Chicago’s Mind Exchange generates an international award-winning sound and extensive music production catalog. In 2020, they won 80 gold, silver, finalist, and semi-finalist awards in the film and media industry and at festivals. Music is composed by Donny Walker and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Kelly Askam and Zachariah Jarrett. Mind Exchange specializes in Orchestral, Pop, Rock, Metal, Folk, Funk, Jazz, and Latin American styles, and they are perpetually awarded for surpassing the industry standard for sound and music production.
This short 15 second instrumental portrays an emotional exhaustion that is still accepting and preparatory of the next day or of time passing. The strings function as almost an emotional sigh as if to indicate that despite the tough challenges, life moves on. Perfect for logos, intros & transitions. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Psychologically unstable, this tune is great for scenes where a transformation takes place in a major character and they start to either become unhinged or start working for the evil side. This tune is psychologically unstable and isn't getting better any time soon, however there is acceptance in it, Instrumental, Horror, Horror Psychological
This tune is a simple tension bed, very minimalist and adaptable based on tension and the uneasiness of the scene it could be used for. Things aren't great but they're not at their worst yet, they're just beginning to get bad. Pop it in and let the vibe do the talking. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
This tune drives, grooves & grows beautifully. It's a mix of fashion and deep house, EDM & electro pop, it's trendy & cultured, colorful and deep. Being an amazing instrumental, this tune perfectly accommodates dialogue & sound design. Perfect for drama, narrative, history or tech based film/media. Instrumental, Dance, Deep House
This cue is created to disassociate your character to their audience. It creates a strong unnatural feeling that something is horribly wrong but no one yet knows what it is. This cue is designed to play mind games, to create power in the unnatural. Perfect for thriller, drama, narrative, sci fi, etc, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
This tune is a perfect dark and gritty alternative rock tune, similar stylistically to some of Radiohead's more dissonant works. This tune is a slow build up bringing everyone in and as the groove and band comes in, so does the orchestral chaos. Dissonance descends making this a great ending tune. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Metal
Remember those old video games you used to play on the Nintendo, Sega & SNES. This tune was designed to sound just like those old 8 & 16 bit games, except KUNG FU! This tune is historic in how retro it is and the composition is just curious enough to be actually believable wherever placed. Instrumental, Electronic, Video Game Music
This super dark Goth-Tronica tune has got that chill diabolical kinda vibe going on. There are some gentle fluctuations in time that allow the synths and beats to take on their maximum effect. This music perfect for scenes with a pronounced bad guy, rave, dj, party, after party, thriller or drama. Instrumental, Electronic, Industro-Goth
Need a dirty grunge tune for a gritty bar scene? This music was designed to be kind of gross sounding, like bathing in your local pub. Its designed without vocals so that dialogue & sound design can be clean without having to compete for understanding. This music is designed not to distract story, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Grunge
Bad Dream or Alternate Reality Music that sounds like bending itself to achieve the farthest reach of space time and infinity. Like getting to that place only to realize there's nothing there tangible to touch or experience and the emptiness of it is utterly abnormal. Full abnormal weirdness. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
This short 60 second psychological horror piece represents the most tortured of psychological disorders, disassociated psychosis. Total bat crazy, gone mentally in all ways. This piece is hugely psychological and will literally bring the audience into the head of someone dangerously unhinged. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Psychological
Super sexy dancing orchestral disco track here featuring a REAL orchestra & rhythm section, no samples, no 'beats' nothing digital. Yes, that means this tune is guaranteed to have a higher impact with your audiences subconscious. DANCING! Perfect for corporate, drama, comedy & dancing or disco media, Instrumental, Dance, Classic Disco
This tune is perfectly unnatural. Things are weird, maybe even don't make sense and there's no way to logically explain whats going on. Awkward, bizarre, eccentric & quirky. This track fits dialogue perfectly and creates a specific psychology that helps manipulate and confuse your audiences! Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
