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Competition Drama
High-stakes pressure, ticking clocks, and tension you can feel – Competition Drama delivers pulse-pounding underscores for moments that matter. Composer Matthew Rees creates a gripping soundscape of modern, rhythmic cues designed for game shows, quiz formats, competitive reality TV, and dramatic countdowns. Whether it's decisions under pressure, risky challenges, or political showdowns – this collection keeps the tension high and the audience on edge. Including perfectly crafted 60-second cuts ideal for stopwatch-driven tasks.
Label: CosMind
Number: CPM4696
Year: 2025
Length: 00:00:00
Increasing tension driving by percussion and a mysterious reversed piano,…
Increasing tension driving by percussion and a mysterious reversed piano, gradually building to a crescendo. Urgency and mounting pressure for serious decisions, countdown competition and risky challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:03
A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent kicks, percussion elements and…
A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent kicks, percussion elements and building spiccato strings, leading to a dramatic finish. Urgent thinking, concentration, problem solving and gripping thriller drama tension.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:09
A cinematic tension rising and dramatic countdown. Hard-hitting percussion and…
A cinematic tension rising and dramatic countdown. Hard-hitting percussion and tense percussion, with brooding, ominous sub building to a dramatic conclusion with intensifying strings. For dangerous decisions, extreme challenges and a thrilling drama climax.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:02
Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion and ominous synths to build…
Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion and ominous synths to build anticipation and suspense. A Subtle and serious ticking tension for concentration, quiz, decisions, problem solving and difficult challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:03
Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in intensity with percussive elements,…
Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in intensity with percussive elements, increasing drums and evolving strings. Urgency and thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:00
A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with steady drums & percussion building to…
A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with steady drums & percussion building to a climatic ending. Subtle and serious ticking tension for competition shows, quiz and thrilling investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:01
Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and percussive elements, driven by…
Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and percussive elements, driven by ominous synths and building to a dramatic conclusion. Intriguing suspense and a mood of uneasiness, being afraid of choosing the wrong vote.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:00
Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing drums & percussion and evolving…
Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing drums & percussion and evolving strings building to a climatic ending. High pressure and tension against the clock, also for intense competitions and pursuits.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:08
Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths,…
Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by an underlying deep pulse. A time-ticking impending countdown providing tension & suspense for serious decisions, competition shows, game of skills and crime & investigation.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking suspense cue with choppy…
Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking suspense cue with choppy percussion, synth pulses and evolving strings, building anticipation to the conclusion. Great for competitions, challenges, games, countdowns and urgent matters.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving percussive elements, increasing in…
A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving percussive elements, increasing in intensity with building spiccato strings. High pressure tension for dangerous decisions, tensed challenges, competitions and serious investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:13
Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard-hitting drums & glitchy percussion,…
Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard-hitting drums & glitchy percussion, with pulsating synths & strings to build anticipation and suspense. Thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:16
A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game show and extreme challenges.…
A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game show and extreme challenges. Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by a underlying deep pulse, building to a dramatic conclusion.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:14
A tense game-show underscore, driven by a steady, deep sub, mysterious synth…
A tense game-show underscore, driven by a steady, deep sub, mysterious synth pulses and strings, with increasing percussive elements, and building up to a dramatic finish. Ideal for exciting competitions, concentrated games of skills and serious challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:04
Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly evolving percussion, pulsating…
Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly evolving percussion, pulsating synths, building anticipation to the conclusion. Subtle and serious countdown, ticking tension and thrilling drama.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Increasing tension driving by percussion and a…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Increasing tension driving by percussion and a mysterious reversed piano, gradually building to a crescendo. Urgency and mounting pressure for serious decisions, countdown competition and risky challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
Increasing tension driving by ticking pulse and a mysterious reversed piano,…
Increasing tension driving by ticking pulse and a mysterious reversed piano, gradually building to a crescendo. Urgency and mounting pressure for serious decisions, countdown competition and risky challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent kicks, percussion elements and building spiccato strings, leading to a dramatic finish. Urgent thinking, concentration, problem solving and gripping thriller drama tension.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:03
A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent kicks, percussion elements,…
A suspenseful time-ticking cue with insistent kicks, percussion elements, leading to a dramatic finish. Urgent thinking, concentration, problem solving and gripping thriller drama tension.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A cinematic tension rising and dramatic…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A cinematic tension rising and dramatic countdown. Hard-hitting percussion and tense percussion, with brooding, ominous sub building to a dramatic conclusion with intensifying strings. For dangerous decisions, extreme challenges and a thrilling drama climax.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:09
