Nicholas Palmer (Dramatic Tracks)


Country: USA

Nicholas Palmer writes compelling, melodic main themes and underscore for video games, PBS documentaries, film shorts, Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses, and other commissioned works. He has also composed music for live performance on the Classical concert stage. Nicholas' music ranges from Ambient to Acoustic Pop, quirky synthesized tracks, and Dramatic and Orchestral themes that are well-crafted and compelling. His credits include the PBS programs "Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue and Gray" and "Secrets of the Dead: The Deadliest Battle."

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GUITAR MOOD 4 - PEACEFUL - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2022
Nicholas Palmer This quiet, atmospheric guitar track with light synth drone is great for creating a serious, contemplative mood. The guitar plays simple chords with a halting melody. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
1135477 3:06 Very Slow 46   


ATMOSPHERE 2021 01 QUIET - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2021
Nicholas Palmer Serene music for piano and harp with vocal background; this track would work well as underscore for scenes about memory, exploration of an old house or a forgotten garden, or for a walk in nature, Humming, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
1083225 2:48 No Tempo 103   


ATMOSPHERE 2021 01 QUIET LOOPABLE SNIPPABLE - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2021
Nicholas Palmer Serene piano and harp music; the track consists of short musical gestures with rests in between for easy snipping and looping. Useful for video game underscore in extended scene play or open world play. Segments can be snipped apart and used as randomly played music elements. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Hypnotic
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Variation (Snippable and loopable) - Dramatic, Calm Hypnotic
1083224 2:12 Med Slow 100   


OMINOUS WITH PULSING BASS AND ALIEN OVERLAY - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2018
Nicholas Palmer Creepy, tense orchestral strings overlaid with a slowly pulsing bass and alien-sounding breath create a disturbing atmosphere for a dark, horrible place crawling with bugs and filled with terrors. USES: film / TV / video game underscore, scenes with caves, dungeons, a psychotic's lair, alien world, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Variation (Bass and synth overlay) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy
900678 2:28 Med Slow 80   


AMERICAN PLAINS 2 - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2017
Nicholas Palmer American Plains 2 creates the mood of open vistas, majestic mountains, or other panoramic views of a beautiful land. In this variation, there is an uplifting theme in the middle section. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Variation (With interior theme) - Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
877881 2:37 Med Slow 80   


WONDER AND MYSTERY (MYSTERY BACKGROUND) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2017
Nicholas Palmer This Newmanesque track is two minutes of a very steady, quiet mood with occasional brushes of sound that suggest wonder, making a decision, or discovering something mysterious and meaningful. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track - Dramatic, Contemplative Music
864857 2:04 Very Slow 50   


ON THE TRAIN - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2016
Nicholas Palmer A subtle rhythmic layer underscores a smooth melody, giving the feeling of forward motion, progress, travel to somewhere interesting and exciting, or of a change in life and circumstances for the better. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Main Title Theme) - Dramatic, Romantic Music
780342 2:04 Med Slow 80   


SAD THEME 2 - CELTIC LONGING - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer A heartbreakingly sad melody played on cello, then with English horn and whistle, accompanied by a hypnotic descending figure played by synth, harp and piano; USES: main theme for productions with a serious, mysterious mood, Celtic radio listening, rainy day listening, Celtic historical documentary, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Heartbreaking melody) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
751004 2:46 Very Slow 33   
Edit Type: Variation (Eerie layer added) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
759827 2:44 Med Slow 91   
Edit Type: 30sec (Short cello melody) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
754731 0:36 Very Slow 33   
Edit Type: 15sec A (Background motif only) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
755326 0:16 Very Slow 33   
Edit Type: 15sec B (Harp and bass only) - Dramatic, Sad Music
756698 0:17 Very Slow 33   


TENSION 5 - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer Piano and light percussion used very sparsely to create a quiet, tense atmosphere of suspense; USES: TV and film emotional drama or dark suspense, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track - Dramatic, Calm Edgy  
741060 2:14 No Tempo   
Edit Type: 60sec (One Minute version) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy  
741061 1:02 No Tempo   
Edit Type: 30sec (Quietly tense) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy  
741062 0:35 No Tempo   
Edit Type: 15sec (Quiet and tense piano) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy  
741063 0:15 No Tempo   


