Hanko Uphoff is an eclectic artist who composes and produces music in different styles to match the mood of his audience. With a passion for creating music designed for TV, film, advertising, film trailers, video games, and image films, his sound spectrum extends from Orchestral to a range of Electronic music genres with traditional styles like Tango or Blues. The Jazz world allows Hanko to develop diverse facets of his composing faculties, which find expression in CD productions that deliver "ambition and clever arrangements" (Jazzpodium).
Beautiful orchestral tune with quiet beginning and classic guitar a la Segovia. Slowly builds up dynamics, getting big with full orchestra and timpani in the end. Good for romantic scenes with lovers separated by circumstances seeing each other again after a long time. Dramatic and filled with hope, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
Suspenseful dark hybrid score with orchestral and synthesizer sounds for action movie scene with heroic attitude and slowly building up tension. Tempo increases in the end. Hero starts endeavor with new equipment and gets challenged by enemy, Instrumental, Action, Orchestral Action
Electronic dance music track with weird and wild dubstep passages ideal as background for the adventures of avatars or anime heroes in virtual realities. Morphing synthesizers and wobble basses over a steady beat alternate with more syncopated parts and drum and bass elements. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro
Ecstatic industrial metal tune with insistently striking synth lead. Combines distorted heavy metal guitars with steady disco drum machine beat and bass. Weird synthesizer sounds and gating effects make tune ideal for over the top gaming adventures. Instrumental, Electronic, Industrial Metal
This typical tango reminds of Astor Piazzolla. It evokes a sense of relaxed beauty and the atmosphere of Buenos Aires lifestyle. With typical orchestral instrumentation involving strings and bandoneon / bandonion, it is ideal for travel, romance, and documentaries about Latin and South America. Instrumental, Latin, Tango
Electronic dance music track with weird and wild dubstep passages ideal as background for the adventures of avatars or anime heroes in virtual realities. Morphing synthesizers and wobble basses over a steady beat alternate with atmospheric synth pop hook lines, Instrumental, UK Bass, Dubstep
Suspenseful dark hybrid score with orchestral and synthesizer sounds ideal for threatening chase action movie scene with heroic attitude. Weird syncopated brass and string accentuations alternate with dark choir motifs over fundament of rolling rhythmic battle drums, Instrumental, Action, Orchestral Action
Down to earth up-tempo southern rock / rhythm & blues tune with extended guitar solos reminding of ZZ Top. Ideal either for road movies with a plot situated in the American South or for example documentaries about the all-day life of hard working men in construction business or heavy industries. Instrumental, Rock, Southern Rock
This French musette waltz played gypsy style reminds of Django Reinhardt and evokes the atmosphere of motion pictures with romantic plot situated in Paris. Also suited for travel documentaries about France and last but not least for animated pictures like Ratatouille. Instrumental, European, France
This up-beat Trance tune mixes euphoric synth leads and a steady punchy beat with chilled ambient passages and is perfect for movie nightlife scenes set in clubs or documentaries about youth lifestyle clubbing and party life in exotic holiday destinations. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro
This fingerpicking slide guitar swamp music tune evokes the atmosphere of rural landscapes of southern states of the US. With its mixture of bluesy feeling and folk tune structure beyond 12 bar blues scheme it is ideal for movie scenes, documentaries or commercials set in swampy sceneries. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
This relaxed atmospheric Blues features an extended and laid back guitar improvisation backed by a nice rhythm guitar riff together with piano, bass guitar and drums. The tune is ideal for movie scenes, documentaries or beer or liquor commercials set in rural sceneries. Instrumental, Blues, Electric Blues
This nice dynamic country tune with sophisticated through-composed lead guitar melody line backed by acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums walks through several key changes and is ideal for rural and slightly comical car chase movie scenes on dusty highways. Instrumental, Country, Classic Country
Lush beautiful hybrid score with orchestral and synthesizer sounds ideal for pathetic movie scene with heroic attitude. Man has built a giant apparatus with best intentions – for example the Poseidon. But is it hubris? We see it leave the harbor, but will it survive the maiden trip? Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
This atmospheric House tune combines beautiful catchy synths with a steady punchy beat and a phat bass line. It’s perfect for movie nightlife scenes set in clubs or documentaries about youth lifestyle clubbing and party life in exotic holiday destinations. Also perfect for TV commercials. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro
This up-tempo Rhythm & Blues features extended guitar improvisations and distorted blues harp melody backed by saxophone section, piano, bass guitar and drums. The tune is ideal for movie scenes, documentaries or beer or liquor commercials that focus on a back to the roots feeling. Instrumental, Blues, Electric Blues
This laid back reggae with Hammond lead melody backed by brass section, guitar, electric piano and drums underpinned by a groovy bass line evokes the Caribbean vibes of Jamaica. Ideal for travel documentaries or commercials focusing on leisure time / parties on beaches of exotic holiday destiations. Instrumental, Reggae, Reggae
This medium tempo Blues features crunchy slide guitar and distorted blues harp backed by rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. The tune is ideal for movie scenes, documentaries or beer or liquor commercials that focus on a back to the roots feeling. Instrumental, Blues, Electric Blues
This heavy metal tune evokes the sound of the early 1980ies and its through-composed guitar leads remind of early Iron Maiden. Ideal either for sport features about wrestling or stock car races or documentaries about the all-day life of hard working men in construction business or heavy industries. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
This sad downtempo Blues with orchestral strings arrangement features an extended and laid back guitar improvisation backed by piano, bass guitar and drums. The tune is ideal for movie scenes about the abandoned husband getting drunk alone and sleeping behind the dustbins. Instrumental, Blues, Electric Blues