Golden Mean is an International award-winning composer with a Master of Music degree who comes to us from Indiana. Providing creative and exciting music for media with a focus on instrumental artistry and a passion for unique soundscapes, Golden Mean is featured globally on broadcast radio, TV commercials, and various multimedia projects, Look for extraordinary music in Ambient, Americana, Electronic, Neo-Classical, New Age, Rock, and World genres.
This :30 second excerpt from Searching for Kodama reveals a lovely, understated and elegant texture perfect for an underscore or voice over. An arpeggio woven between guitar and harp, gently flowing, warm, thoughtful. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Fast-paced journey with sitar & tabla in the crowded streets of Mumbai. An escape from the labyrinth of the city. Bollywood romantic comedy travel. Mesmerizing colors, chaotic sounds, spice market or open countryside! Underscore to Indian film, hide and seek scene. Suspenseful intrigue petty crime. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music
An ominous web of sound from hammered strings, bells and a punctuated bass line give this piece an eerie urgency. Great underscore for a quick chase, or a fleeting moment of drama or suspense. Hectic, ominous. Eerie background drama tv series, race against time, video game action, action score cue, Instrumental, Action, Theme Crime
This lovely 18th century English Christmas Carol, based on a folk song is heard here in a beautiful arrangement featuring duo classical guitars with rich, lush music pads. Warm, cozy, gentle. Underscore for holiday scene, family gatherings. Great background for low key holiday ad, soft and joyous. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Guitar
Also known as the hymn "What Child Is This?", this is a beautiful, poignant English folk song and lovely Christmas instrumental for Holiday settings featuring classical guitar and harp. Warm, gentle and tender. Uplifting and spiritual. Background for Xmas scenes, holiday commercials, underscores. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Guitar
Starts slow and circular bursts into double time. Synthesized swirls of energy build in excitement in this brief Philip Glass style excursion. Bells, chimes, synth bass. Foreshadowing, ominous underscore for pending action, Criminal Minds Night Stalker Background to suspicious or discovery scen, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Sweet, baroque flavored instrumental with stately harpsichord, gentle bells and a ground bass. Whimsical, joyful, beautiful underscore to a courtly promenade, a fairytale, kings, queens, castles. Royal times, flashback, past life allusion, History Channel, European Aristocracy, feel good moment, Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
A joyful blip of happy! Use this mix of chimes bells etc to celebrate a product launch, to underscore a feel good moment, to brighten an ad campaign. Colorful, swirling sounds, good news, Visa, Mastercard, Apple, Target, warm family times, success, triumphant, seizing the day, sunny skies, prize win, Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Enlightening, elegant baroque menuet from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena by J. S. Bach, arranged for and played on classical guitar. Charming, timeless, Useful for romantic interlude, King & Queen, Prince and Princess, Weddings, Historical Productions, Period Piece. Graceful, warm, and sweet. Instrumental, Classical, Baroque
Timeless classic with guitar lead, light percussion, bells, textures. Atmospheric and tender, great video intro, gentle underscore to romance or family reunion, flashback, past life allusion, Middle Ages or Renaissance era. Made famous by Simon & Garfunkel in 1968, featured in film "The Graduate." Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A deep, searching soundscape that shifts from spacey ambience to a guitar quartet and lush string ensemble, and back again. Underscore on a cold desolate night, flashback to a moment frozen in time, sounds that swirl around in your head when you're filled with regret yet still hopeful, Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
A delicate web in e minor, this instrumental gem is both thoughtful and understated. Sonorous underscore with layered guitar tracks, great for melancholic flashback, broken romance. A sad yet searching tone. Something/someone has slipped away and can't be found. Sensual, stirring and contemplative. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Featuring acoustic guitars and ukulele, this folksy, sweet arrangement of a classic, traditional children's tune is sincere and fun! A warm, bright sound for kid's programming, product launch, clothing fashion, underscore for tv commercial or website, playful, engaging, fresh, lively, round singing, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals
Light-hearted romp into this classic childrens song, with blend of folksy guitars, accordion, piano, and bells. This instrumental arrangement is inspiring and uplifting, appealing to adults and children; perfect underscore to childhood happy flashback; new toy product launch; Gap Kids/Baby, Gymboree, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals
Upbeat, club feel with dance beat inviting for radio production theme, transition piece, high fashion catwalk, news energize, or corporate video. Tempo is quick with great percussion groove, piano chops with horn section. Moving, vibrant, great for an ad campaign, website, new product launch, etc. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Multiple guitars power this wall of sound, juxtaposed with various playful sounding elements. Builds from a twice repeated soothing start to a burst of guitar strums and melodies. Happy, joyful music for commercials, film, video projects, Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
