British Composer Alec Makinson has been creating compelling original music for media for over 25 years. His growing work of over 2,300 tracks includes Corporate, Christmas, Dramatic cues, Exotic World Beat, Children's tracks, Documentaries, TV/Radio commercials, jingles, and stage productions. Alec’s compositions enjoy a wide range of major clients, including USA National Cable TV, BBC Radio 1, BBC 1 Television, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, National TV ads in the UK, and many others worldwide.
Charm, grace, and a delightful original Holiday track -- "Enchanted Holidays" easily won our Editor's Choice Award for December. Perfect for warm family films, TV Commercials, Radio Spots, or a Romantic Comedy. Enjoy the sleigh bells and chimes as Santa and his Elves are getting busy...
Alec Makinson is a genius in the variety and high-quality range of music he offers. He relishes the challenge of composing in a wide range of musical genres, and has created music that would fit nicely and enhance greatly just about any production under the sun.
Insistent, driving, modern classical orchestra. Showcasing the latest invention to shine head and shoulders above the competition. Upbeat driving staccato strings create the rhythm, whilst piano, cymbals, timps and horn section crank up the power. Great for adverts, drama and live presentations. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Vast, unsettling, evolving and anxious soundscape and sound design. Great for film and documentary work, very dramatic atmosphere for horror, thrillers, grisley histories, war or disaster aftermath, dark and sinister past. Very useable for futuristic, space and sci-fi too. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Dark, disturbing and sinister, minimalist atmospheric theme. Full of remorse and reflection, this slow sparse orchestration is light but effective in creating a haunting backdrop to drama, documentary and film. Eerie human voices are featured, and slowly build to several dramatic crescendos. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Powerful, undulating, low synth drone. Opens with a soft hitting boom, sliding into a gently throbbing bass drone. Great for production, underscoring a voice-over where no melody or rhythm is required, and visuals. Can be used with additional percussion hits and production effects. Extendable, Instrumental, Dangerous, Danger Ambient
Dark, cold and foreboding journey into a crime-ridden underworld. The main mix features a lead electric guitar and is perfect for a detective style theme. Whereas the underscore provides a rhythmic pulsating dirty and atmospheric backdrop or accompaniment. Perfect for drama, documentary and TV. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dramatic Chase
Ominous voices from the past. Taking you from the dark and in to the light, this heavenly choir portrays a wealth of history, from the authority of the church to visiting the final resting place of the dead. Simplistic choir chord structures with tubular bell punctuation. Documentary and drama. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Silent movie style dramatic tension - classic hero and villan stuff. The baddie has the girl tied to the railroad tracks as the train approaches. Great knife-edge, full-on tension with lots of twists and turns. Features grand piano and light strings. Perfect for silent films, spoofs and comedy. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Edgy, gritty, rolling urban underscore. Dramatic and dark, side streets in the city, lurking danger, tension and crime. Featuring growling guitars with abstract broken rhythms and traffic fx. Great for Urban scenes, movement, time sequences for documentary and drama. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Fast moving, dramatic, scary, horror movie action chase. Full of twists & turns, stabs & cresendos. Features big cinematic drums, powerful brass, manic old piano, scraping strings and lots of FX. Perfect for Halloween, Horror, Drama, Horror experience commercials. Various Mixes, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Sparse, slow, nervous and tense. Light atmospheric track that leaves you hanging, just waiting for a decision. Cool, sure and quietly confident. Features electric bass guitar, light ticking clock-like percussion and electronic FX. Perfect for game shows, docusoap, documentaries and live stage. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Slow, cautious, dark, moody and sinister. Feel the tension, as something unpleasant awaits just around the corner. Features dark piano, pulsating gritty synth, sound design, cresendos. Opens with dramatic statements and develops into steady theme. Various mixes and cuts, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Epic, expansive and dramatic underscore. When danger lurks and quick thinking action is needed, from superhero situations to dark drama mysteries. Features a fusion of powerful electronic, orchestral strings and big cinematic drums. Great for film, documentary and radio and television commercials. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Dark, broody, swelling atmospheric soundscape with abstract reversed effects and occasional spine-chilling icy bells. A forebidding glimpse into a dark dank grisly past. Ideal for horrible histories, documentary, horror films, or dark dramas. Main mix, Drone mix, 60sec & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Intense, dark and threatening drone sound-scape. Full of action and anxious anticipation, this atmosphere is intense, dirty and reeking of crime and evil. Begins with an impact and throbbing bass drone, electronic rhythms and an alarm style drone bass, building to a crescendo with tail off. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Droning
