Classically trained, and a graduate of the first Popular Music degree in the UK, Barry Thompson, the force behind Underwater Music, has played keyboards and sax in assorted Indie Pop, and Ska bands and released lush, quirky Electronica, Orchestral, and Lounge music under various guises, including Baby Grand. His music has been featured on BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, and Radio 1 in the UK, and in various programs worldwide. Underwater Music has also written original music for short films and provided sound design for theatre.
Driving, action-packed big band swing with fat horns and elegant strings. Similar retro vibe to the New Avengers, Naked Gun themes. Ideal for stylized espionage detective thrillers with shady characters, gangsters, crooks, scammers, embezzelers or wheeler dealers, 1960s 1970s private eye, James Bond, Instrumental, Action, Theme Spy
A suspenseful intro in the style of Lalo Schifrin's Bullitt leads to a driving theme from the horn section reminiscent of spy capers such as The Man From Uncle. Great for chase scenes, and the 15/30 sec. versions are perfect for adverts looking to convey tension / release in a humourous fashion. Instrumental, Action, Theme RnB Retro Kitsch
Prohibition big-band swing baby! 1920s / 1930s, Al Capone, gangsters and molls, bootlegging and racketeering. The liquor is cheap, the band is hot, and the joint is swingin! Instrumental, Action, Theme RnB Retro Kitsch
