Brockton James is a California composer and recording artist specializing in Classical, Easy Listening, New Age, and World Music. As a talented multi-instrumentalist, he composes and records music to fit any mood or theme. "Rhythm in Solitude" is a moving upbeat track, and an example of his music that's often featured on nationally-syndicated radio, and in local and regional radio commercials. Brockton also excels in composing music and sound effects for live theatrical productions, and influences include Gustav Holst, Yanni, and others.
In the tradition of the "Phantom of the Opera," this track features a blaring pipe organ doing a short horror-style musical scale. Nice track for any type of horror use, when all you need is a short musical passage. Keyboard,
Spirits moaning in tormented despair! Perfect background for a haunted house scene, a gateway to hell, paranormal investigation, or a Halloween commercial or promo! 60 sec in length. Horror & Halloween, Ghosts
Nice horror ambiance, with ghostly moans, metallic blips, electronic static and more! Perfect background for all your ghostly deeds! Horror & Halloween, Horror ambience
This piece mainly features African drums and percussion, however, there are short flute passages and a reed instrument in spots. Usable for general chase scenes, jungle chases, jungle hunts, tribal wars, dances, "Survivor" style programming, documentaries, travel, etc. Instrumental, African, African Traditional
Whimsical beat featuring nothing but bottles, both glass and plastic. Some even have a "marimba" type of sound quality! Great for any application needing a beat that's lighthearted and different. Could also work for some radio/TV commercials. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Experimental
With a throbbing techno beat and a "cops and robbers" sounding bass line, this track would be a solid choice for any mystery and suspense application! A raging electric guitar gives the piece an even more intense, uneasy feel about half-way through! Instrumental, Electronic, Experimental
This mysterious, ominous sounding background texture has a gentle flow with a touch of "spaceyness." Perfect for sci-fi, planetary travel, space documentary or any mysterious or mystical background use! Instrumental, Electronic, Dark Ambient
Everything starts off okay, but then complete mayhem ensues! Rhythmic track featuring a harmonium, reed organ, circus animals, horns, whistle, bells etc. Good background for funny videos, children's programming, cartoons, video games, commercials, etc. Instrumental, Comedy, Novelty Songs
Meandering comedic/novelty piece featuring an oboe, flute, banjo and various novelty percussion hits like boings and whistles. Great for cartoons, anything to do with kids, funny animal and people videos, comedic commercials, light-hearted documentary material, websites, etc. Instrumental, Comedy, Novelty Songs
Very sparse track with piano, low string hits and tense tremolo strings. Perfect for any quiet, but tension-filled scene, from sci-fi and horror, to space and underwater! Also good for when a creature is lurking! Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
Electric guitar based track with sustaining chords and feedback, accompanied by electronic drums and a pulsating synthesized bass. Good for crime scene investigation/lab scenes, science/sci-fi, or anything psychological or surreal. Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
Meditative track, featuring electric piano chords, simple flute passages and light, rhythmic hand drums. Also has a brass meditation bowl in spots. Great for relaxation or scenes of landscapes, images of nature, etc. Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
Mid-tempo beat, with drums, bass, electric guitar riffs and brass stabs. Great for any project requiring a rap/hip-hop background. The musical elements are in 8-bar phrases, so it can be edited to taste! Instrumental, RnB, Funk
Charming, delicate track, built around an original music box-style melody. Also features a toy piano, bells, flute and clarinet. Would work for a Christmas/holiday scene or for anything involving children. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Music Boxes
Mid-tempo beat, with drums, bass, percussive hits, brass stabs and electronic scratching. Great for any project requiring a rap/hip-hop background. The musical elements are in 8-bar phrases, so it can be edited to taste! Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
Spacey background track, great for any science fiction mood! Would also work for any type of space-related documentary or drama, or even a dream sequence. Features synthesized pulsating sounds, blips, rises, shimmers and electronic percussion. Instrumental, Electronic, Psybient
Solo acoustic piano. Very jazzy/lounge sounding. Suitable for any type of lounge/up-scale bar background, documentary or history programming, or even radio/TV commercials. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
This piece has a British pop sound, mainly featuring organs, in a similar style of the Doors. It's a bit cheesy and whimsical, and would fit any "Austin Powers" or "Pink Panther" type mood! Instrumental, Pop, 70's Pop
Electronica track suitable for suspense, horror, crime scene investigation, paranormal investigation, etc. This electronic beat has a heavy kick drum, arpeggiated blips, metalics and other spacey noises. Instrumental, Electronic, Progressive Electronic
Perfect for horror/sci-fi, this track features electronic "voices," drums and other elements designed to evoke mystery or a haunting. Great as a background for paranormal investigation or even crime scene investigation programming! Instrumental, Electronic, Dark Ambient
