Crime Underscores

Crime Underscores

101 MusicRef. 101M082

Cold, bewildering, dreadful, violating. Strange and eerie pianos, on top of string and synth pads, lead the listener into the world of wrongdoing. From genocide to war, from cyber to white-collar, from corporate to violent - these mystifying acts come to life through the music to haunt and taunt the viewer.

12 tracks29:20Released 21/11/2025

Composers

Arthur Dominic Phillips & Chloe Bofinger

Songwriters and composers

Arthur Dominic PhillipsChloe Anne Bofinger

101 Music

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True Confessions

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Puzzling, harmful, guilty. Questioning acoustic piano chords grow more ominous as secretive strings and synth pads are added, building into unexpected end chord. Key B diminished , 102 BPM, medium.

1:52 · 102 BPM

No One Will Ever Know

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Bewildering, unknown, inexplicable. Disconcerting, dissonant piano repeats over strings and synths to reflect complicated, confusing and disingenuous behavior leading to many questions but no answers. Key Am6, 99 BPM, medium.

2:34 · 99 BPM

Beneath The Surface

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Invisible, fearful, lurking. Imperceptible sound waves feel like a storm is brewing, and someone or something with evil intent is lying in wait. The addition of eerie voices enhances the terror. Key Cm, 99 BPM, medium.

2:14 · 99 BPM

Eerie Tension

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Troubling, dreadful, grim. In the dark of night, strange noises spark the imagination and inflame the sense that we are not alone. Strings, synth pads and haunting piano lines stir our worst inner fears. Key Am, 120 BPM, medium.

2:42 · 120 BPM

The Discovery

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Divulged, unexpected, curious. Revealing piano lines lead us down a path of exploration to find truth, knowledge and understanding when we least expect it. It may take years, but cold cases can be solved. Key Bbm, 104 BPM, slow.

2:16 · 104 BPM

Darkest Hour

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Despairing, desperate, dark. Rhythmic, repetitive piano swirl above descending strings and synth pads as if the day hangs in the balance of complete uncertainty, struggling to rise with the sun. Key Ebm, 98 BPM, medium.

2:45 · 98 BPM

Criminal Intent

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Violating, heinous, sinful. These sounds depict people who have no conscience. The morally corrupt and psychopathic in thought and deed, who feel that the world owes them an imagined debt. Key Fm, 99 BPM, medium.

2:14 · 99 BPM

Creepster

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Weird, wicked, disturbed. From a young age, the abused become the abusers, being fearless, freaky and frightening as they mercilessly stalk, spy and prey on the weak and defenceless. Key C, 104 BPM, medium.

2:54 · 104 BPM

Delirium

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Disoriented, delusional, unbalanced. Painting the picture of an asylum, this music evokes the severe confusion and inability for the patients to cope - lost in a mental state of mind they cannot understand or control. Key B diminished, 113 BPM, medium.

2:43 · 113 BPM

Hidden Evidence

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Unrevealed, tense, gloomy. Strings and synths create a muddy, murky and mysterious atmosphere where nothing makes sense. Baffling, unresolved, inexplicable clues lead to one dead end after another. Key C, 104 BPM, medium.

2:43 · 104 BPM

Undiscovered Secrets

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Stealthy, surreptitious, sly. Like a shark about to strike a swimmer, this covert, hush-hush music sneaks up on the unexpecting listener discreetly and undetected. Key F#, 116 BPM, medium.

1:47 · 116 BPM

Tense Investigation

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Anxious, analytical, stressful. Acoustic and electric pianos on top of strings and synths alert the viewer to all fact-finding possibilities of solving the who, what, where, when and how of the case - ending with a true Aha! moment. Key Cm, 101 BPM, medium.

2:36 · 101 BPM