New Releases: April 2022

With the spring in full swing, trailer music is back in bloom and I have 38 new albums for you to check out, coming in a wide variety of genres ranging from the usual epic and hybrid orchestral music to synthwave and rocktronica. I hope you find something among them to quench your thirst for cinematic music!

Amadea Music Productions

Quest of Mystery

• Genre: fantasy/suspense adventure, suspense thriller, suspense/tension drama
• Description: "Quest of Mystery, Amadea Music Productions' 78th album delivers 10 exciting mystery adventure tracks. Featuring triumphant brass, stabbing ostinato, driving strings, and deep rolling drums. Embark on a magical journey inspired by uplifting and enticingly adventurous music. This album is perfect for action documentaries, adventure programs, and immersive games." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Chris Lewis
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Reboot

• Genre: dramatic/action thriller, rocktronica
• Description: "Reboot, Amadea Music Productions' 79th release is a compilation of 10 powerful progressive electronic tracks, each with a cyberpunk twist. Get ready for trance synths with hard-hitting beats. Catchy leads paired with interesting electronic elements and sound design. This album is perfect for cyberpunk trailers, catchy soundtracks, and sci-fi TV." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Joey Westerlund
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Heavy Hands, Challenger
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Digitize

• Genre: hybrid action/drama, dramatic thriller, synthwave
• Description: "Digitize, Amadea Music Productions' 80th release is a compilation of 10 unique electronic hybrid tracks, with an EDM/synthwave/cyberpunk influence. Punchy beats, catchy synth leads and gritty guitars combined with electronic dance elements, strings, brass, choirs and sound design. This album is perfect for electronic trailers, catchy soundtracks, and sci-fi TV." (Amadea Music Productions)
• Composer(s): Domenico Meschia
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Amphibious Zoo

Against the Clock

• Genre: suspense/dramatic/action thriller, epic action
• Description: "The clock is ticking. Time is running out. And the music knows it. This album builds anticipation with anxiety-inducing pulses, drones, and tension that grows layer upon layer. Perfect for tense underscores and unscripted competitions." (Amphibious Zoo Music)
• Composer(s): Or Kribos, Or Chausha
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Atom Music Audio

Immortals 2

• Genre: epic action/adventure/drama
• Description: "Immortals II is the second part of Atom Music Audio's Immortals series. Composed by various artists, it contains 17 epic, dark, and hybrid tracks. Unleash your own Immortal energy and become a legend with powerful brass, stunning strings, thundering percussion and remarkable sound design. Immerse yourself in this brave music which is perfectly suited to blockbuster trailers and heroic soundtracks." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Jannick Damkvist, Tony Delaney, Simon Finley, Benjamin Jackson, Gareth Thomas, Lisa van Hal, Hugo Ferreira, Christoffer Isefält, Martin Hataš, Ján Kuba, Alexandros Nikolaidis, Edu Jimenez, Steve Syz, Danny Rayel, Greg Mahaud
• Tracks: 17
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Conqueror

• Genre: epic action
• Description: "Conqueror features 12 epic action hybrid tracks. Atom Music Audio cranks up the power to bring triumphant battle music to the forefront. Mighty brass and devastating drums, combined with lush strings bring compelling melodies to life and turn them into elements of annihilation. Conqueror is perfect for blockbuster trailers, epic TV, and action video games." (Atom Music Audio)
• Composer(s): Zak McNeil
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Audiomachine

It All Ends Now

• Genre: epic/hybrid action/drama
  
• Description: "The time has come to build a new world from the ashes of old. Rise with choirs of otherworldly voices, exquisite strings, mighty drums, and growling synths as they herald the demise of an old regime. To begin anew, the past must die. It all ends here. It All Ends Now." (Audiomachine)
• Composer(s): Paul Dinletir
• Tracks: 16
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Brand X Music

Essence

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/reflective drama
• Description: "Essence from Brand X Music is a collection of beautiful tracks that take you to the heart of human existence. 13 tracks recorded with a live string orchestra plunge to the core of the Heart, Mind, Soul, and Body. Many emotions blend inside these achingly poignant and incredibly produced tracks! Solo strings, the human voice, and organic synths help guide you on a journey to the very core of being human and leave you feeling awake and aware. These tracks are perfect for any compelling story, and Brand X will take you to the very Essence of being alive!" (Brand X Music)
• Composer(s): Christian Ugenti, Corey De La Roche Martin, John Sponsler, Randon Purcell, Sergey Azbel
• Tracks: 13
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Cézame

Nordic Series: Noir Legends

• Genre: reflective/tension/ambient drama, dramatic thriller, neofolk
• Description: "First installment of the Nordic Series, Noir Legends is a dark and visceral album, haunted by Scandinavian mythology. Flutes, tribal percussions and gloomy textures: an enigmatic journey in the great and cold North." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Arttu Silvast, Steingrímur Þórhallsson, Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen, Pernilla Österberg, Sonny Nieuwenhuizen
• Tracks: 14
• Favorite track(s): Isle of Crime, Norse Saga, Song of Raiders, The Norsemen
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Nordic Series: Cold Crime

