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True Crime & Investigation

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The Crime Scene

Investigators arrive to a bloody crime scene…seal off the area, photograph the spatter, record and preserve evidence, witness statements - don’t touch anything!

Playlists

  • Dystopia
    Dystopia

    Dystopia

  • Orchestral Darkness
    Orchestral Darkness
    Organic yet unsettling sounds. Something sinister lurks.

    Orchestral Darkness

  • Tense & Tension
    Tense & Tension

    Tense & Tension

  • Ambient Tones
    Ambient Tones
    Warm and ethereal tones to stem the fear of silence

    Ambient Tones

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Albums

  • In Cold Blood
    In Cold Blood
    Disturbing true crime, murderous minds and killer psychology

    In Cold Blood

    THENERVE431

  • We Found Her
    We Found Her
    Starkly haunting Scandi Noir drama. An icy tale of murder, search and discovery…

    We Found Her

    THENERVE285

  • Heart of the Dark
    Heart of the Dark
    Nashville’s Indie Collective gets to the heart of the dark matter...edge of your seat stuff!

    Heart of the Dark

    THENERVE541

  • When We Reach
    When We Reach
    Haunting ambient atmospheres & hopeful landscapes collide...

    When We Reach

    THENERVE627

  • Book of Drones
    Book of Drones
    A cacophony of tonal underscores & tension flavours

    Book of Drones

    THENERVE456

  • The Unfolding
    The Unfolding
    Intrigue, weary detectives & icy lakes…Scandi Noir with a hint of jazz

    The Unfolding

    THENERVE235

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Themes

The Science of Crime

Forensic evidence is collected, laboratory investigations, fingerprints, fibres and footprints. Every contact leaves a trace.

Playlists

  • Neutral Accompaniment
    Neutral Accompaniment
    Tracks to add a little, without taking too much away

    Neutral Accompaniment

  • Ambient Tones
    Ambient Tones
    Warm and ethereal tones to stem the fear of silence

    Ambient Tones

  • The Science - Medical Data & Music for Boffins
    The Science - Medical Data & Music for Boffins
    Atmospheric sciencey type music...data, molecules, double chemistry

    The Science - Medical Data & Music for Boffins

  • Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights
    Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights
    chases, stakeouts, human stories, tension, investigation & anticipation

    Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights

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Albums

  • Kinetic Vector
    Kinetic Vector
    Immersive textures, dancing arps & versatile sound worlds - the robot's playlist

    Kinetic Vector

    THENERVE286

  • Analyse Immerse
    Analyse Immerse
    Investigative plucks, curious synths & searching percussion with a side of science

    Analyse Immerse

    THENERVE458

  • Circuits
    Circuits
    Moody & evolving analogue tension tickers, from the urgent to the considered

    Circuits

    THENERVE685

  • The Lab
    The Lab
    Microscopes, test tubes and pipettes…repetitive synth riffs for some serious sciencey stuff

    The Lab

    THENERVE210

  • Tension in Motion
    Tension in Motion
    Insistent & intriguing quirky plucked strings…decisions, time lapse & doing stuff!

    Tension in Motion

    THENERVE393

  • DNA
    DNA
    Positive? Neutral? Evolving electronic themes for Science & Nature docs

    DNA

    THENERVE118

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Themes

Blue Lights / Emergency Services

Wild pursuits, heroic traffic cops, a blood thirsty K-9 unit and dashcam footage – the chase is on!  

Playlists

  • Editor's Toolkit - First Aid Kit
    Editor's Toolkit - First Aid Kit

    Editor's Toolkit - First Aid Kit

  • Editor's Toolkit - Tense Builders
    Editor's Toolkit - Tense Builders
    Tense and dramatic builds

    Editor's Toolkit - Tense Builders

  • Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights
    Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights
    chases, stakeouts, human stories, tension, investigation & anticipation

    Editor's Toolkit - Blue Lights

  • Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Dark sounds from the other side

    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness

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Albums

  • Dead Run
    Dead Run
    High octane intensity...blue lights, screeching tyres, pulsating tension!

