It is a prime directive of International Law that music for Dramedy must feature Marimba, Pizzicato strings and optionally piano. As a law abiding citizen, I have no choice but to comply.

There are curious goings on in suburbia, where the white picket fence is decorated by a

The tears of a clown. Yes a cliché, I know, but as Krusty goes about his antics entertaining the little children, he hides a secret pain that only the most perceptive can see. The less perceptive will of course notice the Jack Daniels empties on the back seat of his car.
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Sometimes a picture is so compelling the music only needs to provide a frame to view it in. Scenes of devastation, the countless victims of a natural disaster, wildlife on the verge of extinction, desert where there once was forest or even the devastation of a single individual.

In every plot line driven by a tragic love in the past, there comes a time where the happiness before a fateful event is remembered - star crossed lovers dancing a waltz. The melody of the waltz is heard in the present on a solo piano, but as the vision of the past is glimpsed

Imagine Ruth Watson has been called in to share her expertise with Professor McGonagall because Voldemort trashed Hogwarts and Dumbledore took the whereabouts of the school chequebook to his grave! This would probably the track they'd play as the voice-over explained the format

The handle-bar moustaches, the old kite, the silk scarf trailing behind, a good thrashing for Bertie Bosch and back to Blighty in time for afternoon tea - Hurrah! A ripping yarn of adventure and daring do before the invention of the unmanned drone and enemies unsporting enough

Whether you're peering intently at trace evidence in the lab or setting out with your ski-mask and laser-sighted semi-automatic to take our the terrorist base camp; you are determined, professional, stealthy, cunning - and lets face it just a little bit cool. You may even be the

 
Not The Baker's Apprentice

The time has come where one plucky competitor is going to have to make the long journey home. They gather exchanging anxious glances in the boardroom/kitchen - the tension rising as we remember their journeys so far. Then enters the decision

Heat Of Battle

The 6th Panzer Army rumbles to engage the U.S. 2nd Infantry in the weeks following D Day. Heavy armour, determined soldiers, maverick generals and thousands of casualties, all reflected in this 'mechanised battle' cue. It builds from the commencement of

 
A Time Of War

Solitary trumpet call, sonorous voiceover, three breeds of snare drum - yes, this must be a time of war. Whether its a review of a historic battle or a documentary containing the recollections of veterans and survivors, this is the kind of 'we prepared to attack