Electronic track with odd, synthesized passages, panning "blips" and other synth sounds. Great for crime scene investigation scenes, or anything scientific. Would also work for some extreme sports scenes, and any type of quirky, out of the ordinary scenes. Instrumental, Electronic, Experimental
Mystical, meditative soundscape. Features large synth pads, a marimba-like melody passage and Latin percussion. Version 2 is more mystical with different pads and a swirling wind effect throughout most of the track. Version 3 is a mix of the two, without drums and is suitable for meditation, etc. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
This track features a calm, relaxing flute duet with a gentle, meditative synth pad soundscape. Very suitable for meditation, relaxation and yoga, or a scene requiring a serene underscore, like you may find on the travel channel, or mood videos with scenes of nature, underwater life, etc. Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
This track is a very simple, calm, meditative soundscape. It features a bamboo saxophone, which sounds similar to a mellow clarinet, and a gently dripping waterfall. There are gentle chimes in occasional spots. Very suitable for meditation and relaxation, or a scene requiring a serene underscore. Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
This is a fun, holiday-inspired, Hip Hop drum beat with sleigh bells, congas and very low sonic hits. Suitable for any holiday themed scene where a Hip Hop / rap piece is needed! Instrumental, Drums, Hip Hop Drums
Charming, delicate track, built around an original music box-style melody. Also features a toy piano, bells, flute and clarinet. Would work for a Christmas/holiday scene or for anything involving children. (Variation of the first version of "The Music Box." Slightly different melody/faster tempo.), Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Music Boxes
Extreme close-up sound of a small air compressor. You can hear the start lever click, then the motor runs for :32 then it stops with the sound of an air release valve. The tone of the motor changes as the air builds pressure. Track can be used in a variety of industrial/machinery/garage scenes. Mechanical,
A lone, baby woodpecker in the nest. Chirping and crying like crazy! :60 length great for a commercial involving wildlife, bird seed, etc. Birds, Woodpeckers
Disturbing, oscillating choir voices. Great for a paranormal investigation background, haunted house ambiance, bad dream sequence, a gateway to hell, Halloween commercial, etc. Horror & Halloween, Scary voices
Large drops of rain, drips, etc. falling on a corrugated tin patio roof. Not a heavy rain, but plenty of drops! Nice length suitable for any application or scene requiring rain on a metal-type surface. Water, Rain
This is a typical North American blue jay squawking. Good for blending into a forest ambience, or for use in a commercial, documentary, etc. Birds, Bird chirps
Medium-sized brass meditation bowl being struck once with a wooden striker. Good for anything involving meditation, healing, dreams, etc. (A double-strike version is also available.), Foley,
Medium-sized brass meditation bowl being struck twice with a wooden striker. Good for anything involving meditation, healing, dreams, etc. (A single-strike version is also available.), Foley,
Short segment of a breezy Autumn day. Mammals include a squirrel "chattering," and a few different varieties of birds can also be heard. Also, a yellow jacket buzzes around for a few seconds. Suitable for a short outdoor scene with wildlife, or a :30 commercial. Mammals,
A car and a truck passing by closely from opposite directions. Good to blend into any traffic/city sidewalk scene or to use by itself for a commercial, etc. Cars Generic,
Highway traffic recorded at a medium distance. Gentle bird chirps can also be heard in the foreground, on occasion. Good ambience for many uses. Ambience,
Oh, oh... the robots were out in the rain again! Now they're shorting out, squealing, buzzing, bleeping, groaning, whistling... this could be the end! Good background for any type of electronic malfunctions. Not just robots, but a spaceship, laboratory, etc. Science Fiction, Robots
Energy chime, used for meditation, healing practices, etc. Great for any spiritual scene, dreams, etc. Single strike. High pitch. (Mid and low pitch chimes also available.), Foley,
Energy chime, used for meditation, healing practices, etc. Great for any spiritual scene, dreams, etc. Single strike. Low pitch. (High and mid pitch chimes also available.), Foley,
Energy chime, used for meditation, healing practices, etc. Great for any spiritual scene, dreams, etc. Single strike. Mid pitch. (High and low pitch chimes also available.), Foley,
Fire spotter airplane making one circle overhead in a forested area. Agitated birds can also be heard, adding to the forest ambiance of the track! Very nice sounding flyover. Great for any type of wild land fire fighting scene, documentary, etc., or if just a general airplane flyover is needed. Aircraft,
This is a shaker made of goat toenails, which provides for a different than usual shaker sound. Long shake, about a second. (Short shake also available.), Achromatic Percussion, Shakers
This is a shaker made of goat toenails, which provides for a different than usual shaker sound. Very short shake. (Long shake also available.), Achromatic Percussion, Shakers
This is the Feather River, which flows along the West side of the Sierra Nevada, then into the Sacramento valley in Northern California. This track is the flow of the river with light, smaller rapids. A bird can be heard starting at :55. Great for a variety of outdoor scenes, documentaries, etc. Water, Rivers
This is the Feather River, which flows along the West side of the Sierra Nevada, then into the Sacramento valley in Northern California. These are small to medium-sized rapids, suitable for a variety of outdoor scenes, documentaries, etc. Water, Rivers
