Cuts Like a Knife

One Genre. One Focus. One Purpose.

Cuts Like a Knife is the first and only production music library built exclusively for the True Crime genre. Born from decades spent in edit bays, our mission is simple: when hiring a composer isn’t in the cards, we’re your next best legal option.

What's our Angle?

In a world drowning in AI-generated noise__music, videos, books, social media__we're cutting through the static. Cuts like a Knife offers a tightly curated catalog of original tracks. purpose-written for True Crime programming. Need an underscore for an interrogation? A shocking reveal? Rhythmic tension for a slow-burn build? It's all here__crafted by composers who know the genre, not hit-or-miss algorithms.

How We Move

Plug. Play. Done. We understand what today's editors, producers, and directors face: tight turnarounds, tighter budgets, and no time for second guesses. That's why every track in our library is ready to drop in and drive your scene forward.
Yes, we provide full stems when you need customization, but also pre-mixed, plug-and-play versions but that make it easy to score a scene in seconds__not hours,
And because all rights are fully owned by Cuts Like a Knife, licensing is as simple as drag, drop, done. It's all included with your subscription. No paperwork. No headaches. No wasted time.

Our Crew

Cuts like a Knife is a team composers hand-picked by Emmy Award winner Richard Fiocca__the man behind the sound of CBS's 48 Hours for over two decades__and backed by a handpicked team obsessed with True Crime.

Not designed for the whole world - just the underworld

Cuts like a Knife is painstakingly curated by Emmy Award-winning composer Richard Fiocca - creator of the iconic 48 Hours theme and more true crime scores than a career criminal has excuses. No filler ot throwaways. Just music that lurks in the shadows... until the time is right to strike!

Cuts Like a Knife is new! But don't let that fool you__our composers have been shaping the sound of True Crime for years.

Scoring Made Simple.

if you're an editor, director or producer racing the clock, you can count on Cut's Like a Knife to deliver music that works the first time and doesn't bury you in 30,000 tracks called "Dark Surprise # 37A"

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Cuts Like a KnifeMusic that Slays