    Dead Run

    THENERVE646

  • Emergency Call
    Emergency Call
    Brooding textures, pulsing beats & synths with a strong whiff of anticipation & chilly thrillers

    Emergency Call

    THENERVE658

  • Blue Lights
    Blue Lights
    Pulsing drones & suspenseful beats…Blues & twos are coming for you…

    Blue Lights

    THENERVE561

  • Operation Stinger
    Operation Stinger
    Pulsating, relentless & dark electronic beats. High speed for low crime.

    Operation Stinger

    THENERVE396

  • Evidence
    Evidence
    Crime & investigation, dark intentions & cyber noir

    Evidence

    THENERVE651

  • Pulses
    Pulses
    Inquisitive, intriguing & uneasy pulses to raise the pressure & race the heart

    Pulses

    THENERVE637

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White Collar Crime / Financial / Scams

Complex digital forensics, Ponzi schemes, embezzlement, fraud, bribery and corruption…trust is broken, lives are ruined.

Playlists

  • True Crime
    True Crime
    True Crime, with shades of Crime Drama

    True Crime

  • Political Drama
    Political Drama

    Political Drama

  • Orchestral Darkness
    Orchestral Darkness
    Organic yet unsettling sounds. Something sinister lurks.

    Orchestral Darkness

  • Ambient Tones
    Ambient Tones
    Warm and ethereal tones to stem the fear of silence

    Ambient Tones

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Albums

  • Circle of Conspiracy
    Circle of Conspiracy
    Suspenseful & analytical tracks for deep state investigations & uncovering plots

    Circle of Conspiracy

    THENERVE703

  • Shadow Game
    Shadow Game
    Suspenseful hang drum cinematic palettes, darkened drones & brooding scene setters.

    Shadow Game

    THENERVE711

  • The Successors
    The Successors
    A boardroom coup d'état…murders & acquisitions…money is power

    The Successors

    THENERVE700

  • Black Ice
    Black Ice
    Dark worlds & ethereal classical fused with atmospherically strange ambiences

    Black Ice

    THENERVE406

  • Spacial
    Spacial
    Expansive & evolving cinematic palettes with a mesmeric range of emotions

    Spacial

    THENERVE408

  • On The Wire
    On The Wire
    Moody marimba motifs…tense deadlines & hard conversations

    On The Wire

    THENERVE741

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Human Stories

Human backstories, from warm nostalgia to heart wrenching memories. Recollecting the good times before the darkness descends.

Playlists

  • Orchestral Darkness
    Orchestral Darkness
    Organic yet unsettling sounds. Something sinister lurks.

    Orchestral Darkness

  • Scandi Noir
    Scandi Noir

    Scandi Noir

  • Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Dark sounds from the other side

    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness

  • Ambient Tones
    Ambient Tones
    Warm and ethereal tones to stem the fear of silence

    Ambient Tones

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Albums

  • Cello Elegies
    Cello Elegies
    Haunting, dark & melancholy orchestrals

    Cello Elegies

    THENERVE525

  • Floating Beauty
    Floating Beauty
    Ambient orchestral strings...beautiful, minimal & swelling

    Floating Beauty

    THENERVE596

  • Ghost Piano
    Ghost Piano
    Haunting, plaintive and understated solo piano. Music evoking things you can’t quite remember and things you simply can’t forget.

    Ghost Piano

    THENERVE204

  • A Look Back
    A Look Back
    Cello led orchestral reflections from darkness & regret to mellow warmth

    A Look Back

    THENERVE643

  • Quiet Corners
    Quiet Corners
    Intimate neo-classical piano and cello for an injection of beautiful yet sombre drama

    Quiet Corners

    THENERVE197

  • Deep Reflection
    Deep Reflection
    Soul searching and mellow piano for emotional decisions

    Deep Reflection

    THENERVE346

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Psychological Crime

Psychological profiling, MO’s, coercive control, stalking and obsession. Getting inside the mind of the perpetrator from childhood trauma to torturing small animals. Cause, effect and trying to understand.

