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PHASE 16: Ticks and Tocks

NEXT201915 songs

PHASE 16 is against the clock. Here you will find ticking clocks, building electronic arrangements, and anxious energy perfect for tense moments.

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Tracks

    1. 10 Seconds to NothingEchoing and shifting percussion keeps time.Orchestral · 120 BPM · A minor3:00
    2 versions: No Hits · Small Mix
    1. No Hits3:02
    2. Small Mix3:02
    1. Passing TimeAn ancient clock, a warm old piano, and blooming pads.Orchestral · 100 BPM · E minor2:03
    3 versions: Pulses · Rhythm Bed · Underscore
    1. Pulses2:03
    2. Rhythm Bed2:02
    3. Underscore2:03
    1. Precious SecondsA ticking clock and it's cogs are a variety of moving percussion. A dark drone looms overhead.Orchestral · 118 BPM · A minor1:42
    3 versions: No Clock · Piano and Gamelan · Underscore
    1. No Clock1:42
    2. Piano and Gamelan1:42
    3. Underscore1:42
    1. Last BreathHaunting strings and eerie piano melodies over a tense bed of heartbeat like pulses.Orchestral · 136 BPM · C minor2:04
    3 versions: Drone · Heartbeat · No Heartbeat
    1. Drone2:04
    2. Heartbeat2:04
    3. No Heartbeat2:04
    1. Tick After TockWarm pads engulf blooming pianos and clock-like percussionOrchestral · 90 BPM · B minor1:35
    3 versions: Pads and Drones · Percussion · Piano
    1. Pads and Drones1:35
    2. Percussion1:35
    3. Piano1:35
    1. Running Out Of TimeSiren like drones and driving percussion. You are running out of time.Orchestral · 94 BPM · A minor1:50
    4 versions: Drums · No Clock · No Drums · Pulse and Bass
    1. Drums1:50
    2. No Clock1:50
    3. No Drums1:50
    4. Pulse and Bass1:50
    1. Tick Tock Goes the Doomsday ClockLooming, heavy pads surround sparse percussion.Orchestral · 118 BPM · D minor2:39
    3 versions: Drones · Rhythm Bed · Underscore
    1. Drones2:39
    2. Rhythm Bed2:39
    3. Underscore2:39
    1. No More TimeBlooming low strings and echoing piano melodies being pulled along by ticking pulses.Orchestral · 130 BPM · D minor1:52
    3 versions: No Clock · No Drums · Underscore
    1. No Clock1:52
    2. No Drums1:52
    3. Underscore1:52
    1. Eleventh HourWarm percussion melodies signify that time is running out. Behind it are eerie soundscapes and tense symbol swells.Orchestral · 90 BPM · E minor2:09
    3 versions: Drones · Underscore · Rhythm Bed
    1. Drones2:09
    2. Underscore2:09
    3. Rhythm Bed2:08
    1. Time WarpedFrantic piano melodies hide from looming drones.Orchestral · 103 BPM · C minor1:16
    4 versions: Drones and Hits · Drones and Sound Design · Piano and Drones · Piano
    1. Drones and Hits1:17
    2. Drones and Sound Design1:14
    3. Piano and Drones1:09
    4. Piano1:09
    1. Danger AheadThe clock is ticking for fuzzy drones, dark pulses, and violent pads.Orchestral · 160 BPM · C minor2:24
    5 versions: Drums and Bass · Drums · No Lead · Leads · No Drums
    1. Drums and Bass2:24
    2. Drums2:24
    3. No Lead2:24
    4. Leads2:24
    5. No Drums2:24
    1. Never Enough TimeFuzzy drones and glitchy percussion.Orchestral · 120 BPM · G minor2:30
    2 versions: No Hits · Small Mix
    1. No Hits2:30
    2. Small Mix2:30
    1. Time ShiftersFrantic percussion dances around hazey piano melodies.Orchestral · 91 BPM · C minor1:02
    3 versions: Drum and EFX · Piano · Tongue Drum and Piano Hits
    1. Drum and EFX1:03
    2. Piano1:04
    3. Tongue Drum and Piano Hits1:03
    1. Time Will TellSneaky clock ticks and mysterious pads lay a tense bed for piano.Electronic · 120 BPM · D minor2:19
    3 versions: No Clock · Simple · Clock
    1. No Clock2:19
    2. Simple2:19
    3. Clock2:19
    1. Please Pass the TimeDramatic synth plucks build with bass drops and investigative undertones.Electronic · 90 BPM · D minor1:46
    4 versions: Alt Mix · Drops and FX · Sparse · Less
    1. Alt Mix1:46
    2. Drops and FX1:46
    3. Sparse1:41
    4. Less1:46

About this album

PHASE 16: Ticks and Tocks is a 15-song album from NEXT, released in 2019. It's orchestral and atmospheres, dark, mysterious and tense, built on synth, sound effects and percussion. The songs run 90 to 160 BPM, in keys like C minor, D minor and A minor, and they're all instrumental. It's a natural fit for trailers, film and documentary work, TV and news promos and sports. Every song comes with stems (pulses, rhythm and piano) and alternate mixes, so it cuts to length without a re-edit.

Genre
Orchestral, Atmospheres, Film Score, Drone Music
Moods
Dark and moody, Mysterious, Suspense, Dramatic
Instruments
Synth, Sound Effects, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Drums
Tempo
90–160 BPM
Key
C minor, D minor, A minor
Vocals
Instrumental
Versions
48 alternate versions
Good for
Trailers, Film and documentary, TV and news, Sports
Label
ITG Studios
Composers
Darren Mark Drew, Brian Burke Reidinger, Brian Joseph Casey, Johannes Paul Hammers, Drew J Lerdal, Gavin Franzen Linnihan, Damian Valentine Mayek, Lee V Blaske

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