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Rise to all challenges, conquer all weaknesses, defy the odds - this is the story of heroic ambition and the power to achieve. How best to get that sound? String ostinatos and an army of French horns of course. And with a little help from the percussion section and the rest of the orchestra, some subtle sound design features and an uplifting chord progression, you have yourself the most awe-inspiring, motivational soundtrack you could ask for. Suitably heroic, majestic and just plain epic.

An epic tension builder. Gritty synths, hard hitting percussion and an industrial feel give way to a more orchestral hybrid sound of ostinato strings, braams and taiko drums, growing in intensity all the time to a drop out and final climactic hit. Intense, powerful and spine tingling.

Intense and terrifying cinematic theme, with creepy pads and synths, pulsating percussion and a sinister atmosphere. Creating a disturbing intensity with aggressive sirens and impacts, they give way to a softer, more psychological tension of synth melody and dark textures in this steady paced, truly atmospheric soundscape full of background subtlety and effects.

Keyboard based background track. Simple and positive contrasting pianos over a mid tempo drum groove. Lots of spacey reverb and delay for that chillout vibe, with light synth arps and swooshes for added ambiance. Overall, it has a relaxed and natural feel, remaining light and spacious throughout.

Ambient cowboys and cinematic moods - it's a slow, brooding track of tense atmosphere with a strong Western theme and no strict tempo. Deep, resonant pads lay the base with a soulful, sparse and highly reverbed electric guitar lead freely meandering over the top.

Modern 'news headline' style track - so expect lots of digitalised pulses and energetically rhythmic percussion to accompany it. Synth based, of course, with sporadic bursts of brass and strings for a professional polish. Very useable due to its contrasting sections and ability to be easily cut to whatever length is required.

Relentlessly marching forward like a futuristic army of committed androids, this hybrid track creates that militant backdrop of sinister suspense, juxtaposed with a subtle angelic command hovering above. More of an imposing action vibe than a melodic theme, it has a confrontational and impending feel about it in a traditionally cinematic style, adding synth elements to blend with an industrial, technological future.

A downbeat chillhop track, making the most of lo-fi vibes and ambient textures to create a hazy, mellow feel with a modern touch. Lots of vintage tone from the electric piano and soft string pads brings the warmth, with a cool groove beat dropping in and out to change things up. Sprinkled with effects and accentuated by melodic and sonic background highlights, it's a laid back journey to nowhere in particular, and that's just fine.

Ambient, reverb-soaked electronic track. Synth based, a constantly shifting time signature creates instability and suspense

Sometimes it's the innocent simplicity that hides the darkest terrors. With a menacing detuned piano theme penetrating your brain over a backdrop of atmospheric vinyl crackle, string swarms and percussive metal hits, this horror trailer track has the brooding sense of witnessing something you really don't want to see. Very dark, very atmospheric, and very horror.

Hybrid orchestral tension builder. Building gradually off a base of industrial percussion, we get fast action strings and bold brass mixed with modern, rhythmic synth pulses. Dramatic and getting ever more intense, it's sole purpose is to bulldozer on to its climax - a symphonic, gritty drop to finalise the action.

Rich, brooding soundscape of ambient guitar, strings and drones. Deeply atmospheric and haunting, with a serene calmness, it floats effortlessly through the mind, gradually building in intensity as the lows slowly but surely swallow it up. An ethereal aural treat.

Epic and cinematic track tinged with a sense of sorrow, regret and desperation. It remains a huge orchestral event, full of brass braams, powerful drums and rich strings, but there's always a sense of yearning in the chord progressions and themes, making for very distinct and specific trailer music.

Cool commercial theme with a hypnotic casino funk style. Yep, spin the wheel and take your chance on this, a guitar based, almost jazz fusion, slice of groove calmed by a middle section of trippy lounge music. Tinged with dynamic brass runs and an unrelenting bass line, it's upbeat, stylish and ever so slightly kitsch.

Calm ambient guitar track. Heavily reverbed and delayed clean electric guitar laments over a soft bed of synth pads, bass and gently pushing kick drum and percussion while textures build tension all around. Lo-fi effects add an introspective feel, aided by the cinematically arthouse stylings for a track that is full of wonder and soothing tranquility.

a joyful track with simple melodies carried by piano slowly building with drums, bass and ambient textures.

Emotional cinematic track. Building from a gentle soft pad with reverbed guitar and piano motifs to a more epic, orchestral theme, this hybrid track covers many sentiments. Using reverb for a spacious and airy effect in the gentle, sentimental sections to using horns, strings and percussion for an epic, heroic feel in the main theme, there are subtle variations throughout to keep the interest and maintain a gradual build up. A smooth hybrid piece with a sense of regret and sadness mixed with a triumphant determination and optimism.

Bold future bass track. Rhythmically driven by repeated, separated synth chords, it has the feeling of an enhanced intro rather than a full track. Except for a smooth change in dynamics to a soft keyboard midsection, it grabs you with the vocal hits leaping out from all angles and constant effects and textures that this genre is known for. Modern, fresh and full of spirit for a cool, urban sound.  

An upbeat electronic track with a banging house beat and huge diversity - ranging from Daft Punk inspired melodies and progressions to jazzy Charleston licks, 80s synth tones to hard house aggression, it manages to merge everything into an exquisitely produced track that never lets up on the creativity. Worth listening to the entire track before making your mind up, and then decide you have to find a project for it because there's something in there that's too good to miss out on.

Tense and edgy cinematic track with a battle-ready feeling. A marching, percussive crescendo with short string stabs leads us into the full theme - string ostinato, shorts and a macabre sense of doom from the gothic choral chanting. Add in a few risers, sound design effects and tribal drums and the effect is complete: high intensity action with a sinister edge.