russian Folk for good measure, your the person for the job bravo'.

Common Enemy - Cinematic Tension Underscore

Steven Faile | Composer