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Iron Horse - Distressed

"Iron Horse - Distressed"

Instruments: Piano

Feel: Dark, Driving, Intense

Darkly plodding, this staccato piano piece is the tense setting for the classic silent film scene: the heroine is tied to the train tracks, the steam engine train plugging along towards her. The chug-a-chug feel is maintained by a tense hammering of the chords in triplets, depicting machinery or chaos set in motion without an end in sight.

ISRC: USUAN1100736
Uploaded: 2010-06-15

111 bpm

Genre: Silent Film Score

Length: 1:40

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Iron Horse - Distressed Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Villainous Treachery - Distressed

"Villainous Treachery - Distressed"

Instruments: Piano

Feel: Dark, Intense

The melody for this piece is in the bass keys, while the high notes play a headache-splitting constant rhythm. At the one-minute mark the high-pitched notes drop several octaves to play a crunched staccato before returning to the previous theme. The last thirty seconds feature drawn out chords, and the tempo slows dramatically, ending with frustrated trills in both registers, signaling the demise of the villain.

ISRC: USUAN1100730
Uploaded: 2010-06-15

153 bpm

Genre: Silent Film Score

Length: 1:52

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Villainous Treachery - Distressed Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pop Goes the Weasel

"Pop Goes the Weasel"

Instruments: Strings, Percussion, Toy Piano

Feel: Dark, Eerie, Intense, Unnerving

Heavy bass drums and an string bass set the tone for this dark and menacing tone. The familiar refrain then plays, but is made expressive and almost violent as it is played on several string basses and cellos. The pace is rather quick and forceful, and after the quick ending, a jack-in-the-box plays, normally child-like, but made creepy because of the sinister music that came before.

ISRC: USUAN1100724
Uploaded: 2010-06-09

108 bpm

Genre: Horror

Length: 1:09

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Pop Goes the Weasel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Failing Defense

"Failing Defense"

Instruments: Brass, Percussion, Xylophone, Strings

Feel: Action, Aggressive, Intense, Suspenseful

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.

ISRC: USUAN1100726
Uploaded: 2010-06-09

86 bpm

Genre: Soundtrack

Length: 1:46

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Failing Defense Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Evil March

"Evil March"

Instruments: Brass, Percussion, Xylophone, Strings

Feel: Action, Driving, Intense

Description pending.

ISRC: USUAN1100727
Uploaded: 2010-06-09

100 bpm

Genre: Soundtrack

Length: 1:11

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Evil March Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The House of Leaves

"The House of Leaves"

Instruments: Harp, Violins, Percussion, Synths

Feel: Dark, Eerie, Intense, Suspenseful, Unnerving

A simple harp refrain plays a child?s melody, but is torn apart by discordant screeching noises, thumps, growls, and mechanical noises.

ISRC: USUAN1100710
Uploaded: 2010-05-27

0 bpm

Genre: Horror

Length: 3:26

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The House of Leaves Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Redletter

"Redletter"

Instruments: Strings, Synths

Feel: Dark, Eerie, Intense, Suspenseful, Unnerving

High-pitched strings play above a low drone, while fuzzy noises and cymbal rolls flow throughout. The high strings crescendo and quickly cut out as if a knife sliced their throats. A somber melody plays in the final minute, and the noises crescendo and come at you from every angle, symbolic of an attack and a gruesome finale.

ISRC: USUAN1100714
Uploaded: 2010-05-27

0 bpm

Genre: Horror

Length: 4:28

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Redletter Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Finding the Balance

"Finding the Balance"

Instruments: Bass, Percussion, Synths, Voice

Feel: Bright, Grooving, Intense

The beginning is calm with the Middle Eastern dudek playing the melody. As the electronic elements melt into the dudek and the plucked strings, the groove is established. Just into the third minute the melody changes to beautiful and touching, but returns to the feel of the intro, while a woman?s voice sings a haunting melody in a distant language. This is music of wonder, and is best as exposition music for a film about nature or a group of people struggling to survive.

ISRC: USUAN1100708
Uploaded: 2010-05-26

75 bpm

Genre: Modern

Length: 3:28

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Finding the Balance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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For the Fallen

"For the Fallen"

Instruments: Brass, Strings, Percussion

Feel: Epic, Intense, Somber

Beginning with beautiful symphonic chords accentuated by a glockenspiel, For The Fallen builds gently and with emotion. At the mid-point, marching drums build in and the music strikes a more serious tone, retaining its dramatic passion.

ISRC: USUAN1100704
Uploaded: 2010-05-25

52 bpm

Genre: Soundtrack

Length: 1:35

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For the Fallen Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Split In Synapse

"Split In Synapse"

Instruments: Synths, Brass, Clarinet. Percussion

Feel: Action, Intense, Unnerving

A short piece that mixes the symphony with frenzied electronica elements and a dance beat. The horns are blasting and discordant, the synthesizer is manic, the effects disorienting, and the final cresecendo push is loud and forceful.

ISRC: USUAN1100703
Uploaded: 2010-05-25

170 bpm

Genre: Soundtrack

Length: 0:38

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Split In Synapse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Clenched Teeth

"Clenched Teeth"

Instruments: Strings, Brass, Percussion

Feel: Action, Driving, Epic, Intense

Timpanis and strings battle with a snare drum and horns throughout this epic piece, slowly building and rising to chaos. The music is high-action and only includes a few short dramatic interludes.

ISRC: USUAN1100705
Uploaded: 2010-05-25

164 bpm

Genre: Soundtrack

Length: 1:31

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Clenched Teeth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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