British Composer Alec Makinson has been creating compelling original music for media for over 25 years. His growing work of over 2,100 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.
Lovely, magical, sparkling, snow-covered scene, with glistening icicles & falling snowflakes. Wondrous good fairytale with medium-slow movement & a flavour of Christmas. Light orchestral with boys choir. Perfect for animation, commercials, children, TV. Christmas & non-Christmas mixes and cuts, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Gentle, magical and dreamy Christmas underscore. A cold winter scene of shimmering ice and snowflakes with a heartwarming glow. Features rhythmic harps, glistening glockenspiels and warm inviting strings. Perfect for Christmas store promos, animation or radio and television commercials. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Magical and wondrous theme to a Christmas story. Breaking away from the traditional feel of a Christmas promotion, this style of theme is widely used for the big store promotions which tell a story. This rich orchestral theme gradually builds in orchestration and rhythm to warm, kind and caring ad. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Joyus, exciting and sparklingly wonderful original festive theme with a hint of the traditional. Perfect for your faster Christmas Commercials. Features choirs, piano, glockenspiel, pizzicato strings, bells & oboe. with a constant sleigh bell rhythm. 40sec, 30sec and 30sec underscore versions. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Pop
Happy, uplifting and packed with sunshine. Catchy, foot-tapping upbeat underscore, perfect for summer, full of fresh air and fun. Features acoustic guitars and rhythmic ukulele. Great for promoting healthy foods and friendly services, commercials, children's television and documentary. Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Cheerful, wholesome and happy-go-lucky circular theme with a child-like simplicity. Warm and welcoming, light and airy, gradually building on a piano riff. Perfect for adding a little calm and levity to hectic family life. Ideal for commercials, Children's TV theme and daytime Television. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender 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
Uptempo jolly theatrical theme. Full of razzamataz and show biz pazazz for stage or circus ring. The roar of the grease paint and the smell of the crowd. Lively, energetic and atmospheric, suitable for adding vocals if required and great for commercials, drama, television, film and documentary. Instrumental, Dramatic, Broadway
Dramatic building music cue. The camera zooms in from space flying over vast deep blue oceans, meeting huge crashing waves. Opens gently with a single note played by violins, gradually expanding with slow piano chords, then blooming into huge epic crescendos with swelling cymbal crashing waves. Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Proud, uplifting, feel-good and sunny African township choir with tribal chants also featuring kalimba, log drums and African beats. GREAT FOR TRAVEL, HOLIDAYS & DOCUMENTARY. Main mix, u/score without chants, vocals mix, 30sec and sting versions. Instrumental, African, South Africa
(DECEMBER 2015) Joyful, sweet and the warmest of holiday songs, Alec Makinson's charming, festive track handily wins our December Editor's Choice Award. Shopping, wrapping gifts, and family scenes of kids playing as Santa flies in from the North Pole. Ahhh, can you smell the aroma of Grandma's apple pie wafting through the air?Quirky, light-hearted and uplifting original festive theme with a nostalgic fun retro feel. Think jolly, jaunty & fun sleigh-ride. Features strings, bassoon, sleighbells, temple blocks, flute, glockenspiel & synth bells. Perfect for Christmas the way it used to be. Main mix, 60 & 30 and underscores. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Pop
Festive, magical and original Christmas orchestral theme. Filled with shimmering bells, merry strings, ethereal choirs and holiday spirit. Fast moving, merry and wonderous, includes lighter sections and edit points. The producers perfect Christmas gift. Main mix, underscore and 30sec versions, Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Pop
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
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
Quirky electronic commercial. Uptempo and uplifting, wild and wacky, featuring musical computer style sounds with a strong and catchy groove. Very distinctive, perfect for radio and television adverts for electronic products, fashion or products for children. Mixes with and without vocal, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing 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
Confident, corporate, big, modern, positive, expansive, driving modern theme. Has an upbeat business, news and current affairs feel to it. Perfect for presentations, awards, business promos, Audio Visual branding & commercials. Main mix 60sec, 30sec & 60sec underscore bed versions. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Regal and stately grand orchestral version of Great Britain's national anthem. The 3 verse version opens with string orchestra, middle woodwind section and ends with full orchestra. The 1 verse 40sec version is strings & orchestra. Instrumental, British, Irish & UK, England
Tense, purposeful and edgy classical strings. Full of drama, movement and power struggles. The driving rhythmic cello mix with the inter-weaving frantic violas, whilst the violins have a more calming influence. Perfect for drama, documentary and commercials - especially sleek new car TV adverts. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Nostalgic, whimsical & fluffy 1950's style theme. Full of warmth, movement & humour, from playful kittens to comic activity, bursting with hustle & bustle and no mistaking. Features strings, pizzicato, xylophone & bassoon. Great for reality TV, cinema, clowning, comedy & fun. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