UDO'S LOVE THEME - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2003
Nicholas Palmer A beautiful theme for piano and orchestra, evoking a romantic, nostalgic mood; USES: Film or television love story theme, 18th and 19th century romance, love lost themes, memorial videos, historical fiction, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Dreamy piano and orchestra!) - Dramatic, Romantic Music  
731245 2:24 Med Slow 84   


QUIET AND TENSE - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2013
Nicholas Palmer Piano, voice and strings create a mood of fear, tension, mystery and sadness. The musical elements are beautiful and elegant, but the harmonic movement is unsettled and disjointed. USES: unusual landscapes, psychological drama, twisted character, paranormal investigation, past horror images, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Eerie piano and strings) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy
730245 1:49 No Tempo   


PIANO MOOD 1 - LOVE THEME - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2004
Nicholas Palmer A simple, romantic melody for piano solo, this lovely theme evokes a bittersweet feeling. USES: TV or film with theme like a doomed love story, a story of difficulty but not defeat, life well lived but ended too soon, innocence lost in life's trials, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Beautiful piano theme) - Dramatic, Romantic Music  
729078 1:28 Very Slow 52   


JUNGLE 1 - EMOTIONAL - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer A unique track to take you into the wild! The "jungle" elements are drums, percussion and flute, with added piano and synthesized voices. The atmosphere is calm, but pensive and serious. USES: underscore for scenes after a setback, loss or defeat, rejection, lost city or ancient tomb exploration, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Flute, drums and piano angst) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy
728863 1:11 Slow 60   
Edit Type: Variation (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy
728864 1:11 Slow 60   


AMERICANA 3 - STRING EMOTION FULL LENGTH - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer Strings and solo cello play an intensely sad, emotional melody with beautiful cluster harmonic colors. The middle section has a flowing inner line that descends to the bass, and is consumed in the overwhelming sadness of the strings. USES: death scene, devastation imagery underscore, epic tragedy, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Devastingly sad) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
728829 2:03 Very Slow 28   
Edit Type: Variation A (Slightly shorter) - Dramatic, Sad Music
728801 1:37 Very Slow 28   
Edit Type: Variation B (Short,with audio compression) - Dramatic, Sad Music
728830 1:37 Very Slow 28   


AMERICANA 2 - OPENING THEME - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer A bold opening fanfare and heroic theme for orchestra with energetic rhythm, reminiscent of Aaron Copland, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith; USES: TV main theme, news theme, military history, sports history documentary, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: 60sec (Dramatic and bold!) - Dramatic, Energizing Music  
728739 1:02 Medium 120   
Edit Type: 30sec (Slightly faster tempo) - News, News Openings  
728740 0:32 Medium 128   


AMERICANA 1 - AMERICAN HYMN - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer Expressive and emotional, orchestral voices and a chorus of men sing a beautiful and reverent tune reminiscent of John Williams. USES: patriotic scenes, death of a soldier, depiction of a grateful nation, tribute to armed forces, Instrumental, Dramatic, Patriotic Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Patriotic Music
728688 1:38 Very Slow 51   
Edit Type: Variation (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Patriotic Music
728689 1:39 Very Slow 51   


BEAUTY SLEEPING - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2005
Nicholas Palmer A glass armonica moves slowly through a harmonic ground (a repeating series of harmonies) that is slowly transformed by lyrical piano music (at 0:30) from melancholy into contentment and back again. USES: listening, new age radio play, TV/film scenes of water or ice, surreal images, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Hypnotic
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Glass and piano) - Dramatic, Calm Hypnotic  
728511 4:05 Slow 60   
Edit Type: Variation (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music  
728512 4:05 Slow 60   


MAGICAL MOOD 2 - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer Create a magical atmosphere of wonder and beauty with angelic voices, piano and celesta! USES: TV ads for children's productions, fantasy and fairy tale stories; scenes of watery worlds, icy places, extraordinary gardens or forests, butterflies, beautiful fish, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: 60sec (Angel choir and piano) - Dramatic, Ethereal Music
727499 1:01 Slow 78   
Edit Type: 60sec (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Ethereal Music
727520 1:01 Med Slow 80   


MUSIC BED 2 - EMOTIONAL AND SPARSE REMIX - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track - Dramatic, Sad Music
727431 3:24   


