With an emphasis on real instruments, strong themes, and melodies, UK’s Stephen Daltry's TV and Film commissions include the 2018 feature 'Of Fish and Foe' for BBC Scotland, the Sundance hit 'The Moo Man,' two documentaries on Princess Diana for ITV, 'The Hunt,' BBC (Cultural Prix Italia Winner), and scores for Discovery, Ch4, Ch5, PBS, and Cinema. Stephen has a Classical music style mixing his love of piano with sampled sounds for some of his scores, including the Grierson Award-nominated "The 2000-Year-Old Computer" for BBC (2013).
A brooding Elizabethan track with strings and pipe, a horsemen sets out from a castle at dusk, then the harpsichord and pipes begin a more lively conversation: the opening of an historical film, costume drama, traditional historic instruments filling your mind with images of historic events. Instrumental, Classical, Renaissance
A playful, vibrant flute solo played by a session player. It has a fresh, catchy melody, and conjures up the vivid colours of a bird flying through the forests in a nature program. Ideal for natural history, road trips, happy romantic scenes in dramas. Woodwinds,
Very distinctive, haunting sound of the Middle East: an old stringed instrument - the oud - conjures up dusty rural Kurdistan, has a lively tempo, almost dancelike. Can be used for documentary, travel programmes, history, food programmes, human interest, films set in Persia, the Middle East, Instrumental, Middle East, Iran
Mellow1920s track with muted trumpet and dixieland band, sounds like a theme from the Great Gatsby: time of prohibition! drums, woodwind, piano, woodblock and viola. Great for gangster movies, 1920s and 1930s, historical documentaries, period dramas. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Jazz
Very distinctive, haunting sound of the Middle East: an old stringed instrument - the oud - conjures up dusty rural Kurdistan, underscoring the barren mountainous landscape. Can be used for documentary, travel programmes, history, food programmes, human interest, films set in Persia, the Middle East, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
French accordion and piano, a Paris skyline. A moody, pensive theme, a detective searches for clues, a woman walks through the deserted Champs Elysees. Electronics, synthesiser. Great for dramatic scenes with French flavour, documentary, history, road trips. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Played on real instruments, this catchy melody is played by piccolo and piano together then it brings in flute and low clarinet and saxophone as it builds to a quirky climax. Cheeky, lively happy. Great for comedy slapstick, children and toddlers, silent movies, funny scenes in documentaries. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Piccolo
A high quality, quirky piccolo and piano theme. These are NOT sampled instruments. a catchy melody to a kind of tango rhythm, played by session musicians.. Good for punctuating slapstick scenes, family toddler scenes, silent movie comedy. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Piccolo
A dozy funny waltz theme like a pirate asleep on his ship in calm seas, dreaming of buried treasure. He wakes up and then falls gently back to sleep again. Funny, eccentric band playing. Great for pirate films, especially comedy adventure, documentaries at sea, children's series, cartoons, Instrumental, Action, Theme Pirates
Piano and real alto flute. A flowing piano plays like an ever flowing river, with an alto flute- has a catchy melody. Nice tune The piano is constantly moving then it slows, stops and then restarts. Ideal for documentary, a road trip, travelling music, history, a memory of a journey, romantic films, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
An attractive theme, the live flute gives it a pastoral flavour at the start but then the drama begins, with live trumpet and piano, it has a strong forward motion, with pulsating pizzicato strings. Has a serious, quite regal, stirring character. Good for historical docs, royal events, politics. Instrumental, Sports, Sports Inspiration Music
Haunting and heart-rending string prelude with real cello, playing high up in its range, with tender strings, flute and vibraphone. Sounds like Shostakovich. Ideal for tragic scenes in drama, documentary, biographical films, History Channel. Uses real instruments. Instrumental, Classical, 20th Century
Piano and cello begin this slowly escalating piece, with strings, that builds and builds to a climax with a solo flute piercing the air at the end. Live session players. Great for action scenes in costume dramas, and thrillers, action adventure. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Classical
Spacious ambience, and gentle high notes almost sing a melody as we glide through space. Images of the past of a man's life, a woodland fable, a mysterious land. Mystery, space exploration, documentary, nature, high tech, electronic. Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
A stately classical piece, with real trumpet, conjuring up old stately homes and mansions, the era of the Boston tea party, pony and traps, polite society, grand English castles and estates. Ideal for history programs, documentaries, music for movies set in 18th, 19th centuries. Sound like Bach. Instrumental, Classical, Baroque
A lively upbeat solo piano piece that is circus like, music hall - sawdust and high wires. acrobats and clowns falling on their behinds. Cheeky, rather weird, at times discordant; ends with a deep, menacing piano note. Sounds like Satie. Great for carnival, circus scenes, history, black comedy, docs, Instrumental, Circus, Circus Music
An extraordinary landscape of a track, spacious and turning, in the outer reaches of some far off galaxy, soft pads of sound mixing droplets of piano, a mythical machine turning. Great for sci fi films, moon landings, documentary, drama. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
A moody tango with a great melody, complete with sultry rich accordion and rhythmic piano, make it a great choice for ads, on-hold, corporate media, cafes, restaurants, websites, movie and TV soundtracks. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Latin
An upbeat chirpy tune on piano with cheeky flute phrases, then a live trumpet enters like a big steam engine and the merry band carries on till a vibraphone finishes with a gentle flourish. Real instruments. Great for children's cartoons, films, games, family entertainment, romantic comedy, Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals
Joyous, upbeat version of this Christmas classic, for piano solo. Elegant, charming and sprightly. Ideal for commercials, TV programs, drama. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Piano
A tender, expressive theme in the higher register of the strings. Played by real string quartet, sounds like Borodin. Speaks of longing, loss. Good for scenes of bleak open landscape, emotional dramas, documentaries. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A solo banjo starts this attractive melody and then the eccentric band kicks in with drums clarinet flute then a lovely trumpet solo begins, with drums and piano. Slightly drunken music, great for party scenes, comedy hangover scenes, slapstick, romantic comedy, children and toddlers. Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
Cute little piano piece of baby taking his first steps. Simple piano in a hesitant playing of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Family/infant, documentary, baby commercial, children's TV. Tender, wholesome. Instrumental, Childrens, Nursery Rhymes
A solo trumpet in a triumphant, positive melody. Live trumpet, accompanying strings. Trumpet voluntary. Great for royal events, renaissance scenes, history, documentary, romantic epics, anthems. Instrumental, Military, Victory
Charming innocent solo piano playing of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The melody rings out sweetly over a soft rhythmic accompaniment. Ideal for family/infant scenes, commercials, adverts, audio books, tender and wholesome. Familiar nursery rhymes, children's songs and lullabyes, Instrumental, Childrens, Lullabies
A wistful, expressive tango instrumental, with a quite heartwarming accordion solo playing the main theme, accompanied by piano. Strings come in halfway through. In the style of a laid back Piazzolla or Yann Tiersen, ideal for romantic films, especially European, montage sequences. Instrumental, Latin, Latin Easy Listening