Tension building drone bed, time is slipping away. Bold ticking fx, string quartet rhythm, tubular bells punctuation and crescendos. Ideal for those tricky decisions and 'against the clock' moments from game shows to Reality TV. Main mix, 60sec A, 60sec B & 30sec Challenge, Survival, tick tock, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Dramatic Epic
Epic powerful and dramatic riser. This is the stuff of major superhero action movies. Big, dark, expansive and tense action. Fighting against evil - good will prevail. Features full orchestra, big thundering Tiako drums and male voice choir. Perfect for film drama through to radio and TV adverts. Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Epic orchestral tension builder, that starts light and gradually builds. Full of anticipation, on a gigantic scale. Features full orchestra & male voice choir. Several movements with stops & climaxes. Use the 'drone' mix as a quiz show tension bed. Main & drone mixes, 60sec & 30sec, Instrumental, Military, Orchestral Epic
Epic orchestral tension builder, that starts light and gradually builds. Full of anticipation, on a gigantic scale. Features full orchestra & male voice choir. Several movements with stops & climaxes. Use the 'drone' mix as a quiz show tension bed. Main & drone mixes, 60sec & 30sec, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Modern, rolling & circular electronic underscore. Denotes a serious air, so perfect for technical data presentations, slightly gloomy subject matter such as financial downturn and documentary. Features long ethereal chords with electronic sequencer rhythmic patterns, builds with full theme at 1'05" Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. New Age Electronic
Cool, flowing, circular guitar figures, smooth & contemporary. Ideal for design, home make-over reveals, through to investigation, human stories and light documentary. Main mix, no drum mix, 60, 30sec & 2 loops, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Groovy, upbeat, psychedelic 60's & fun. Takes you right back to the swinging 1960's - very Austin Powers. Features authentic hammond organ, brass, wah-wah guitar, groovy male 'bap bap' backing vocals. FAB for documentary, commercials, fashion. Main mix, underscore & 30sec versions. Instrumental, Pop, Pop Oldies
Tense, purposeful and edgy classical strings. Full of drama, movement and power struggles. The driving rhythmic cello mix with the inter-weaving frantic violas, whilst the violins have a more calming influence. Perfect for drama, documentary and commercials - especially sleek new car TV adverts. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Slow, mournful and sad piano and cello underscore. Images of the aftermath of war, death and destruction. Smouldering heaps of rubble, no signs of life, a flattened landscape. Features sparse rhythmic piano, solo cello and sordino strings. Perfect for documentary, drama, news TV and history. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Heartbreak, gloom and contemplation. A time for reflection, tinged with sadness. Perfect for human emotions - loneliness, loss of a loved one, death, lost love. Features fairly sparse instrumentation beginning with sad statments, then a little more hope into light trangle rhythm picking up pace. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Understated, tension-filled, building atmosphere. Starts with heartbeat, and gradually builds with drone and edgy tension effects to cresendo. Perfect for commercials and production, through to documentary. 30sec full mix, plus drone only mix, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Curious, rolling and inquisitive lighthearted theme, with a rhythmic mechanical or industrious feel. Maybe a little eccentric, quirky and sneaky. Think 'Desparate Housewives' and melodrama. Also, great for busy light industry documentary. Main mix, w/o percussion, w/o 'ticking' & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music
Orchestral tension from light building to a crescendo. A moonlit night, someone is lurking in the bushes outside, a gloved hand tries a door handle, it's unlocked. The tension builds as he enters the house until..... the light switch goes on..... he'd forgotten his key. Great tension builder. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dramatic Chase
Gigantic, heavy, slow moving, tense & edgy underscore. Intense drama and documentary. Features big orchestral strings, horns, timps & cymbal crashes. Perfect for tense serious documentary and dramas. Main mix, lite basic mix and 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Vast, gentle journey into the unknown. Broad light soundscape, full of wonderment, great for depicting vast endless vistas, underground caves, microscopic worlds, sci-fi, underwater depths etc., Gently floating with pulsating cresendos. Sound design for Documentary and exhibitions, Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
