Dick De Benedictis Music

Dick DeBenedictis (the composer of these tracks)

Dick DeBenedictis (the composer of these tracks)

Production music is used in many types of media from television to video games and many of these familiar production cues were composed by Dick De Benedictis (who is best known for composing music for Perry Mason and of course for his production music that is commonly used in many forms of media especially in the 90s and 2000s). These tracks are most commonly used in television shows starting at least in the early 90s, with many of these originating from Benedictis' score for Columbo.

Some of the most famous tracks are "Predators (a)", "Predators (e)" (both of which are modeled after an excerpt from the theme of the 1987 science fiction movie "Predator"), "Evil Mind (3)", "Train Ride (a)" and "Psycho Chase (b)".

The entire collection sound effects were originally recorded in circa 1995, and then released as part of the Symphonic Adventures Production Elements Toolkit in 1997 and was released on CD by Adventure Production Elements and Sound Ideas. Many of these tracks were later reissued on Sonoton Music's album "Dramatic Workshop 26 - Moodsetters, Links & Stings".

Tracklist

Tracklist

Sound Ideas

APM Track List

APM Track List
  • Manhattan Chase (a-g)
  • Manhattan Chase OL (1-5)
  • Predators (a-l)
  • Train Ride (a-g)
  • Train Ride OL (1-5)
  • Coast Road (a-b, c-f*)
  • Alert (a-b, c-d*)
  • Action Fanfare (a-c)
  • Mentally Confused (a-n)
  • Alarming Message (a-c)
  • Trap (same track as "Alarming Message (a)")
  • Doom Threat
  • Tough Chase (a-h)
  • Tough Chase OL (1-7)
  • Railway Station (a-c, slower version of "Tough Action" tracks)
  • Tough Action (a-e, fast version of "Railway Station" tracks)
  • Eerie Scene (a-b)
  • Final Touch (a-b, c-f*)
  • Psychos
  • Uneasy (a, b*)
  • Midnight Run (a-c)
  • Evil Mind (1-12, 13-17*)
  • Inner Tension
  • Nervous Tension (1-3)
  • Dark Premonition (a-d)
  • Bronx (a-g, slower version of "Train Ride" tracks)
  • Cluster (1-3, 4-5*)
  • Very Wrong (a-b)
  • Zoom (a-e, f-h*)
  • The Shock (a-f)
  • Bad Guys (a-e)
  • Dark Thoughts
  • Dark Action (a-b)
  • Dead End (a-b, c-e*)
  • Wild and Free (a-f)
  • Wild and Free OL (1-3, 4*)
  • Help (1-12, 13-17*)
  • Stabs (a-j) ("aka "Full Orch FX 6")
  • Lost Hearts (a-e)
  • Lost Hearts OL (1-4)
  • Orchestral Drama Cue (a-b)
  • Orchestral Drama Cue OL (1-3)
  • Col Legno (a, b*)
  • Death Clock (a-h, i-k*)
  • Psycho Chase (a-c)
  • Increase (a-c,)
  • Mystic Insight
  • *Film Orchestra FX (1-12) (same as the Following Tracks, but has additional ones)
  • Vertigo Gang (a-q)
  • Hermann (a-b)
  • CAAS10 (a-e)

Variations

Variations

Used In

Used In

TV Shows

TV Shows

TV Specials

TV Specials
  • A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once.)
  • Giant Monsters (2004)
  • Meteors: Fire in the Sky (2005) ("Tough Chase (a)" is heard once.)
  • Night Visitors (2000) (a documentary special that aired on TLC and The Travel Channel during the 90s.)
  • The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)

Movies

Movies

Shorts

Shorts
  • A Bad Nightmare (2015) (Manhattan Chase OL 1 Version)

