Adam Sanborne

ADAM SANBORNE

Adam Sanborne, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, has been composing music professionally for television, film and commercials since 2000.  His body of work reveals a highly eclectic array of musical genres and soundscapes.  Adam skillfully channels orchestral, rock, electronic and the absurd.  Adam composes music for several shows including Robot Chicken (Cartoon Network), Project Runway (Lifetime), and Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!). His commercial and film work includes Red Bull, Coca-Cola, Verizon Wireless, Alpine Stereos, Nickelodeon, and music for New Line's "The Real Cancun" and "About Schmidt (DVD)," and the award-winning documentary, "American Harmony."

Additionally, Adam has developed a number of distinct sound mnemonics for company branding logos, boasting such titles as Atari, Midway Games, Sobini Films and Archipelago.

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Adam is Happy :49 A cheery cue that is led by a beat that hops for joy.
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Cool Joe 1:33 Confident, swingin' urban/rock cue with synths, horn section
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Change the World 3:03 A sweet track with acoustic guitars and soothing voices to top it off.
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Apple Bounce :34 A joyous piece that feels like waking up to the sun saying good morning. It sounds like someone having a good day.
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Maddening House 1:02 Blend of multiple genres, instrumentation ultimately coming together as an action-packed Southern rock/trailer cue
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Bad Azz 1:05 Happy, feel-good electronic/alt. rock/hip hop cue with synth leads, synth FX, guitar
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Get Vertical (with vocals) 1:28 Cool, driving alt-rock cue that's full of positive energy, man!
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Cigfiddle Thunder :60 Driving, determined Southern rock cue with banjo
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Cuising with Collie 1:51 A cheery cue with a an acoustic guitar lead that makes you happy.
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Snake River 1:46 Mellow, americana cue with tremolo guitar, banjo, rhythm section
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Bigger, Better, Brighter 1:17 Inspired, uplifting, driving alt. rock cue with organ, lead guitar
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Chunky Funky 1:27 Confident, lively alt. rock cue
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Buzzard :37 Swingin', sarcastic alt. rock cue with Hammond keys, guitar, square bass
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Carolina Chunk :33 Crunchy, confident rock and roll/alt. rock cue
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Quirky Jumpstart :20 A great upbeat cue that is perfect for short opening credits.
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Bluesy Sly Guy 1:05 Slick, confident alt. rock cue with elements of surf pop
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Biscuits and Gravy 1:55 Swaggering, confident Southern rock/country cue
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Bissonette :48 Confident, sarcastic rock/alt. rock cue
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Queens of the Ice Age 1:29 Medium paced rock tune with lead guitar, bass and drums
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Global Tech :39 A hopeful cue that dabbles into an island feel.
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Beefy Rocker 1:03 Confident, powerful Southern rock/alt. rock cue
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Gutwrenching 1:27 Slow, revolving drone builds tension
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Blending Groove :32 A mellow and hopeful cue with electronic grooves and acoustic instruments.
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Miami Christ 1:36 Driving beats with guitars riffs and bass also feature cool reversed atmospheres.
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Bleeding 3:58 Quirky cue with guitars, electronic percussion and synth pads
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A Refreshing Optimism 1:19 A piece that gives hope and an outlook on a brighter future or new beginning.
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On The Trail :30 Happy country cue with accordion, slide guitar and harmonica.
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Photoshoot 1:22 Haunting bells and sound effects blend and move into ethereal pads and beats.
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My Boots Are Talkin' :44 This spicy little number is full of fun energy and combines acoustic guitars, beats, a country vibe, and cool electronic beeps.
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Quirky Circus :18 An upbeat and goofy cue that has a kazoo to top it off
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Percussive Tension 1:23 Aggressive action/adventure cue with big drums, low strings
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Static-1st encounter 1:39 Sad piano with cool beats, strings and ambiance.
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Subtle Bronze :14 Mellow stinger featuring solo finger-picked acoustic guitar.
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Triangle Pusher 2:09 Sound FX, beats and multi-layered percussion provide immediate, fast-paced action with an edge.
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Salsa-Jazz 1:40 Up tempo, bright, and playful cue with bossa/samba rhythm guitar, percussion, and humorous synth effects.
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Hurt Me 1:04 Melodic, dramatic ambient/orchestral cue with harp, piano, and strings.
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It's All Wacked 1:08 Childlike, retro instruments with urban beats and wickity-weirdness!
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Organ Beats 2:02 This electronica starts softly with laid-back beats and synthetic organ, and guitar. Overall laid-back, futuristic, mellow, and industrious.