A brooding melancholic mood & haunting melodic guitar. Ideal underscore for crime aftermath, medical drama or transition to/from a sad scene. Sorrowful flashback, remorseful or mournful. Pensive cautious bittersweet, unsure of the future, decision time, considering a new day & next steps. Tender, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Intense, building battle scene with a foreboding deep drum beat that is suspended by a lush moment of regret, as if the horror of the war is suddenly realized. Tragic War, Warriors fighting nearly underway, preparations, underscore. Instrumental, Military, Orchestral Epic
A Michael Nyman-like staccatoed keyboard intro is met with silky, smooth guitar tracks which dissolves into animated drums, bells, and brass, pushing it forward in an exciting, sexy rush until returning to a gentle fade out. Great romance/love underscore youth/mature drama for tv/film or multimedia. Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
A looped-out xylophone with ambient elements to make this frenzied, arhythmic uptempo splash of sound work! Great blip for an attention grabbing moment, news energizer, radio spot, teens tweens. Cute bopping funny music. Kids cartoons comedy romantic comedy, infomercial, fashion, new car, Instrumental, Sports, Sports Electronic
A gorgeous instrumental piece played between harp and guitar with ambient effects. It sets the stage for lost love, endless sorrow, a haunted soul. Use this an an underscore for a dramatic piece for tv/film, outro, transition, or credits, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A heartfelt, acoustic guitar driven piece of Americana that's tender, searching, and wistful. A peaceful rural setting country vibe, feels lonely. Think coal miners daughter, small farming communities scenes or sad reunions/departures or closing credits, transitions, flashbacks, romantic interludes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
A sporty, pumped up, synth driven sound leads this lighthearted instrumental in kickin’ it between the goal posts in this campy, ‘80’s style piece with feel good beats and brawn! Great sports reference or news theme; video or ad campaign,, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
This South Asian inspired driving tabla, elegant sitar, and soothing shenhai, takes the listener on an odyssey of mystery and divinity. Or an ominous backdrop to Taliban or terrorist dealings? Beautiful Indo-Pak flavored underscore, Drama series, flashback to ancient India, Mughal Empire, Emperors, Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
A delicate, nearly broken guitar line holds the weight of thick, bloated music pad that sinks deeper into darkness. Unique, pensive instrumental plays well as underscore for scene of loss, romantic breakup, flashback, remorse or regret. Airy, brooding, search for meaning, existential, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A funky, synthesized trio, melody in bass guitar and a pitch-altered tabla, along with other neat sounds. It has a cool vibe, kind of trippy, kind of hipster. Great mood piece in the background of work in a crime lab, investigation, transition. Something you hear while DNA is matched to evidence, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
Hushed quiet organ intro gives way to a gentle then energized guitar ensemble to Upbeat Dmajor key, great energy, optimistic. Heartfelt, happy then solemn, on again/off again romcom rom-com, good news turns bad, hope becomes hopeless, missed opportunity, almost had it but it got away, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
An agitated, anxious, eerie tone constantly pushes this piece forward, through chant and chimes, never really resting enough before the tension starts to rebuild. Suspenseful, on the run, chase scene. Law and Order SVU, 24, CSI. Crime in progress, background music TV drama series, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A beautiful, haunting melody shared between harp and guitar play out a melancholic and spiritually moving episode in this gorgeous instrumental. Lost love, endless sorrow, a haunted soul, flashback, other worldly, Indie Film TV Drama Series, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
An ominous urban beat kicks this tune off, syncopated action that builds in texture with repetition, cool vibe, slightly trippy perfect underscore for CSI type crime lab work or Criminal Minds solving/searching the crime scene. Foreshadowing, edgy, a bit dark, brooding, a cynical catch me if you can, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
A rippling piano arpeggio with cool organ. Add a synth bass, a lush pad and a pulsating dumbek, and feel the sand blowing against your face on a desert trek. Underscore for Middle East flavor light-hearted textures. Cinematic, atmospheric dreamy. Beautiful, edgy, mysterious fantasy. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hectic Music
A clearly stated four note riff with a thick opening music pad, and an edgy electric guitar lead this piece makes for a catchy, animated, transition. Trippy vibe, spacey fantasy-feel. Youth ad campaign, guitar-driven theme with rock lead. repetitive, energetic, echoing build, not too fast, crime tv, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A gentle exchange between flute and piano leads to a hot fired-up electric guitar lead. Emotional and passionate, moody and dramatic. TV Film Radio Documentary underscore for Medical Drama, tender family scenes, decisions, flashbacks, second chances, hope amidst grave challenges, touching and moving, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Dueling guitars, sparse percussion & a roving bass form an edgy track. Understated drums as more guitars weave in and out, joined by a dumbeck, that quietly taps out the ending. Eclectic, moody, contemplative music for dramatic romance, crossroads, moody emotional nostalgic reunions or flashbacks, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