Video Games

Video Games
  • 3AM at The Krusty Krab ("Alert (b) (iMovie Version)".)
  • Anne McCaffrey's Freedom: First Resistance ("Bad Guys B" and "Stab J" can be heard in the danger theme.)
  • Amenophis: Resurrection ("Help 10" (low pitched))
  • Archangel ("Very Wrong" is used in hotel theme.)
  • Army Men II (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Army Men: Air Tactics (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Army Men: Sarge's War (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Army Men: Toys in Space (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Atrox
  • Æeon Flux (Used in intro.)
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
  • Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
  • Battlestrike: Shadow of Stalingrad
  • Belief & Betrayal ("Evil Mind 4", "Psycho Chase C" (lower-pitched) and "Evil Mind 6" can be heard in the first cutscene.)
  • Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr
  • BorderZone
  • The Bouncer (Heard in some cutscenes.)
  • Breath of Fire IV ("Vertigo Gang (a-f)" and "Bad Guys (a)" are been used in the track of Dragon's Blood.)
  • Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Heard in "Demo Ver. 1, "Demo Ver. 2" and "Ending Ver. 2".)
  • Cars: Race-O-Rama
  • Clive Barker's Undying ("Wild and Free", "Predators" and "Manhattan Chase" can be heard during Lizbeth boss battle)
  • Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 ("Predators F" is sampled in "Grinder".)
  • Conflict Zone
  • Crash Tag Team Racing
  • CT Special Forces: Bioterror (Low-pitched version of "Coast Road A" can be heard during ambush.)
  • Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Cyberchase The Quest 3 (“Evil Mind 3” Is heard once in The Story.)
  • Dark Colony
  • Dead or Alive 4 ("Help 3", "Evil Mind 1-3" and "The Shock #55.2" are sampled in "Alpha-152".)
  • Delta Force: Urban Warfare ("Manhattan Chase (a)" and "Wild and Free (b)", among others, were used in the soundtrack.)
  • Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
  • Diabolik: The Original Sin ("Very Wrong".)
  • Die Hard Arcade
  • Din's Curse
  • Din's Legacy
  • Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
  • Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Disney's Tarzan Activity Center ("Evil Mind 11" is heard in title screen.)
  • Disney's Villains' Revenge (Heard in Captain Hook's intro cutscene.)
  • Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
  • Dude Theft Wars ("Alert (b) (iMovie Version)" is used when slapping a dude in old versions.)
  • Eagle One: Harrier Attack ("Predators (f)" is sampled in a theme.)
  • Earth Defense Force 2017
  • Emergency Fire Response ("Predators" is sampled in main menu theme.)
  • Empire Earth
  • Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight for Life
  • Endgame
  • Evil Dead: Hail to the King
  • Evil Dead: Regeneration
  • Evolution Snowboarding
  • F-Zero: GP Legend (Video Game) ("Nervous Tension 3" is Heard in shocking moments.)
  • Fantastic Four (2005) (Video Game) ("Tough Action (a)" is heard once.)
  • Farscape: The Game ("Evil Mind 10" is heard in the intro and main theme.)
  • Final Fantasy X-2
  • Firefighter F.D.18 ("Mentally Confused A")
  • The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna
  • Global Defence Force
  • Global Defence Force: Tactics
  • Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy
  • Gun Metal
  • Half-Life
  • Half-Life 2
  • Heavy Rain
  • The Hobbit ("Mentally Confused A")
  • Homeworld: Cataclysm
  • Jack the Ripper (2004)
  • Jak II (Heard in some cutscenes.)
  • Jak 3 (Heard in some cutscenes.)
  • Jazz and Faust ("Help 10", "Evil Mind (4-5; 10-11)" and "Death Clock H" are heard in Jazz ending.)
  • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
  • Jurassic Park: Trespasser
  • Kivi's Underworld
  • Konung 2: Blood of Titans ("The Shock E" can be heard in ending cutscene.)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Heard once in a cutscene.)
  • Looney Tunes: Vegas Street Chase ("Very Wrong" and "Predators")
  • Mata Nui Online Game
