Los Angeles Composer Ted Hamer creates music for film, theater, documentaries, infomercials, instructional DVDs, and multimedia projects. Starting his career as an accompanist and musical director for various singers, groups, and instrumentalists, he has been fortunate to work as both an arranger and composer across a wide range of genres. From Orchestral and Dramatic to Jazz, Trance, Trip Hop, Electronic, and Ambient, Ted's instrumental compositions are often praised for their enchanting melodic content and diverse range of styles.
Summer Big Beat cruising music, relaxed trance like lead great for night club or open top car driving through beach town waving at the ladies, carefree and Cool. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Fashion House
Fresh original house music with great Jazz latin flavor, driving electro pulse, acoustic bass, horn section, percussion solo and piano solo. latin feel with haunting trumpet melodies. Cool driving music or club environment, montage piece, workout music with great strong dance pulse. Deep at times, Instrumental, Dance, Latin House
Trip Hop style dance beat with strong bass, sweeping pads and digital confusion, cool laid back groove great for creating a chilled environment in any medium. Instrumental, Dance, Euro-Hop
Moody Deep House track great for club scene with menacing undertones pulsing bass line trance like lead with atmospheric pad sweeps, ethereal qualities towards end, European house feel. Good for Pod cast background. Instrumental, Dance, Deep House
Jazzy acid house style dance track with cool dueling lead parts on a Rhodes. Brass section riff drives the pace while the electronic bass keeps it all together. Great track for high energy mood with a funky swing. Could be used as background club music, workout music, Pod casting. Deep Bass Pulse, Instrumental, Dance, Acid House
Great funky music sting suitable for corporate events and fashion shows, grand entrances and introductions to products or television show, Pod casts. Rising tension throughout on strings accompanied by funky organ, guitar slides and effects and slap bass leads to resolution by drum fill. Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
traditional sounding bossa style instrumental similar arrangement to Diana Krall, great for use as background theme, kind of melancholy but positive feel to it. Lush string section accompanies the middle sections with piano and guitar leading and filling in throughout. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
super atmospheric piece great for use in Spa and meditation situations very evocative of nature, slow moving harmonic progression with feeling of enlightened resolution, very peaceful acoustic elements combined with ethereal synth pads can be looped for continuous relaxation. Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
hollywood style orchestral movie cue suitable for horror action suspense fantasy tension and emotion building throughout using rising string section with rolling timpani and driving snare leading to an ethereal pad for resolution, feels like harry potter or lord of the rings dramatic sequence, Instrumental, Action, Thriller Orchestral
Haunting Trumpet sings over the top of mandolin and guitar in this evocative God Father, old country sicilian themed piece of music. Sounds like New York gangster in the turn of the century suitable for funeral or sad Montage music or homage to that genre. Killing and Murder theres a new boss! Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Experience the rolling hills of Montana or picturesque landscapes of Canada or the Beautiful National Parks of America, This music will take you there. Inspiring and uplifting orchestral music ideal for documentaries and visual mediums, instructional videos and anything relating to nature outdoors, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
Modern relevant Punchy Upbeat theme ideal for intro or interlude music for game show including cooking show or fashion show segment as intro or outro. Great for Pod Cast. Electric guitar and synth lead with EDM beats and Record scratch effect in middle ending with synth FX hit, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Fashion House
playful and fun short theme tune suitable for a kids program or puppet music accompaniment, melody thats both simple and quirky uses acoustic and electronic elements. good for Kids play zone or fun zone circus, Instrumental, Childrens, Playful Novelty
Big Hollywood Epic score taking you on a journey from intrigue to action to horror fantasy to creepy ethereal resolving to shock and sadness. lush string section, dramatic rhythmic horns, airy choir voices and tubular bells create a complete piece suitable for a high fantasy or horror drama score, Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
Melodic Trance tune with build ups and drop outs great for nightclub scenes or intense energy workouts. European style trance influences, simple repeating melodies with sweeping pads and droning basslines. Instrumental, Dance, Trance