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Mexican Sting 2 :05 Nylong guitar and Vibra-slap provide a fun Spanish sting.
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Sanbo Piano 1:24 Dramatic, hopeful cue with piano lead, strings
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Static-credits 2:07 Minimal synth pads and percussive loops. Otherworldly.
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Touchdown :29 Hard rock cue with heavy guitars, bass and drums
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Static-Intro 1:48 Mysterious and emotional tension cue with piano, pads, ambient percussion.
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Static-segue :48 Mysterious and emotional piano and pad.
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Vintage Red 1:01 Rock cue with distored guitar, bass and drums
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Unsettling Dream :23 Short, dramatic/mysterious featuring solo effected marimba.
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True Hollywood Trip-Hop :33 Beats and synths drive this mysterious and dramatic action cue.
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True Hollywood Techno :33 Dance/techno cue with fast paced electronic beats and cool synth effects.
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Tricky Dick 2:17 Guitar and beats drive this mysterious urban cue
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Static-final encounter 1:39 Ambient tension cue with piano, strings, pads.
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Static-2nd Encounter 1:25 Mystical, dreamy, peaceful, and serene sounding cue with shakuhachi, violin, and ambient pad.
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Sunrise 1:08 Electric guitar feel good piece. Stays even with uplifting feel
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Suicide Prevention :33 Dark groove with strings and bass synth
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Sunset Drive 1:31 Positive movement combined with steady guitar give this track its smooth feel
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Swagger2 1:24 Confidence and attitude set the mood for this alt. rock/pop rock cue with electronic flavor
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Tension in the Synth Degree 2:38 Eclectic, synth rock. Heavy beats and hypnotic clean electric guitar.
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Thin Yellow Line :57 Head thumping beats mix with guitar riffs, bass and drums to form a churning brit-style rock track.
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The Road To Excellence :37 Upbeat, liberated alt. rock/indie transition cue with strings, piano
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Tabla Confrontation 2:37 Tense action. Tabla loops and synth pad. Builds in intensity with percussion.
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Static-Dream 3:17 Flowing ambient soundscapes with organ and live strings create a beautiful, thought-provoking tapestry of music.
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The 53 Club 1:33 House jam with cool vocal stabs.
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Tanaban 1:41 Beats, strings and an analogue synth solo highlight this hip-hop cue.
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Static-Zip Rub Glide :56 Ethereal strings, pads, and piano.
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Space Blues :35 Dreamy, mellow cue with a bluesy organ lead and sci-fi FX.
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Starting the Day :49 Acoustic guitar and percussion drive this quirky, medium-tempo song. Lead acoustic guitar, piano, and brass lead the way...
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Something's Up :55 Happy, jumpy, and lively feel throughout the piece. String staccato and bright cymbal hits make you bounce.
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Sneaky Neighbor 1:02 Orchestral, fun, and playful, up-tempo comedy cue. Scene of children having fun playing together.
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Psychedelic Acoustic Machine 3:40 Lazy, psychedelic acoustic guitars
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Slammin :55 Reflective, driving alt. rock cue
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Move Yer Feet :30 Detuned guitars and breakbeats drive this upbeat urban cue.
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SUV 1:30 Slow, hypnotic synth rock. Song builds with addition of clean electric guitar.
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Quirky City :36 Bright, determined comedy cue with clav lead/solo, marimbas, string section, bassoon
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Rear View Mirror :35 High-intensity action cue; chase music, moving through ominous sound effects and driving percussion.
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Nightstalker 1:27 Subdued low synths and percussion explode into frantic, wild piano. Eerie effects, bloody horror/action.
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Navajo Peace & Protest 2:16 Experimental, with a dark, world music feel. Flute, percussive loops, electric guitar, electronic beats. Synth outro.
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My Piano Dropped Acid :59 Haunting piano layered with dreamy synths
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Rock Block 1:17 Heavy rock cue with heavy guitar chords, bass, and drums
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Red Carpet 1:32 Techno/electronica groove that'll have you skipping in the hallways.
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Singalong Blues 1:20 Genre: Blues/R&B Comments: WRITER: Adam Sanborne (BMI) 100% ; PUBLISHER: Adam Sanborne (BMI) 50% / S3MX MUSIC (BMI) 50% Tempo: medium Orchestration: crunchy blues guitar Description: Blues/R&B File: Mike's Mac/Users/mdchaney/s3/music/05 Blues-R&B/01 Adam Sanborne (BMI)/01 S3 Music Library (11.13.2006)/S3.428.03 Singalong Blues.48k.mp3
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Scrappin' Knees 2:46 Hard rock cue with distorted heavy guitar, bass and drums.