  • MediEvil ("Wild and Free (b)" used in the final boss fight theme.)
  • Mega Man Legends 2
  • Metal Arms: Glitch in the System ("Doom Threat" used in opening cutscene.)
  • Metroid Prime
  • MIB: Alien Crisis ("Evil Mind 3" is sampled in the first cutscene.)
  • Midnight Nowhere ("Help 12", "Evil Mind 3" and "Death Clock F-H" are used in the first cutscene.)
  • Monster Attack
  • Monster Hunter
  • Moorhen Pirates ("Coast Road A" can be heard in bonus stage.)
  • Moorhen X ("Alert B" can be heard in start of the game.)
  • Moorhuhn Adventure: Der Fluch des Goldes
  • Mystic: Duell der Zauberer
  • Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ("Mentally Confused A" is sampled in "Flimsy".)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
  • Nocturne (Video Game)
  • Pinball Fantasies Deluxe (Heard in the opening FMV.)
  • PK: Out of the Shadows (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Zoom D was used in the title screen.)
  • Pokémon Sword and Shield ("Increase (b)" is heard)
  • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon ("Increase (b)" is heard in "Vs. Ghetsis")
  • Portal
  • Portal Runner (Heard in cutscenes.)
  • Postal (Video Game) ("Doom Threat" can be heard in intro of final level.)
  • Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero ("Doom Threat" is used in Stealth Frag theme.)
  • Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc ("Predators F", "Help 8" and "Bad Guys B" heard in opening cutscene.)
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids ("The iMovie Suspense Pack" are heard during suspenseful moments.)
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
  • Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
  • Resident Evil 0
  • Resident Evil 2 ("Eerie Scene (a)" is used in Claire Redfield's intro cinematic.)
  • Resident Evil 4 (slightly sampled in the theme of El Lago.)
  • Resident Evil 5
  • Runaway: A Road Adventure (Heard in some cutscenes.)
  • Scaler
  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom
  • Severance: Blade of Darkness
  • Shadow Madness
  • Shadow of Rome
  • Shadowgrounds
  • Singles 2: Triple Trouble ("Dark Premonition A", "Inner Tension" (lower-pitched) and "Dead End A" heard in suspense moments.)
  • Slendytubbies ("Alert (b) (iMovie version)")
  • Sniper Elite ("Dark Action A" is sampled in the title theme.)
  • South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Used in Crab People battle theme and cutscene.)
  • Spider-Man (2002) (Video Game)
  • Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (Heard in some cutscenes.)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
  • Spy Hunter 2
  • Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
  • Spyro: Year of the Dragon
  • Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly ("Manhattan Chase" and "Hermann" is sampled in "Ripto's Showdown".)
  • Taz: Wanted
  • Technicus: 10 Hours Left (Heard in opening cutscene and game over screen.)
  • TechnoMage: Return of Eternity
  • Tekken 3 ("Doom Threat", "Eerie Scene (B)", "Psycho Chases (A/B)", and "Nervous Tensions (1, 3)" are heard in Jin Kazama's ending cutscene in the PS1 version.)
  • Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
  • Time Crisis (Heard in the PlayStation-exclusive Special Mode.)
  • TOCA Race Driver (Heard in dramatic moments in cutscenes.)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Video Game) (GBA and N-Gage versions only; "Dark Action B" sampled in training and ending themes.)
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Video Game) ("Evil Mind 1" is used when Demoness is selected.)
  • Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Video Game) ("The Shock [#55.1]" transitioning to "Evil Mind 3". Both are used only in the first cutscene.)
  • Trace Effects ("Evil Mind 3" is heard in the Chapter 1 intro.)
  • True Crime: Streets of L.A (2003)
  • The Unholy War
  • Vigilance
  • Viy: Retold Story
  • Voodoo Kid
  • Who Wants to Beat Up A Millionaire
  • Wild 9 (Heard in the "Tunnel Love" theme.)
  • World War III: Black Gold ("Predators".)
  • X2: Wolverine's Revenge
  • Yager (Low-pitched.)
  • Zombasite

