Album: Mystery & Crime 2 
Contemporary soundscapes for real-life crime programs, mystery and procedural crime shows
The Mystery & Crime series is a new, growing resource for TV editors and producers
working on the human dramas behind the headlines of crimes. It will be updated regularly.
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01:35 | DNA Fingerprint | 1 | Reflective, analytical mood. Clockwork vibe with moody atmosphere | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:24 | Burden Of Proof | 1 | Muted urgency - fast mallets and percussion over drone with trailing crunch guitars and mystery synths | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:30 | Crime Scene Search | 1 | Dark muted urgency. Impending pulse with synth ostinatos, percussion, elec. guitar, rhythmic breaths | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:20 | Admissible Evidence | 1 | Urgent investigation. Breathy dark lead over warbling synth pulses and percussion loops | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:51 | Poring Over The Evidence | 1 | Procedural crime drama, time passing. Pulsing light synths under ambiguous swelling pads | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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02:08 | Nightsteps | 1 | Simple low tension. Warbling light pulse under compelling pads - easy pulse with some swells | Jonathan Perl/ASCAP | |
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01:40 | Crime Scene Walk Through | 1 | Mix of doubt and satisfaction. Large drones and pads shift between major and minor | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:30 | Witness Competency | 1 | Shadows of doubt. Light melodrama, slight anxiety with piano, strings, and percussive patterns | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:48 | Lost In The Hood | 1 | Dark urban atmosphere. Sub bass and light loops with wiry synths and blankety pads | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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02:00 | Preliminary Injunction | 1 | Low tension crime drama. Rubbery pulses, loops and plings create a building, subtly dire mood | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:53 | Domestic Terrorism | 1 | Dark, malevolent undercurrent with heavy guitar, feedback pulsing bass, ear candy | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:38 | Message Received | 1 | Mystery with a touch of sci-fi. Sleepy telegraphic synth sets up a lightly padded mysterious mood | Jonathan Perl/ASCAP | |
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01:51 | Crime Lab | 1 | Contemplative yet agitated landscape. Synths & perc., with processed guitar, bass create light tension | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:43 | Forensic Analysis | 1 | Slow, building, determined investigative piece. Synths, drones and percussion. | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:42 | Data Analysis | 1 | Drone and pads create ambiguous analytical mood. High strings with pulsing synths | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:35 | Gunshot Wound | 1 | Generic drama, with a beat. Kick drum, synths, guitar lines underscore a crime scene | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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02:15 | Exculpatory Evidence | 1 | Light investigative mood. Low pulsing bass under simple dark patterns create contemplative scene | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:45 | Falsely Accused | 1 | Quiet dark urgency. Moody dramatic strings over synth pulses create pressing sense of despair | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:39 | What Happened That Night | 1 | Dark, unsettling strings and atmospheric synth loops set a disturbing mood | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:40 | Family Aftermath | 1 | Sad reflective piece. Synth drones, piano, sparse drums create mournful atmosphere | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:52 | Evidence Recovery | 1 | Simple science. Crime scene examination with touch of danger, pathos. Piano, synths, drums, strings | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:50 | Low Blows | 1 | Dark and wiry underscore. Moderate tension with crunchy sustains and compelling light groove | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:35 | Evidence Time Crunch | 1 | Cool dark drama. Chugging and chunky crunch guitars over a steady groove with wavy pads | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:46 | Crime's Whys | 1 | Dark eerie crime scene. Sweeping pads and low drum and bass pulse, not too tense | Jonathan Perl/ASCAP | |
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02:21 | Murder Art | 1 | Dark strings and pulses set a scene of unsettling distress | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:41 | Perp Hunt | 1 | Urgent urban crime rock. Crunch guitars with pulsing percussion and synth hooks | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:25 | Remembering The Victim | 1 | Mournful reflection of loss. Processed piano, synth motion and ambient guitar | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:24 | Grisly Discovery | 1 | Minimally dangerous and eerie. Synth swells and percussion hits paint a dark, grisly picture | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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02:24 | The Convict | 1 | Medium fast dark tension with pulsing synth lines, drums, percussion and edgy guitar. | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP | |
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01:51 | Waiting For The Verdict | 1 | Edgy but soft time-passing. Touch of anxiety with ticking percussion, coloristic synths and pads | Tristan Alexia/ASCAP |