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 tune is designed to sound like a federal organization taking a public threat very seriously, whether its bio warfare or a pandemic or a zombie infection or alien invasion this tune is about establishing an unreal organizational perspective of dealing with an unconventional situation, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
This power dance tune is perfect for really getting the party started. This high energy mix is bumping and guaranteed to make your audience bounce in their seats, or shoes. Designed to sound like a DJ, this performance is perfect for score, underscore, concerts, bars, clubs & high energy media. Instrumental, Dance, Rave
This short little cue features Vocalist Joe Labozetta singing in a Chris Cornell type style. This short little psychedelic rock song featuring the guitar accompanied by symphony orchestra is perfect for commercials, transitions, intros, outs or anything that identifies odd is ok. Male Vocals, Rock, Psychedelic Rock
This tune is stylistically a mashup between alternative rock & classic rock. Its an instrumental, so it fits perfect for scenes where dialogue takes precedence. The energy, is very much so like time is running out and that focus is priority. Perfect for Corporate, Commercial, Drama or any media type, Instrumental, Indie Rock, College Rock
The War to regurgitate an evil spirit. Dissonance, chaos, cluster, conflict. In this track, the orchestra battles itself and practically destroys itself in the process. This aggressively dissonant psychological horror cue is terrifying and will make your audience hold onto their seats. Drama, Psych. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
A supremely gentle & gorgeous quartet for clarinet, bass clarinet, flute & vibes. Minimalist & expressive, well intentioned & patient, meaningful & perfect for literally any type of self reflective scenes. The beauty of this piece is truly inspiring and perfect for dramas, documentaries or corporate, Instrumental, Classical, Romantic
This piece grows quickly, its a great set up starting with friction and uncertainty, in no time it all it crescendos into an orchestral reveal, which is a perfect spot for opening titles or a plot mystery reveal. The great thing about this tune is that its very familiar to Hitchcock and is adaptable, Instrumental, Dramatic, Dramatic Risers
An adorable little bluegrass tune, featuring the banjo, dulcimer, mandolin, guitar, percussion & more. Things are picking up, amazing for an awesome introduction. Country, western, acoustic & great for corporate stuff, commercials, intros, documentaries, great build up & an amazing introduction! Instrumental, Country, Bluegrass
A sad and somber piece of music for quintet. Beautiful and deeply valuable for the souls of your audience in literarily every way. As patient as a mentor and as healing as the sun is to the grass. Featuring all live musicians this minimalist piece features soulful players reflecting on their purpose, Instrumental, Classical, Romantic
A dark, dirty and dangerous piece of music exemplifying the rage bubbling up in someone evil. Contrabassoon & Tuba, strings, synths, horror - this piece is perfect for character development, character motifs, establishing and heavy psychological pieces. Perfect for thriller, horror, drama & fantasy. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
This sparkly electro pop EDM remix is perfect for background instrumentals. It begins with shimmering synths female backing vocals then groove kicks in with drilling bass lone and the grove slowly builds up and then slows down the last 3rd of the song. Instrumental, Electronic, Electropop
This short synthetic minimalist piece is very introspective, its spacious and quiet. Ponderous & inquisitive, this music works great as a bed or used as score or underscore. It creates a natural sounding, unnaturalness that paves the way for dialogue & sound design, great for thriller, drama & more. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
Consciously Putting the story together, this cue processes the mystery quickly. This cue hesitates only to look around and ponder its own safety. Things, as normal aren't as they appear & an unfortunately one of the lead characters has been drugged or their safety is jeopardized. Great for psych. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
This little horror gem is perfect for that point in your story where a villains backstory is being realized, or something unnatural and bad is happening to someone important. Go with Mind Exchange, your media deserves the best! Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Tension so tight it feels like being ripped apart. This short tension cue features non conventional folk instruments bowed aggressively quickly with lots of dissonance. Aggressive & full of inner turmoil this tune is great for psychological thriller, drama, horror, mystery & the supernatural. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
A piece of music about looking backwards and internalizing the purpose of sadness through trauma, featuring synthesizer trio and very simple pads. A bed of sadness, more or less. Perfect for drama, narrative, minimalism, emotional scenes, scenes about loss, tragedy, realization, theatre & history. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