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Mexican Sting 1 :08 Nylon guitar sting in a Spanish/Mexican style
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Mexican Sting 3 :09 Spanish, Nylon Guitar sting / guitar noodling.
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Breakfast Club 1:34 Bright, exuberant alt. rock cue with synth addition
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Isabel 1:27 A serene, dreamy combination of harmonium and guitar drift downstream toward gray havens.
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Leisure :48 Laid back, lounge-y jazz cue with piano lead, upright bass, swing kit
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I See Your Smile 1:48 Dreamy pop/rock groove with soft electric guitar and ambient bell/vibraphone melody.
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Hope Will Find You :34 Reflective, hopeful orchestral rock/indie cue
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Bleeding 3:58 Industrial rock cue with distorted guitars, strings, synths, bass, piano and drums
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Bumper Synth :21 Bright, uplifting alt. rock cue with synth addition/pop feel
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Home Alone 2:24 Lazy, laid-back alt. rock/alternative cue
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Hay Fever :60 Powerful, determined country/Southern rock cue
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I Can See The Fear (w/Vocals) :29 Hard rock tune with yelling vocals, heavy guitar, bass and drums.
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Industry Crunch 1:29 Cue starts with continuous electric bass slaps with delay and various synth effects. Industrious electronic beat becomes harsher with high-tensioned beats/rhythm.
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Doctor Shopping 2:05 Laid-back, confident alt. rock/alternative cue with electronica intro, end
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Mad Intentions 1:34 Dark, tense, aggressive electronic/industrial cue with synth/electronic orchestration
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Father Daughter :54 Bright, upbeat alt. rock/alternative cue with strings
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Country Showdown :47 Lively, upbeat country/Southern rock cue
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Fallen 2:19 Dreamy, reflective alt. rock/alternative cue
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Heightened Sense 1:11 Powerful, intense industrial/techno cue
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Hard Rain Fell 1:08 Running through a dark, misty graveyard. Dark piano melody with dramatic synth pads and percussive loops.
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Get Vertical (no vox) 1:26 Cool, driving alt-rock cue that's full of positive energy, man!
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Final Showdown 3:07 Aggressive, energetic blend of techno/industrial
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Content With You 1:56 Relaxed, calm country/Southern rock cue
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Cruising the South :60 Confident, aggressive Southern rock/country cue
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Guitar-scapes 1:31 Ethereal string pads, harmonics and solo electric guitar round out this atmospheric song
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Cool Joe Swagger 1:36 Attitude, confidence, motivation all in this alt. rock/pop rock cue
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Can You Catch Me :50 A Marimba driven cue that brings you to think you might be lost or in the mind of a con man.
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Clav Ditty 1:07 Comedy cue with funky clav, guitars, and drums
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Becoming One :34 Driving, motivated alt. rock/alternative cue
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A Better Outlook :36 Bright, happy alt. rock cue with acoustic and electric guitars
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A Journey Forward :36 Bright, dreamy alt. rock/alternative cue
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Bittersweet Accomplishment :38 Melancholic strings and piano; haunting reflection into resolve.
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Baby's in Blue 2:11 Slow blues cue with guitar and strings.
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Dance Diva 1:12 Chill intro leads into house/trance groove
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Funkman 1:17 band (guitar, bass, drums)
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Goofballz :43 Playful, quirky cue with sitar. Very light, quirky, ethnic.
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Guitar-scapes 1:31 Ethereal string pads, harmonics and solo electric guitar round out this atmospheric song
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Gum 1:15 Adventurous, sweeping comedy cue with mystical and sarcastic moods.
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Grungeman :22 Hard rock tune with heavy guitar, bass and drums.
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Fun in the Sun :59 Brigh rock cue with guitars, bass and drums
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Good Day :59 A light piano melody that evokes early morning sunshine piercing through rainy clouds.
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Fun at the Space Station 1:15 Head thumping guitar/bass/beats groove rocks from the start.
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Fresh Air 1:24 Soft, bright easy listening cue with piano lead/harmony, acoustic guitar, rhythm section
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Fratboy :18 Short, energetic alt. cue
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Four in the Air 1:05 Dance cue with rhythmic pulsating synths
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Folk Acoustic Transition :10 Relaxed stinger featuring strummed solo acoustic guitar.
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Fade Away 1:28 A tuneful electric guitar lead line weaves its way through reflective acoustic guitars.
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Electro-tension :30 Electronic music with high tension electric rock guitar with multiple synth effects.
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Electro-jazz :55 A jazzy swing ride and bass line fuse with spacey ambience and breakbeats
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Easy Rocker 1:36 Uplifting soft rock/alternative with main electric lead guitar.
