UK artist Tom Rae excels at composing Dramatic melodic music that is filled with romantic, sentimental, and heartwarming emotions, but you can also find him writing in other styles like Rock, New Age, Corporate, African, and more. From the inspirational best-seller "Strong And True," to the charming accordion of "Paris Past," his catalog shows tremendous diversity and creativity. If you're looking for something wonderfully original, or if you need a catchy and memorable melody, Tom's music will complement your production in amazing ways.
Begins with joyfull piano, horns and sleighbells, and builds to an orchestral crescendo including cathedral organ. This grand Christmas song captures the excitement in the air. Visions of Santa flying through the air on his sleigh, or the joyfull hussle and bussle of shopping districts at this time, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Piano, soft orchestral strings, and classical acoustic guitar. Tender and sentimental, wistful, warm and gentle. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
A contemporary sounding, tuneful mixture of synth, organ and piano on a light orchestral strings bed. Describes a dawning of realisation, a coming of age, or closure. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Romantic and emotional: Big, warm and very melodic. Strong melody with lush orchestral strings, piano and acoustic nylon guitar. This is a tender and sentimental work, tugging at heart strings. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Piano with soft orchestral strings, soft horns and woodwind. This is a tender sentimental work. A mother with very young children. Older person reminiscing. Soft focus, idyllic. Finding new romance. Caring for someone. Sweet and full of goodness, Mom's apple pie, babies commercial, A thing of beauty, Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Orchestral brass with strings give an understated but solid feel. Cinematic, tv. A moment of pride. Stately horns in an orchestral setting. Golf programs, state processions, grand old buildings, commercials with gravitas. Financial services, placing trust in an institution. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
Childrens' adventurous, Disney-style, epic, full orchestral. Agitated beginnings - faintly ominous, build to a grand, memorable, sweeping main theme tune. All through this piece, there is a strong feeling of adventure and excitement, tinged with moments of uncertainty, leading to an upbeat climax. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
A contemporary piano piece with complex chords. A musically slightly bewildering and confused structure is replaced by tones of resolve and acceptance. Would be equally at home in a commercial for headache relief, as it would a drama involving a complex, thoughtful, sad character. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Sounds like a track from a modern TV drama involving characters you care about, or a movie - tear-jerker style. Distinctive, original and different musical approach describing feelings of sadness, melancholy and poignancy. It's not all doom and gloom; there's hope in there too, and acceptance. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Intricate solo piano in a minor key. Lots of movement from main part is played at the same time as the slow, sad melody. Beautiful representation of sadness/coping/trying to find closure. Film or tv over a sparse dialogue, or an intro or outro scene. Full track. Also good for start/end credits. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Iconic theme tune style for TV shows or journal/current affairs. Complex movement describing complicated characters or situations. A smooth, mellow trumpet transcends the unpredictable complexity, and spells out it's authority over the rest with a simple, clean refrain... like a beacon of integrity. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Rhythmic, melodic synthesizer with electronic drums play a tuneful, almost Bach-like piece. Good if you need a strident, metronomic, melodic, modern/futuristic sound. Banking commercials, new car promo, business, Fortune 500, corporate video, branding campaign. Upbeat and looking to the future. Instrumental, Rock, Space Rock
Unruffled, easy going clarinet theme with orchestral backing. Quaint, could describe themed characters like Mrs Marple, Monk, Columbo... or a period piece. A bicycle ride to a country estate. Memorable melody is optimistic and friendly. Easy-going, taking things in your stride. Contented, cheerful. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Toe tapping fun. Devil-may-care, slap-dash, light comical attitude is represented by the bassoon, with piano, bass and drums, and later, cello. Not quirky music - more... shared fun. Beer commercial, guys doing silly stuff, people doing harmless but daft things. Intrepid but impractical, happy. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
Cinematic films & TV. A moment of pride. Stately horns in an orchestral setting. Golf programs, state processions, grand old buildings, commercials with gravitas. Airlines, advertising greatness, dependability and integrity. Graduation, attainment, patriotic July 4th celebrations, military rituals,, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
A bright new sunny day, without a care in the world. This is a joyful, feel-good, happy, positive track; dominated by a light piano style with lots of movement, (like Bruce Hornsby perhaps.) Rhythmic strings and some hot drumming add to the feeling of excitement, as well as 12 string guitar and bass, Instrumental, Dramatic, Smooth Music
Upbeat piano on a very rhythmic strings bed. Going places, doing things you don't normally do, on a natural high, not a cloud in the sky. Theme tune could be attached to a character with a bright disposition. Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. Pop Easy Listening
Gorgeous melody, firstly with a clarinet lead, followed by big strings. Cinematic, ldocumentary, commercial, or anything sweet and wholesome. Homecoming/homesick, nostalgia. Mountains, streams. Romance or moving scenes. Memories of simpler times. Where the heart lies. In the beautiful countryside. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Deep, lush, warm pads wash over you and create a laid-back sound which has elements of chillax and ambient, but still has the musicality to evoke dreamy places like lazy, empty, sun-soaked beaches or favorite places in your imagination. Smooth, light, easy, take me there sounds for maximum chill. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
A plaintive, musical oboe rides on a synth pulse - the individual in a busy city. The warmth and humane quality of the oboe vs the musical but "never letting up" synth. The last 60sec has a fast piano section, a bit like Bruce Hornsby. Drama, emotional, hospital, cop, detective, sensitive character. Instrumental, Dramatic, Smooth Music
This full orchestral track featuring uncommon rhythms and accents, represents the lighter side of the orchestra. This track has a musically strong, bright comedic attitude. At times, although seemingly at sixes and sevens, it still manages to find some order, but never ceases to be quirky. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Classical
