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.
Slightly quirky and whimsical rework of the traditional Christmas favourite. Bright and sparkling, featuring real instruments, with added pauses & speeded up final phrase at the end for added drama and effect. Works particularly well with visuals, but great for quirkier festive commercials & spots, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Whimsical
Thoughtful, considered & romantic historic air from 14th century AD England. Slow, gentile & courteous dance, depicting remorse & lost loves or sweet romance. Features authentic instruments from the period including Recorder, Celtic Harp & Lute. Perfect for drama, travelogue, historic documentary. Instrumental, British & Irish, England
Easy going, happy-go-lucky, stroll out in the sunshine on a little adventure. Ever moving forward at a steady pace. Features lead flute with organ, keyboards, synthesizer and light percussion. Great underscore for Children's TV, cartoons, light comedy, radio and television commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
Full of Christmas spirit & jolity, this brass-lead version of the festive classic 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' has real pace, fun & zest. Perfect for Christmas commercials, ring-tones & web eCards. Main mix 30sec & Building mix 30sec versions. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Carols
Jolly, sing-a-long, foot-tapping, uplifting and friendly, cliche Italian cafe music. Really warm, inviting and cooked to perfection. Perfect for Italian restaurant, take-aways, and holiday commercials. Good for adding your own vocals or just a voice-over. 30sec full & 30sec underscore versions, Instrumental, European, Italy
Magical and wondrous fantasy. Step into a world of Wizards and magic spells. Think Hogwarts and you won't be far away. This orchestral cinematic fantasy is full of flourishes, crescendos, stops and sparkly bits. Perfect for Film, drama, quirky TV reality and radio or television adverts. Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
Slow-med, mysterious, Aboriginal-feel Australian outback drone. A real taste of the great red outback. Features steady simple ethnic percussion rhythm, droning digerido, voices and pipe flute fx. Perfect for travelogue, documentary, nature and historic. Main mix, underscore & 30sec versions, Instrumental, World Music, Australian World Fusion
Gentle, upbeat, acoustic guitar underscore. Warm, laid-back and summery, but with pace and light rhythm featuring acoustic guitars and electric piano. Long warm and contented summers days Great for documentary, radio and television commercials or on-line features. Commercial length cuts. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Uplifting, happy & simple African tribal underscore. A very rhythmic, modern-day flavour of Africa. Features African percussion, marimba, kalimba, xylophone & tribesmen. Perfect for holiday, travel & documentary. Main mix, percussion only mix & 30sec versions. Instrumental, African, African Traditional
Straight out of the Wild West, after the gun fight the lonely cowboy rides out of town. Sad, slow, mournful, reflective and with a heavy heart. Features London Male Voice Choir, strummed acoustic guitar, harmonica, cinematic strings and lonely trumpet. Main mix, 60sec & 30sec, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Relaxed and charming Swing Jazz. Very smooth and laid back, sipping cocktails in the coolest lounge around. Features walking double bass and brush kit rhythm with piano, vibes and jazz guitar. Perfect for commercials, for products and services that ooze with style and confidence. Cuts and mixes, Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Insistent, driving, modern classical orchestra. Showcasing the latest invention to shine head and shoulders above the competition. Upbeat driving staccato strings create the rhythm, whilst piano, cymbals, timps and horn section crank up the power. Great for adverts, drama and live presentations. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Orchestral adaptation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major. This well known classical tune, contains the distinctive walking basses line and the lead line played by 1st violins on their lowest string, hence Air on the G String. Abridged for 60sec and 30sec radio and TV ads. Instrumental, Classical, Classical, Johann Sebastian Bach
Heartfelt, nostalgic and characterful solo trumpet version of the traditional song composed by Joseph Ascher in 1861. This solo brass arrangement is lyrical and comical, typical of the Lancashire and Yorkshire area of England. In fact it was used as the theme to the BBC's 'Open All Hours' sit com. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Trumpet
