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Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate

Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate

STYE543 · By Dead Comrade · Opher Yisraeli
Checkmate by Dead Comrade fuses evolved sound design elements with custom created synthesizes, latches, mechanical sounds, metallic hits and big drums to create a perfect soundtrack for today's action, sci-fi, futuristic film trailers and video games. Huge mixes and mastered to perfection, this release is sure to find welcoming ears amongst editors.
Cues12
ReleasedApr 2017

Tracks

12 main mixes
The Hound
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:19·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

A short trailer sound design cue built from mechanical latches and switches, machine drones and robotic synth textures, with rises and ramps pushing toward impact. At 1:19 it stays lean and stalking rather than fully drum-driven, closer to a menacing approach than an all-out assault. Suits a predatory reveal in a sci-fi teaser or a game boss introduction.

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1:19
Checkmate
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:35·3 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

The title cue and one of the longest on the record at 1:35, combining distorted beats, big drums, buzzing metallic hits and machine drones into a full trailer arc with multiple rises and ramps. Its length allows a complete tease-build-hit structure rather than a single hit. Built for a main action trailer or end-of-trailer title card.

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1:35
Insecticon
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:03·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

Just over a minute, driven by crunchy distorted synth, buzzing insectile textures and big drums under machine and robot sound design. Compact and aggressive, with rises and ramps arriving quickly. Good for a swarm or infestation sequence, or a fast game trailer cutdown.

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1:03
Ironhide
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
0:58·4 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

The shortest and most horror-leaning cue here at 0:58, adding processed vocal FX and vox textures to the album's latch, machine and robot palette over distorted beats and big drums. Dense and claustrophobic across a very tight window. Fits a jump-scare sting, a machine-turns-hostile beat, or a 30-second spot.

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0:58
Nuclear Blackout
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:15·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Cool

A pulsing bassline gives this 1:15 cue more forward groove than its neighbours, wrapped in buzzing distortion, machine drones and big drums. Tagged cool and sexy alongside the apocalyptic material, so it reads as swagger under threat rather than pure dread. Works for a vehicle reveal, a heist-style action montage or a stylish antihero entrance.

Trailer Sound DesignActionApocalypticCoolDarkFuturisticSlowMid TempoSound DesignTrailerHybrid ScoreTrailer Tools
1:15
Cogman
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:07·3 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

At 1:07 this cue leans on mechanical latches and vocal FX layered into robot and machine sound design, with distorted beats and big drums behind the rises. The vox treatment gives it a slightly more human, uncanny edge than the purely metallic tracks. Suits an android or AI reveal, or a game character trailer.

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1:07
Badlands
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:34·3 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

One of the longest cues at 1:34 and the only one with piano in the palette, so the drones, machine textures and big drums arrive after a bleaker, more melodic opening. The extra length allows a slower burn before the distorted beat and ramps take over. Good for a post-apocalyptic wasteland trailer or a documentary sequence on ruined landscapes.

Trailer Sound DesignActionApocalypticDarkFuturisticHauntingSlowMid TempoSound DesignTrailerHybrid ScoreTrailer Tools
1:34
Furiosity
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:16·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

Guitar sits inside the machine drones and buzzing distortion here, giving this 1:16 cue a grittier, more organic bite than the all-synth tracks around it. Distorted beats, big drums, rises and ramps drive it hard toward impact. Fits a chase sequence, motorsport footage or a rage-fuelled action trailer.

Trailer Sound DesignActionApocalypticDarkFuturisticHauntingMid TempoUp BeatSound DesignTrailerHybrid ScoreTrailer Tools
1:16
Galvatron
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:09·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

A 1:09 trailer sound design cue with no melodic instrument in the palette — pure machine drones, robot textures, buzzing metal, distorted beat and big drums with rises and ramps. Villainous and mechanical, all weight and no tune. Use for an antagonist reveal or a heavy transition into a trailer's final act.

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1:09
Devastator
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
0:56·3 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

At 0:56 this is one of the tightest cues on the album: machine drones, robotic sound design, distorted beat and big drums with rises and ramps, without the buzzing layer of its neighbours. Slightly cleaner low-end punch, built for a single decisive hit. Ideal for a short spot, a demolition or destruction shot, or a logo resolve.

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0:56
Grimlock
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:00·3 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

A one-minute mechanical trailer cue of machine drones, robot textures, distorted beat and big drums, with rises and ramps carrying it to impact. Blunt and heavy rather than intricate, matching the brawler connotation of the title. Suits a monster or mech reveal and short-form action promos.

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1:00
Laserbeak
STYE543 · Demented Sound Mafia: Checkmate · Opher Yisraeli
1:56·2 versions
Trailer Sound DesignAction, Apocalyptic, Dark

The longest cue on the album at 1:56, giving the machine drones, robot sound design, distorted beat and big drums room for a slower, more patient build across several rises and ramps. More sustained tension before impact than the sub-minute tracks here. Works for a full trailer bed, an extended game cinematic or a surveillance/reconnaissance sequence.

Trailer Sound DesignActionApocalypticDarkFuturisticHauntingSlowMid TempoSound DesignTrailerHybrid ScoreTrailer Tools
1:56

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