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Sands Of Time

Sands Of Time

STYE1115 · Mysterious Tranquil Ethnic Underscore · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
A rich sounding desert soundtrack that blends woodwinds, drones, strings, flute and pads to create a mysterious and suspenseful atmosphere.
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ReleasedNov 2024

Tracks

6 main mixes
Mirages
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
2:15·62 bpm·Cm·1 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

A slow C minor desert bed at 62 BPM where a solo flute traces a modal line over sustained drones, synth pads and atmospheric sound design. Sparse and heat-hazed, it stays suspended rather than resolving, suiting the moment a search narrows to nothing.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
2:15
Ancient Trails
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
1:57·115 bpm·Em·3 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

The fastest cue on the record at 115 BPM in E minor, built from drones, synths, pads and sound design with no flute lead, giving it a pulsing forward motion the rest of the album lacks. Sparse and tense, it drives investigative footage or a caravan crossing open ground.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
1:57
Night Airs
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
2:10·63 bpm·C#m·1 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

A 63 BPM C# minor nocturne for flute, drone and pad, its darker key placing it after sundown rather than in full sun. Held and unresolved, with plenty of air between elements for narration over night-vision or star-field imagery.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
2:10
Phantom Oasis
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
2:47·60 bpm·E flatm·1 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

At 2:46 the longest and most spacious cue here, 60 BPM in E flat minor, letting flute, drone, pad and textural effects unfold slowly toward a mirage that never arrives. Ideal where an edit needs a long unbroken atmosphere rather than a hit point.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
2:47
The Sacred Path
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
1:56·63 bpm·Bm·1 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

A short 1:55 flute-and-drone piece at 63 BPM in B minor, its title and reverent tone pointing at pilgrimage and ritual rather than pure threat. Compact enough to sit under a single scene or a two-minute sequence without editing.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
1:56
Lone Star
STYE1115 · Sands Of Time · John Shamir, Alexandre Quaglia
2:10·60 bpm·B flatm·1 versions
Film Score, UnderscoreDesert, Drama, Dramatic

The one cue on the album to trade flute for strings and piano, 60 BPM in B flat minor over drone, pad and sound design, giving it a lonelier and more cinematic-western cast. Slow, pensive and reflective, built for a single figure isolated in a wide landscape.

Film ScoreUnderscoreWorldEthnicDesertDramaDramaticDroneInvestigativeSlowSandMysticalMysteriousSuspenseTension
2:10

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