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Take the Lead

This is a rough and hard-hitting piece, best used as background music to a stressful, strained scene, or tense and suspenseful content. Heavy distorted guitars begin the song, and at 0:41 the soaring synth leads play the melody while the powerful drums kick in. A high-pitched pulsating synth effect carries the last seventeen seconds to the final punch. 026 Aggressive, Driving 2010

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MTA

Urban-sounding tight piece suitable for rap or stand-alone. Some giant hits, and a cool B section in here. Mix consultant: Bryan Teoh. Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Grooving, Intense 2009

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What You Want (version 2)

Same as the other version, but with no intelligible vocals. Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Unnerving 2009

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Noise Attack

Dark driving rock thing. Heavy on the drums... actually, heavy on the everything. Aggressive, Driving, Intense, Unnerving 2009

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What You Want

Super aggressive distorted piece with vocal effects. 026 Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Unnerving 2009

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Danse Macabre - Low Strings Finale

Just the low strings and brass from the finale of "Danse Macabre". 005 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic 2009

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Danse Macabre - Finale

Just the finale from the "Danse Macabre". This is the highest energy portion of the piece in isolation. 005 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic 2009

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Exciting Trailer

A militaristic snare drum march begins this piece, reminiscent of Eastern Europe during World War II. The orchestral sounds blend with the sharpness of the brass throughout, but especially after 0:36, when the music is lyrical and melodic, though intensely emotional and suspenseful. At 0:52, the rhythmic march begins again, with the strings playing the melody and the brass reaching discordant, swelling heights until the final crescendo at 1:10. 039 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic, Intense 2008

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Stoneworld Battle

Giant movie battle sound kicks in at 2:00 with the finale starting at 2:50. 030 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Eerie 2007

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Blue Scorpion

An odd mix of African pseudo-polyrhythm and modern overdriven synths. Major feel changes at both 30 seconds and 2 minutes in. 012 Aggressive, Dark, Intense 2007

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Failing Defense

This piece begins immediately with horn blasts, strings, and a bone-jangling xylophone. After the brief intro the horns play a melody, then the horns drop away away except tribal drums and staccato string bursts. The music returns in a big way, suggestive of a tense battle, as the instruments compete against each other, until the rapid discordant end. 033 Action, Aggressive, Intense, Suspenseful 2010

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Zap Beat

Perfectly loopable for background applications that need a little bit of drive that doesn't annoy. Aggressive, Dark, Grooving 2010

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Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission

Grooves for a bit, then changes up pretty hard with giant percussion. Aggressive, Eerie, Intense, Mysterious, Unnerving 2009

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Rocket

Euro-tech with some highly processed guitar lines and symphonic elements. 012 Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Intense 2009

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The Whip (Extended Version)

The extended version of the show theme written for The Whip Podcast. Aggressive, hip, theme. Slow fade out at the end. This version can be looped easier than the shorter version. 026 Action, Aggressive, Intense 2009

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The Whip

The shorter theme written for the opening of The Whip Podcast. Starts off quick with a short drum roll, then continues with guitar. Guitar used throughout, ends with a fade out using Kit. Bass in the background only. 026 Action, Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2009

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Kick Shock

Poppy electronic dance piece, thick with synths and phasing. Strong lead synth melody in beginning, ends with exposed drum part. 029 Action, Aggressive, Bright, Driving, Grooving 2008

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Exotic Battle

Definite African influence on this mostly orchestral piece. Clean ending. 030 Action, Aggressive, Epic, Mysterious, Unnerving 2008

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Witch Hunt

Several feel changes from strictly percussive to full orchestral. Ends on a piercing high. 033 Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Unnerving 2008

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Psychedelic Crater

Harsh yet simple piece. The main theme was played with a wiimote, so don't expect too much expression! Extra interest kicks in at 1:35. Aggressive, Intense, Mystical 2008

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Phat Sketch

Sizzling fat analog bass line with a little beat. 018 Aggressive, Grooving 2008

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Militaire Electronic

Snare line with quads and a bass line add marching flair for an electronic groove. Action, Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2008

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Plans in Motion

Major feel change at 1:15. It loses the highly disjointed theme, and takes on a smoother note. 033 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Intense, Somber, Unnerving 2008

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Griphop

Sort of hip-hop rap beat with a giant backing string section. 018 Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Grooving, Intense 2008

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Neolith

Aggressive guitars in 2 styles. The guitar mostly in the right channel has a hard gate effect on eighth notes, giving it an almost percussive drive. The one on the left is extended power chords with a hint of a major mode to them - as opposed to the traditional unqualified (open root fifth) or minor chords that you usually find in hard rock pieces. The effect is striking at times. 026 Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2007

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Gearhead

A slow and rockin' piece with chunking distorted guitar with a confident and laid-back beat. 026 Aggressive, Driving 2007

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Cognitive Dissonance

Main theme used in two different treatments. Specifically designed to turn your brain around... one sort of gets lost in the fog in the middle, and ends up pointing the wrong way by the end. Starts with a very long slow fade. 018 Driving, Aggressive, Action 2006

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As Loud as Possible

Very loud and very discordant. Uses halves of the piano alternately. The first of a series. 009 Aggressive, Unnerving, 2006

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Jackhammer

This piece is also pretty loud - it has some traditional chordal structures. Considerable pedal at times makes the piece murkier than the others. The second of a series. 009 Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2006

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Rushed

ere, the rhythm adds the dissonance. An unsettling effect. More delicate than either of the first 2 piece. The third of a series. 009 Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2006

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Atonal in C-ish

Atonal, sure... but almost in the key of C... or C-sharp. No traditional harmonics, fast paced - but measured. The forth of a series. 009 Unnerving, Aggressive 2006

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Cool Hard Facts

Tight drums and power guitars... in some trapezoid of death. Synth-y Ending. 026 Intense, Driving, Aggressive 2006

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Hotrock

Power guitar rock with a 4-piece horn section. 026 Intense, Driving, Aggressive 2006

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Rock Hybrid

Very very clean rock/hip-hop hybrid with some trance elements. EQ'ed dark, vocals should cut right through. Loopable. 026 Intense, Driving, Aggressive 2006

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Chipper

Simple simple simple distortion guitar rock; no solos, no highlights; make up your own words if you're so inclined. 025 Intense, Driving, Aggressive 2006

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Variation on Egmont

Kind of techno, with a mix in of themes from Beethoven's overture as played on piano. 018 Driving, Aggressive, Unnerving 2006

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Harmful or Fatal

Electronica (techo, light industrial). This one moves with a crazy speed guitar doubling some synth lines, and making some lines or its own. Harsh. 012 Aggressive, Driving, Intense, Dark, Action 2006

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In a Heartbeat

Electronica (industrial dance). Hard, hard, super-hard, gritty, you-had--better-want-to-be-angry electronica. This piece is fast and harsh. 012 Aggressive, Unnerving, Action, Driving, Dark, Intense 2006

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El Magicia

Every now and again I get a request that is so odd, I have to try it. This is hard driving guitar rock with traditional Spanish flair. Imagine Chriss Angel meets Los Del Rio for an in-your-face Spanish/stage magic performance. Thick and busy. 026 Aggressive, Driving, Intense, Dark, Action 2006

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Cool Rock

Cool, yet energetic rock. Mostly kit and bass. Intense, Driving, Aggressive 2005

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Exotics

Epic piano playing against world percussion and acid-style synths with an upbeat beat. 018 Intense, Mysterious, Mystical, Aggressive 2003

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