This horror jazz tune is as creepy as it is insane. Really, the genre is 'Horror Jazz' and it identifies a horror that is perfect for anything creepy, anything looney, anything dark, anything badass and evil. This tune is remarkable for theatre, performance, art scene, its innovative and diabolical. Female Vocals, Horror, Horrorcore
This tune is a world of mystery, the likes of which you audience cannot place their finger on a location, Maybe its an alternate reality, maybe its a bad dream, maybe its purgatory or the gates of hell. This minimalist tune features the synth, piano, keys, water phone & more. Thriller, drama, psych. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Dark Magical
Don't suck was originally designed to sound like a mix between Radiohead & new wave alternative, its definitely pop punk, but strongly rooted in alternative rock. The great thing about this tune, like most instrumental music, is that it's designed to accommodate spoken dialogue & sound design. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Need an adaptable jazz cue? This tune is cool as cool gets, featuring international award winning saxophonist Kelly Askam & Donny Walker on Trombone accompanied by Chamber Jazz Ensemble. This cue fits EVERYWHERE! In any film, any media and guess what? Live musicians always triumph the screen. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
This tune is total weirdness, but like in a fun, goofball lovable kind of way. Its quirky and eccentric, great for comedy or cartoons, great for animated films, commercials or whatever media is in need of total silliness. Perfect for any situations or character motifs or awkward situations imagined. Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Goof Music
This short little cinematic gem is great if your character is experiencing an unnatural sense of reality, maybe they're drunk, or drugged or experiencing mental health issues. This piece is slightly confused, slightly awkward, curious, hypnotic and abnormal, great for a multitude of scenes! Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
This tune is perfect dance, bar, club, party music where your character (s) are getting progressively more drunk. The booze is kicking in, and their motor movements are starting to get worse, things start to slow down, balance becomes unstable, characters get wabbly and can't stop cuz its fun right? Instrumental, Electronic, Electroclash
Want your film to succeed? ALWAYS use live musicians! This gorgeous piece of music features an award winning clarinet soloist & REAL chamber orchestra, the Lake County Symphony Orchestra in fact! This track is expressive, and proven to help your audience genuinely connect to your audience. BRAVO! Instrumental, Classical, 20th Century
This absolutely gorgeous flute & accordion duet is nothing short of expressive, beautiful, gorgeous, moving and features 2 truly passionate players. This piece is reflective and somber, patient & injured, it's beautiful and experimental & dynamic. From an international award winning soundtrack. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Classical
This recording features a Juilliard trained muted trumpet player accompanied by marimba. This recording is gentle and soulful, reflective and patient. The minimalism of it paces itself for a remarkable recording. The artistry and approach are unlike current modern music. Very French impressionist. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Classical
This piece of music represented America in the 2019 world projection mapping competition finalist round. It's a huge mash up of different styles & genres, cultures & instrumentation from all over the world. It premiered in front of 40,000 people and was projected onto the worlds heaviest building. Instrumental, Childrens, Childrens World
This gorgeous solo rondo form brass fanfare is epic in its strength. There's a solemn pride to it that provides determination to any scene it accompanies. The prideful qualities of this international award winning music are absolutely gorgeous - featuring horn, trombone & bass trombone. Made for PBS, Instrumental, Military, Heroic Music
A blast of realism. Things are not what you thought them to be. Depression sets in, anxiety creeps in and the dissonance of all bad things happening at once takes over and causes your characters to simmer in their own sadness and misery. Quiet contemplations bring the end. Drama, thriller, psych. Instrumental, Dangerous, Psychedelic
A short creepy tune that feels like you're Alone in a world unlike anything you've experienced. Like ghosts echoing through the mist this minimalistic horror bed is eerie and feels like there's something lurking in the darkness. Slow and gentle, consistent & empty in its own death. Horror, haunted. Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Music
Pop Jazz is AMAZING! Especially when it features live musicians and can literally fit any scene! This International Award Winning tune uses only live musicians and it blends pop & jazz styles. Featuring solo flute & jazz ensemble, this playful gem is a must have for any scene in need of fun & love! Instrumental, Pop, Pop-Jazz
