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Circular Tension 15Drones establish a suspenseful mood while beats accent with tension.Electronic · 100 BPM · C minor0:15
Circular Tension 30Sweeping echoes begin, drones establish a suspenseful mood, beats accent with tension.Orchestral · 150 BPM · C minor0:29
Circular Tension Ambient MixSweeping filter begins, eerie pad enter, drones and pad carry a heavy and suspenseful mood.Orchestral · 118 BPM · C minor3:43
Circular Tension Full MixSweeping echoes begin, drones and pad carry a heavy and suspenseful mood, beats accent with tension, warbles pulse ominously.Electronic · 150 BPM · C minor3:45
8 Step Plan 15Subdued drum beat establishes a rhythm while synth creates an ominous melody and pad carries suspenseful feeling.Orchestral · 140 BPM · C minor0:15
8 Step Plan 30Subdued drum beat establishes a rhythm while synth creates an ominous melody and pad carries suspenseful feeling around beat accents.Orchestral · 99 BPM · C minor0:30
8 Step Plan Ambient MixWarbling pad makes room for sparse keyboard synth melody, leads to a foreboding section with pulsing notes of suspense, pulsing carries back into ominous warble and melody.Orchestral · 140 BPM · C minor2:17
8 Step Plan Full MixLow synth fades in with sparse keyboard synth melody, filtered drum beat slowly opens while synth creates an ominous melody and pad carries suspenseful feeling around beat accents.Electronic · 140 BPM · C minor2:17
Breaking the Code 15A subtle opening hit leads to galloping beat and howling pads creating an upward tension and suspense.Orchestral · 113 BPM · A minor0:15
Breaking the Code 30A subtle opening hit leads to galloping beat and howling pads creating an upward tension and suspense with building hits and rhythmic shuffle before dropping off into an anxious and airy abyss.Electronic · 128 BPM · A minor0:30
Breaking the Code Ambient MixA subtle opening leads creates a suspenseful and foreboding feel with pads and distant melodic notes, the atmosphere then becomes distant and dark with atmospheric sweeps.Electronic · 107 BPM · A minor2:30
Breaking the Code Full MixA subtle opening leads creates a suspenseful and foreboding feel with pads and distant melodic notes, the atmosphere then becomes distant and dark with atmospheric sweeps.Electronic · 120 BPM · A minor2:30
Projekt Mayhem 15Big opening hit creates dramatic suspense as sounds echo within a mysterious pad and electronic artifacts.Electronic · 94 BPM · D minor0:15
Projekt Mayhem 30Big opening hits create dramatic suspense as sounds echo within rhythmic shuffle while a mysterious pad and electronic artifacts carry the foreboding feel.Electronic · 106 BPM · F minor0:30
Projekt Mayhem Ambient MixA bass synth rhythm begins and carries through sweeping synths and into lonely electronic drones, building bass accents and pad sweeps leave off with a sense of unease.Electronic · 107 BPM · F minor2:03
Projekt Mayhem Full MixBig opening hits create dramatic suspense as sounds echo within a shuffle of rhythmic sounds while a mysterious pad and electronic artifacts intensify.Electronic · 127 BPM · F minor2:03
Stranger in a Strange Place 15Opening hit leads to stereo echo's, underlying drum rhythm, and drones.Electronic · 88 BPM · E minor0:15
Stranger in a Strange Place 30Opening hit leads to stereo echo's and rhythm, quarter-note hi-hat like beat lays underneath while hit accents and drones create a suspenseful and anxious mood.Electronic · 95 BPM · E minor0:30
Stranger in a Strange Place AmbientA bass synth note takes the bottom while eerie pads create an atmosphere of tension and drama through chime like accents into pulsing drones and synth pads.Electronic · 120 BPM · E minor2:06
Stranger in a Strange Place Full MixOpening hit leads to stereo echo of tonal rhythm while pads creep upwards in pitch creating an eerie atmosphere and anxious mood.Electronic · 110 BPM · E minor2:06
Traversing the Nile 15Aboriginal horn like sound sweeps into dramatic beat and drones creating a lonely and desolate feel.Electronic · 100 BPM · B minor0:15
Traversing the Nile 30Drama beat with eerie drones and horn like sounds lead to howling pads creating a desolate and desperate feel.Electronic · 89 BPM · F# minor0:30
Traversing the Nile Ambient MixAboriginal horn like sound sweeps into the dramatic pulsing of a low synth, drones create a lonely and desolate feel while accenting noises and a haunting pad give this track a very ominous overtone.Electronic · 114 BPM · F# minor2:36
Traversing the Nile Full MixDrama beat with eerie drones and horn like sounds lead to howling pads creating a desolate and desperate feel, builds with loud accenting hits and whistling drones and pads.Electronic · 100 BPM · F# minor2:36
Another Land 15Shaker opens and leads us through orchestral hits and suspense creating an anxious and thrilling expectation of things to come.Electronic · 96 BPM · C# minor0:22
Another Land 30Shaker leads us through an orchestral array of hits and suspenseful rhythms creating an anxious and thrilling expectation of things to come.Electronic · 131 BPM · C# minor0:36
