British Composer Alec Makinson has been creating compelling original music for media for over 25 years. His growing work of over 2,300 tracks includes Corporate, Christmas, Dramatic cues, Exotic World Beat, Children's tracks, Documentaries, TV/Radio commercials, jingles, and stage productions. Alec’s compositions enjoy a wide range of major clients, including USA National Cable TV, BBC Radio 1, BBC 1 Television, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, National TV ads in the UK, and many others worldwide.
Thought provoking, slow and reflective, with feeling and emotion. Slightly surreal ethereal & spacey opening, leading to slow steady piano chords. Various passages of differing depths with stops. Perfect for human emotions, loneliness, tinged with sadness and sense of loss. Various mixes & cuts, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Easy-going, heart-warming, inviting & friendly. This mid-tempo, positive track was composed for 30sec commercials. Features rhythmic acoustic guitars, with electric bass, shakers & guitar harmonics. Great for quality products and friendly services - effective music written for commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Big, bouncy and glitzy theatrical theme. Full of energy and pizazz - the stage is set and it's time to raise the curtain and let the show begin. Full-on opening, with slightly lighter middle ideal for a voice-over, resuming with a big end. Features orchestra pit style instrumentation. Instrumental, Dramatic, Broadway
Poignant, caring & touching piano theme. Evoking happy memories of good times with loved ones, whilst being whistful, with an awareness that time may be short. The three pianos play a constant rhythmic part, backed by swelling strings underpinned by an electric bass. Commercial length 60 & 30sec, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Warm and thoughtful, full of hope. Opens with a poignant caring piano, with a touch of uncertainty - then gradually builds, getting warmer, more confident, to a fuller and brighter logo end. Perfect for commercials of a helping and reassuring nature. From insurance and finance, to care homes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Curious, rolling and inquisitive lighthearted theme, with a rhythmic mechanical or industrious feel. Maybe a little eccentric, quirky and sneaky. Think 'Desparate Housewives' and melodrama. Also, great for busy light industry documentary. Main mix, w/o percussion, w/o 'ticking' & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music
Laid back contemporary Christian style underscore. Easy and gentle song, but with some pace and movement. Ideal accompaniment for spiritual television, religious web biogs and profiles, radio commercials on faith stations or general commercial use. Features piano and Rhodes keyboards. Instrumental, Spiritual, Contemporary Christian
Big, bold and brassy, uptempo swing theme for TV or 'Live' stage show. Features trumpets, trombones, sax, organ, piano & big percussion. Supplied in kit of parts for intros, outros, guest intros, voice-over section. Perfect for lively comedy show or chat shows. Cuts from 1'58" to 10sec, Instrumental, Dramatic, Broadway
Light, lyrical and atmospheric orchestral version of the tradtional Irish folk tune 'Danny Boy'. Features haunting english horn lead, flute, harp, lush strings, male voice choir and percussion. Great for travel and anything Irish from the Shamrock Isles. Main mix, chorus 42" & flute verse 38" Instrumental, Dramatic, Patriotic Music
Tender, loving and caring piano piece. A moment of romantic sadness, remembering a loved one, wanting the best for the ones close to us. Begins with solo grand piano, subtly and gradually building with symphonic strings to a positive conclusion. Perfect for health, romantic and care service adverts, Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Happy-go-lucky, forward pushing, sunny, mid-tempo reggae underscore. Features rhythmic picky electric guitar, warm organ, solid electric bass with light but prominent percussion. Great for most products and services plus informationals. COMPOSED FOR RADIO & TV ADVERTS 30 secs, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Proud, upstanding and expansive. A sense of duty, a sense of tradition, a sense of wonder. This track has drive and movement, gradually building to a crescendo and resolve, Featuring wide symphonic strings interweaving with horns, synths and cinematic drums. Perfect for commercials to drama. Instrumental, Dramatic, Patriotic Music
Thoughtful, reflective moment. Slow paced melancholic piano, full of warm fuzzy memories, with a growing glowing feeling of satisfaction and caring. Great for poignant moments, drama, documentary, radio and TV commercials for personal services, family, caring and anything warm and friendly. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Uptempo, driving and corporate pop. Bright and dynamic, full of movement and energy, this upbeat pop is perfect for radio and television commercials that need that excitement and forward pushing. Featuring a rhythmic spiccato string section, alongside synths and strong beats. Various mixes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