Big City corporate theme, with a reassuring confidence. Feeling proud of what you have achieved and you're not afraid to show it. Opens with a double bass hook which quickly builds with confident solid piano and string section punctuation. Great for corporate through to commercials. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Acoustic Pop
Strident piano beats open this pop track, building to confident synth pop. Composed for commercials, this contemporary theme would push forward any advertising campaign, Instrumental, Pop, Future Pop
Sad, sorrowful and somber piece for piano and strings. A moment of defeat and reflection in the cold light of day. Perfect for a scene of aftermath or destruction for documentary or lost loves and longing for human emotion drama. Features simple symphonic strings, soft horns and haunting piano. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Bright, happy and catchy pop. Strong, mid-tempo and feel-good contemporary groove with an uplifting positive vibe. Features keyboards, steady strong drum kit beat, electric bass and brass punctuation stabs. Perfect for radio and television commercials, suitable for any product or service. Instrumental, Pop, Sunshine Pop
Church pipe organ version of the traditional Anglican hymn originally composed by William Henry Monk. Joyful, uplifting and a popular hymn with little children in church and Sunday schools. It is often used as a thanks giving hymn for the harvest festival. Produced in commercial length cuts. Instrumental, Spiritual, Christian Hymns
Bright and jolly commercial for tradesmen and handymen. Modern take on music hall or Cockney knees- up. Features rhythmic DIY tools sfx. Supplied with various mix outs in commercial lengths, Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Intriguing, forward pushing & solid electronic corporate underscore. Features interesting scratching bass. Great unobtrusive backdrop to narration, yet with a steady driving rhythm. Perfect for documentary, presentations, corporate Audio Visuals, technical data, also great for adult entertainment. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Dance House
Expansive, panoramic and noble far-eastern dramatic track. A real feeling of ancient Chinese or Japanese history. Featuring strings, large gongs, cymbals & horns alongside ethnic stringed instrument and percussion. Perfect for documentary visuals & travelogue. Main mix plus underscore, Instrumental, Japanese, Japanese Dramatic
Heavenly Church style choir. Uplifting voices, reverent and respectful, in the style of a traditional hymn. Beautiful and atmospheric setting for religious buildings and events. Features Boy soprano lead, with full male and female choir backing. Great for Documentary, radio and TV commercials. Instrumental, Classical, Classical Choral
Gentle, heartwarming and angelic. Relaxing easy underscore with a warm romantic feel. Ideal for those moments in life where everything seems perfect. Features acoustic guitar and piano with a choir of sopranos. Perfect for commercials about love and romance, lifestyle and human happiness, Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Vast, unsettling, evolving and anxious soundscape and sound design. Great for film and documentary work, very dramatic atmosphere for horror, thrillers, grisley histories, war or disaster aftermath, dark and sinister past. Very useable for futuristic, space and sci-fi too. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Cliched, tongue-in-cheek Arabian or Egyptian sand dance style music, straight from the snake charmers basket. Very Disney-esque and Ali-Ba-Ba with a mystical and magical feel, perfect for pantomime and children's cartoons. Features ethnic pipes and guitar. Great for theme or commercials. Instrumental, Middle East, Middle-East
Light technology with a hint of concern. Contemporary rhythmic sequencers with reassuring piano and lightly swelling warm strings, building to a friendly resolve. Ideal for commercials advertising professional services, care and business services. 60sec and 30sec main and underscore versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Hypnotic, multi-layered, evolving & interweaving corporate piano underscore. Contemporary & repetitive, thought provoking & contemplative. This busy, gently mechanical theme is the perfect accompaniment for corporate audio visuals for technical, movement & pace. Also TV Documentary. Various mixes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. New Age Acoustic
Bright, fun and jolly sing-a-long party style track, specially composed for commercials. Based on the well-known traditional tune 'Riding on a Donkey', this uptempo catchy track is perfect for adding your own vocals and/ or voice-over for a distinctive radio or television advert. Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Ring in the New Year with this tubular bells solo version of this tradtional tune.'Auld Lang Syne', simple & uncluttered, yet cuts through and says it all! Perfect for party celebrations, dramas, documentaries and made to 60secs length for perfect for longer commercials too. Happy New Year! Instrumental, Themes, New Years Music