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EP RnB 1:49 Downtempo breakbeats and bass combine with bright pianos and a lead synth.
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Dirty, Electric, Old Man :52 Hard rock cue with heavy guitar, bass and drums.
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Dial-Up :33 Playful, quirky cue with synth, guitar and beats
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Department Store Dance :30 Busy, rhythmic sound fx cue.
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Dead Broke 2:39 Noisy distortion and feedback FX. Electric guitar, bass, and drum loops. Ethereal ending.
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Day to Reflect 1:24 Piano leads an acoustic rhythm section through this unique, reflective song
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Crafty :33 Upbeat, high energy alt. rock cue with male "ahh's," synth instrumentation, rock band ensemble
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Crack Pipe 1:18 Hard rock cue with guitar, bass, and drums
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Contraband 1:16 Soft, relaxed intro building to forceful alt. rock cue
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Coastal Goodies 1:42 Hard rock cue with heavy guitars, bass, and drums.
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Club a Seal 1:24 Dance cue with all lead synths and synth pads with beats
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Cleaning Up :38 Piano leads an acoustic rhythm section through this unique, reflective song
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Carribean Beats 2:43 Various synthetic FX with electronic beats, percussion. Ethereal, moving feel.
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Classic Western :33 Seductive, dramatic Italian ethnic cue with acoustic guitar lead, shakers, big drums
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Chemical Sisters 1:24 Industrial/drum and bass groove.
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Chatto's Revenge 1:14 Slow, dark, dramatic synths with percussive loops. Floating, misty.
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Break & Hip 1:16 Rap/urban cue with synth rhythms, record scratches, bass, and beats
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Can't Let Me Down 1:54 Positive guitars and drums that move with a confident stride
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Brooding Crunch 1:05 Brooding, dark alt. rock/surf rock cue with tremolo guitar, tom-heavy drums
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Brazil Beats 1:47 Uplifting, bright, and humorous cue with bossa/samba keys, percussion, and electronic beats with ambient synth sound
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Bossa Boyz 1:37 Bright and uplifting cue with jazzy EP and latin flavor drums with electric guitar.
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Booty Lovin' :51 Seductive, cool R&B cue with trumpet, synth lead, strings, piano, warbly SFX
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Blind Tom 3:14 Solid groove mixed with synths and various effects drive this hypnotic track.
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Beef Brisket 1:13 Confident, industrious country/southern rock cue with guitar lead, rhythm section
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Beach Bum :32 Short, laid back surf-pop cue with organ, guitars
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Battleground 1:25 Thrilling, guttural tension cue with big drums
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Baroque 1:05 Tribal, mid-tempo strange track fuses synthetic and organic-sounding ethnic elements into an atmospheric stew.
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Ballad of Pepperoni Pizza 1:08 Mellow cue with piano, upright bass and percussion
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Autobaun 2:43 Cool dance cue with synth effects, guitar, and lead synth.
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Asian Attack :30 Percussion patterns with electronic beats, ambient pad gives ethnic cue mysterious, ambient, spacious, driving feel.
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American Rock :33 Lite rock cue with percussion, guitars, and organ.
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Apex Movement 3:53
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American Pastime (version 1) 1:30 Acoustic guitar and drums drive this medium-tempo, reflective-rock song. Harmonica and electric guitar lead the way...
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Clav Hop :55 Snazzy, upbeat funk rock cue with horn section
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Adam's Melancholy 1:20 Soft rock feel with calm and lively electric guitar with rhythm section.
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Acoustic Lover 1:01 Laid-back, dreamy acoustic rock/pop cue with rhythm section, acoustic guitars, xylophone
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Divine Innertension 2:58 Dark, intense electronica tension cue
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Casio Twin 1:54 Calm, airy, pulsing electronic cue with synth leads, drums and bass, airy pads
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Goofballz (alternate take) :43 Playful, quirky cue with sitar and middle-eastern percussion.
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Hydraulics :49 hard-hitting, string-oriented hip hop with bells and SFX
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Latin Fever 1:21 lively flamenco guitar with full latin band orchestration
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Feels Good To Rock 1:47 Feel good alt. rock cue with guitar lead
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American Pastime (version 2) 1:30 Acoustic guitar and drums drive this medium-tempo, reflective-rock song. Lead and electric guitar harmonies.
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The Tequila Club 1:01 merengue/dance with trumpet lead/harmony and organ rhythm
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Dark City 1:32 Dark, edgy electronic cue with dist. guitar, strings swells, piano, synth rhythms, choir ahhs
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Wave Runner :27 Short, tense electronic cue with feedback swells
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