Edgy, Tense, uneasy journey featuring reflective and melancholy piano figures building to marcato strings rhythm, then bowed double bass strings in a steady staccato rhythm. Gradually builds in intensity. Great for drama, human emotion, documentary. Main mix, 60sec, 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Epic, full-on, orchestral horrorfest music with and without fx. Powerful hit points and brass swells for syncing to picture. Perfect for Halloween commercials and promos, for events and merchandise. Stand out from the crowd with this specially composed track, Instrumental, Horror, Halloween Horror
Dramatic building music cue. The camera zooms in from space flying over vast deep blue oceans, meeting huge crashing waves. Opens gently with a single note played by violins, gradually expanding with slow piano chords, then blooming into huge epic crescendos with swelling cymbal crashing waves. Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Cliche evil and bad. It's a biggie for the baddie - dangerous, dark and haunting, drama oozes from every note. Opens with a clap of thunder, followed by a cathedral organ, male choir and brass section. Perfect intro cue for the arched villain in comedy, children's pantomime, or Halloween, plus drama, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Cheesy, kitsch & totally groovy, tongue-in-cheek, swinging 60s retro theme. Think Psychedelia, summer of love & Austin Powers. Great for fashion, documentary, comedy, pop history & commercials. Features electric guitar, organ, flugel horn, electric bass. Main mix, underscore & 30sec versions. Instrumental, Pop, Pop Oldies
Dark, eerie and sinister soundscape. Darkness falls, and there's something or someone lurking, not too far away. Subtle yet dramatic orchestral soundscape, with crescendos and effects. Perfect for film and television, drama or horror, where inobtrusive mood music is needed. Various mixes, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Dark, brooding and sinister, yet calm, gentle and haunting theme. Forensic investigation at the scene of the crime. Perfect for TV theme or incidental music depicting crime, death and destruction. Features keyboard pads, piano, harp, choir and solo violin. Various cuts and stings, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Epic, orchestral cinematic underscore, slow but powerful and gigantic vista. Ethereal beginning, then builds and develops to dramatic chords with complimented by a choir. Think massive space ship slowly drifting in space approaching an unknown planet or dark evil underground world. Epic Film, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Creepy, unsure, dark and contemplating. Opens with tension building piano figures & demonic choir to cresendo chord, followed by reflective bridge, finally to full piano calmer theme. Featuring acoustic piano, distant choir voices & strange effects. Main mix, u/s, 30" atmos, 30" theme & sting, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Gritty, urban, threatening, underscore theme. The dark, unlawful, night-time activity that goes on in our cities. Very heavy, dark, laboured & crime-ridden, with steady big beats with grungy power synth bass and FX. Perfect for disorder, drugs and violent drama and documentary. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Action Movie Trailer - Epic, powerful and edgy orchestral promo, with twists and turns and stabs. Begins with low end brass, strings and cinematic percussion and then transforms to a steady big screen driving rhythm. Perfect for movie promos, radio and television commercials and dramatic film action, Instrumental, Action, Orchestral Action
Classic Private-eye detective style 30sec track, for the more creative commercial. Fairly pacey with an air of mystery. Opens with walking double bass and finger snaps & builds adding vibraphone & big brass section. 30 sec commercial, Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
Impending dangerous situation. Light tension underscore for those dramatic moments when you know something horrible is about to happen. Open with strings drone with fx and heartbeat, then piano figures plus orchestral fx, to a sting crescendo then resolve chord. Perfect for drama, horror, comedy, Instrumental, Dangerous, Danger Ambient
Dramatic, edgy, aggressive and intriguing urban theme. Tense, harder, electronic underscore. Begins with powerful figures, building to a slightly smoother & lighter main theme. Features sliced bass riffs, synth pulsed pattern, simple sparse percussion. Great for law & crime documentary television, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Slow, creepy and sinister, floating ambient soundscape. Features evolving drone with distant distorted voices, cresendos and ghostly wailings. Perfect for horror backgrounds, horror attraction experiences, film & documentary, dark & grisly past, history, vast cold & icy galaxies, space. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Big building orchestral timer with ticking clocks. Gradually builds to a crescendo. Perfect for reality TV, commercials and TV game shows. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Big building orchestral timer with ticking clocks. Gradually builds to a crescendo. Perfect for reality TV, commercials and TV game shows. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dramatic Chase
Concerned, driving, News pulse style track. Picking electric guitars and a strong relentless rhythm give an edgy and serious feel. Perfect for TV drama trailer, through to radio and TV commercials for edgier products such as cars and harder hitting services. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
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