This pack contains 12 full length instrumental tracks each with a different electronic dance style making this a perfect all around compilation for use as background and diagetic music. These tracks would be suited for night club ambience, strip club background, motivational and corporate videos. Instrumental, Dance, Dance MusicPacks
25 second Ethereal and Magical Ident or Logo music great for Production company credits at start of movie or any multimedia project where the visual elements inspire whimsical and fanciful ideas. washy pads with chimes and bells resolve harmonically with short melody. Instrumental, Corporate, Radio/Multimedia
Jazzy Sax solo throughout this mellow laid back break beat tune, misty kind of hazy filter applied thought to give a background internal kind of feel. Great for party scene with easy listening background, Great Pod cast BG music, Instrumental, Lounge, Chillout
50 seconds of fun upbeat electro pop music, blending acoustic guitar with electronic sounds and melodies. Cruising in an open top car or playing on the beach this short piece will help create the feel good factor needed for any TV spot or video game, radio interlude or infomercial, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Fashion House
funky tune ideal for game show countdown like cooking show timer or decision time racing against the clock scenario, this music has a repetitive theme with added funky elements each time including drum roll finishing with a sound effect sting ideal for a "time is up" indicator. Instrumental, Themes, Game Show
super high energy funky music with strong sting like ending ideal for intro to tv program like trendy current affairs program or pop culture show, podcast starts slow and mellow with gradual build up in middle and repetitive theme with slap bass with funky high impact drum kit and horn section stabs, Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
Traditional Italian sounding piece of music suitable for a funeral or tragedy. very slow with mandolin and solo trumpet to create the sad melody accompanied by accordion. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Scary Rhythmic drum sequence suggestive of tribal activity or chase or hunting catching prey at end with explosive bass drum hit, low strings accompany throughout helping the tension rise as the bass melody rises too. starts kind of arrhythmic until the pulse begins driving forward, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Chase
Seventies vibe funky underscore combining clave rhodes electric bass with string pads, creating a mood of suspense and action crime drama with a jazzy feel. Good as score or under Voice Over, very retro. Instrumental, Action, Impending Jazz
Light orchestral instrumentation coupled with funky wah Guitar slap bass and rhodes keys make this a retro kind of bank job with plenty of beats to follow along. Scoping out the joint getting inside seconds from being caught but scraping through, Instrumental, Action, Impending Orchestral
Gabba style hardcore beats mixed in with rhythmic mid riffs and deep bass. Journeys through different beats with sudden interrupted dissonant electro elements. Uses wide stereo elements throughout. Industrial elements jarring in places, Instrumental, Electronic, Electro-Industrial
Beautiful acoustic guitar riff repeats throughout with laid back beats. contrasting with harsh tonal synth lead providing melodic breaks. uplifting and motivational in a relaxed chilled out way mixing acoustic and electronic elements. Great for background and documentary, Podcasts and Chill zones, Instrumental, Lounge, Chillout
Droning low quiet String bed beneath a free form flute solo with heavy reverb giving an ethereal quality. The Flute explores different rhythms and tonalities starting kind of bright and encouraging but ending on a more skeptical feel. Good accompaniment for nature images or montage and time lapse. Instrumental, New Age, Solos (Wind)
30 second theme ideal for current affairs programming or investigative journalism show, serious sounding orchestral piece with driving timpani and synth effects bringing you the hard cold truth you need to know, Instrumental, News, News Investigative
solo piano ragtime and novelty music tune inspired by the early 20th century rags of Scott Joplin. Playful and light uptempo piano for background music in documentaries and period pieces for film and television, Instrumental, Jazz, Ragtime
Welcome to the main Event! the Circus is in town, grandiose theme suitable for kids and children's cartoon as introduction music for a special event. Comical sounding use of instruments and percussion with exciting key change half way through, energy and grand ending. Instrumental, Circus, Circus Music
Instrumental hip hop mid 90's Snoop/West coast track great for background night club or strip club. Common recognizable production elements used from that genre make this a great "sounds like" background track. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
Strong Hip Hop beats with tweaked orchestral stabs and dissorientating synth leads fusing into smooth sexy deep house style middle section. Cool instrumental track for background club/strip club music. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro Hop