A cinematic tension rising and dramatic countdown. Hard-hitting percussion and…
A cinematic tension rising and dramatic countdown. Hard-hitting percussion and tense percussion, with brooding, ominous sub building to an intense conclusion. For dangerous decisions, extreme challenges and a thrilling drama climax.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion and ominous synths to build anticipation and suspense. A Subtle and serious ticking tension for concentration, quiz, decisions, problem solving and difficult challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:02
Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion and ominous synths to build…
Slow, steady, tense cue with glitchy percussion and ominous synths to build anticipation and suspense. A Subtle and serious ticking tension for concentration, quiz, decisions, problem solving and difficult challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in intensity with percussive elements, increasing drums and evolving strings. Urgency and thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:03
Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in intensity with percussive elements,…
Medium-paced suspenseful cue building in intensity with percussive elements, increasing drums. Urgency and thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with steady drums & percussion building to a climatic ending. Subtle and serious ticking tension for competition shows, quiz and thrilling investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:00
A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with steady drums & percussion. Subtle and…
A pulsating synth-driven tension cue with steady drums & percussion. Subtle and serious ticking tension for factual programs, competition shows, quiz and thrilling investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and percussive elements, driven by ominous synths and building to a dramatic conclusion. Intriguing suspense and a mood of uneasiness, being afraid of choosing the wrong vote.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:01
Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and percussive elements, driven by…
Medium-slow, steady tense cue with deep sub and percussive elements, driven by ominous synths and building to a dramatic conclusion. Intriguing suspense and a mood of uneasiness, being afraid of choosing the wrong vote.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing drums & percussion and evolving strings building to a climatic ending. High pressure and tension against the clock, also for intense competitions and pursuits.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:00
Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing percussion and decent pulses.…
Synth-driven tense cue with steady increasing percussion and decent pulses. Prressure and tension against the clock, also for competitions and thrilling investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by an underlying deep pulse. A time-ticking impending countdown providing tension & suspense for serious decisions, competition shows, game of skills and crime & investigation.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:08
Tense, ominous underscore with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious…
Tense, ominous underscore with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by an underlying deep pulse. A time-ticking impending countdown providing tension & suspense for serious decisions, competition shows, game of skills and crime & investigation.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking suspense cue with choppy percussion, synth pulses and evolving strings, building anticipation to the conclusion. Great for competitions, challenges, games, countdowns and urgent matters.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking suspense cue with choppy…
Time is running! An intensifying time-ticking suspense cue with choppy percussion, synth pulses, building anticipation to the conclusion. Great for competitions, challenges, games, countdowns and urgent matters.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving percussive elements, increasing in intensity with building spiccato strings. High pressure tension for dangerous decisions, tensed challenges, competitions and serious investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving percussive elements, increasing in…
A steady heartbeat style pulse with driving percussive elements, increasing in intensity. High pressure tension for dangerous decisions, tensed challenges, competitions and serious investigative stories.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard-hitting drums & glitchy percussion, with pulsating synths & strings to build anticipation and suspense. Thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:13
Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard-hitting drums & glitchy percussion,…
Time-ticking, steady, tense cue with hard-hitting drums & glitchy percussion, with pulsating synths creating anticipation and suspense. Thrilling tension for competitions and challenges against the clock.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game show and extreme challenges. Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by a underlying deep pulse, building to a dramatic conclusion.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:16
A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game show and extreme challenges.…
A thrilling time-ticker for competitions, game show and extreme challenges. Tense, ominous cue with steady, evolving percussion and mysterious synths, driven by a underlying deep pulse, building to a dramatic conclusion.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. A tense game-show underscore, driven by a…
A one-minute stopwatch version. A tense game-show underscore, driven by a steady, deep sub, mysterious synth pulses and strings, with increasing percussive elements, and building up to a dramatic finish. Ideal for exciting competitions, concentrated games of skills and serious challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:14
A tense game-show underscore, driven by a steady, deep sub, mysterious synth…
A tense game-show underscore, driven by a steady, deep sub, mysterious synth pulses, with increasing percussive elements. Ideal for exciting competitions, concentrated games of skills and serious challenges.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:00:00
A one-minute stopwatch version. Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly…
A one-minute stopwatch version. Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly evolving percussion, pulsating synths, building anticipation to the conclusion. Subtle and serious countdown, ticking tension and thrilling drama.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
Length: 00:01:04
Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly evolving percussion, pulsating…
Tense, ominous cue with steady, increasingly evolving percussion, pulsating synths, creating anticipation and suspense. Subtle and serious countdown, ticking tension and thrilling drama.
Label: CosMind
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Composers:
Matthew Rees (PRS)
Publishers:
CosMind Musikverlag
CosMind Musikverlag
