Ticking sfx rhythm heightens the immediate tension. Mix of plucked and bowed strings with feelings of urgency, solving the puzzle.

Plucked strings and mallets give a countdown-like suspense. Dynamic, with a light percussive rhythm filtering in. Spy, espionage, international intrigue.

Soft pizzicato strings and mallets build in focus and determination. A sense of mystery, investigation and suspense beginning to unravel.

Playfully daring and slightly contemptuous game of cat and mouse. Hammered dulcimer and pizzicato with a sneaky, calculated mood.

Contemplative and analytical with a serious focus. Repeating melody builds with a drum rhythm and pizzicato layers.

Emotive violin emerges from intertwining plucked and staccato strings with a strained tension. Urgent, thrilling and immediate.

Ruminative, heavy with emotion. Bowed and plucked strings with percussive accents give a bleak outlook.

Suspense and intrigue are afoot. Hypnotic tension builds with urgency and pressing danger.

Reflective, slightly aimless plucked and bowed strings intertwine. Uncertain with hints of underlying resolve.

Meditative, lightly ethnic pizzicato with warm ambient bowed string layers. Thoughtful, romantic and dream like.

Winding strings and xylophone give a sense of anxious urgency. Nervous, unpredictable.

Taut thriller with an edge of your seat suspense. Intertwining melodies give a sense of running out of time, complicated solutions.

Uncertain pizzicato strings gradually build with tepid curiosity. Legato strings bow with a moody passion and a dimly lit hope.