for lack of a better wording, sound Arabic.

I also notice that in thrillers (or tv episodes) if there's a drone/helicopter scene over a desert in the Mideast (or North Africa) - the music sometimes has plaintive wordless with - I don't know what to call it - "Arabic" vocalizations. It's become a go-to musical thing for Hollywood.

The only only time I've ever liked anything even remotely like that is in Khyber Pass by Ministry.