Based in New York City, TJ Kross is an award-winning composer who has written and arranged music for film, TV, video games, national commercials, and web series. His work can be heard on several network TV programs (Orange is the New Black, Sleepy Hollow, Once Upon a Time, Las Trampas Del Deseo), and his music has also been licensed for major events including the World Cup and the Olympics. A winner for "Best Score" at the Rome Web Awards, TJ's music varies from epic and edgy to tender, heartfelt, and emotional.
Positive upbeat instrumental featuring strings, a great pumping beat, deep bass, warm piano and synths. Energizing, loving and moving; truly an inspiration. Perfect for product placement, films, video games and trailers. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
A mysterious journey through the forest. An angelic voice emerges to help guide you. Mystical Piano, Deep Strings, a Hopeful Choir and a Mysterious Duduk with Ethnic Drums. A spiritual and evocative journey toward self-realization. Think Avatar. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
A pirate tavern at port as the pirates sit down and have a drink and talk of their times on the high seas. A folksy tavern feel, with tin whistle, bass, a few woodwinds and drums. It has a nice good day shanty feel to it. Instrumental, Folk, Pirate Songs
Epic journey and thought track. A Gypsy like violin starts a melodic pattern played throughout the piece, building with proud horns and thoughtful oboes. An ethnic percussive dance pattern plays behind the journey. A man walking in the desert in search for his faith is a good example of this track. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Upbeat motivational get out and run loop. Lead electric guitar with acoustic rhythm guitar, along with a feel good beat mixed with some electronic sounds. Makes you wanna move! Great for infomercials, commercials, reality tv shows and more. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Smooth and easy jazz influenced piece. Take that smooth elevator ride to a lounge and have a gin while watching the beautiful woman walk buy. Mellow vibes and piano with romantic strings and a great beat set the tone for a nice evening. Great for a wedding, dance, infomercial or commercial. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Can an affair between two people still be true love? This track asks that very question. The stars in the night sky surround these two tragic lovers. The heart filled drums, passionate strings and remorseful piano all come together to create a beautiful, yet tragic affair. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Tarantino meets Oceans 11. This Funk Jazz piece with organs, synth, and pulsating beats along with a Tarantinoesque guitar reminds you of Vegas, the high life and trying to get away with crime. It screams sexy, hip and cool. The rhythmic bass makes you feel like you're on the go. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Rock
An atmospheric and dreamy track with a theme of love, nostalgia, reflection with a bittersweet ending. It builds throughout and ends with a melodic line. A song about life and death and the world around us. Great for drama or documentary, film and T. V. Perfect for featuring the wonder of nature. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
High octane symphonic music with thrilling drums give a sense of escaping from captors. This 4-minute piece has several changes that build and give the listener an exciting, thrilling and heart-pumping ride. A man is running from gunfire, jumping over collapsing buildings... trying to escape! Instrumental, Action, Intense Orchestral
Phased guitars with bass drums and an organ create a fun, upbeat and funky feel. The Rock/Pop beat gives the idea of teenagers at the mall by a beach in sunny California. Groovy feel. Great for a warm summer beach vibe. Instrumental, Rock, Pop Rock
The Bond between Family, Military, Friends. This piece is played on the Irish Lo Whistle, Highland Bagpipes, Full String/Choir, Guitar and Snare/Bass. It has a reflective and patriotic feel. 2 brothers who have been separated for years finally reunited is a good example of this piece. Titanic feel. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
A lonely puppy sits in a kennel waiting for someone to take him home. A father tries to soothe his newborn baby to sleep. Delicate Flutes, Oboes and Clarinets work together with a subtle Piano to create a beautiful and uplifting piece with bittersweet undertones. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
An adventure on the high seas. Fanfare with a triumphant vibe in this piece. Regal and royal, happy and adventurous. Exploring the unknown. The piece builds and builds with an explosive ending. Full orchestra/big orchestra for TV, film, video games, a trailer or product placement. Instrumental, Dramatic, Regal Orchestral
A man dying, moving on to the next life. A group of people realizing their time is up and these are the last moments of their lives. A romance comes to a heartbreaking end. Time stopping for a brief moment of reflection and thought. Reflection in the piano, loss in the stings and time moving. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
The ending to an epic journey. Your destination is within reach and the dark opens up to light in this three minute piece. African beats behind a full orchestra, accompanied by a choir. Motivational and Inspirational. Horns, Trumpets, Violins, Orchestral Chimes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Running creepy strings followed by a haunted Voice that follows you as you move faster and faster away from impending evil. The chasing cellos and horns build until it captures you, or does it? The voice fades away at the end as the strings continue to run. Mysterious, scary and room for imagination, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Edgy
A quick 45-second Boogie with the Big Band. Quick moving, quirky and fun. Get up and dance around or sit down to have a drink, it's all about fun! Big Band setup with that swing feel. Great for commercials, documentary, product placement or pitching something exuberant and fun. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band
A piece that covers a vast range of emotions. A melancholy start that slowly builds to an intense display of perseverance and anticipation. Imagine an injured athlete struggling to regain his career. A family picking up the pieces after a disaster. A man runs through an airport to find his love. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A diver discovering deep sea wonders and mysteries. The falling harp resembles the depth the diver travels with rippling strings becoming even more beautiful with the addition of choral Ahhs and Oohs. Cinematic Background Music. This track can also be looped. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
