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Crime Noir

Crime Noir

STYE1119 · Mysterious Lush Crime Drama Tension · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
A mysterious tension based album suited for psychological thriller crime dramas that need a touch of style and sophistication.
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ReleasedDec 2024

Tracks

10 main mixes
Sorrow And Truth
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:39·85 bpm·Am·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Emotional

An A minor underscore at 85 BPM built on strings, piano and a plaintive electric guitar over a soft arpeggio and understated beat, leaning more grief than threat. It sits in the sad, somber end of the album — suited to a scene where an investigation turns personal.

SoundtrackUnderscoreCrime DramaDramaEmotionalInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreSomberSadMoodyMysterious
2:39
Becoming Madness
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:36·80 bpm·Am·3 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Emotional

At 80 BPM in A minor, an oud gives this cue an eastern-tinged colour against strings, piano, synth arpeggio and a restrained beat. The mood is sorrowful and unstable rather than aggressive, fitting a character's slow unravelling or a case that crosses borders.

SoundtrackUnderscoreEthnicCrime DramaDramaEmotionalInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMiddle EasternSomberSadMoody
2:36
Infection
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:36·80 bpm·D#m·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

A D# minor tension bed at 80 BPM where a low drone and hovering strings are pushed forward by drums, percussion and electric guitar texture. Darker and more procedural than the album's sadder cues, it works for stakeouts, pursuit prep and evidence reveals.

SoundtrackUnderscoreCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:36
Lurking Tension
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:14·100 bpm·Dm·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

The album's most driven suspense cue: 100 BPM in D minor with a steady 4/4 kick under drone, strings, percussion, synth and piano stabs. Short at 2:13 and built for forward motion — surveillance, a tail through city streets, a closing net.

SoundtrackUnderscoreCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:14
Toxic Air
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:07·80 bpm·Dm·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

A compact 2:07 neoclassical tension piece at 80 BPM in D minor, pairing drone and strings with piano over a subdued drum and beat pulse. Claustrophobic and airless as the title suggests, useful where dread needs to sit under dialogue.

SoundtrackUnderscoreNeoclassicalCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:07
Precise Decisions
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:33·120 bpm·Am·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

The briskest of the mid-tempo cues at 120 BPM in A minor, with a synth arpeggio and piano figure locked to beat and drums over a low drone. Methodical and cold rather than panicked — right for planning, calculation and clinical execution.

SoundtrackUnderscoreCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionMid TempoScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:33
Smooth Sins
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:10·137 bpm·Cm·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

A trap-leaning crime cue at 137 BPM in C minor, with skittering programmed beat, synth and electric guitar over a sustained drone. The stylish, streetwise outlier on an otherwise orchestral album — for nightlife, dealing, swagger with menace underneath.

SoundtrackUnderscoreTrapCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:10
Crime Noir
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:34·75 bpm·Am·3 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Investigative

The album's title cue: 75 BPM in A minor with retro-noir electric guitar over strings, piano, synth and light drums, carrying an old-school spy flavour. Slow, stylish and watchful — ideal for a detective entrance or a moody establishing shot.

SoundtrackUnderscoreNeoclassicalRetroCrime DramaDramaInvestigativeLight TensionMoodySlowScoreSpyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:34
Dawning Doubts
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:26·90 bpm·Cm·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

At 90 BPM in C minor, piano and strings sit over a drone and simple beat, holding a mid-level unease that neither lifts nor breaks. A workable general-purpose suspicion bed for the moment a character starts questioning what they've been told.

SoundtrackUnderscoreCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:26
Delusions Of Clarity
STYE1119 · Crime Noir · Akshay Chelakkara Sriram
2:13·65 bpm·Cm·2 versions
Soundtrack, UnderscoreCrime Drama, Drama, Elimination

The slowest cue here at 65 BPM in C minor, with an exposed violin line over strings, piano and a sparse beat. Neoclassical and fragile, its unhurried pace suits a quiet unravelling, a crime scene walkthrough, or a closing reflection.

SoundtrackUnderscoreNeoclassicalCrime DramaDramaEliminationInvestigativeLight TensionSlowScoreMoodyMysteriousMysteryPsychological Thriller
2:13

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