• Genre: investigative/tension/reflective drama, suspense thriller
• Description: "2nd installment of the Nordic Series, Cold Crime delivers cold and mystical layers, in a thriller-like, tense atmosphere. Strings, piano and dronesque effects... The overall feeling is mysterious and frightening. Witnesses stay quiet, the killer awaits!" (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Arttu Silvast, Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen, Steingrímur Þórhallsson, Runar Blesvik, Sonny Nieuwenhuizen
• Tracks: 14
• Favorite track(s): Min övertygelse, The Gods Left Us
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Animation Movie Soundtrack

• Genre: inspiring/reflective drama, magical fantasy, fantasy adventure, docudrama
• Description: "With great refinement, this album revives the major orchestral themes of Japanese anime. Every step in this epic adventure is full of magic: flutes, piano and strings wonder our children's souls. Was it just a dream? A fairy tale, a chimera?" (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Antoine Glatard, Baptiste Thiry, Thierry Caroubi, Benoît Cimbé, Grégory Cotti, Julien Vega, Erella Atlan, Pascal Hautois, Marvin McMahon
• Tracks: 20
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Cézame Trailers

Clockophobia

• Genre: horror, dramatic/suspense thriller, sound design
• Description: "Highly symbolic object in horror movies, the old clock comes back to haunt everyone's nightmares. Each second marked by the hand is accentuated by strange distortions, percussion and special effects. Beware kids!" (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Philippe Briand, Sebastian Jakoby, Norman Wille, Salvador Casais, Jean-Gabriel Raynaud
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Phenomenal 2

• Genre: hybrid action, epic hip-hop
• Description: "Phenomenal 2 returns to the darker side of Hip-Hop: visceral and violent trap beats are combined with effects that bring vertigo and suspense. Made for high intensity trailers." (Cézame Music Agency)
• Composer(s): Felix Weber, Philippe Briand, Salvador Casais
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Demented Sound Mafia

Believers

• Genre: epic/inspiring/uplifting/reflective drama
• Description: "Believers is a triumphant, inspiring, uplifting modern orchestral collection with pop music overtones. The perfect soundtrack to major brands wanting sophistication, elegance and grandeur." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Kalatsei
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Directors Cuts

Family Comedy 2

• Genre: family adventure/comedy, dramedy
• Composer(s): Steve Jablonsky
• Tracks: 9
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

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Elbroar

Elysium Spheres

• Genre: reflective/ambient/emotive/light drama
• Description: "With equal ease, this gracefully serene album embraces somber orchestral hybrids featuring intimate piano and strings to suspended, airy electronica with gentle, ethereal vocals - a wistful, elegant muse on all things infinite and precious." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Jens Buchert
• Tracks: 11
• Favorite track(s): Avalonia, Orenda
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Epic Hooks

Epic Hooks, Vol. 4

• Genre: epic pop/blues/action
• Composer(s): Tuomas Norjanen, Jarrod Royles-Atkins, Antonio Di Iorio, Andrew James Christie, Billie Ray Fingers
• Tracks: 10
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Extreme Music website.
  

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Epic Music World

Nihaya (EP)

• Genre: epic/inspiring/emotive drama
• Composer(s): Shaheen Fahmy
• Tracks: 3
• Favorite track(s): To the End
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Forza Trailer & Sound Design

Haunted Memories

• Genre: suspense/reflective drama, dark fantasy
• Description: "Beautiful, lush and dark. Slight hints of evil." (Atomica Music)
• Composer(s): Amir Gurvitz, Amit Weiner
• Tracks: 11
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Cyberclash

• Genre: action thriller, hybrid action
• Description: "Epic and pounding. A battle among all artificial intelligence. Cyber war." (Atomica Music)
• Composer(s): Corrado Giuliani, Sarah De Carlo
• Tracks: 10
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Gothic Storm

Hannutopia: The Musical World of Hannu Honkonen

• Genre: epic/triumphant/inspiring drama, epic/hybrid action
• Description: "Passionate masterpiece from major trailer composer Hannu Honkonen. Live strings and vocals paint breathtaking utopian-dystopian fantasy vistas. A pure artistic expression of Hannu's true musical loves." (Gothic Storm)
• Composer(s): Hannu Honkonen
• Tracks: 11
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Jon Adamich

Love Letters

• Genre: romantic drama, magical fantasy
• Composer(s): Jon Adamich
• Tracks: 7
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Justement Music

Orchestral Fantasy

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure, triumphant/reflective drama
• Description: "A cinematic, heroic and majestic album dedicated to fantasy and magic, with an airborne and powerful choirs [sic], majestic brass and strings as well as glowing, bewitching composition. Get ready for adventure and the great unknown." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): François Rousselot
• Tracks: 16
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Modern Investigation

• Genre: investigative/tension drama
• Description: "An album with suspense-filled, dark and tense moods, haunted by synthetic and mysterious arpeggios, metallic creaking, throbbing drones and slow-paced beats. Ideal for atmospheres of suspense, for research and investigation." (Musou Music Group)
• Composer(s): Thomas Didier
• Tracks: 18
• Favorite track(s): The Chessboard Trick
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Perfect Pitch