Playlists

  • Dystopia
    Dystopia

    Dystopia

  • Editor's Toolkit - Alternative UnNerving Sounds
    Editor's Toolkit - Alternative UnNerving Sounds

    Editor's Toolkit - Alternative UnNerving Sounds

  • Scandi Noir
    Scandi Noir

    Scandi Noir

  • Ambient Tones
    Ambient Tones
    Warm and ethereal tones to stem the fear of silence

    Ambient Tones

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Albums

  • Dying Echoes
    Dying Echoes
    Dark & haunting cello cries over barren wastelands

    Dying Echoes

    THENERVE592

  • Kallo
    Kallo
    A Nashville Noir journey into arctic forests & icescapes. From barren darkness to ethereal beauty.

    Kallo

    THENERVE707

  • Silent Instinct
    Silent Instinct
    Dark secrets & hidden instincts to explore the deeper layers of the perpetrator

    Silent Instinct

    THENERVE695

  • Heart of the Dark
    Heart of the Dark
    Nashville’s Indie Collective gets to the heart of the dark matter...edge of your seat stuff!

    Heart of the Dark

    THENERVE541

  • Scandi Grind
    Scandi Grind
    Tense, organic cinematic drones and beds from Scandinavia

    Scandi Grind

    THENERVE139

  • Night Terrors
    Night Terrors
    Ethereal choir fusion with atmospheric synths, strings, electronic beats & strange ambiences

    Night Terrors

    THENERVE124

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Historical

Epochs of evil…a historical look back at a crime.  Unearthing cold case files with flashbacks, found footage, retired detectives and old frustrations. Soundtracking the place and time.

Playlists

  • The Decades
    The Decades
    Various tracks from the 1940-1990s grouped by theme

    The Decades

  • Period Drama
    Period Drama
    Elizabethan, stately homes, old Hollywood and wartime drama...delve in to the past

    Period Drama

  • Royalty & Regal
    Royalty & Regal

    Royalty & Regal

  • Horror
    Horror
    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!!!

    Horror

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Albums

  • Classical Piano Greatest Hits
    Classical Piano Greatest Hits
    Rave from beyond the grave…Mozart, Chopin & all the other rock stars of their day!

    Classical Piano Greatest Hits

    THENERVE237

  • The Whistle-Blower
    The Whistle-Blower
    Implosive, imposing & dramatic live strings. Political power & hostile takeovers!

    The Whistle-Blower

    THENERVE400

  • The Drawing Room
    The Drawing Room
    A tapestry of high society, where tradition is both upheld & discreetly challenged

    The Drawing Room

    THENERVE734

  • Harpsichord For The Soul
    Harpsichord For The Soul
    Baroque n' Roll for the 18th Century rave ups! Dust off your wigs and fill your dance card!

    Harpsichord For The Soul

    THENERVE67

  • Valhalla
    Valhalla
    From across the seas they came. Run for the hills with this earthy, battle ready army of Vikings and invaders!

    Valhalla

    THENERVE37

  • Away Across The Moors
    Away Across The Moors
    Otherworldly pastoral folk music from a lost time time of romance & mystery

    Away Across The Moors

    THENERVE570

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Crime Drama/ Fiction

Reconstructing the crime - fiction, faction and dramatisations.

Playlists

  • Scandi Noir
    Scandi Noir

    Scandi Noir

  • Horror
    Horror
    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!!!

    Horror

  • Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Dark sounds from the other side

    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness

  • Dystopia
    Dystopia

    Dystopia

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Albums

  • Kallo
    Kallo
    A Nashville Noir journey into arctic forests & icescapes. From barren darkness to ethereal beauty.

    Kallo

    THENERVE707

  • Kill The Killer
    Kill The Killer
    Quirky darkness permeates the mind of a serial killer

    Kill The Killer

    THENERVE727

  • Poisoned Air
    Poisoned Air
    Dystopian electronic moods evoke the terror of chemical devastation, cities destroyed and lives ravaged.