Cheery & joyful mid-tempo light hearted Christmas theme. Has a lovely retro feel, memories of cosy childhood Christmases, everything exciting, glittering and good. Features light orchestra with boys choir. Perfect for family orientated festive scenes, TV & commercials. Main & underscore verions, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Zany, jolly and bouncy children's theme. Very lively, energetic and lots of fun, great for kids crazy march, fast movement activity and running around. Features modern synth sounds, xylophone, trumpet, drums. Perfect theme for tiny tots TV programmes as various cuts, mixes and stings provided. Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon March
Cool, sensual & sophisticated Bossa Nova. Very summery, sexy and jazzy laid-back guitar groove. Features acoustic guitars, double bass, shakers, cabasa, Latin percussion, piano & flute. Ideal for travel, holidays, documentary, even background music. Main mix, underscore, 30sec & 30sec underscore, Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
Comical, whimsical, slightly clumsy character, heavy footed silent movie style theme. Very Chaplin-esque & great for Silent Movies, comedy, children & cartoon marches. Featuring honky-tonk piano, tuba, flute & clarinet. Easy to edit with stops and slower passages. Main mix, 60sec, & 30sec version, Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Piano
Uptempo, lively and jolly traditional Mediterranean style theme. Features mandolins, acoustic guitar, fiddle and light percussion. Ideal for world music, Greece and Italy, travel and commercials. Main mix (which contains slower middle section), underscore, 60 and 30sec versions, Instrumental, European, Italy
Happy, laid-back, care-free and considered acoustic underscore. Very warm, sunny and innocent, with child-like qualities. Features acoustic guitar and vibes. Perfect for family orientated Ads, children, PSA's, wholesome food products & friendly service. 60sec, 40sec and 30sec versions, Instrumental, Dramatic, Smooth Music
Super-Cool smooth lounge jazz. Late night, smokey bar-room, very laid-back and easy going four-piece jazz combo featuring electric piano, grand piano, double bass & brushed drum kit. Perfect for radio and television commercials requiring a cool sophisticated feel. Various mixes 60's and 30's, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Jolly, uplifting and rousing traditional sailors sea shanty. Often associated with pirates and the children's TV cartoon 'Captain Pugwash'. This tune is also known as the 'Thunder Hornpipe'. Perfect for TV & radio commercials for swashbuckling pirates and marine related events. Played on accordions, Instrumental, Folk, Sea Shanties
Light, twinkly and pretty versions of the classic Brahms bedtime lullaby.
Very atmospheric for all babies and childrens bedtime applications. Two versions - (A) musicbox style mix & (B) a warmer musicbox mix with atmospheric strings. Both mixes Radio/TV commercial length 30 sec cuts, Instrumental, Childrens, Lullabies, Johannes Brahms
Minimal, contemplative & evaluating, with a warm, happy & positive feel. Light activity scenes with an air of confidence and a touch of anticipation. Perfect for reality television, light corporate visual accompaniment & commercials. Features timeless orchestral pizzicato strings & marimba. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Funky wah-wah groove. Simple strong driving beat with groovy strat electric guitar riff and Rhodes electric piano wah-wah punctuation. Works well for cat walk fashion and finance. Also, drama movement, documentary and radio and television commercials. Stripped back funk. Instrumental, RnB, Funk
Traditional Hawaiian folk tune which conjours up visions of white sandy beaches, palm trees, sunshine and crystal clear blue oceans. This version features slide steel guitars, braguinha guitars (Ukelele) with shakers and the sound of the ocean. Perfect for travelogue, commercials and documentary, Instrumental, Hawaiian, Hawaii
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
Grand, proud and upstanding. Brisk drive through long leafy country lanes and through the gates to the big country estate. Wistful and breezy light classical theme, befitting the Lord of the manor, fine and full of splendor. Features symphonic strings, piano, woodwind section and harp. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Dark, eerie and sinister soundscape. Darkness falls, and there's something or someone lurking, not too far away. Subtle yet dramatic orchestral soundscape, with crescendos and effects. Perfect for film and television, drama or horror, where inobtrusive mood music is needed. Various mixes, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Tension building drone bed, time is slipping away. Bold ticking fx, string quartet rhythm, tubular bells punctuation and crescendos. Ideal for those tricky decisions and 'against the clock' moments from game shows to Reality TV. Main mix, 60sec A, 60sec B & 30sec Challenge, Survival, tick tock, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Dramatic Epic
Proud, celebratory, happy and triumphant patriotic marching band. Full of celebrations, the sense of occasion, pomp, majorettes and pom poms. Great for carnival, processions, circus and parades. Features trumpets, flutes, piccolos, glockenspiel, cymbals, snares and bass drum. Instrumental, Circus, Circus Music
Fast moving, dramatic, scary, horror movie action chase. Full of twists & turns, stabs & cresendos. Features big cinematic drums, powerful brass, manic old piano, scraping strings and lots of FX. Perfect for Halloween, Horror, Drama, Horror experience commercials. Various Mixes, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Uplifting, bright and fun EDM bubble-gum pop. Glitzy and glam, fashionable, contemporary and girly, with a real young persons vibe. Perfect for radio and television commercials, multimedia projects, for youth related products and services. Commercial length full and underscore mixes. Instrumental, Pop, Pop/EDM