Floating

• Genre: ambient/tension/reflective drama
• Description: "Wistful drones, serene chimes and ethereal textures imbue these elegant, reflective cues which lean towards the ambient with woodwinds and strings adding soft, gentle colors - a soundtrack well-suited to research, relaxation and emotive documentary." (Warner/Chappell Production Music)
• Composer(s): Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock
• Tracks: 21
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Phil Rey

Son of War

• Genre: epic/uplifting/triumphant drama, epic action/adventure, classical crossover
• Composer(s): Phil Rey
• Tracks: 20
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Position Music

Aggressor

• Genre: hybrid/epic action, epic drama, symphonic metal
• Composer(s): Darren Trentacoste
• Tracks: 13
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

Stories of a Revelation

• Genre: tension/reflective/ambient drama, dramatic thriller
• Composer(s): Franky Scarlet, Glen Nicholls
• Tracks: 8
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Power-Haus

Slaught

• Genre: horror, suspense/tension/reflective drama
• Composer(s): Ros Stephen, Christian Reindl, Susie Winkworth
• Tracks: 8
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Score Addiction

Nordic Seasons

• Genre: light/reflective/uplifting/tension drama
• Description: "Nordic strings and piano in a range of moods for all seasons." (Universal Production Music)
• Composer(s): Christian Tschuggnall, Michael Edwards, Ben Beiny, Frank Hall, Luke Gordon
• Tracks: 16
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Score Production Music

Immersive Storytelling

• Genre: ambient/reflective drama
• Description: "A collection of atmospheric beds designed to cover a range of emotions using one coherent sound world and providing a toolkit for productions where music is an intimate part of the storytelling process." (Score Production Music)
• Composer(s): Emilio Merone, Mauro Colavecchi
• Tracks: 9
• Favorite track(s): Immersive Thoughts 1
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Songs To Your Eyes

Deadly Mirages

• Genre: investigative/tension/reflective drama
• Description: "A sparse, tension based crime drama collection with Middle Eastern overtones. Low pulses, arpeggiated synths, oud and other ethnic instrumentation." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Akshay Sriram
• Tracks: 10
• Favorite track(s): Archaic Gods
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

To Infinity

• Genre: epic/inspiring drama
• Description: "The debut album of Lisa Van Hal with Songs To Your Eyes showcases her impactful hybrid trailer sound, fusing synth programming, huge drums, lush strings and brass to bring us these amazing cues. Emotion, power and big impact." (Songs To Your Eyes)
• Composer(s): Lisa van Hal
• Tracks: 10
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Sound Adventures

Duality

• Genre: hybrid action, action/dramatic thriller, sound design
• Description: "Grim ripples of extreme hybrid epics, grasping from the limitless dank frigid depths of the universe. Fear causing atonals and impacts taking our breath away!" (Megatrax)
• Composer(s): Kurt Oldman
• Tracks: 20
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Sound Adventures website.
  

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Triple Colossal X Music

Burn Out

• Genre: epic/triumphant drama, epic action
• Description: "Burn Out is Triple Colossal X Music's newest release featuring 7 epic slow burning hybrid tracks which from simple beginnings grow and evolve before bursting into enormous climatic backends. Combining a blend of modern synths, enormous hard-hitting drums and organic orchestration, these transcendent tracks take the emotional impact to a new high. With bold, powerful melodies and driving rhythms and sound design, Burn Out spans a range of emotions from dark and dramatic to uplifting and triumphant. This album is perfectly crafted for use in trailers, advertising campaigns, T.V. and online videos." (Triple Colossal X Music)
• Composer(s): Jack Stone-Morgan, Daniel Garavini
• Tracks: 7
• Favorite track(s): All Has Been Lost
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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Twisted Jukebox

Heartfelt Tales

• Genre: light/reflective/emotive drama
• Description: "Pure, simple & tender piano based cues for heartfelt and heart warming tales featuring playful & emotive woodwind." (Twisted Jukebox)
• Composer(s): Martin Gratton, David Hogan, Richard Armstrong
• Tracks: 13
• Industry-only release available for preview and licensing on the Twisted Jukebox website.
  

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Whitesand

Immortals

• Genre: epic/inspiring/triumphant/reflective drama
• Composer(s): Martynas Laurinavicius
• Tracks: 15
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

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X-Ray Dog

Far-Fetched

• Genre: epic/fantasy adventure
• Description: "Swirling with danger and intrigue and brimming with triumph and wonder, Far Fetched is a family friendly Fantasy Adventure journey made for the big screen." (BMG Production Music)
• Composer(s): Erick DeVore, Inon Zur, Christopher Lukins, Richard Friedman, LeakyBrain, Sarah deCourcy, Mike Rubino, Hillel Teplitzki, Lucas Tuttle
• Tracks: 12
  
• Publicly available for streaming.
  

It's great to see X-Ray Dog back in business – one of my favorite companies ever since I started listening to trailer music more than a decade ago – as I had not seen them release a trailer music album since 2020. Here is to hearing more albums like Instinct, Coyote, or Prowler from them in the near future! And if so, you know where to look for the first mention of them. ;) See you next month! Čau!

Jurik

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