This short 30 second cue is about getting down to business and getting hands dirty. Featuring the Bass Trombone, Electric Bass, Bass Clarinet & Trumpet this piece is dark and has got a ton of energy and momentum. Perfect for serious commercials about real life stuff, for score or anything, bad! Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Classical
This cue is 3 parts. It begins with Chopin's romantic and charming Nocturne, then transitions into an ethereal sounding environmental reality that is beautiful, foggy & mysterious. Last Section begins with darkness, low dark eerie synth, ominous, ends with rising orchestra crescendo great for segues, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
This tune sounds like it was recorded inside of a giant glass jar. It utilizes a minimalist environmental pad, synth and is really large and sparse sounding, perfect if your character is jumping between real & dream world. Spiritual world & ethereal in between alternative realities. Thriller, drama. Instrumental, Horror, Haunted Mansion
Need an alternative latin rock tune? This ones great for that, especially if your scene picks up speed and momentum in the middle of the tune. Featuring the guitar, bass, drums & percussion, this instrumental tune is perfect if you still need to leave space for dialogue & sound design. Instrumental, Rock, Latin Rock
This heroic cue is perfect for building a little bit of drama, this music is best used for turning points where there's still some distance left to be travelled before the story is fully told. Great for score, underscore, drama, thrillers, documentaries, history, film, commercial & corporate media. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Classical
Supercharged orchestral hard rock. Groovy, dirty, gritty, and has already won 15+ awards internationally. This live orchestra, rock band & guitar feature is short and to the point. Perfect for any media in need of high energy: corporate, thriller, drama, narrative, montages, intro, outros & more! Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Orchestral
This 80s tune was designed to sound like like that classic 80s Hollywood sound. Featuring Tenor Sax Solo, synth & Piano, this work will bring your audience back to the 80s, and it'll be suave. This tune is perfect for commercials, transitions, establishing shots & more. Perfect in any media scene! Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A quick passing orchestral tune, epic and operatic (without the voices). Great inner voice leading, Very dramatic & quick to grow, great for establishing shots, transitions, intros, endings, logos & bumpers. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
This is a terror crescendo, all the orchestra & sharp percussion swell up out of nowhere and the dissonance of all will mess up your audience. The strings rise & the noises & terror continue to grow until the low brass horror hit, the dissonant plucked & bowed percussion cut through the soul. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Chase
This tune is basically the devil himself coming out of the ground to claim the souls of everyone, hell fire is burning the room down and the souls of the tormented are screaming out for help. Its very much so the boss fight or the final most consequential confrontation. Best used in Climax or comedy, Instrumental, Horror, Gothic Intense
This lovely down home country tune is a must have for your country media western genre videos. This instrumental blues features the harmonica, acoustic guitar & is a must have for your media projects. This tune was custom created for the DuPage Children's Museum, Art Is Instrumental Exhibit! Instrumental, Blues, Country Blues
This track is dope. The compositional style is called fughetta form & and is an intellectual version of musical counterpoint rooted in cooperative melodic contexts. Take that idea then combine it with a rock band dueling DJ electronics and you got this tune, fits any need or scenario, Instrumental, Hip Hop, Trip Hop
This music is perfect for portraying a terror in your audience where they are shaking or convulsing with horror. Either they're witnessing something happening or saw something they shouldn't have and somehow managed to live to tell the tale, featuring the thunder tube, gourd shaker & synthetics. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
This music is terrifying, designed to sound like the hidden room with the rattling chains that the serial keeper hides and tortures his victims this piece is literally to die for. Perfect for haunted houses, horror films, psychological thrillers, etc. This music is about sadistic torture & murder. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Torture Music
This cue is great for a sparse, minimalist kind of vibe. Your character is beginning to realize some things and is catching onto something important but hasn't quite yet realized the full picture. Its kind of confusing but also kind of dreamlike, underscore & great for dialogue & sound design on top, Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Who needs a BAD track for a BAD moment? This Action Packed Jazz led rocking orchestra piece has already won a pile of awards internationally and you need it for that moment in your film or media project. Featuring International Award Winning Jazz Saxophonist Kelly Askam, its got guts. Instrumental, Action, Impending Jazz
A short little sparkly rising transition that ascends quickly, this sparkly electro pop EDM remix is perfect for quick little transitions, segues and short and sweet establishing montages. Perfect for content about raving, dis, the bar, clubs etc. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indietronica
