Philip Shorey presents a wide variety of catchy melodies and beautiful arrangements that emotionally transport the listener into an imaginative other world. His style is a mix of modern minimalistic rhythms with classical European Folk instrumentation. Philip travels across the globe performing accordion with marionettes, and he also composes and arranges for Theater, Film, and Off-Broadway musicals. He has worked on commercial projects with clients including The Bedlam Theater, Saving Tape Media Conversion, Texas Golf, and MEGA - Chilean Tourism.
Travel back in time to a creepy place where raw music was formed around a campfire with traveling wagons. The song marches with screeching vocals of an ancient banshee welling up in the soul of accordion, clarinet and cello. Then at the end, experience it's true roots with Indonesian bells. Instrumental, East European, Gypsy
Put yourself in Berlin at the train station, then hear the announcer speak over the loud speaker. Great for a travel background sound stage through Europe. Ambience,
This fast String Trio will blast your mind with comical creepy melodies that will make you squirm around every corner. It slows down with a slight climb and then blasts into a hectic whirlwind of confusion. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
Anguish is on your face, crying out for the desire of your heart. Mourning for the sun to rise, to relieve the pain that is too much to bear. But in the path of a subtle still breeze, you feel the dawn of something new, a strangeness never before seen in the curtain covered forest. Minimalist piano, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Complex Minimalism Jazz with a percussive hint of world jungle sounds push this multi part work of music in a genera difficult to nail down. The intimate jazz organ meets the jazz trumpet with twisting and disorientating rhythms and suspense, as if a jazz musician was lost in a jungle nightmare. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
An epic song with visual stimulation of a pounding, dramatic Eastern battle. Elephants, spears, war paint, and finally at the end, a stampede of most certain death and destruction. Nobody stands a chance against this fatal work of music. Bold haunted ancestral voices, agonizing, driving & emotional, Instrumental, Action, Impending Orchestral
Background sound for a quiet mall, near a fountain. This is a calm sound effect for a place in the Spanish world, where there is just a little bit of foot traffic. Water, Aquariums
You can hear the rising spirits of the night sing a melodious song with an organ that is having so much fun. The percussion swells mid way through and carried the rest of the track to its fading out end. This is a great track for a short chase, or a funny ghost film. Instrumental, Horror, Halloween Whimsical
Squeaky dissonant violin sounds will make you cringe at the sound and possible future terror. Great sounds to go with a horror moment or to build suspense and tremor. Use them in isolation during a quiet fearful moment, or use them over top a low rumble and other chaotic sounds to create anxiety. Strings,
This Song describes the hopelessness of life but offers a solution, a hero who has brought joy and resturation to those who are struggling the most. Use this song for a commercial about foreign missions, poverty, loneliness, or a good work being done overseas or in the mist of tragedy. Female Vocals, Folk, Folk Pop
Celebration is the key to enjoying life! Here is a track that will lift your spirit and remind you of the times that you triumphed over hard times and struggles. The track is played loosely, and lively with folk instruments taking advantage of their free spirit. Instrumental, Folk, Traditional Folk
There is no hope, no one you can trust. All is lost. Then one day a hero arrives and brings new life to your village. This is a folk song that lifts the spirit and restores your soul. The harmonizing melodies create a partnership that provoke the realization that you are not alone, there is harmony. Instrumental, Folk, European Folk
There is no hope, no one you can trust. All is lost. Then one day a hero arrives and brings new life to your heart. This is a folk song that lifts the spirit and restores your soul. The harmonizing melodies create a partnership that provoke the realization that you are not alone, there is harmony. Female Vocals, Folk, European Folk
If you need a sound of a train station in Hungary or Europe, this is the one fore you. Located right on the platform, you will hear the unique train sounds, language, and intercom of the Hungarian Train Station. Gypsies begging, kids running around, people talking. Its all there in Europe! Transportation,
This String Trio creates a wollowing still moment with a dark self reflective touch. Perfect for a psychological thriller. You will find that this motif brings out feelings never expressed before in any given motion picture. Creepy frightening, madman lurking in the bushes, major crimes, CSI, Vice, Instrumental, Dangerous, Psychedelic
Stop, and imagine being swept away with the most romantic thought of love and a second change you wake up and there is pure love. This track is perfect for the spiritual and interpersonal journey of ones awakening. The accordion and strings dance together for a melodic fresh beginning. Instrumental, European, France
Rag time at its finest in this raw recorded to tape saloon original. You will find the solo piano with an up beat rhythm is great for a documentary or a flash back. It is fun and makes you want to swing a deck of cards or shoot some holes in a circus tent. Instrumental, Jazz, Ragtime
Close your eyes and imagine a place far in the east where street food abounds, where markets are wild, and where people are passing bye carrying tea and old men are playing games on the street corners. These are the streets of Istanbul and you can hear it all in this track. Crowds, Market Crowds
Voyage to the sound of accordion accompanied with a light orchestra. You are looking searching wishing and wondering about your love, your dream, or maybe your future destination. Then swells the comic organ with non diatonic harmonies and rhythm that always seems to put a wrench in your plans. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Orchestral