Warm, laid back and caring acoustic underscore. Heartwarming and easy, in a spiritual contemporary Christian style. Perfect for Sunday morning worship style TV shows or human interest and caring radio and television commercials. Features acoustic guitars, piano and strings. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Homely, warm, & inviting lifestyle track, composed for 30sec commercial - just add your own vocals and/or voice-over. Light, yet uptempo, positive, uplifting, friendly and inspiring. Features acoustic guitars, shakers, drum kit & strings.30sec full mix and 30sec underscore versions available. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Bright, positive, upbeat and uplifting lifestyle jingle bed. Features electric piano, synths, electric bass and snare rim-shot. A REAL FEEL-GOOD 30sec commercial, perfect for lifestyle products, daytime TV etc, Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Beautiful, fairytale, impish style underscore. Opens with light wonderment figures that build from a glockenspiel & piano to orchestral strings and choir. Contains musical stops, pauses and statements. Perfect for all year round use as well as Christmas. 30sec full mix & 30sec w/o glock mix, Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
Forward moving, confident & optimistic, with an industrious feel & an air of anticipation. Busy & working hard to get the job done. Light orchestral featuring pizzicato strings & woodwinds. Perfect for TV dramedy, reality, documentary & commercials. Commercial lengths and mixes, Instrumental, Dramatic, Mechanical Music
Contemplative, considerate & thoughtful commercial underscore. Fairly sparse and simple, with an informational tone throughout, although builds and the mood lightens gradually giving a clearer direction and more positive outlook. Great for more serious adverts leading to a happier resolve. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Steady, sleazy, four-to-the-floor light rhythmic electronic dance / house track. Features occasional male voice 'Oh yeah' punctuations, electonic drums & hand claps, synths. Great for Adult entertainment, underworld, night clubs etc. Main mix, underscore (without male voice), 60 & 30sec version, Vocal Samples, Dramatic, Electronic Music
Happy, wholesome and uplifting. A light, rhythmic insight in to a busy day, full of energy when life is good. Gradually builds to a light and breezy underscore, perfect for Radio and TV commercials. Great for financial, insurance, pensions through to family life, health and food products. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Happy, wholesome and uplifting. A light, rhythmic insight in to a busy day, full of energy when life is good. Gradually builds to a light and breezy underscore, perfect for Radio and TV commercials. Great for financial, insurance, pensions through to family life, health and food products. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Happy, wholesome and uplifting. A light, rhythmic insight in to a busy day, full of energy when life is good. Gradually builds to a light and breezy underscore, perfect for Radio and TV commercials. Great for financial, insurance, pensions through to family life, health and food products. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Historic, jolly & lively 13th Century AD jig or dance from England & Europe. Full of merriment and splendour, a circular reel, from the crusades period. Features authentic instruments including the recorder & the dulcimer. Ideal for period drama, documentary, travelogues & radio & TV commercials. Instrumental, British & Irish, England
Laid-back and relaxing, 'Lounge Jazz'. For a cool and sophisticated atmosphere, a dimly lit smokey lounge bar, dressed for dinner, sipping a cocktail with a cigarette holder in one hand. Features a grand piano, double bass & brush drum kit. Perfect for commercials, drama and documentary. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Mary Mary Quite Contrary is a popular English nursery rhyme, which some see as having religious or historical meaning. This light and pretty version features acoustic guitars, Glockenspiel, and keyboards. Perfect for children's television programmes, also radio and TV commercials. Instrumental, Childrens, Nursery Rhymes
Strident and fast flowing Neo Classical. Busy and fast moving symphonic Ostinato strings, with each string section working independently and rhythmically to produce this pacy, dynamic driven piece ideal for fast moving visuals. Perfect for commercials from cars to technology, also period drama. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Super smooth, sexy and luxurious laid-back track, specially composed for radio & TV commercials. Very velvety, creamy and lush. Ideal for quality, luxury, gifts for loved ones, jewellery, food and beauty treatments or products. Features piano, light percussion and electric bass. 30sec commercial, Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Ethereal light soundscape. Beautiful atmospheric vision of the wonders of the natural world. Zoom in close as the seasons change and plant life develops and grows. Features light con sordino strings. Perfect for nature documentaries, drama and radio and television commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Vast, gentle journey into the unknown. Broad light soundscape, full of wonderment, great for depicting vast endless vistas, underground caves, microscopic worlds, sci-fi, underwater depths etc., Gently floating with pulsating cresendos. Sound design for Documentary and exhibitions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Maximum attitiude, in your face, solid 4-to-the-floor dance track. Hot and sexy catwalk high fashion. Synth based, solid hip hop / trance beats with occasional male vocal 'oh yeah' punctuations. Cardio work-out music. Mixes also available without vocal. Main mix, 60sec no vocal & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Edgy, Tense, uneasy journey featuring reflective and melancholy piano figures building to marcato strings rhythm, then bowed double bass