Another Land AmbientDramatic and cold sounding synth opens with bell like accents, orchestral melodies and rhythms build in intensity over electronic noises and echoes creating a thrilling and desperate feel.Electronic · 132 BPM · C# minor2:07
Another Land FullDramatic synth and beat set the building tone, the orchestral melodies and rhythms intensify the track into a thrilling and urgent feel.Electronic · 132 BPM · C# minor2:07
Floating Along 15Pulsing notes open track and create an eerie suspense as marching beat and haunting pad build before fading suddenly.Electronic · 118 BPM · Eb minor0:20
Floating Along 30Pulsing notes open track and continue to create an eerie suspense as marching beat and haunting pad build before fading suddenly.Electronic · 120 BPM · Eb minor0:37
Floating Along AmbientPulsing notes open track and create an eerie suspense as haunting pads and drones enter and carry the ominous feel.Electronic · 107 BPM · Eb minor1:50
Floating Along FullFirst notes echo as pulsing notes create an eerie suspense as marching beat and haunting pad build while an ominous ring defines the feel of anxiousness.Electronic · 120 BPM · Eb minor1:52
Hidden 15Opening drum hits emphasize a quickly building pad of extreme suspenseElectronic · 89 BPM · E minor0:18
Hidden 30Atmospheric opening leads to drum hits and a building electronic orchestral pad into a fast build and closing dramatic drum hit.Electronic · 92 BPM · E minor0:34
Hidden AmbientAtmospheric opening leads to an electronic orchestral pad which carries the track through a soft, despairing melody, then into a final fast build.Electronic · 102 BPM · E minor1:54
Hidden FullAtmospheric opening leads to an electronic rhythm into dramatic drum hits and a building electronic orchestral pad then into a final fast build.Electronic · 110 BPM · E minor1:54
Midnight 15Dramatic orchestral rhythm supported by a marching drum rhythm build quickly into a thunderous end.Electronic · 116 BPM · G minor0:20
Midnight 30Dramatic orchestral rhythm supported by a marching drum rhythm build quickly into a thunderous end.Electronic · 130 BPM · G minor0:32
Midnight AmbientA light orchestral opening leads to a building feel of anxiety with swelling orchestral and electro-atmospheric sounds and builds into a feel of uncertainty and suspense.Electronic · 106 BPM · G minor1:28
Midnight FullA light orchestral opening leads to building orchestral sounds and accents creating an ominous and suspenseful feel, shaker carries us into an intense orchestral rhythm supported by a marching drums building into a thunderous end.Electronic · 131 BPM · G minor1:28
Droning 15A booming hit leads to an eerie drone and light rhythm creating a mysterious anticipation.Electronic · 120 BPM · B minor0:15
Droning 30A booming hit leads to an eerie drone and light rhythm creating a mysterious anticipation.Electronic · 120 BPM · G minor0:30
Droning AmbientAn echoing soft synth arpeggio continues as ominous pad creates a building feeling of intrigue and suspense.Electronic · 120 BPM · B minor2:02
Droning FullA booming hit leads to an eerie drone and light rhythm creating a mysterious anticipation, builds dynamically then fades.Electronic · 120 BPM · G minor2:02
Heart Beat 15Soft rhythm carries a warm pad into a sudden build which leaves a lingering sense of anxiousness.Electronic · 138 BPM · Bb minor0:15
Heart Beat 30Soft rhythm increases through a warm pad into a sudden tonal build which leaves a lingering sense of mystery.Electronic · 108 BPM · Bb minor0:30
Heart Beat AmbientElectronic pad leads to sparse flute like melodic tones, cuts out, builds into an orchestral type atmosphere of suspense with swelling low synths.Electronic · 120 BPM · Bb minor1:40
Heart Beat FullSoft rhythm increases through a warm pad into a sudden tonal build which intensifies with a mysterious feel and leaves a lingering sense of suspicion.Electronic · 102 BPM · Bb minor1:40
Slow and Dark 15Dramatic hits over building pad, ringing leads into orchestral trill creating a lingering feel of suspense.Electronic · 128 BPM · G minor0:15
Slow and Dark 30Soft rhythm over building pad and rings lead to orchestral trills creating a lingering feel of suspense.Electronic · 101 BPM · B minor0:30
Slow and Dark AmbientElectronic pads and rings build into orchestral effects, builds through electronic accents and fades out.Electronic · 86 BPM · B minor1:49
Slow and Dark FullSoft rhythm over building pad and rings lead to orchestral trills creating a lingering feel of drama and suspense.Electronic · 86 BPM · B minor1:49
The Cave 15Mysterious pads and atmosphere over electric guitar arpeggio and strums.Electronic · 97 BPM · F minor0:15
The Cave 30Mysterious pads and atmosphere over electric guitar picking and strums.Electronic · 164 BPM · F minor0:30
The Cave AmbientMysterious pads and atmosphere over electric guitar picking and strums.Electronic · 87 BPM · F minor1:47
The Cave FullMysterious pads and atmosphere over electric guitar picking and strums with accenting percussion.Electronic · 107 BPM · F minor1:47
