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Genre: World

AngloZulu

A collision of musical traditions put together in an epic theme. 001 Driving, Epic, Grooving 2008

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Achaidh Cheide

Traditional Irish-sounding. I had a hard time classifying this in my existing feels. It feels like Irish folk music. 003 Dark, Driving 2007

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Old Road

This music is the introduction to your characters entering a Middle Eastern village for the first time. The tribal drumming is all hustle and bustle, while the melody is winding, forceful, and unfamiliar. 046 Driving, Suspenseful 2010

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Ibn Al-Noor

Evocative of the Arab world, the music begins stoically; the melody accentuated by simple percussive sounds. Within the first minute, the strings hypnotize with their sinuous melody, the tribal drumming awakening the senses. In the third minute the piece changes to a heavy, dangerous string and tribal drumming that builds until all of the instruments come together in a fitful way, until the abrupt ending. 046 Action, Eerie, Suspenseful 2010

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Ripples

Flowing like water, this serene piece is perfect for relaxation and meditation. The solitary plucks of the Chinese guzheng reverberate slightly, and maintain a steadiness that would work well for introspective, Asian-themed content. This would also work well for anything depicting snow, winter, or Rural Japan. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2010

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Finding Movement

The koto in this piece follows a steady, plodding beat, while the orchestral strings provide a drone-like background. At 0:33 the strings crescendo to follow the melody of the koto, but at 1:18 the tempo slows and the strings fade away, only to return to highlight the final chord. With the even rhythm and the sharply accentuated plucks of the koto, this is best used as an introduction to a short film or game, or the resolution to a conflict surrounding family or challenges to tradition. 010 045 Calming, Uplifting 2010

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Chee Zee Jungle

Where is this jungle? I have no idea. Videogameland, I suspect. Driving, Grooving, Humorous, Suspenseful 2010

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Eastern Thought

Moderately relaxed, moderately intense, very eastern. Mystical, Relaxed 2010

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Nu Flute

Eastern flute-like reed-like instrument - the Dizi. Calming, Relaxed, Somber, Uplifting 2010

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World Vice

Piece in three parts (appx 1 minute each), all up-tempo. Written for a juggling competition. Action, Grooving 2009

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Tranquility Base

Super chill, meditative, and massively long drone. The preview is cut to three minutes, but the entire download is 18 minutes, and more than 42 meg. Please be patient. Mystical, Relaxed 2009

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Padanaya Blokov

Catchy Russian-sounding piece. 029 Bouncy, Bright, Dark 2009

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Night of the Owl

Native American drumming with a flute. 019 Dark, Mystical 2009

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Thunderhead

Native American drumming. The branch rattle is reminiscent of thunder. Tempo picks up about halfway through. 019 Dark, Mystical 2009

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Black Bird

Native American drumming with clapping to the feeling of bird wings. 019 Dark, Mystical 2009

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Firesong

Native American drumming with a deep dark drive. Slowly picks up in speed throughout. 019 Dark, Driving, Epic, Mysterious, Mystical 2009

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Birch Run

Native American drumming, sometimes with rattles. The 2 main drummers are funkier than most Native American pieces. 019 Dark, Eerie, Mystical 2009

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Living Voyage

Earthy and yet urban with a mix of personal and epic. This is a hybrid in all senses. Major uplift at 40 seconds in. Drops back down for another feel at 1:10. Bright, Calming, Mysterious 2009

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Cambodian Odyssey

Written on spec for a Cambodian documentary. The double-reed horn in the piece is actually a highly processed oboe changed to give an edge. 010 Dark, Grooving, Mysterious, Mystical 2009

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Freddy's Menagerie

Fast chaotic piece in 3 sections. Almost rock, almost African, almost soundtrack material - this is a very useful piece in many applications. Action, Driving, Grooving 2009

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Chanter

Interesting hybrid of at least 3 traditions. For being plodding - it keeps up the intensity to a surprising degree. 010 Dark, Intense, Mysterious, Mystical 2009

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Desert City

Middle Eastern atmospheric, sort of chill. This piece is easy to loop. 046 Grooving, Mysterious, Relaxed 2009

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The North

Loopable small composition reminiscent of North American traditional music. 040 Grooving, Mysterious, Mystical, Unnerving 2009

