(REQUEST: "Modern, non-campy, Spy/Thriller music") From the 70s works of William Friedkin to the 2000s works of Paul Greengrass, great films of intrigue have always had one thing in common: a director. And cameras. And probably some kind of catered snacks. This cut could be dropped into any modern-era classic thriller. Layers of interlocking double bass scratching (under the bridge), percussion and - starting @:07 - violin and prepared piano create a sense of tension, urgency and unfolding action. Trumpets enter @:16 fleshing out this 5/4 arrangement. Has a great false ending @:23 followed by a climactic flurry of notes until :29, when it settles into a bed. Picks up again @:51 with a pounding kick drum. Also works for news, especially stories on mistrust or intelligence operations.