Based in Florida, Joe Pignato is an independent composer and guitarist whose clients include Verizon Intranet, G4's "Proving Ground," and CMT Network, among others. He has studied Film/TV Score Composition through Berklee Music, and Advanced Orchestration from orchestrator and instructor Steven Scott Smalley. This background, along with experience as a Rock musician, allows Joe to write in a diverse range of genres, including Dramatic, Orchestral, World, Rock, and Electronic. He was recently the Steve Vai Contest Winner for Guitar Center's Private Session competition.
A great track for horror trailers, promos, or underscore. Featuring many different sound design elements, hits, fx and percussion all building to a climatic finish. Defiantly a great track to add tension to a production, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Action Intense
A mix of Heavy Metal with a West Coast style hip hop vibe. Chugging heavy metal guitars over hip hop beats, melodic oscillating synthesizers and piano. Useful for many modern productions like extreme sports, mixed martial arts, rock/hip culture based tv, films or video games. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Rock
A beautiful and relaxing track featuring guzheng, dizi flute and erhu over a calm outdoor soundscape. A nice cue for oriental film/tv, documentaries, travel channel, history channel, or just when your in the mood to close your eyes and chill out. Instrumental, Chinese, Chinese Ethereal
A hypnotic Australian composition featuring didgeridoo, wood percussion, and talking drums. One didgeridoo plays a pulsating drone while te other plays a "voice" like pattern. Perfect for depicting that down under outback vibe. Instrumental, World Music, Australian World Fusion
Super intense hard rock orchestra hybrid track. Tight distorted guitars mixed with orchestral strings and electronic elements all held together by a fast hard hitting drum beat. Perfect for extreme sports or any action related project. Instrumental, Sports, Extreme Sports Music
Exotic female vocal chants backed ethnic percussive rhythm. Exotic, ethereal & atmospheric. Great for Middle East & Islamic documentaries (Iraq, Pakistan, Muslim world etc.), news, CNN special reports, Arab Spring & current affairs stories. Female Vocals, Indian, Indian Dramatic
Wild Comedy with fun twist, turns and accents. Full of upbeat woodwinds, Pizzicato strings, xylophone. Has a fun Tom and Jerry "mickey mousing" sound, ideal for comedic chases, sitcoms, children shows. Instrumental, Cartoon, Orchestral Contemporary
Music that give a sense of sadness and mourning for fallen soldiers or the aftermath of a battle. Melodic french horn plays over of a bed of orchestral strings building into a heroic crescendo at the finale. Instrumental, Military, Heroic Music
An orchestral waltz with a comedic nature, suitable for quirky moments. A full arrangement for orchestral strings and pitch percussion instruments such as, xylophone, marimba and vibes. Make a nice track for cartoon, children's programs, reality and more. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Orchestral
Latin music featuring the flamenco styling of dueling acoustic guitars and energetic hand percussion. A nylon string and a steel string play over a percussion ensemble of congas, bongos, shakers and castanets. A great track for adding a Latin flavor to film, tv, video games or advertisement. Instrumental, Latin, Spanish Music
Epic dramatic track features orchestral string bed with a Chinese Erhu melody over a large taiko drum rhythm. Has a very majestic sound that immediate brings the listener to the orient. Instrumental, Chinese, Chinese Edgy
Whether making a true dramatic spaghetti western or just in need of some showdown music for a parody, this cue fits the bill. Featuring jangly electric guitar, whistle sounds, tubular bells and orchestra. Instrumental, Action, Theme Spaghetti Western
Uptempo traditional European waltz featuring accordeon, mandolin violin and percussion. Great for travel channel, reality shows, cultural, dance, and for commercials. Instantly give a fell of Spain, Italy and other European cultures. Instrumental, European, Italy
A great revolutionary war march track. A small instrument group of Fife (flute), banjo and a field snare drum ensemble set a perfect vibe for a civil war type documentary, history or travel channel show. Instrumental, Military, Military Civil War March
Capture a true sense of Americana with this beautiful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. Featuring a duet of dobro played with a slide and finger picked acoustic guitar. A nice compliment for historical documentaries, websites, political, film and TV. Instrumental, National Anthem, US National Anthem
Super intense hard rock orchestra hybrid track. Tight distorted guitars mixed with orchestral strings and electronic elements all held together by a fast hard hitting drum beat. Perfect for extreme sports or any action related project. Instrumental, Sports, Extreme Sports Music
Dramatic music played with oriental instruments over a low droning ethereal pad. Just imagine an ancient Japanese Warrior on a quest or mourning the loss of his companions. Instrumental, Japanese, Japanese Dramatic
A perfect cue for setting an unsettling scene. Droning soundscapes accented with dissonant orchestral effects. Great for any horror, thrillers or sci-fi. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Ambience
Exciting track with a Latin flare. Has everything from acoustic and electric guitars, orchestral stings, brass, bongos, congas and more. Great for action adventure like Zorro or any latin inspired film, tv or video game. Dramatic romance, border chase scenes, bullfights, wild west, desperados, Instrumental, Latin, Dramatic Latin
A large orchestral track which even though has a dark Gothic base retains a campy style. Similar to the "dark but quirky comedic" style of Danny Elfman A great match for retro horror, tv, film, cartoons and video games. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Action Moderate
Haunting Middle Eastern music, with exotic Syrian female vocal chants backed by choir & ethnic percussive rhythm. Exotic, mysterious & atmospheric. Great for Middle East & Islamic documentaries (Iraq, Pakistan, Muslim world etc.), news, CNN special reports, Arab Spring & current affairs stories. Female Vocals, Middle East, Anasheed Traditional
