What would you call this sort of drum-heavy music in this track?
May 2, 2013 2:41 PM Subscribe
Came across this track and I'm unsure how to categorize it, or even search for more like it other than with vague descriptions like "drum-heavy instrumental." Could someone a little more experienced in drum-based music like this tell me whether this is part of a genre or just a certain sound? (link inside)
Here's the track - it's less than a minute long. Reminds me strongly of soundtrack music for "setup" scenes.
Here's the track - it's less than a minute long. Reminds me strongly of soundtrack music for "setup" scenes.
Response by poster: Yeahhh, I am getting a Taiko vibe now. But there's definitely a military, marchy thing to it as well.
Metadata says: Timo Spekkens (ASCAP), Thomas Zbornik (ASCAP). Going to look these guys up.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 3:00 PM on May 2, 2013
Metadata says: Timo Spekkens (ASCAP), Thomas Zbornik (ASCAP). Going to look these guys up.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 3:00 PM on May 2, 2013
PercussivePaul is bang on when he says it would go well with film. This is in fact music produced for film/video games/etc, part of the Sound Aventures collection of tracks that people can license and use in their projects. This track is described on the site as a "huge, dynamic call-response percussion group". Cinematic percussion is probably what I'd describe it as if I was trying to google for more. There's a few tracks like this on the Battlestar Galactica soundtrack, IIRC.
posted by Jairus at 3:30 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Jairus at 3:30 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
This is in fact music produced for film/video games/etc, part of the Sound Aventures collection of tracks that people can license and use in their projects.
This sort of music comes under the heading of "production music" if you're searching (sometimes "library music" too), and has a long and venerable history. Labels that put this out you may want to search for include KPM, Bruton Music, De Wolfe Music, Sonoton, Chappell, Atmosphere, and Imagem Production Music. A lot of it is available to stream online now, and if you search for "percussion group" or something along those lines you should be able to find a number of similar tracks.
Acquiring CDs or records that have been specifically put out might be a little harder; but I expect there should be at least a couple pure percussion albums out there.
posted by solarion at 7:34 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
This sort of music comes under the heading of "production music" if you're searching (sometimes "library music" too), and has a long and venerable history. Labels that put this out you may want to search for include KPM, Bruton Music, De Wolfe Music, Sonoton, Chappell, Atmosphere, and Imagem Production Music. A lot of it is available to stream online now, and if you search for "percussion group" or something along those lines you should be able to find a number of similar tracks.
Acquiring CDs or records that have been specifically put out might be a little harder; but I expect there should be at least a couple pure percussion albums out there.
posted by solarion at 7:34 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks, guys. I'll mark this answered. Now that you mention it I do remember this type of sound showing up in BSG as well.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:57 AM on May 3, 2013
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:57 AM on May 3, 2013
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It also sounds vaguely Westernized to my ears though, in ways that I can't quite place. The instruments have a vague rattle to them that I associate with US field/marching band instrumentation. So I would guess Taiko-inspired, but adapted in a Western setting. Would work great in a film or video game score, for sure.
posted by PercussivePaul at 2:56 PM on May 2, 2013