A complex minimalistic triad driven piece. This short solo piano work is accompanied by a solo violin that soars over the to top with tension and then resolution. Melancholic by nature, you will feel a wave of tears as you listen to this simple progression of notes. Betrayals, shame, loss, rejection, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Be careful they are coming. This creepy String Trio has a steady walking speed that tip toes on the edge of physiological instability. Perfect for a maniacal evil villain or comic relief. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
Listen to a German Train Station in the modern age. You will hear a distant announcer, a train arrival and people talking in the background. A perfect track for the European traveler show or scene in a movie. Transportation,
Feel the Cello pulse, the constant rhythmic arpeggio as the theremin and saw and bow bring the hunting reflective melodies that will cause you to drive yourself to places beyond. This is great for the inventor, the builder, the goal driven scene with a quirky sci-fi yet modern minimalistic touch. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
An all American violin solo for the civil war documentary, or the positive homestead in America or Europe that plays to pass the time and recognize the crops in good health. The Sun is shining, a hard winter has passed and a good future is on the horizon. Instrumental, Folk, Appalachian Folk
You are sitting in Poland in modern times. The birds are chirping, the trolly trains are going by and people are talking passing by. This is a typical day in Poland. Nature,
You are sitting at a Polish Train Station waiting for your ride. The birds are chirping and then comes a train. It stops, the searching breaks pierce your ears. Then you hear the announcer announce your train. The whistle blows, the doors close and then it leaves. Transportation,
You are sitting at the train station in Poland, waiting for a train. You hear birds chirping, and then a train comes and goes. Lots of waiting for the next train. Eventually you give up. Transportation,
This is the sound of a Polish Train Station Announcer over the intercom. You are in Poland waiting for your train, you hear people talking in the background and birds chirping. Transportation,
A great opening song built on suspense with character and charm through the accordion, trumpet, cello, clarinet saw & bow, & finally someone drops dead of a heart attack. Recorded on tape for that raw authentic sound. Vintage Euro journey, silent film, parade of misfits, sad mysterious flashbacks, Instrumental, East European, Balkans
Gypsy clowns with chainsaws, pitch forks, and candy are coming in an old thriller kind of way. This track is a raw recording that brings you back to a creepy circus time before the 1980s in Eastern Europe. It's fast, full of cheering, accordion, smashing plates, and melodic gang and banshee vocals. Mixed Vocals, Horror, Haunted Carnival
Romania is a place where worlds collide. Here you will hear a horse pulling a wagon, and then comes a car driving past. Imagine a Romanian farmer in a small village going to the market, and then up and coming modern technology zooming past old tradition. Transportation, Wagon sounds
This is a country-side sad simple violin solo in the key of c minor. It's slow for the remorseful sorrowful depressing solo, great for documentary or a minimalistic background score for film. Strings,
In Sao Paulo Brazil, outside this is an after hours shopping sound effect. You will hear Portuguese being spoken as well as other distant local sounds. Crowds, Africa Crowds
In Sao Paulo you are walking around in the city, shopping, working, eating, or looking for someone. Mostly what you hear are people selling things, cars, people walking, and talking. Crowds, Store Crowds
This is the Sao Paulo Subway Station on a moderate day. You are in the largest city of South America. The train station is clean and with some people passing by. You look around and you see about two or three different couple making-out under stairways and on benches. Transportation,
Two unsteady violin phrases with technique that will finish any low rumble, or bass drum hit, or some closure to a suspenseful and terrifying melody. Add this violin part to any sound track score for a TV or Film spot with the need for more tension and drawn out stress. Strings,
Spastic frantic violin sounds that will shriek and shimmer you to the bone. This is a perfect track to go with other abstract and a-tonal layers of music for the blood curling song and atmospheric soundtrack for the horror film of your dreams. Strings,
This is a suspense building march towards death pain and fear. Nobody knows what lurks beyond the light and what dwells in the shadows. Be ware of this string progression. Loop it for your DVD menu or use it for a second of fright. Strings,
Picture yourself on the porch in the country playing the Banjo on a cool spring day. The sun is out and the birds are chirping. Folk music was born on the front porch and the music brought a light feeling of joy and home felt warmth. Instrumental, Folk, Appalachian Folk
Picture a French village with a caravan of gypsies passing by in their wagon -- not a familiar sight in western Europe, but sure enough the laughter, obscurity, & circus-like charm turns a quiet village into a spectacle of awe. Romantic comedy, road trip, celebration, festival, wedding feast, party, Instrumental, European, European Vintage
Celebrate in an old world where community dancing vodka and music is an every day occurrence. Gypsies and campfires, snow and laughter are all around. There is just an eeriness to those from out of town, where foreign normalcy is not recognized and where culture sensitivity meets confusion. Mixed Vocals, Russian, Russian Traditional
Sit in a French Cafe with this accordion music and toy piano. Eat your beget and drink your wine while looking at the grand Eiffel tower. This is your theme song. Europe has never felt so picture perfect! You are a tourist, but you don't feel like one. Nobody can even tell that your not a local. Instrumental, European, France
You are in Santiago Chile. The announcer speaks over the intercom in Spanish. A train passes by. This is great for an international film or commercial. You are traveling, touring, going to work, going to the Mall or shopping. This is what you will hear. It is from 2012 and it is very modern. Transportation,
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