Description: Impish woodwinds and creeping strings warn of a coming threat. What devil crawls there in the night? Do Advanced search for related themes. Tags: mp-monsters; Artist: moodpaint

Description: A low, plaintive flute melody hovers over menacing strings and judgmental horns. Can signify a guilty conscience or comment on a dirty deed.

Description: Nervous love theme for two displaced people. Small chamber orchestra emphasizes woodwinds, a shy violin, and soft, pizzicato heartbeats from the basses. See Mood Paint's thematically related piano solos "Sad Sam" and "You and Eli" for more variations.

Description: A classic circus band theme with motives for clowns, stunts, pratfalls, and peals of laughter. Works equally well for nostalgia or madcap comedy.

Description: Energetic, blithe, and bouncy: this light-hearted tune makes action, transitions, or montages jump into motion.

Description: Sultry, ironic female vocal and cutting harmonica licks suggests that life is hard. (Performance credit: Vocal by Susan Hancock.)

Description: A playful, energetic vibe leaps from quirky mallet percussion, staccato piano chords, and hand clapping . But when the burlesque sax shows up, it's ironic. Do Advanced search for related themes. Tags: mp-confidence; Artist: moodpaint

Description: It's violin versus guitar in this slapstick string duet. Use as underscore for a wacky competition, or choreograph it literally. (Do you hear an uncontested winner?)

Description: A warm welcome home expressed by strings and piano. The perfect theme for drama or romance, reunited loves, or the end of hardship.

Description: Moderate suspense theme describes a physical confrontation. Strings, clarinet, tubular bells, and other percussion give voice to the struggle. Do Advanced search for related themes. Tags: mp-bernard; Artist: moodpaint