strings in a steady staccato rhythm. Gradually builds in intensity. Great for drama, human emotion, documentary. Main mix, 60sec, 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Movement, energy and drive, determined rolling theme. Has a flavour of American Country, the open road & driving down the highway. Features rhythmic strummed acoustic guitar, gritty organ overlaid with piano and guitar melody. Great driving music or travelogue. Main mix, 60sec & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Beautiful, slowly drifting, floaty vista. Wonderously warm atmosphere with acoustic guitar and panpipe figures. Creates a wonderfully rich relaxing soundscape dipicting views of a tropical rain forest or underwater vista. Perfect for nature documentary or relaxation. Main & 30sec, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Intricate, considered and thought provoking. Light corporate and interesting underscore, featuring real pizzicato and staccato strings alongside contemporary digital synths. Perfect for detailed scientific analysis, technical or legal matters and health related commercials. 60sec and 30sec cuts. Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. New Age Electronic
Easy going, foot-tappin' mid-tempo American deep south rolling theme. Laid back, slightly whimsical banjo style band featuring fiddle, blow bottle, banjo & mandolin. Perfect for travelogue to comedy. Main mix, 30sec and 2 x 17sec loops. Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Light & sparkling, fresh & new sparse atmospheric soundscape. The awe and wonderment of Mother Nature's work as the last leaves fall from the trees and winter sets in. Opens with sparkling wonderment then joined by violins & strings. Beautiful wintry twinkling icy landscape, Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
Minimal, contemplative & evaluating, with a warm, happy & positive feel. Light activity scenes with an air of confidence and a touch of anticipation. Perfect for reality television, light corporate visual accompaniment & commercials. Features timeless orchestral pizzicato strings & marimba. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Military march in the style of Sousa and British Pathe News. Fast March indicative of the short news reel films which were shown at cinemas in the UK between 1910 and 1970 before the main feature. Shortwave and Medium wave mixes are supplied for an authentic archive sound, as well as the clean mixes, Instrumental, Military, Military March
Dynamic, propulsive and authoritative corporate or industrial underscore. Has real drive and a repetitive feel, ideal for adding a voice-over. Features electric bass guitar, piano, synth pads, strong percussion. Perfect for adding to visuals, presentations, corporate events or seminars. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Rock Piano
Easy-going, carefree, laid-back, light jazz theme. Featuring electric piano, jazz guitar, mute picked guitar & light percussion. Ideal for phone-on hold, infomercials, background music - great for voice-over. Main mix, 60sec & 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Sweet, warm and innocent version of the well-known traditional tune. Slow, lyrical, simple & homely. Great for ads, commercials, documentary, TV, home-movie etc. Features acoustic guitar lead and accompanyment with glockenspiel. Also alternative violin lead version. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Magical and wondrous theme to a Christmas story. Breaking away from the traditional feel of a Christmas promotion, this style of theme is widely used for the big store promotions which tell a story. This rich orchestral theme gradually builds in orchestration and rhythm to warm, kind and caring ad. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Easy-going & laid-back version of the traditional Italian folk / operatic tune. This simple romantic wandering mistrel style version features mandolins and acoustic guitars. Great for romantic mood, travel or restaurants - A real flavour of Italy!! Main mix & 30sec versions, Instrumental, European, Italy
Dramatic building music cue. The camera zooms in from space flying over vast deep blue oceans, meeting huge crashing waves. Opens gently with a single note played by violins, gradually expanding with slow piano chords, then blooming into huge epic crescendos with swelling cymbal crashing waves. Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Quirky, positive and infectious. The mechanics of daily life played out in this novel and interesting track, which features synthesised vocal sounds only performing all the parts. Perfect for Lifestyle or corporate business radio and television commercials. Vocal Samples, Dramatic, Playful Curious
Heraldic, prestigious and cinematic grand fanfare. Expansive and proud brass statements with cinematic drums. Perfect for openings for Olympic Games, Sporting Events, Historical Drama or Documentary, Ancient and modern. Mixes available with or without drums. Instrumental, Sports, Olympics Music
Clean and catchy synth pop, that's easy on the ear. Sparse instrumentation especially for commercials and voice-overs. Stand out from the crowd with this distinctive and different track. Instrumental, Pop, Pop Music
Magical, wondrous and enchanting fairytale. 'Once upon a time, long ago' would be the perfect opening line with this beautiful fantasy theme. Great for film fairytale adventures through to current style Christmas story adverts. Light orchestral featuring Celeste, strings and choir. Commercial cuts, Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
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