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Track length: 3:23
Tempo: 75 bpm

Slow and pensive orchestral strings with haunting and atmospheric ethnic duduk woodwinds, slowly build in intensity and atmosphere to introduce muted but dramatic deep timpani and taiko drums, sparse piano chords, plucked harp and mournful French horns.

Mournful, mysterious and haunting atmospheric instrumental film score style music, with an air of awe, grace, beauty and melancholy. As heard in the soundtrack to the stunning Dakotalapse time lapse video “Plains Milky Way” by Randy Halverson (see the video below).

Keywords: airy, ambient, astronomy, atmosphere, atmospheric, awe, background, beautiful, beauty, brooding, BSG, calm, calming, credits, danger, dark, drama, duduk, earth, fading, faith, fear, filmic, foreboding, French horn, gentle, grace, harp, impending, inspirational, instrumental, intro, looming, majestic, majesty, melancholy, milky way, minor key, mournful, mystery, mysterious, nature, orchestra, orchestral, ominous, piano, premonition, quiet, sad, score, sedate, slow, sombre, sorrow, soundtrack, sparse, spiritual, stature, strings, subtle, taiko, time lapse, titles, vanishing, widescreen, wonder

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Total running time: 45:36 (15 tracks)
Tempo: Various

A collection of royalty-free cinematic piano music and dark atmospheric soundtracks perfect for film and documentary makers. 15 individual tracks (over 45 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric piano music and ambient soundtrack beds specially composed for use in film and TV media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. Hear a medley of short extracts above, see the promo video below or click the track details link below for full track previews.

From Thomas Newman-style (e.g. similar to American Beauty) gentle sparse piano to dark evolving atmospheric ambient soundscapes and hypnotising background atmospheres; filmic music that’s ideal for dramas, thrillers, promotional films, art films, student films, documentaries or any film visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric feel.

This album includes a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene. See the promo video clip to the right to hear extracts against atmospheric visuals.

The album contains the 15 full tracks (over 45 minutes) of piano music and atmospheric soundtrack beds which will be automatically available to download as a zip file after purchase.  You can select from mp3 or wav from the dropdown below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (430Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads. If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 15 tracks (45 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low cost price.

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Total running time: 44:53 (14 tracks)
Tempo: Various

The second volume of royalty-free cinematic piano music and dark atmospheric soundtracks for film and documentary makers. 14 more tracks (45 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric music and ambient soundtrack beds specially composed for use in film & TV media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. See the promo video or click the track details link below for full track previews.

Following on from the dark atmospheric sounds of Vol.1, this collection focuses more on atmospheric ambient instrumental tracks and underscores, but also features some piano and strings. The music is ideal for films, documentaries, time lapse, dramas, student films, thrillers or any visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric soundtrack. This filmic music complements Vol.1, but also stands alone from it with styles ranging from sparse piano pieces, floating strings, atmospheric underscores, Blade Runner-style warm synths and gentle picked acoustic guitar.

This album includes a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, art and photography gallery slideshows, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene. Click the promo video clip to the right to hear extracts against atmospheric visuals.

The album contains the 14 full tracks (45 minutes) of piano music and atmospheric soundtrack beds which will be automatically emailed to you as a zip file after purchase. You can select from mp3 or wav from the dropdown below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (420Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads.  If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

Keywords: abstract, ambience, ambient, analogue, art, atmosphere, atmospheric, background, Blade Runner, Brian Eno, calm, cinematic, copyright, dark, dissonant, documentary, drama, dramatic, edgy, electronic, electronica, esoteric, film, filmic, filmmaker, gallery, hypnotic, instrumental, introspective, library music, license, melancholy, montage, moody, mp3, mystery, mysterious, mystical, photography, piano, plucked, relaxing, resource, royalty free, science, serious, shadowy, slideshow, slow, soundscape, soundtrack, Steve Reich, stock music, student, tense, thriller, time lapse, timelapse, tool, TV, underscore, underwater, Vangelis, warm, warmth

Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 14 tracks (45 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low price.

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Track length: 3:43
Tempo: 97 bpm

Thunderous and epic dramatic orchestral action music with spiccato strings, deep pizzicato double bass, sweeping French horns and staccato choirs as the music builds through ascending chord sequences to a frantic climax.

Ideal dramatic and atmospheric symphonic action music for battle scenes, film trailers, TV spots, commercials, stings or promos where intense dramatic orchestral action music is needed (e.g. extreme sports, war scenes, danger, excitement, thrilling chase scenes).

As heard in the stunning Dakotalapse time lapse video Tempest Milky Way by Randy Halverson (see video on the right).

The music is available to download in either of two versions: with or without background sound effects (which include atmospheric wind and thunder claps). Select your preferred mp3 version from the dropdown below when ordering.

Keywords: action, adventure, adventurous, battle, big, brass, brave, choir, choral, cinematic, climactic, climax, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, excitement, exciting, fight, fighting, film, French horn, geographic, geography, Hans Zimmer, heroic, Holst, instrumental, intense, lightning, loud, machinima, Mars, milky way, National Geographic, nature, orchestra, orchestral, Planets, pounding, powerful, production, promo, rousing, score, snare, soundtrack, storm, stormy, strings, suspenseful, symphonic, tempest, tempestuous, tense, thunder, thunderous, time lapse, tornado, trailer music, war, warriors, whirlwind, widescreen

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Track length: 2:49
Tempo: 88 bpm

Dark and dramatic modern action music by Simon Wilkinson. Big Zeppelin-style drum breaks, strings, piano, dulcimer, bass and synth. A repeating solo piano riff brings in heavy drums followed by a dramatic explosion of sound and a hammered dulcimer theme.

