Evocative sea sounds (surf and seagulls) open, with a beautifully-menacing theme that sets everything on edge... no pleasure cruise or innocent fishing trip here.

Then accordion music reminiscent of a sea shanty and deep male singing, is this the pirates at a moment of leisure? The menacing theme blends back. A drum beat - perhaps to keep oarsmen in time. More menace, then the accordion is back, with the surf lapping against an anchored ship, his bell ringing in the background. But more pulse-racing music, perhaps an attack on a ship at anchor is planned?

And all the while, in the background the seagulls cry on.

If your adventure takes place near or on the sea - particularly in the days of sailing ships - this would make fine background music... perhaps not as peaceful as some people find the sea, but this IS adventure we are talking about. As always, I find myself coming up for ideas for events inspired by the sounds, rather than thinking of events that the sounds would fit!

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Reviewed: 3 March 2010