This absolutely amazing high energy jazzy funk rock piece features the solo flute & bad rhythm section. It's sassy, it's grabbing and it's already won over 25 awards. Its perfect for high energy spots, or intros, if you wanna grab your audience's attention from the get go. Live Music=Perfection. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz-Funk
This cool jazz tune has got all those cool vibes. Its sexy and minimalist, colorful and soulful. Features the male voice humming a sexy distorted melody. This piece is simple and elegant, expressive & multifunctional. Great for any media in need of that sexy, bluesy, Jazzy kinda vibe. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
That moment where you come across monsters or zombies feasting on a dead human being. Creepy, gross, ripping, shredding, feeding. Using dissonance & terrifying sound to create a hellscape environment that's as dangerous as it is nightmare like. Perfect for haunted houses, theatre, or horror. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
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 evil. This tune is remarkable for theatre, performance, art scene, its innovative and diabolical. Female Vocals, Horror, Horrorcore
This short little 10 second Christmas cue is perfect for holiday commercials or background music for short holiday segments, commercial, corporate or drama. This holiday music is perfect for short media. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Dance & Remix
This amazing little tension builder is perfect for closing credits, its great for that moment where your character has totally risen to the occasion and now has the upper advantage and the physical & emotional strength to do what must be done. Perfect for commercial, corporate, narrative, etc, Instrumental, Corporate, Corp Electro-Orchestral
This great alternative orchestral rock piece is perfect for transitions, segues, closing themes, intros, outros, conclusions, its great for character motifs & all forms of media. Maybe its a cute commercial, or a radio theme, its flexibility is perfect for media or performances of any type & kind. Instrumental, Comedy, Adventure Comedy
This 15 second gem is amazing if you're looking for a short rocking alternative orchestral piece with vocals. This tune is perfect for transitions, intros, outros, segues, commercials, cartoons, comedy or any film or piece of media in need of some Chris Cornell sounding vocals. Male Vocals, Comedy, Comedy Rock
This music is designed to sound like your insides are being eaten from the inside out, like a cancerous growth blossoming out of control. Internal hemorrhaging with gurgling pus and dripping plague taking over the body. Its just plain awkward and grotesque. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
There's a dangerous tension lurking inside of this music that isn't just eerie but indicating something horrible about to happen. Stylistically created to sound like the 28 days later soundtrack, this score is packed with tension and terror, bad feelings and horror lurking all around. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
This great little dramatic segue is perfect for establishing shots, transitions, realizations, commercials, intros, outros or score. It ascends and descends perfectly allowing for the scene to become something else with no work. Smooth & effortlessly, this cue will help your media transform itself. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Just like it sounds, this music was designed to sound like a 70s porno, its dirty and seductive, moist and happening. Perfect for all sorts of situations, al sorts of scenarios (especially sex-oriented). Its a must have for any media in need of turning your audience on. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
Just like it sounds, this music was designed to sound like a 70s porno, its dirty and seductive, moist and happening. Perfect for all sorts of situations, al sorts of scenarios (especially sex-oriented). Its a must have for any media in need of turning your audience on. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
A short 20 second EDM electro pop sweep, decent for background or diagetic music for quick bar scenes. Best used at quiet levels to accommodate dialogue & set sound design. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Dance House
This piece is the master end credits tune, the absolutely remarkable jazz trumpeter is Juilliard trained and with tongue drums are completely gorgeous. This score & soundtrack was custom curated for PBS has the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and has won 12+ awards internationally already. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
This opening horror cue is methodically dangerous. This tune is strategic in the way it sharpens blades to prepare mindset for the kill. Excellent as an opening theme song, opening number or closing number this piece is eerie, not well intentioned and leaves the audience ready for long term ideas, Instrumental, Dangerous, Mysterious Dark Magical
A truly remarkable piece of music for Flute & Alto Flute performed by an International award winning flautist Trevor Patrick Watkin, a good mix of styles but unaccompanied so there's a huge amount of personality in this work. Very mysterious and film noir feeling. A classic & timeless performance. Instrumental, Classical, Classical