Would work well for exciting TV or film intro music, sports footage, library or trailer music (see it against some time lapse video footage from dakotalapse.com below or also against the Watchmen trailer in my visuals section).

Keywords: action, big, beats, brave, climactic, danger, dangerous, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, dulcimer, edgy, electrifying, epic, exciting, explosive, grand, heroic, impending, instrumental, intense, loud, melodramatic, mystery, piano, pounding, powerful, scorpio, sports, spy, strings, sub zero, sudden, superhero, theme, thrilling, vast

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Total running time: 48:46 (13 tracks)
Tempo: Various

Volume 5 of my royalty-free music collections for film & documentary makers focuses purely on atmospheric cinematic piano soundtracks. Complementing and following on from the previous royalty free volumes, this collection features 13 more individual piano tracks (over 48 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric piano music specially composed for use in film, video, TV and media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. Click the track details link below to hear full track previews.

In keeping with the dark atmospheric and cinematic themes of previous collections, but adding all new tracks, the music styles range from gentle and sparse Thomas Newman-style chords and soundscapes, dark and sinister soundtracks for thrillers and dramas, emotional and melancholy melodies and and lots of tranquil, serene and atmospheric piano backgrounds for documentaries and personal films. Filmic music that’s ideal for dramas, thrillers, student films, promotional films, art films, documentaries, art and photography gallery slideshows or any film visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric feel, similar to minimalist pianists such as Philip Glass or Ludovico Einaudi.

This album includes the 13 full tracks (over 48 minutes) plus a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene (view the promo video on the right).

The zip file containing all the music plus the license will be automatically sent to you after purchase. You can select either mp3 or wav below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (435Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads. If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 13 tracks (48 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low cost price.

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Track length: 3:42
Tempo: 60 bpm

Slow and atmospheric instrumental music track with warm organic washes of ambient background sound, sparse but deep bass, gentle melodic percussive beats and lush Blade Runner style synths. A hypnotic, atmospheric and dreamlike visual soundscape that would make ideal underscore for night time city scenes, documentaries and film music, background music for relaxation, study, yoga or meditation. Watch the promo video below against stunning atmospheric photography of cityscapes.

Keywords: ambient, atmosphere, atmospheric, background, Blade Runner, calm, chill, chilled, cinematic, city, cityscape, Cliff Martinez, dark, deep, documentary, dream, dreamlike, dreamy, drone, dusky, esoteric, ethereal, floating, gentle, hazy, heartbeat, hypnotic, instrumental, landscape, lush, meditate, meditation, minimal, minimalist, misty, moody, mystery, mysterious, nature, night, nighttime, nocturnal, organic, relaxation, relaxed, relaxing, shadowy, sleep, slow, solitary, solitude, soundscape, sparse, study, Tokyo, traffic, tranquil, underscore, warm, zen

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Track length: 3:41
Tempo: 70 bpm

Epic, dark and atmospheric instrumental track from Simon Wilkinson featuring cinematic strings, subtle piano, low horns and heavy medium-tempo Zeppelin-style drums and percussion. Inspired by the classic John Carpenter movie The Thing, the music has an epic, atmospheric, icy winter feel with a sense of impending danger or survival that would work well for geographic, nature or history TV trailers.

Keywords: atmospheric, beats, big, brave, climactic, cold, courageous, crisp, danger, dangerous, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, edgy, electronic, epic, exciting, forbidding, foreboding, freezing, frozen, geographic, grand, heavy, heroic, hostile, ice, icy, impending, imposing, instrumental, intense, John Carpenter, large, loud, melodramatic, nature, pounding, powerful, strings, survival, survivor, the thing, thrilling, valiant, vast, wind, windy, winter

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Track length: 3:10
Tempo: 125 bpm

Creepy and unsettling instrumental horror track featuring cyclic descending piano arpeggios, dark percussion and rhythmic effects. Haunting and unsettling instrumental piano music ideal for modern supernatural horror films and thrillers or documentaries needing a mysterious and eerie dramatic soundtrack or intro theme music.

Keywords: abandoned, alone, atmospheric, childlike, creepy, dark, descending, edgy, eerie, ethereal, ghost, ghostly, halloween, haunted, haunting, hiding, horror, instrumental, intro, John Carpenter, minimal, mystery, mysterious, pensive, piano, Saw, scary, solitary, sparse, spectres, spectral, spiral, spiralling, spooky, stalker, subtle, supernatural, suspense, theme, thriller, unearthly, unreal, unsettling

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Total running time: 53:26 (17 tracks)
Tempo: Various

This collection of dark atmospheric royalty-free music makes the perfect soundtrack for film & documentary makers needing dark, tense or edgy music for their videos. 17 individual tracks (over 53 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric piano music, ambient electronic soundcapes and pulsing contemporary beat driven tracks specially composed for use in film & TV media productions from composer Simon Wilkinson. Hear a collection of short extracts from all the tracks above or click the track details link below for full previews.

This collection focuses on music that would make an ideal soundtrack for documentaries with dark subject matter including crime, investigation, conspiracy, corruption, betrayal, murder, suspense or also for drama or thriller feature films and shorts, promotional films, art films, student films, documentaries or any film visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or atmospheric feel.

This album includes a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene. Watch the promo video on the right.

The album contains the 17 full tracks (over 53 minutes) which will be automatically available to download as a zip file after purchase. You can select from mp3 or wav from the dropdown below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (500Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads. If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 17 tracks (53 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low cost price.

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