Kevin Packard has been a staff composer for a prominent East Coast Music House where, for eight years, he scored national spots as well as composed for branding campaigns for TLC, Discovery Health, and Nat Geo. As a Composer In Residence at Connecticut College, he scored many productions for Dance undergraduates as well as received numerous commissions from visiting guest artists. His compositional credits include, Arby's, Ford, USA Today, Lexus, Discovery, Nat Geo Channel, TLC, The Treasury Dept, UTZ, Intercontinental Hotels and the National Parks Service, among many others.
Kevin Packard's writing style spans heartfelt acoustic music to driving electronica, and dramatic orchestral to quirky Penguin Cafe-ish. Kevin's compositions have won numerous awards. He now lives happily in Colorado, where he works out of his studio, creating music perfect for TV, Film, corporate branding and multiple new media projects. He is currently set to release "Facing Southeast," a collection of instrumental collaborations with bassist Bruce Swanson.
Kevin has won two Washington DC Peer Awards, for Discovery Wings, and National Geographic Channel-Culture Shock, a National Telly, a Telly and an award for best PSA for Special Olympics. His work also includes the Trading Spaces Theme for TLC, and the Rebranding/Station ID for Discovery Health Channel and TLC.
Beautiful medium slow thoughtful, light, contemporary, instrumental with acoustic guitars and piano accents. Reassuring and warm. Great for ad for family security, financial security, insurance, health, medications, sleep aids. Instrumental, Corporate Music, Radio & Multimedia Production Elements
A very dark ambient track filled with the screams of children pleading for help. Dark ominous background sounds and slams. Great for horror film or Halloween. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Torture chambers
A dark, over the top, cheezy, ghoul, trying to entice kids to come to the door for Trick or Treat. Very campy, and fun. Great for scaring little ones. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Psychotic lunatics
A mid tempo instrumental starts off somewhat dark with moody piano chords, then transforms into positive and uplifting with shimmering electric guitars. Great for any ad that needs a neg or neutral setup before blossoming into positive reassurance. Family protection, health/diet, Insurance, Exercise, Instrumental, Americana Music, Americana Roots
Over the top lunatic Halloween ghoul trying to convince kids to come back to the door after sreaming "Get away from the door"! just as they're about to knock. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Psychotic lunatics
An ominous intense hard-edged instrumental with big synth hits over moody acoustic piano chords before drums kick in. Great for racing sports. Definitely sounds like something dangerous is about to happen. Could be aliens or a tornado? Great for Sci-Fi, Crime Drama, Paranormal, Chase/Persuit, Trail, Instrumental, Corporate Music, Radio & Multimedia Production Elements
A dark, over the top, cheezy, ghoul, describing how he's going to tear you apart. Very campy, and fun. Great for scaring little ones, although a little graphic. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Psychotic lunatics
A fun, upbeat, Irish hiphop music with Accordion & Ocarina alternating between the melody, backed up by Bass & Drums providing the backbone. Great Open or Promo Travel show, world cooking or Travel ID, Irish Spring Soap, Deodorant. Hip chic fun sophisticated. Irish cooking show, romcom kids video, Instrumental, European Music, Irish Music
Screams, mutterings, church bells, gongs all combine in a scary, dark, soundtrack. Great for kids, horror, thriller or any project that might be benefited by bone chilling screams of torture. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Scary voices
An intoxicating Middle Eastern instrumental with stringed ethnic instruments and drums creating a mesmerizing and hypnotic vibe. Great for dancing scenes or background for world/middle eastern scene. International travel, midddle eastern documentary, international up close feature, news footage, Instrumental, Middle East Music, Middle-Eastern Music
Magical, eerie, mischievous track that sounds like elves late at night Christmas Eve. Starts with bell piano, sleigh bells and pizz strings and builds to full strings, woodwinds and timpani. Great for commercial spot. Instrumental, Christmas Music, Christmas Orchestral
A soft piano arpeggio starts this lush beautiful, contemporary instrumental as cello. wood flute, violin, accordion, guitars and percussion are gradually added. Cinematic, emotional and dramatic. Images of breathtaking landscapes shot from the air. Movie Theme or credit bed. Underlying tension. Instrumental, Action Music, Action Impending Buildup (pending)
Diabolical recitation concerning what happens in the graveyard. Ethereal background sci fi sounds. Ghoulish at the end. Great for kids Halloween show, horror. over the top. Mixed Vocals, Horror Music, Horror Funeral and Death music
Haunted, tortured, voices wail together a demented lullaby, accompanied by wandering, eerie piano and low rumbling sfx. Great for kids scary scene, horror film, haunted house, or just an unusual accompaniment to a romantic dinner. Horror & Halloween Sound Effects, Halloween horror
A dark, demented track opens with creaking door, eerie piano and backwords vocals. Builds to chilling climax. Great spooky, hair-raising music for TV Film Commercial Horror Flick Halloween Haunted House, evil child, demon seed, nightmare, Stephen King. Distortion galore, pull up the covers & hide! Instrumental, Horror Music, Haunted Children & Nursery Rhymes