instrumental classic Ibiza Balearic sounding dance tune from the peak of the 90's, reminiscent of pasha and ministry of sound, feel good upbeat house tunes bouncy bass lines, little bit jazzy in places, high melodic strings, nice harmonies. deep house, Instrumental, Pop, Pop/EDM
Ibiza chill out time, beautiful melodic dance tune with atmospheric sweeping pads and groove driving organ riffs great tune for winding down club night watching the sun set over beautiful beaches great for documentary or night club slight melancholy fused with inspiration and drive deep house feel, Instrumental, Dance, Electro House
walking down a New York street late night maybe down on your luck maybe just lonely but this piece will help sell that feeling using a melancholy Jazz ensemble to help you for the transition between moods or scenes, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Jazzy soft and sad sounding Piano intro leads to mysterious middle section with funky Guitar and dissonant chords and string pad coming in at end to help resolve. Good for use as underscore with minimal build up of tension or intrigue or mystery has retro feel overall chill out tune, Instrumental, Jazz, Chillout Jazz
4 on the floor Latin Montuno style piano keeps the pulse going as saxophones join for chord stabs leading to a fade out, suitable for transition moments in Radio and TV promotion, would work with many genres from news to sports programming, good for use under narration and podcasts. Instrumental, Dance, Latin House
Romantic theme using piano and strings along with horns at the start, gradual rising motion in free form time leading to a slow beautiful melodic high string section line. lush harmonies give the feel of Love and warmth a hope and tenderness and loyalty ending on a more pensive note that happy. Instrumental, Classical, Romantic
traditional sounding circus style theme reminiscent of a merry go round but with a more sinister twist at the end as the melody falls off and slows to a halt, could be suitable for children's story and imagery or more adult tongue in cheek retro. Good for background of story telling circus freaks, Instrumental, Circus, Carousel Waltz
Ambient deep House track with long introduction and build up reaching a mellow Early nineties sounding dance beat similar to that of Robert Miles and Children lower energy with melodic content for a chill kind of vibe with waves crashing at start and end good for background and pod casting, Instrumental, Electronic, Ambient House
Piano and strings with light woodwind lead this piece on a journey through sad and contemplative to a positive, spirited a quirky middle section finally arriving at a more resolved and content final section. Thunderstorm and rain effects start the piece and fade out leading to the middle section. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Dramatic and rhythmic opening orchestral strings transition into a creepy ethereal middle section using subtle synth voices and indistinct bells over an atmospheric Pad. This piece ends with a fading pad eerie chimes and subtle breathy pulse. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Dark Magical
Poppy deep house track great for club scene with bouncing bass line, trance like repetitive midrange riff, US Garage house feel, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Fashion House
creepy repetitive theme using ethereal synth pad and high-pitched chimes, melody played on vibes. Great background ambience for documentary, docudrama or television show involving mysterious unusual events or actions, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Contemplative
traditional sounding folk instrumental music from northern Spain and France utilizing traditional instrumentation, harmonies and melody. Overall sadness to the music. Lead melody played on Accordion, accompanied by classical guitar switching for the middle section. A B A form, Instrumental, European, France
Piano based 60 second Theme tune ideal Television theme music for Dramas based on murder or mystery and crime. Sad and melancholy tonality but with a slow driving pulse and fade out. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Traditional sounding Italian ensemble, upbeat oom pah style band great for period background music or transition montage music. Has a comedic feel to it similar to "curb your enthusiasm" theme music. Also suitable for Mafia music for movie or documentary. starts kind of menacing ends positively. Instrumental, European, Italy
Melancholy string arrangement with harp and pizzicato figure repeating throughout giving it a sense of time passing or waiting on something, suitable for use in a dramatic scene waiting on test results or a lovers response, slightly magical sounding ending figure. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Piano and String piece using a repetitive figure to drive the music forward whilst the harmonies change around it creating a sense of waiting and time passing. kind of melancholy and sad suitable for underscore of a dramatic romantic moment or scene. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music