The Challenge is set and you must finish before your competition. The race is on! It starts off with short intense strings and a booming percussive track, that picks up tempo with the chase. The Chase is faster strings with streaking horns and explosive percussion and booms. Instrumental, Action, Intense Orchestral
Sneaky Short Cellos play to a fun and abstract drum beat with claps. Ends with stinger. Great for T.V.and Reality T.V. moments or a fun sneaky feel to any production. Builds up for one minute. Shows like Bad Girls Club, Mall Cops, Teen Mom, Toddlers in Tiaras. Great for quirky feeling scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
These cute Flutes and marching on Woodwinds along with the proud Bass Drum and Snare reflect a child marching off to Kindergarten and the parents nervously watching as their child enters school. It has a happy, semi-triumphant and charming feel to it. With a satisfied chord at the end. Children/TV, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
A patient is dying of cancer, a couple has broken up. A life's dream has ended. An old man reflects on what might have been or what once was. An ethereal piano starts the dream followed by reflective strings, a solo violin plays the melody passed on to the cello. A haunting boys choir accompanies. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Epic Reach for the Stars Symphonic orchestra piece. Ominous start that explodes into a bombastic melody with "the heroes have arrived" feel. The middle section represents floating with the stars, and finishes with an epic grandiose theme with the orchestra and rocking set drums. Strong Piece, Instrumental, Action, Theme Superhero
A little boy dreams of the Holiday ahead. With Enchanting Vibraphones, an Angelic Choir, Anticipating Violins and moving harps. Then the time comes to ring in the New Year with Exciting Horns and Trumpets. Finishing his exciting day with Vibes Harps & the Angelic Choir assures a special Christmas. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Ethereal and ambient evening feel with light melodies playing on the Harp, Bansuri, Celesta and Glocks. A soft Alto Choir fills the sounds of the mystical forest. Feels like a cool, wondrous and beautiful evening for TV, FILM or a Video game. Think Pans Labyrinth, or Harry Potter. A magical enigma. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Emotional strings with reflective piano heart beating drums and lonely violin. Life's Price is about death, love, loss and what living brings us. The ethereal boys choir is reflective of birth and death at the end of the piece. Great for a tv show, film, reflection in a video game, commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A mysterious phase, a solo lost Horn accompanied by a tense, bittersweet solo Violin. Shining Light choir enters. A lost harp plays a repeating pattern over solo instruments followed by dramatic & moving drum patters. Stormy mystery medical drama, romantic drama, TV Film montage dance video games, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A Decision has to be made that has life altering consequences. A single note repeated on the piano builds to chords then pizz cello with a percussive beat that presents a man in thought with a contemplative horn, later adding moving strings, and back to piano. Great for TV and Film/Video Games. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Epic sports theme anthem for TV sporting events, intro, sports movie. Inspiring modern, grandiose, soaring, flying, winning. Low key beginning, builds into three parts with an infused hip-hop beat & big finish. The middle has a Welcome to the World Series vibe. ESPN, CNN, sports footage soundscape, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
A Sad Piano followed by sorrowful strings and recurring, Ethereal "Ahhs". A lost love or a dying patient. A stray puppy out in the cold. This touching piece reflects sadness, loss and despair. Perfect for a nonprofit PSA or donation campaign. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Slow with a creepy drum beat joined by suspenseful synth strings and eventually, the lost piano. TV Movies Games Horror Halloween. Edge of your seat suspense. Tense murder mystery crime, dungeon. Mysterious scary edgy lurking menacing creepy Dramatic intense satanic paranormal. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A romantic clarinet and tender violin are accompanied by beautiful strings, celestial voices and passionate piano. The highly emotional melody combined with foreboding undertones makes for a haunting romance. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
A race in a song. We start slow with the spirit of competition building in rousing trumpets, bold f-horns and a great beat filled with ewe drums, timpani and bass drums culminating in a victorious finish. Think of a horse race when listening. Great for sports, film, documentaries, and commercials. Instrumental, Action, Adventure Orchestral
These whimsical pizz cellos play a loopy, lite and simple melody with different variations held within. Perfect track for reality T. V., family comedy or kids video. Think of a rug rat kid running around on all fours looking for a ball while from his point of view a dog is staring at him blindly. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
A slow start with solo piano builds up to a huge bombastic triumph with fearless french horns, trumpets and strings. This full orchestral fanfare can be thought of as a nerdy man finding his super powers and saving the girl of his dreams... all in two minutes! Perfect for the underdog's win! Instrumental, Action, Theme Superhero
A haunting cello plays a mystical love tune which is then accompanied by a lonely flute with ethereal vocal oo's. Two loves on opposite sides of the world look up at the stars and dream of the day they will be united. Great for film, tv or a sad section in a video game. Many possibilities. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Fantastical harp plays while deep space strings move the listener to the next great discovery. A lone man on a boat sits looking up at the stars. The piece would be great in a Fantasy film, a documentary about the Cosmos, a perfume commercial or even a website intro. Think Pan's Labyrinth. Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
Adventurous French Horns with Bombastic Timpani propel the hero and the battle ahead. Emotional Strings lead the way for the hopeful victory. This piece would be perfect in a war film, historical documentary, epic space battle or video game. Instrumental, Military, Orchestral Epic
A lonely piano plays, quietly accompanied by emotional strings, flute and glimpses of electric guitar. Perfect for those heartbreaking moments: a devastating break-up, the death of a spouse or child, suicide, cancer, or saying goodbye. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
