Criminal Minds

Music For Media : Criminal Minds

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Crime Scene Investigation, Forensics, Cop - about getting the bad guy ("the DNA don't lie")
Queens Ransome
Electronic rock song with synthesizers, lots of guitars, and a dancey vibe featuring lyrics about a battle between good and evil, ultimately lamenting that good won't necessarily prevail
Dorman
Dark and dreary country song about someone getting messages in their dreams from a murder victim trying to reveal the secret of who did it and what really happened.
Tangello Blue
Hendrix type guitar licks layered on top of dark vocals - desperate, dreary, sad, suicidal "you will notice me" type of concept. Nirvana meets Hendrix. The guitar parts alone would make a great soundbed as well
Shawn Mathews (Blue) Courtesy of: VALE Records
Downtrodden hip hop. Mathews laments on the feelings of depression, anxiety, stress, and the need to reset. Could be used in any scene featuring a character who is at the end of their wits.
Deja Vudoo
Song about things not being what they seem...good for vampire, action, chaos, confusion, and supernatural type themes
Egon and the Slimers (Searching For An Exit Door) * instr tracks available
A hard-hitting yet heavy driving beat song that shares a glimpse of the speaker's dark thoughts and rough patches in life. Great for a scene that signifies the "rock bottom" moment for the individual.
Dorman Featuring: Betsy Holm
Traditional style country song about the abuse of a young girl who is finally old enough to go out on her own and get away from it.
Egon and the Slimers (Searching For An Exit Door) * instr tracks available
A driving rhythm song for the inner rockstar couple at heart. The speaker has this girl on their mind and can't seem to get her out even if they tried. With a reference to mind control, the infatuation felt by the speaker is very intense.
SM2 (Strange Symmetry)
A story song about a Man losing the woman he loves and seeking vengeance. Jimi Hendrix Meets Alice n Chains and Janis Joplin
Shane Mullen
Industrial and electronic. Very catchy rhythms and a dangerous vibe. "I keep falling down...but I keep on climbing". Song is about not giving up. Perfect for club scenes, party scenes, or perhaps something more daring like drag races or a fight scene.
Deja Vudoo
Dark, what am I doing, why can't I stop, I know this is wrong. Uptempo and heavy-good for action scenes.
Elysian Jane (N.F.)
Electronica-inspired dark pop with female lead. Features a steady "four on the floor" pulse with simple harmonic progressions, sweeping synth leads, tribal-esque auxilliary percussion patterns, and cinematic sound effects at transition points. Note: Outro after guitar solo includes a spoken word section to conclude the narrative.
Deja Vudoo
Sad, desperate ballad about struggling with one's demons. Good for suicide contemplation, depression scenes, or death of someone.
Egon and the Slimers (Searching For An Exit Door) ** Instrumental Version **
A mosaic of keyboards, guitars, and strings ebb and flow through this piece that has a seriousness to it, but also feels good at the same time.
Egon and the Slimers (Searching For An Exit Door) * instr tracks available
The eerie compressed keyboard serves as the perfect introduction to this story that almost sounds like a more somber version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles. Perfect for an angsty and confused character that is trying to find their way in the world or through a lucid dream.
Sherri Mullen (On The Edge)
Good for action scenes, standing on the edge of something, decision (push me or save me), car chases, skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing
Deja Vudoo
Hard, fast paced, "piece by piece you're tearing me apart"! action & chase scenes, love gone bad
Deja Vudoo
Tense,angry,being trapped, struggling to break free,wanting someone to save you...superhero scenes or victims trying to rise above their situation and take action
Jon Smiths Voyages (Unattended Symphony)
It's a hard and stressful world out there, and you may have to shed your old skin to become something tougher and more resilient in order to make it through. A soundbed of tack piano, Lowrey and Pump organs, woodwinds, horns, and string instruments similarly evolve to tell this story of perseverance.
Deja Vudoo
Bizzare, industrial like goth rock song about child abuse by a father, and wanting revenge - creepy, but tastefully done
Deja Vudoo
Creepy, industrial goth type of tune about the things we hide. Good fit for horror and vampire movies!
SM2 (Strange Symmetry)
A song about sleep deprivation and the effects it has on the mind. Hard Grungy rock with thick, deep, sound and back and forth male/female vocals. Sounds like Tool, Godsmack, Pearl Jam meets Heart.
Tangello Blue (Freshly Squeezed)
Opens like an old time Clint Eastwood western, then directly into driving guitars and desperate vocals. Tortured soul drowning in the flood of life - underlying reference to insanity and depression. Pearl Jam "esque" vocals. 4 minute mark changes into a Hendrix type guitar interlude - good for chase scenes, suicidal thoughts, insanity, hiding out, and any good vs. evil struggle.
The Lone Wolf Project
Tribal, Native American music with lyrics about living large and making the most of life. Would be great for any scenes that depict characters out of their element, finding themselves in new environments.
SM2 (Strange Symmetry)
A Tango that should've been written Quentin Tarantino. A back and forth between a male and female character planning and pulling off a heist. Sounds like Dresden Dolls meet Santana
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