The Fall 15Soft electronic horn pads with soft percussion create an ominous and foreboding feel.Electronic · 100 BPM · D minor0:15
The Fall 30Soft electronic horn pads with soft percussion create an ominous and foreboding feel.Electronic · 123 BPM · D minor0:30
The Fall AmbientSoft electronic horn pads create an ominous and foreboding feel.Electronic · 99 BPM · D minor1:53
The Fall FullSoft electronic horn pads with soft percussion create a building, ominous and foreboding feel.Electronic · 99 BPM · D minor1:53
Before the Storm 15Wide Strings rise with tension, accompanied by powerful drums, and gritty synth.Electronic · 121 BPM · C minor0:21
Before the Storm 30Wide Strings rise with tension, accompanied by powerful drums, and gritty synth.Electronic · 90 BPM · C minor0:41
Before the Storm AmbientWide Strings rise with tension, accompanied by gritty synth, and bass.Electronic · 105 BPM · C minor2:45
Before the Storm FullWide Strings rise with tension, accompanied by powerful drums, and gritty synth.Electronic · 90 BPM · C minor2:45
Fall from Grace 15Grooving drums move this track along, with eerie strings and synth in the background.Electronic · 93 BPM · A minor0:20
Fall from Grace 30Grooving drums move this track along, with eerie strings and synth in the background.Electronic · 93 BPM · A minor0:33
Fall from Grace AmbientErie strings and synths blend with bass, and other electronic oddities.Electronic · 93 BPM · A minor3:05
Fall from Grace FullGrooving drums move this track along, with eerie strings and synth in the background.Electronic · 93 BPM · A minor3:05
Heart of Darkness 15Classic guitar tones, pulsing drums, and dirty bass blend to create a very dark feeling element.Electronic · 140 BPM · A minor0:15
Heart of Darkness 30Classic guitar tones, pulsing drums, and dirty bass blend to create a very dark feeling element.Electronic · 140 BPM · A minor0:30
Heart of Darkness AmbientClassic guitar tones, wide synth, and dirty bass blend to create a very dark feeling element.Electronic · 92 BPM · A minor2:29
Heart of Darkness FullClassic guitar tones, pulsing drums, and dirty bass blend to create a very dark feeling element.Electronic · 140 BPM · A minor2:29
Investigation Begins 15Crisp piano, distant strings, and driving drums meet with edgy synth, to create an ominous sound scape.Electronic · 97 BPM · C minor0:16
Investigation Begins 30Crisp piano, distant strings, and driving drums meet with edgy synth, to create an ominous sound scape.Electronic · 97 BPM · C minor0:29
Investigation Begins AmbientCrisp piano, and distant strings meet with edgy synth, to create an ominous sound scape.Electronic · 97 BPM · C minor2:14
Investigation Begins FullCrisp piano, distant strings, and driving drums meet with edgy synth, to create an ominous sound scape.Electronic · 97 BPM · C minor2:14
Treacherous Times 15Driving bass, gritty synth and ethnic drums create a very motivational feeling.Electronic · 100 BPM · C minor0:15
Treacherous Times 30Driving bass, gritty synth and ethnic drums create a very motivational feeling.Electronic · 100 BPM · F minor0:31
Treacherous Times AmbientDriving bass, gritty synth and wide strings create a very motivational feeling.Electronic · 108 BPM · F minor2:12
Treacherous Times FullDriving bass, gritty synth and ethnic drums create a very motivational feeling.Electronic · 100 BPM · F minor2:12
Turning Point 15A track full of vibrant strings, industrial synth, and light percussion make for easy listening.Electronic · 133 BPM · G minor0:15
Turning Point 30A track full of vibrant strings, industrial synth, and light percussion make for easy listening.Electronic · 150 BPM · G minor0:30
Turning Point AmbientA track full of vibrant strings, and industrial synth make for easy listening.Electronic · 103 BPM · G minor2:30
Turning Point FullA track full of vibrant strings, industrial synth, and light percussion make for easy listening.Electronic · 92 BPM · G minor2:30
Something Fishy Smelling 15Thrilling strings, dark synth and killer drums give this track an intense vibe.Electronic · 93 BPM · C minor0:18
Something Fishy Smelling 30Thrilling strings, dark synth and killer drums give this track an intense vibe.Electronic · 93 BPM · C minor0:33
Something Fishy Smelling AmbientThrilling strings, and dark synth give this track an intense vibe.Electronic · 93 BPM · C minor2:55
Something Fishy Smelling FullThrilling strings, dark synth and killer drums give this track an intense vibe.Electronic · 93 BPM · C minor2:55
About this album
The Investigation Equation is a 88-song album from ITG Studios, released in 2015. It's electronic and atmospheres, dark, mysterious and tense, built on synth, bass and strings. The songs run 86 to 164 BPM, in keys like C minor, A minor and G minor, and they're all instrumental. It's a natural fit for trailers, film and documentary work, TV and news promos and sports.
Daniel Robert Burke, Brian Joseph Casey, Ryan William Michael Leach, Drew J Lerdal, Johannes Paul Hammers, Drew Lerdal, Brian Burke Reidinger, Darren Mark Drew
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