THEME IN B MINOR - EL SAVIO - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2005
Nicholas Palmer Originally written for a religious online video production, "El Savio", this theme music incorporates a fragment of an ancient "Kyrie Eleison" as a harp accompaniment to a slow, low instrument melody, with floating high strings adding emotion and a sense of mystery. USES: serious main theme, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: 60sec (Short melodic main theme) - Dramatic, Calm Edgy  
726532 1:16 Med Slow 90   


THEME IN B MINOR 2 - A SAD PLACE - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2012
Nicholas Palmer A quiet orchestral track creates a mood of sadness and occasionally rises in a despairing crescendo only to return to a quiet surrender to depression. USES: underscore for sad moments, scenes of loneliness, an abandoned place, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
726528 2:08 Slow 78   
Edit Type: Variation (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Sad Music  
726529 2:08 Slow 78   


ETHEREAL LULLABY (AMBIENT MOOD 2) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer A dreamy track of synthesized instruments and piano with an ethereal, wordless female vocal creates a mood of quiet wonder. USES: scenes depicting outer space, otherworldly environments, underwater; scenes of sleeping or even death, paranormal beauty, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
726526 2:16 No Tempo   
Edit Type: Variation (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
726527 2:16 No Tempo   


LAMENT - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer "Lament" relies on quiet strings, a wordless beautiful female voice and slow moving harmonies to create a mood of utter heartbreak. USES: scenes of holocaust, devastation, after battle, cemeteries, personal loss, death scene, ultimate sacrifice, innocent victims, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (Achingly sad wordless vocal) - Dramatic, Sad Music
726077 3:24 Slow 60   
Edit Type: Variation (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Sad Music
726079 3:17 Slow 60   


SYNTH MOOD 5 - ICY WORLD (AMBIENT) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer Beautiful piano double arpeggios and gestures join icy, bell like shimmering sounds with an innocent sounding, wordless voice to create a magical atmosphere that suggests childlike wonder. USES: underwater scenes, icy environments, sparkly, glowing fantastical places, magical forest, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Ethereal Music
726072 2:25 Very Slow 43   
Edit Type: Variation (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Ethereal Music
726074 2:25 No Tempo   


SYNTH MOOD 7 - CELTIC JOURNEY (DRAMATIC) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer Uilleann pipes lead the plaintive music of this Celtic inspired track through a modal melody that opens into a climactic, emotional refrain at 1:30. The plaintive melody returns and ends in a feeling of sadness or despair. USES: stories with Celtic themes, devastation tragedy, battlefield scenes, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Sad Music
725973 3:14 Very Slow 44   
Edit Type: Variation (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Sad Music
726070 3:14 Very Slow 44   


TEMPUS FUGIT (TIME FLIES) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2012
Nicholas Palmer A clock ticks away underneath an energetic string section with a flurry of violin and an epic melody led by brass and woodwinds. USES: time lapse, clock imagery, film trailer, Instrumental, Dramatic, Clock Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Full Track (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Clock Music
725846 2:01 Med Slow 80   


AMBIENT MOOD 6 - AMBIENT INCANTATIONS - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2014
Nicholas Palmer As with many of this composer's tracks, old forms are made into something new, in this case a lament over a harmonic ostinato. Synthesized sounds and voice create a melancholy mood. At 1:58, a female voice begins an incomprehensible incantation. USES: death scene, scene of devastation or battle, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: Variation (Full dynamic range version) - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
725835 4:18 Very Slow 46   
Edit Type: Full Track (With audio compression) - Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
725831 4:14 Very Slow 46   


NEWMANESQUE MOOD (60 SECONDS) - (by Nicholas Palmer)  Year: 2015
Nicholas Palmer Quirky, melodic, a little comical, a quickly changing mood and unusual instruments will charm your ear and provide a perfect mood for a drama that has some of the same kinds of elements. Thomas Newman inspired this track with his themes for "Six Feet Under" and "Road to Perdition". Instrumental
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Edit Type: 60sec (Thomas Newman inspired track) - Tributes, Thomas Newman
724934 1:14 Medium 120   
Edit Type: 30sec (Thomas Newman inspired track) - Dramatic, Whimsical Music
725284 0:30 Medium 120   

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