A mellow, sweeping synth bass calls out in a voice of longing and hope in this pensive, reflective piece. Spiritual, lovely, wondrous, enigmatic. Perfect for meditation, yoga, new age, relaxation. Underscore for sweeping desert, forest, canyons, oceans, or constellation landscapes in film or docs, Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
A mysterious, rather dark mood permeates this piece of mostly electronic and synthsized sounds. Optimism arrives near journey’s end with a minimal vocal pad track, but the ominous ambient blanket of sound remains. Great suspenseful underscore in futuristic world, crime lab, flashback 2 lonely place, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
A quirky ensemble of electric guitars kicks off this little gem. With an intricate web of melodic fragments repeated and layered over a subtle ambient pad, a mood of suspense and intrigue ensue. Underscore for espionage or undercover dramas; catch me if you can, slo mo chase Law and Order CSI NCIS, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
The Kodama come alive in this Japanese flavored piece where lush strings, a classical guitar and a theremin confront an angry koto! Flowing and fresh, think Miyazaki Film, Joe Hisaishi soundtrack. Beautiful haunting melody provides a great underscore for soulful searching or reflection, hopeful, sad, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A sense of fantasy and fairytale pervade this instrumental piece. A patient, wistful melody. Full of imagination. Perfect for a children’s story underscore, any fantastical scene, nostalgic flashback to childhood. Think Tim Burton film. Lemony Snicket vibe. Dreamworks animation. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
A sense of a lost Spring haunts this fairytale music. Happiness seems masked by a moody clarinet line, slow build to a rhythmic Eastern flavored escape. Before journey’s end the return home is heard, brought to an urgent end. Innocent light romantic dreamy elegant sweet; flashback sad childhood, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Fast strummed steel string guitars and a rocking beat make this a little gem of an instrumental piece! It’s fun, upbeat, a little contrary in the middle, and catchy. Energetic, upbeat music. Driving radio ad, motivating corporate video, cool teen tween tune, playful sitcom moment, funny flashback, Instrumental, Pop, Acoustic Pop
Down East Maine there is a most pristine lake tucked between the cliffs. This is my homage to Echo Lake. Light, delicate and airy, a wistful, nostalgic flashback. Retro commercial, simpler times. Ad campaign for green products. Underscore for romance mature drama, looking back. A deep sigh, aging, Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Exotic instrumental, layers of mysterious guitar tracks create elegant slippery melodies. Light drums enter for a delicate dance perfect for romance passion, a lovers reunion. Dreamy ethereal, TV Film Radio Flashbacks sweet nostalgic scenes spiritual discovery, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
A ballad-like instrumental, flute guitars drums bass & synths. Mellow pensive dual dynamic el guitar leads returns to tender flute lead. Mellow atmosphere. Ideal for scene seeking missing person, a failed reunion, a breakup. Mysterious artsy film noir, romantic drama, flashbacks, past life, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Erratic strings and quick-tempered claves, melt away into a lush music pad until a gradual layering of tracks. Dramatic music for a moody scene, part crime and chase, part reflection, transition, flashback. Suspenseful, search for a killer, rushing to a rescue, crime in progress, 24, Criminal Minds, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A complex, layered percussion section drives this mix of western and eastern strings. Cool vibe; energetic yet laid back. nice groove. While standing in a field watching the flicker of fireflies in the summer night sky in Indiana, I heard this in my head! Use this as outro; flashback; adventure trek, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
An uptempo, driving beat with thickly sliced guitar parts and pulsating drums that poke through the simple but sultry mood, youthful ad campaigns, energetic and exciting, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
A synthesized trio that begins with a mellow calling out of a four note melody by a bell-like instrument, answered by two edgy electronic, ambient sounds, that pan through this lush instrumental landscape. ad campaign, transition, futuristic, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
An exotic rain forest setting juxtaposes piano harmonies & a simple repetitive steel string guitar line. The musical elements keeps it light and airy. Relaxing, calming, beautiful. Lush travel, documentary, new romance, island paradise, tropical holiday. Exotic and a little edgy and mysterious. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
A tremolo electric guitar with bass and panning percussion, Background music for contemplation, thinking over options, considering something. Crime show evidence sorting, running tests, body count. Plotting planning, dreaming of the past, making big plans. Correcting past misdeeds, upbeat & hopeful, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
