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Seeker

Seeker

STYE743 · Nordic Noir Orchestral Score · Lionel Schmitt
Seeker, by composer Lionel Schmitt, dives deep into the realms of British Drama and Nordic Noir film score. Stunning string arrangements that sway the listeners emotions between hardship, hope and inspiration. Huge sounding orchestral cues that are both delicate and grand....a must listen!
Cues10
ReleasedMar 2021

Tracks

10 main mixes
On The State Of Being
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:23·70 bpm·A flatm·4 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

A slow 70bpm A-flat minor reflection built on strings and piano with woodwind colour and orchestral drums held in reserve, so the pulse stays quiet rather than driving. The mood is introspective and philosophical, opening out toward something soaring by the end. Suits landscape drama, a character alone with a decision, or a documentary chapter opening.

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3:23
Nothing Left To Loose
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
4:14·65 bpm·A flat·5 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

The album's longest slow cue at 65bpm, and unusually in a major key (A flat), which pushes the strings, piano and brass toward hope rather than dread; wordless female vocal and FX add a Nordic ache over the top. Over four minutes it has room to move from bare piano intent to a full, warm swell. Good for loss-and-recovery storytelling and end-of-episode resolution.

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4:14
Somewhere There Is Home
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:23·114 bpm·Am·6 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

At 114bpm in A minor this is one of the album's driving cues, with percussion and synths under running strings, brass stabs and choir plus vocal samples for scale. The title's pull toward 'home' gives it forward motion and a sense of arrival rather than pure threat. Fits journey sequences, search-and-rescue footage and determined-progress montages.

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3:23
Tides Within
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:50·64 bpm·Cm·5 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

The sparsest cue here: 64bpm in C minor with strings, piano, choir, synths and FX and no percussion or brass listed, so it breathes as an atmospheric bed. Tidal, patient and slightly cold, it stays reflective rather than climbing to a peak. Ideal under narration, coastal aerials or a grief scene.

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3:50
At Home In The Unknown
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
2:34·112 bpm·Am·5 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

A compact 2:34 edit at 112bpm in A minor with full forces — strings, brass, choir, woodwinds, percussion and synths — making it the tightest, most immediately usable action-emotional cue on the album. Restless but resolute, matching the title's uneasy acceptance. Works for promo cutdowns and montage where you need arc in under three minutes.

OrchestralCinematicScoreAtmosphericBritish DramaDramaEmotionalEmotiveSlowNeo ClassicalFilm ScoreSoundtrackInspiringNordic Noir
2:34
Forever Searching
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
6:56·82 bpm·E flatm·6 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

At 6:55 this is the centrepiece long-form cue, 82bpm in E-flat minor, with strings and piano joined by brass, choir, wordless female vocal, woodwinds and percussion across a slow-burning span. The length allows a full journey from sparse introspection to a broad orchestral high point and back. Best for extended documentary sequences, feature-length scenes or a suite-style needle drop.

OrchestralCinematicScoreAtmosphericBritish DramaDramaEmotionalEmotiveMid TempoNeo ClassicalFilm ScoreSoundtrackInspiringNordic Noir
6:56
So Close, Too Late
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:15·59 bpm·E flatm·6 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

The slowest cue on the album at 59bpm in E-flat minor, and the title points squarely at tragedy just missed — strings and piano with choir, wordless female vocal, brass and FX kept mournful. Heavy, deliberate and grieving rather than hopeful. Cut it against a death scene, a failed rescue or an aftermath reveal.

OrchestralCinematicScoreAtmosphericBritish DramaDramaEmotionalEmotiveSlowNeo ClassicalFilm ScoreSoundtrackInspiringNordic Noir
3:15
The Healing Facility
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:36·75 bpm·D flatm·5 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

75bpm in D-flat minor with full orchestral palette — strings, piano, brass, choir, woodwinds, percussion and synths — but the clinical title steers it toward institutional unease rather than warmth. Mid-slow and moody, it hovers between comfort and something withheld. Suits medical or psychiatric drama interiors, investigative documentary and slow reveals.

OrchestralCinematicScoreAtmosphericBritish DramaDramaEmotionalEmotiveSlowNeo ClassicalFilm ScoreSoundtrackInspiringNordic Noir
3:36
Passing The Iceberg
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:25·122 bpm·G flatm·5 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

The fastest cue at 122bpm in G-flat minor, and notably piano-free: strings and woodwinds over percussion, synths, brass and choir give it a cold, gliding momentum. Icy and imposing, more scale than sentiment. Cut for polar and ocean footage, expedition drama and tense trailer builds.

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3:25
A Safer Place
STYE743 · Seeker · Lionel Schmitt
3:08·116 bpm·A flatm·6 versions
Orchestral, CinematicAtmospheric, British Drama, Drama

116bpm in A-flat minor and the only cue listing male vocals, set against strings, brass, choir, woodwinds, percussion and synths for a driven but humane feel. The title's pull toward safety gives the motion purpose, ending on relief rather than threat. Good for escape and arrival sequences, refugee or rescue reportage and uplifting closing montages.

OrchestralCinematicScoreAtmosphericBritish DramaDramaEmotionalEmotiveSlowNeo ClassicalFilm ScoreSoundtrackInspiringNordic Noir
3:08

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