    Poisoned Air

    THENERVE60

  • Tundra
    Tundra
    An expedition across snowy landscapes, shimmering glaciers under the Northern Lights

    Tundra

    THENERVE43

  • Critical Stakes
    Critical Stakes
    Anxiety ridden clock-watching pursuits, drenched in dark intrigue…

    Critical Stakes

    THENERVE617

  • Rise & Fall
    Rise & Fall
    Sombrely dark & emotionally evocative neoclassical cello drones

    Rise & Fall

    THENERVE565

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Endings

Ambient darkness for love, loss and resolutions. The story ends, but not for some…

Playlists

  • Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Positivity
    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Positivity
    Bright sounds from the other side

    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Positivity

  • Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness
    Dark sounds from the other side

    Editor's Toolkit - Ethereal Darkness

  • Orchestral Darkness
    Orchestral Darkness
    Organic yet unsettling sounds. Something sinister lurks.

    Orchestral Darkness

  • True Crime
    True Crime
    True Crime, with shades of Crime Drama

    True Crime

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Albums

  • Through The Cosmos
    Through The Cosmos
    Epically building orchestral tracks to suck you into the galaxy and beyond…

    Through The Cosmos

    THENERVE288

  • From Above
    From Above
    Hang Drum & Hand Pan offerings, from gentle ambience to light tension

    From Above

    THENERVE688

  • Wasted Chances
    Wasted Chances
    Gentle, undulating ambiences evoke sombre investigations

    Wasted Chances

    THENERVE613

  • Ivory Killer
    Ivory Killer
    Sinister, crime infused acoustic piano explorations

    Ivory Killer

    THENERVE694

  • Cold Case
    Cold Case
    Guitar led noir landscapes…bleak, brooding and a little chilly

    Cold Case

    THENERVE289

  • The Crime Agency
    The Crime Agency
    Murder, corruption, fear & exploitation. A true crime soundtrack for the armchair detective

    The Crime Agency

    THENERVE366

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Themes

Get In Touch

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  • Sports - Dig Deep & Never Give Up
    Sports - Dig Deep & Never Give Up
    Do you have what it takes to be a champ?

    Sports - Dig Deep & Never Give Up

  • Sports - Superstars & Adrenaline Junkies
    Sports - Superstars & Adrenaline Junkies
    Undisputed Heavyweight Motifs, for champions bringing their A game!

    Sports - Superstars & Adrenaline Junkies

  • Sports - The Life Of An Athlete
    Sports - The Life Of An Athlete
    Documenting the rise of a competitor. From the love and support at home to the hard work on the training ground. A window into the life of an athlete

    Sports - The Life Of An Athlete

  • Sports - The Winners' Euphoria
    Sports - The Winners' Euphoria
    Euphoric moments, claim your prize and take it all in!

    Sports - The Winners' Euphoria

  • Sports - On Your Marks.....
    Sports - On Your Marks.....
    The anticipation leading up to the starting pistol 🏁

    Sports - On Your Marks.....

  • Heartbreak
    Heartbreak

    Heartbreak

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  • Dead Run
    Dead Run
    High octane intensity...blue lights, screeching tyres, pulsating tension!

    Dead Run

    THENERVE646

  • In Plain Sight
    In Plain Sight
    Uneasy & nervous hybrids creep into your subconscious…tense much?

    In Plain Sight

    THENERVE653

  • Clean White Corridors
    Clean White Corridors
    Apprehension abounds with tense, clinical & clean underscores - STAT!

    Clean White Corridors

    THENERVE497

  • Operation Stinger
    Operation Stinger
    Pulsating, relentless & dark electronic beats. High speed for low crime.

    Operation Stinger

    THENERVE396

  • Night Terrors
    Night Terrors
    Ethereal choir fusion with atmospheric synths, strings, electronic beats & strange ambiences

    Night Terrors

    THENERVE124

  • Darkness Awaits
    Darkness Awaits
    Post apocalyptic dystopia, conjuring up images of devastation, bleakness and helplessness

    Darkness Awaits

    THENERVE14

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