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Overheat

A slow, trance-inducing piece of minimalism with a touch of melody in parts. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2008

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Guiton Sketch

Very short and energetic piece - but it can be easily looped, the end lines up perfectly with the beginning. Bouncy, Driving, Grooving, Intense 2008

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Ritual

Very very slow piece featuring the alto flute. 030 Dark, Mysterious, Mystical, Somber 2008

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Confused State

Interesting mallet-only section in the middle that sort of has a dreamy-yet earthy feel to it. 001 Dark, Grooving, 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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Expeditionary

A sort of African/European salad mix of sounds. 001 Grooving, Mysterious, Mystical, Relaxed, Unnerving 2008

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Arid Foothills

Slight polyrhythms grow in the piece as it gains intensity. It eases back down at 2:30. 001 Dark, Grooving, Mystical, Relaxed 2008

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Lachaim

Klezmer band arrangement. 046 Bouncy, Bright, Grooving 2008

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Savannah (Sketch)

This is NOT a complete piece. It is only a sketch developed as a test for a stage production (repeated many times). If you only need a few seconds, it is fine. Loping feel in 3/4 time. 001 Grooving, Relaxed, Uplifting 2007

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Greko (Sketch)

This is NOT a complete piece. It is only a sketch developed as a test for a stage production (repeated many times). If you only need a few seconds, it is fine. This is a hybrid of latin, greek, and R+B... as best I can figure. 046 Bright, Driving, Grooving, Intense 2007

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Opium

Slow, dreamy, droning piece that has a trance-inducing effect. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007

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Skye Cuillin

New age and Celtic with super round synths and lots of delay. 003 Calming, Epic, Mystical, Uplifting 2007

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Perigrine Grandeur

High energy distorted stringed instruments float above a tribal-type beat. 001 Driving, Grooving, Intense, Mysterious 2007

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Mariachi Snooze

A very light little intro-type piece with a cut-out in the middle for voice-overs. 034 Bouncy, Bright, Humorous 2007

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Big Mojo

Big grooving percussion loop with a massive bass kick that will rattle teeth. It starts out with high and low shelves, and kicks in at around 30 seconds. Big ending. 046 Action, Dark, Driving, Epic, Grooving, Intense, Mystical 2007

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Himalayan Atmosphere

A Tibetan atmospheric that is a mix of rhythmic and arhythmic sounds. 010 Dark, Eerie, Mysterious, Unnerving 2007

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Errigal

Celtic-sounding solo piece with a sort of drone bass line, apreggios, and a forte melody. 003 Bouncy, Mystical, Calming 2007

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Celtic Impulse

Simple, easy-to-play folk-influenced tune in the D Dorian mode (related to D Minor). 003 Dark, Driving, Mystical 2007

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Cartoon Battle

Mongolean sort of battle music. Quite over-the-top. 010 Action, Epic, Driving 2007

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Double Drift

Loads of delay on the guitar give this piece a dark, yet comforting feel. All of the sounds are rounded, but the effect isn't. Grooving, Dark, Mysterious 2007

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Baltic Levity

Believe me, if I could describe this; I would. 034 Humorous, Bouncy 2007

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Duet Musette

Folk sounds from the continent. This is not a traditional anything, just improvisation in two chords. 003 Dark, Mysterious 2007

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Parisian

Simple solo accordion piece in c minor. I did this to try out stereo accordion recording. Seems to work ok. 003 Relaxed 2007

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Ishikari Lore

A new piece derived from Eastern folk music. 010 Calming, Mystical, Relaxed 2007

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Temple of the Manes

An ancient-feeling modal piece. 045 Dark, Mystical 2007

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East of Tunesia

Sort of based on Maltesian music. The primary horn in this piece is actually an effected sopranino sax with an oboe drone. 046 Dark, Eerie, Mystical 2007

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Balzan Groove

Starts out traditional, moves to all-electronic, then a combination of the two. 046 Driving, Intense 2007

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Sancho Panza gets a Latte

Acoustic guitar, latin percussion, bass, alto flute, trumpet, and... accordion. Sort of Spanish, sort of French. 015 Relaxed, Eerie, Mystical, Calming 2006

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Miri's Magic Dance

Eastern European folk-sounding dark, slowish dance. 021 Dark, Mysterious, Eerie, 2006

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