Videos/DVDs

Videos/DVDs

Theme Parks

Theme Parks

Universal Studios Hollywood:

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs
  • Fox Movie Channel (2000-2007 version)
  • 103.5 BOB FM
  • Sky Movies (1998)
  • KVDA Telemundo 60 San Antonio ("Evil Mind 3" was Played in One Telecast News.)
  • Radio Aconcagua 91.7 FM ("Evil Mind 3" is heard)

Commercials

Commercials
  • Armonyl ("Evil Mind 3" and "Psycho Chase (b)" are heard in a suspenseful skit.)
  • Ashley Warehouse (2024) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once.)
  • BCI Bath & Showers ("Evil Mind 3" is heard frequently.)
  • Burger King Kids Meal - SpongeBob SquarePants (2008) ("Predators E" is heard once.)
  • Capital One
  • Chocman (2006) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard in Examendegradon)
  • Cocoa Puffs (Either 2005 or 2006)
  • DirecTV Argentina - Error 771 (2016) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard twice.)
  • Enchufe TV (TNT) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once in New Episodes Promo.)
  • Fruit by the Foot - Shower (2010) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once.)
  • Fruit Gushers - Magic Gushers (1998)
  • Got Milk? - Marvel Superheroes (Either 2000 or 2001) ("Action Fanfare (A)" are heard during a scene of the commercial.)
  • Halo's ("Zoom C" is heard in the Cat commercial.)
  • Heinz's Mustard - DJ Mustard Exclusive (2025) (Heard at the beginning when the ketchup bottle refuses to squeeze the ketchup out. NOTE: This is the last commercial to use "Evil Mind 3".)
  • Honey Nut Cheerios - Geyser (2005)
  • JCPenny - Back-to-School Zombies (2007)
  • Kick The Rainbow Friends Ads (Alert (b) iMovie version)
  • Kirby Mass Attack Commercial (2011) (the Last Part of "Psychos" is Heard.)
  • Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Commercial - Channel Surfing (1999) ("Action Fanfare (a)" is heard in the Godzilla Scene.)
  • Little Caesars Pizza - Slices N' Stix (2023) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once during a suspenseful moment.)
  • Milk - Ahh, the Power of Cheese, feat. Mighty Mouse (2001) ("Action Fanfare (a)" is heard in the Beginning)
  • Nickelodeon Fruit Snacks - Jimmy Neutron (2004)
  • Simon Malls
  • Sims Snowboarding
  • Sour Punch Straws - Punch School (2008) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once.)
  • Subway - Dinner Theatre (2006)
  • Toyota Corolla - It's a Dream (2006)
  • Wolf Game: Wild Animal Wars Ads (Alert (b): iMovie version)

Logos

Logos
  • Cine BancoEstado (2008-present)
  • Creat Studios (2002-2007) ("Zoom C" and "Help 4".)
  • Jaya Prakash Rijal Pvt. (2004-2009) (Logos) ("Action Fanfare (a)" is heard when the logo reveals a title card.)
  • Ruscico ("Dark Action (A-B)" and "Action Fanfare A")
  • Saturn Plus ("Help 10" heard in version from "Jazz and Faust")
  • SK Films (2001) (Logos) ("Lost Hearts D")
  • Techland (1999-2001) ("Increase B" and "Psychos")

Promos/Outros

Promos/Outros
  • 31 Minutos: La Película (Some of his Samples are Heard in the Brazilian Version)
  • Million Dollar Password (2008) (Manhattan Chase is heard)
  • Movies! - Popcorn Movies Outro ("Evil Mind 3" is heard)
  • The Talk - Under The Dome (2014) (Ugh... What Audio is Heard?)
  • The X-Files - The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat (2018) ("Evil Mind 3" is heard.)

Trailers

Trailers
  • Amorosa: The Revenge (2012) (Trailers)
  • The Busy Bee Dogs: The 3 Little Pigs (2008) (Trailers) (The iMovie version of "Predators (d)" is heard once and "Evil Mind 3" is heard twice.)
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Trailers) ("Increase (b)" used near the end of E3 2014 trailer.)
  • Jak II (Trailers)
  • Little Longnose (2003)
  • Moorhen 3: ...The Chicken Chase! (2001)
  • The Happening (2008) ("Evil Mind 3" used in the first trailer and red band trailer)
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004) (One track heard briefly in the teaser trailer)

Other Media

Other Media
  • Endless Alphabet ("Evil Mind 3" is heard once in "ITCHY".)
  • Goofy Wants His Money (TikTok)
  • iMovie ("Evil Mind 3", "Evil Mind 4", "Evil Mind 10" and "Stabs" as well as modified versions of "Predators (d)", "Dark Premonition (a)", "Inner Tension", "Alert (b)" and "Psycho Chase (c)" are labeled as mystery and suspense sounds.)
  • Instagram
  • Red Skelton Show (2006 Quality Television DVD Release) (iMovie and Garageband were both responsible to compose the music.)
  • Sioweiworld (heard frequently)
  • Skynight Avenue - Last Fight Of The Vampires (Transylvanian Maxi Mix) ("Evil Mind 3" and "Predators (d)" is heard together)

TikTok Videos

TikTok Videos
  • tornado ("Evil Mind 3" is heard often in "Going on vacation to:" videos, albeit speed-up.)

YouTube Videos

YouTube Videos

Abridged Anime

Abridged Anime

Anime

Anime

Image Gallery

Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Audio Samples