Choir boys over an urgent piano motif: add rhythmic synths and big orchestral string staccatos, and horns, and you've got action and intrigue. Instrumental, Action, Theme Spy
Sunny Afro-Caribbean song. Flutes, acoustic guitars, double bass and drums. Good for anything which has the word "sun" in it. Clear blue sea, golden sand, palm trees, fishermen in small boats, desert island peace. Idyllic setting for tourism. Smiling, friendly, laid back islanders. Instrumental, Tropical, Caribbean Music
Soulful, big sax on a synth and strings bed. Builds to a poignant cry - "I'm sorry". Hope mingles with unhappiness - Hospital doctors, medical drama, misunderstandings, jilted lover, losing someone. Soft interlude in detective TV series. Emotional, moody, passionate. Starting over, flashbacks. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Ultra cool and calm, rhythmic, melodic synthesizers sound a regular pulse bed on top of which synthesised vocal textures smoothly glide. A modern sound which is upbeat and futuristic. Portrays contemporary and future elegance in travel.. the Japanese bullet train for example. Science in movement. Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
A long distance space traveler awakens to realize it's his 481st birthday-all his family and friends are no longer around. The beauty and awe of space travel. Big synth pads, dreamy orchestral strings, angelic choir. Space documentaries, pictures of the universe, planetarium, slow motion water world, Instrumental, New Age, Space Music
Orchestral + FX. Mournful Cellos lead, supported by doleful strings. A trumpet sounds a baleful warning, or it could be a mocking, twisted eulogy for spirits of dead souls. Special FX have been added sparingly to enhance the feeling of dread and foreboding. Horror or psychological thiller. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Traditional Christmas music in an orchestral arrangement. Flutes and trumpets carry the main melody. Great PBS special a la Charles Kuralt. Exciting journey, joyful bright and merry. Lively inspiring and exhilarating. Stately regal, for princes & kings fanfare, arrivals. Playful fun & sophisticated, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Orch.
Unmistakably Italian, in the grand manner, with mandolin and accordion accompanied by lush strings. Very melodic and descriptive of the beauty and grace of the towns and cities of Italy. Instrumental, European, Italy
Extra rhythmic pulses in this music makes it suitable for a wide range of commercial, news, documentary uses. Perfect for voice over. Strident strings going forward hand in hand with an evolving synth and subtle percussion. Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Full orchestra with a big drum component. Disjointed and oppressive, like being chased or stalked by bad guys. Edgy, jittery, unsettling emotional frenzy. Cinematic mixture of panic and dread. Sensing danger, trying to escape, preparing or committing a murder. Stalking, spying, detective chase. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Excitement in the air as the jingly, jangly beginning leads to trumpets and horns and eventually, a big glorious finish. Describes the feeling at home and in the crowded stores at Christmas time. Many different places for edits at different lengths. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Ensemble
News Package including 0:11 theme, 0:7 and 0:5 stings and 0:23 of headline bed. Shrill trumpets and horns with strings and timpani. Everything you need for news or current affairs, from the opening credits to the music underlying the main points of the news. Instrumental, News, News Music
Full orchestra with rich strings and soaring horns in a very cinematic or tv, melodramatic / high drama, style. Describing a grand, palatial setting in which all sorts of story plots unfold. 19th century onwards to the present. Opening and closing credits, with lots of quieter passages good to edit. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Optimistic outlook. There's a contented, happy feel to this track which becomes more pronounced as the tune progresses. Acoustic guitars, synths. Good for commercials. Banks, building society, insurance, anything where a forward looking attitude is represented. Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. Pop Easy Listening
Traditional french accordion waltz with acoustic bass, piano and brush kit. Imagine a Frenchman in striped shirt with beret on head, playing outside a French bistro or cafe. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, iconic Parisian land marks, the river Seine, romantic couples, all things Gallic. Instrumental, European, France
A melancholic clarinet takes the melody over a light orchestral backing. Cinematic or tv series... good for intro credits etc. Memorable theme tune for a soap. An idyllic rural or suburbian existence. Somewhere perfect, contented and safe. A picture of contentment. Honest, clean living, wholesome. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Trumpets, Horns and fast strings. Written with ski-ing in mind, but good for any uptempo sport. Theme tune for tv sports. Full track. Opening or closing credits, Instrumental, Sports, Sports Orchestral
Cinematic, tv. A moment of pride. Stately horns in an orchestral setting. Golf programs, state processions, grand old buildings, commercials with gravitas. Airlines, advertising greatness, dependability and integrity. Graduation, attainment, patriotic. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
Authentic African instruments begin the song on their own, and are then fleshed out by orchestral strings and bass. This represents the happy, "Rainbow Nation" outlook, for which modern Africa is so admired. Bright and bubbly toe-tapping music shows the Dark Continent's brighter side. Instrumental, World Music, African World Fusion
Rhythmic, melodic solo piano in a minor key. Lilting melody is sad and contemplative. Looking back, reminiscing. Rain on a window pane. Autumn in the orchard, uncertainty ahead. Poignant bittersweet and sentimental. Flashbacks, dreading a decision or reunion. Moody thoughts, emotional melancholy, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Very, very sweet and gentle. This song has two strong melodic themes. Piano has the first melody, and acoustic nylon guitar the second. Babies, young children, memories, first love. Weepy film ending.. credits roll. Soft commercial themes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Tender music
Orchestral strings and big soft synths, give this Christmas classic a slightly more contemporary feel. Starts small, then gets bigger and bigger - but always very very warm. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Ensemble
Space-like cellos provide a complex musical current which is complimented by a clear, beautifully haunting theme. Synths complete the background nuances. This organic complexity would suit anything in the natural world, as well as exotic space themes, or quiet moments of beauty and deep reflection. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music