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Against Time
Royalty Free Post-Apocalyptic Music
Shane Ivers
2016
Against Time was conceived as a futile race in a world that has already lost, and that concept is present in every bar of the music. A repetitive piano motif establishes the relentless forward momentum – not triumphant but determined in the way that something mechanical is determined, simply continuing because stopping is not an option. Industrial drums provide physical weight and drive, synthetic drones fill the background with oppressive harmonic texture, and occasional orchestra hit stabs add punctuation of a deliberately jarring kind. An extended intro running to around 1:17 gives the piece a prog rock expansiveness before the full arrangement takes hold. The result sounds, as the original notes accurately describe, like a nuclear holocaust.
Ideal for post-apocalyptic games, dystopian film sequences, and any project set in a world where things have gone very badly wrong and improvement seems unlikely. Works well for documentary underscoring dealing with environmental catastrophe or societal collapse, and for any YouTube production dealing with dark futures or difficult present realities. Also effective for sci-fi content with an oppressive, industrial aesthetic and for any creator who needs music that makes their audience feel the weight of impossible circumstances.
112
UKEZT1600045
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeKtXEGcCOw
Rock, Soundtrack
Dark, Driving, Epic
Bass, Drums, Piano, Synth

Dark, relentless post-apocalyptic marching music with industrial drums, a repetitive piano motif, and synthetic drones – bleak, driving, and deeply unsettling.

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BPM 112

ISRC UKEZT1600045

Released 2016

Length 3:43

Downloads 18.0k

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Royalty Free Post-Apocalyptic Music

Against Time was conceived as a futile race in a world that has already lost, and that concept is present in every bar of the music. A repetitive piano motif establishes the relentless forward momentum – not triumphant but determined in the way that something mechanical is determined, simply continuing because stopping is not an option. Industrial drums provide physical weight and drive, synthetic drones fill the background with oppressive harmonic texture, and occasional orchestra hit stabs add punctuation of a deliberately jarring kind. An extended intro running to around 1:17 gives the piece a prog rock expansiveness before the full arrangement takes hold. The result sounds, as the original notes accurately describe, like a nuclear holocaust.

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Ideal for post-apocalyptic games, dystopian film sequences, and any project set in a world where things have gone very badly wrong and improvement seems unlikely. Works well for documentary underscoring dealing with environmental catastrophe or societal collapse, and for any YouTube production dealing with dark futures or difficult present realities. Also effective for sci-fi content with an oppressive, industrial aesthetic and for any creator who needs music that makes their audience feel the weight of impossible circumstances.

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Category: Royalty Free Music Tags: dark, doom, driving, drone, drums, epic, foreboding, gloomy, industrial, mechanical, minimalistic, mission, orchestra hit, piano, post apocalyptic, race, rock, sci-fi, smash, soundtrack, synth

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