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Gothamlicious Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Gothamlicious"

Instruments: French Horns, Synths, Marimba

Feel: Epic, Dark, Driving

Modern cinematic tension.

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ISRC: USUAN1900049
Uploaded: 2020-01-05

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I Can Feel it Coming Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"I Can Feel it Coming"

Instruments: Guitar, Percussion, Synth

Feel: Driving, Suspenseful, Mysterious

Just your average, run-of-the-mill tension filler music... Or IS it!? Yeah, it pretty much is. This does feature a poorly played guitar synth, though... so it is a stand-out in that way. If you were here for tension-building music, you already have this piece... Move along.

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ISRC: USUAN1700085
Uploaded: 2017-12-23

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Shadowlands 2 - Bridge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Shadowlands 2 - Bridge"

Instruments: Synths, Prepared Piano

Feel: Eerie, Intense, Unnerving

Part two of seven. Very close clusters of tones bring the tension! And that tension wanes and waxes without notice. If you want your audience to be concerned, this is how you do it.

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ISRC: USUAN1700035
Uploaded: 2017-05-29

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Crypto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crypto"

Instruments: Flute, Percussion, Synths

Feel: Dark, Eerie, Unnerving, Suspenseful

Very moody little piece with some melodic interest. Tension could be high grade or low grade depending on your context. Waiting for a drug deal to go through in Belize? This'll work. Concerned about the health of your hyacinth macaw while waiting at the vet office? This'll work. Waiting for the OSHA all-clear at your box factory? This'll work. It is mainly about waiting for things. Probably not good things.

ISRC: USUAN1600013
Uploaded: 2016-02-23

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Final Battle of the Dark Wizards Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Final Battle of the Dark Wizards"

Instruments: Synths, Choir, Percussion, French Horns, Trumpets, Violas

Feel: Dark, Intense, Unnerving, Epic, Mystical

Slowly building tension power that really gets going when the super gnarly drums kick in after the violas... sort of in the section with the trumpet.... then there's this part that's all like "AHHHH AHHHHHH AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!" And then there's some more "AHHHHHHHHH" and then even more and its like a new key or something, and the drums are all distorted and slammin', and then there's this wwwwwwhhhhHHHHHOOOOOOOSHHHH!!!! and some more french horn majesty - and like another keychange or something... but definitely some bass drum. The big bass drum that you stand up and hit with a mallet... not the kind you stick on the floor... and stomp on a pedal that is attached to a mallet that hits the floor drum.

ISRC: USUAN1500085
Uploaded: 2015-12-27

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Urban Gauntlet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Urban Gauntlet"

Instruments: Percussion, synths, strings

Feel: Epic, Intense

Action-y intense like percussion based piece. Need to defuse a bomb while riding in a pedi-cab? This should work well for that. Or anything where tension needs to be maintained. You can download this in uncompressed format here! Download comes with individual tracks so you can make your own mixes.

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ISRC: USUAN1500009
Uploaded: 2015-01-20

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Destiny Day Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Destiny Day"

Instruments: Synths, Percussion

Feel: Bright, Mystical

My work has been seminal in the development of 'structuredly-non-linear symmetrical-music', a highly intellectual, and rather repetitive genre. My newest piece studies, experiences and isomorphically dominates a variety of structured tension-hemiolas. In short, the method must never present the sound-world. I never examine continuities, despite the fact that any gesture or non-linearity can be, and has been interpreted as a rather orchestrally-monophonic set of 'canon-aerophones'. In my most recent work, vibrations, materials and rhythmic oscillations are all used within chaotically-transdisciplinary gestures, allowing the audience to improvise a variety of symbolic idioms. I am very much influenced by the idea of dismissing popular solos, particularly whilst combined with a highly polyrhythmic approach to spaces. Download comes in one faster and one slower tempo. You can download this in uncompressed format here! Download comes with individual tracks so you can make your own mixes.

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ISRC: USUAN1500008
Uploaded: 2015-01-09

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Mirage Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Mirage"

Instruments: Synths

Feel: Calming, Eerie, Mysterious, Relaxed

A sort of drone-based piece with something that sounds like a waterphone, and some other things that I don't know what they could be. Super chill - good amounts of tension with some glorious consonants.

ISRC: USUAN1100877
Uploaded: 2011-11-07

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The Path of the Goblin King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"The Path of the Goblin King"

Instruments: Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Celesta, Tympani

Feel: Mysterious, Relaxed

This is sort of "Spooky Light". It is dark yet playful in a sense. Good for fairy tales or light tension building. It has several small arcs in it - but loops back to the begging.

ISRC: USUAN1100873
Uploaded: 2011-10-30

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Enter the Maze Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Enter the Maze"

Instruments: Percussion, Horn, Misc

Feel: Intense, Mysterious, Suspenseful

A thumping bass note intermingles with metallic noises to create a feeling of tension and terror. Screeching synth noises enter occasionally, and after a shrill screaming lead, the percussion is sparse but nerve-racking.

ISRC: USUAN1100782
Uploaded: 2011-01-06

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Unanswered Questions Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Unanswered Questions"

Instruments: Kora

Feel: Grooving, Suspenseful

The solid beat and dark melody reverberate, giving the simplicity of this single-instrument piece the feeling of mounting tension and unease. Useful for a documentary showing pain, poverty, or imprisonment.

ISRC: USUAN1200025
Uploaded: 2010-08-31