This cue begins with solo cello, calmly contemplating, the woodwinds and violin join and the chords ascend into a tempo change that creates some great action & adventure in a dispute accompanied by percussion beats. the action ends & this piece quietly withdraws into the ending. Instrumental, Action, Orchestral Action
This horror jazz tune is as creepy as it is insane. Really, the genre is 'Horror Jazz' and it identifies a horror that is perfect for anything creepy, anything looney, anything dark, anything badass and evil. This tune is remarkable for theatre, performance, art scene, its innovative and diabolical. Female Vocals, Horror, Horrorcore
This tune is perfect for any bizarro, weird quirky, awkward, silly or unnatural cue. It's comical and buffoonish, slapstick and cartoony. Perfect for commercials, comedy cues, establishing shots, character motifs or anything where comedy comes first. Your audience will giggle if this becomes yours. Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Goof Music
Tension & Danger come near, dramatic terrified strings enter & descend, un-natural feelings grow and reality is challenge, the heartbeat of a murder arrives as they sharpen knives, terror sinks in as the murder ascends upon its victim - the drama arrises all the while the clock ticks, bye compassion, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Need a sinister sound dance electronica tune? This one is as evil and diabolical as it comes. Between the dope beats, those powerful melodies synths & grooves this piece is bumping. Great for score, underscore, party music, live dance, anything that needs a hint of sinister to help tell that story. Instrumental, Electronic, Electroclash
This ominous piece of music is perfect for after the climax additional eeriness, perfect for films about serial killers or monsters, the unnatural or evil sprits. The piano entrance at the end of the piano is creepy and kind of demented helping the horror of the cue fit in better into the scene. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
This cute little latin dance piece is very playful and extremely fun. The showmanship is virtuosic but even with all that talent, its still very minimalist and spacious - accommodating sound design & dialogue. This music is perfect for date scenes, in restaurants, etc. Its great for anything! Instrumental, Latin, Latin World Fusion
This synth pop tune sounds a lot like stranger things, it's got that whole synth wave kind of approach. Its great for scenes in need of momentum building, montages, score, underscore, background music, party, club or bar music or anything in need of some groovy beats and 80s/90s type synths. Instrumental, Pop, Synthpop
This orchestral piece can be used for all types of scenarios but is best used as a follow up for a scene ending and establisher of new ideas for the preceding scene. There are 2 separate ideas pack into this piece making it multifunctional for short ideas, motifs, segues, transitions or conclusions. Instrumental, Classical, Romantic
This experimental string orchestra piece is a mix of weird & experimental, while there is no orchestra in the track, all the instruments used are experimental. Intentionally focusing on experimental dissonant rhythms played on non conventional instruments. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
This fantasy for clarinet & orchestra was recorded using the Lake County Symphony Orchestra, real musicians! The soloist is Nicholas Carlson and the piece of music features the solo clarinet on a journey to find itself and realize who/what it is. Mountains of awards with this music already achieved. Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Music for festivals. This eclectic electronica tune has gone that crowd bouncing vibe. Its got the grooves and the feel, the synthetic instruments and that live don't are about anything else but dancing kind of vibe. Perfect for clubs, DJs, bars, parties & festivals. Thriller, drama & corporate. Instrumental, Dance, Deep House
This stunning solo piece was performed by a doctorate of cello student at Northwestern University. Original composed for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation & PBS, the piece is accompanied by Cello. Its won piles of awards internationally and is a perfect fit for drama, narrative, thriller & history. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
This piece of music is like a bunch of cannabalistic barbarians dancing around a fire preparing to eat their victims, the low brass & tribal hand drums. This music basically belongs in fantasy, fiction and tribal horror films. Perfect for haunted houses, theme parks & horror based theatre. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Action Intense
This work is performed by The Lake County Symphony Orchestra. Live musicians ALWAYS affect your audience In powerful ways. This piece is horror completely, its about the uncertainty, creating a psychology that leaves your audience genuinely affected. Go with the best go with Mind Exchange. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