Quirky, friendly and fun, Nu-Folk style track. Very happy and uplifting includes cheerful whistling. This version also has a real Australian flavour with a didgeridoo. Great for a wide range of Radio & TV commercials from holiday travel to food products, goods and services. 30sec & 30sec u/s mix, Instrumental, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Human emotion, reflective or melancholic light theme, looking back to what was or might have been. Lightly orchestrated with a slow gentle opening, swelling to a more dramatic middle section, falling to a gentler end. Featuring piano, keyboards and string section. Main mix, String mix & 30sec, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Pretty, beautiful, warm & sweet musical box version of the traditional Christmas carol. 2 verses played on celeste & glockenspiel. Great for Xmas lullaby, Childrens nativity, Commercials. Main mix (2 verse) & short (1 verse) versions. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Music Boxes
Wild, vast and panoramic, this atmospheric track takes you on safari right to the Red Centre of Australia. Driving along desolate dusty roads without a sole for hundreds of miles, in the searing heat. Rhythmic didgeridoo, pulsing electric bass guitar, haunting harmonica & stirring strings. Instrumental, World Music, Australian World Fusion
Modern announcement stinger or logo, with an urgent or news feel. This 5-note, simple bumper sounder is great for many uses from company branding through to an important message or news update sounder. Features powerful synth, versions with and without the long 'whoosh' white noise tail. Instrumental, Corporate, Radio/Multimedia
Busy, hectic and light-hearted car themed commercial bed, featuring musical car sound effects and pizzicato strings. Ideal for motor related 30sec commercials. Also, car theme music, auto commercial music, cartoons, car wash, valeting etc, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Lively, energetic & rousing traditional Russian folk dance. Steady tempo, full of Eastern Eurpoean flavour. A folk celebration dance. Gradually builds featuring tradtional instruments including accordion, balalaikas & violin with handclaps. Main mix, underscore & 30sec versions available, Instrumental, East European, Balkans
Slow, thoughtful, purposeful Oriental underscore. Very rhythmic, definate, humble, industrious. Perfect travelogue, scenes of busy Oriental market place, busy workers, the constant stuggle of daily life. NOTE this track is thematic to 'Ancient Warriors' 30s 40s village life, rice paddies, poor folks, Instrumental, Japanese, Japanese Dramatic
Classic Australian tradtional folk tune 'Waltzing Matilda'. This is a slightly whimsical campfire version featuring gibson banjo. Very plodding and slow, almost like horses hooves. Composed for commerical production for Radio & Television - 30sec. Instrumental, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Classic strip-tease style music. Big, brassy and sleazy with a strong beat, but rather tongue-in-cheek. Perfect for comedy, theatrical, through to radio and television commercials. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Trumpet
Happy-go-lucky, bouncy & jaunty traditional American heartlands reel. Deep down South, on the farm, wearing your straw hat, dungarees & gingham having a hoedown. Features picked banjo, fiddle, blues, slide guitar & mandolin. Great for travelogues, documentary & radio & television commercials. Instrumental, Country, Country Traditional
Drum & Bass - but not as you know it! This is a happy, uplifting, funky-soul electric bass guitar groove over a upbeat, modern drum sound with lots of fx & punctuation. Ideal for commercials where you just need a pacey groove without much orchestration. 30sec commercial, Instrumental, UK Bass, DnB
Jaunty, happy and wholesome celebration of Christmas. Warm and inviting family occasion, campy, sugary and delightful, full of twinkling bells and festive cheer. Features Jazz Guitar, Tubular Bells, synth bells and pizzicato strings. Perfect for anything Christmas including radio & TV adverts, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Ensemble
Hot sunshine, cool salsa. Chilled and laid back light theme featuring electric piano, flute, trumpets & latin rhythms. Ideal for background Muzak, on-hold marketing, infomercial, snazzy night out, limo cruising and shopping channels. Romantic comedy, dancing. Main mix, underscore, 60 30 sting versi, Instrumental, Tropical, Merengue
Sixty second timer light timer bed. Features ticking which builds slightly throughout along with other light fx and keyboard drones. Perfect for television game shows, competitions, drama builds and radio and TV commercials. Also in 30sec length. Instrumental, Dramatic, Clock Music
