Royalty-Free Music for crime mysteries and crime thillers; in particular, the tracks we've put in this area represent the music that we felt would go well with Gangsters, Drug dealers, Tough guys and general Bad-Asses. The music will tend to have a slow, mean beat, sometimes Hip-Hop or Urban based music but also sometimes more Orchestral / Classic style music that can be used to illustrate the Bad Guy in your production. This music will tend to have a cold, ruthless edge to it.
A pretty hard core and brutal, post-industrial, mechanical sounding hard rock track. Twisted metal impact with aggressive guitar chops in a blaze of fire and destruction. Violent, malevolent, determined and dominant. Use with mech warfare, war and destruction, fighting and brawling, extreme hardcore sports, violence and battle. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Medium tempo, electronic, fat sounds mixed with hard, distorted guitar riff theme. Good if you are looking for hard sounding track but not too fast. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A fast paced electronica action track featuring heavy guitars and synths. Glitchy with busy rhythmic percussion/drums. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 130 BPM]
Slow, sizzling jazz swing. Jazz club, late night city alleys, private detective, smokey atmosphere, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
A cue consisting mainly of electronic sounds along with solo violin which creates a melancholy mood. Great for a dark and brooding scene to create tension. A good mix of heroic themes, fight themes and booming sounds. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A lone piano line signals the entrance of monster grungey guitar riffs, bludgeoning you mercilessly from the outset. Queen-esque lead lines join in before the chorus blazes into life with powerful and emotive strings overlaying the gargantuan guitars. A powerful and intense brew. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Celebratory Hip Hop instrumental, featuring a cool "wooo" shout. Lots of synths over a dancing beat. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Suspenseful and mystical music backdrop / underscore. Pulsating rhythm and echoey sounds create an eerie, cold and mysterious ambience. Works for undercover spy / secret agent, criminal investigation, forensics and analyzing, thriller / mystery music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Eerie ambient Fx and an organic loop build an atmosphere of subtle tension and expectation supported by a smooth bass line. An almost nostalgic electric piano melody and a middle 'percussive' break complete this 150 sec. cut. For your Forensic lab scene or science and research project. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
A suspenseful and intense cue which creates an ominous, threatening and foreboding feeling. Distorted guitars, piano and electronic elements all come together to create a tense and apocalyptic sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Slamming hip hop, big brass stabs, features the vocal refrain “Now let me see you put your hands up” - ideal for use with hi-octane sports, action, urban scenes, grit, macho, workout, house party etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 154 BPM]
A dark, somewhat gloomy, mystery soundtrack. Perhaps crime, criminals, crime investigation. Dystopian, with a sense of activity and danger. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 138 BPM]
Modern electronic music with power and intensity. Has a dark edge to it but will work in many areas such as technology, extreme sports, automotive industry, film, drama and action. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A pulsating bass synth along with mysterious piano and pads and sparse but driving drum rhythms begin this tension filled action track, which builds with excitement and intensity. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
A rock / funk crossover track with funky grooves, powerful guitars & 70's tinged organ combine in this cool and dynamic groove-rock track. The verse is chilled & laid back. The chorus is more rocky and intense. Hints of the Meters and Nuno, Extreme [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Chunky and hard hitting rock guitar chops. Excellent instrumental, positively, uplifting and energizing rock music for use with sports, action, stunts, dangerous and grungy film, game, tv, etc. Carries a great punch and a solid dose of testosterone. Adrenaline / Driving / Fresh Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Slightly dark electronic drums and synths. It's slow tempo works well with slow motion scenes, or in an underground nightclub montage scene a la Blade. Also for crime investigation etc. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Rough / Classic Rock / Fun Sports: Gritty and edgy guitar riffing with a moderately uptempo rock beat and a good forward drive. Suitable for sports, action, X-games, stunts and pranks, etc. Elements of classic rock and college rock. [Tempo: Fast / 164 BPM]
A nice mystery theme, slightly inspired by films and series such as The X-Files and many others. Think crime investigation, forensics, mysterious evidence, detective cases. CSI meets X-Files meets Forensic Investigatons meets Missing Without a Trace etc. Would also make a great theme for a game show, drama, or a commercial. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A determined, malevolent heavy rock track with big drums & big guitars. Wicked, sinister, brooding, with a sense of foreboding. The full weight drops at about 1 minute in. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
A tension building track great for action and adventure scenes or reality game show programming. Features unique drum rhythms, a harmonic piano ostinato, synth motifs, and string riffs. [Tempo: Medium / 64 BPM]
Rap / Hip-Hop. A rap song set in the dark ages. A creative mix of old english and hip hop. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Pulsating scene setter for action film chase or gearing up. Undercover cop, spy, war, SWAT team or secret agent moving in. Slow but with a very strong and determined forward drive. An element of mystery, conspiracy and intrigue. Perhaps high-tech warfare. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A pulsing and pensive musical background for mystery, intrigue, processing, analyzing or perhaps just a story unfolding before our eyes. This music track has a slight sense of mechanical or perhaps clockwork- it starts with a simple pizzicato pulse and develops over time, but always keeps its initial nerve and sense of activity and problem solving. Mysterious / Forensics / Undercover Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
This track starts off with a melancholic nylon guitar pattern before erupting into a hard edged, post-modern / post-apocalyptic, gritty electro-rock track. The two contrasting elements continue to combine throughout. Dark and doom'ish. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
To call this music track 'hard', 'raw' or 'extreme' would be an understatement. 'Brutal' or 'Insane' would probably be closer. Hold on tight! Madness / Action / Extreme Sports Music. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A dark and grungy orchestral hybrid track. Unsettling distorted synth and drums keep a relentless and dark theme. The track slows down to a slight quiet break in the middle, followed by a loud and heavy drop that plays out to the end. This track is suitable for video game or movie trailers, scenes of struggle or battle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Powerful riff driven rocker. Big chunky riffs is the name of the game here as this intense tune blasts forward, sand-blasting your face as it cruises by. Slightly reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Edgy and suspense cinematic music track made with orchestra, synths and other various effects. Action / Spy / Tension Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
The massive brass and string stabs in this intense modern orchestral track will bring an epic jolt of energy to any production. Good for promos, commercials and trailers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 144 BPM]
Mystical, pensive underscore music track for use with crime, forensic investigation, mysterious connections, intrigue and suspicion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Very dark, sinister and twisted mixture of orchestra and electronics. Big pounding drums, edgy staccato strings, cold synth textures. Action thriller, Spy mission, Undercover operation, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A funky Sugar Plum Fairy remix with downbeat urban style hip-hop drums. Cool and fresh version of the classic Tchaikovsky piece. Trad./Arr: Jason Livesay [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A hard slamming, relentlessly beating, dark and forceful urban grind / beat. Forceful / determined. Hard rock style guitar lick combining with funk drums and retro synths to create an incredibly funky, slamming, urban, dark hip-hop track. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A dark, staccato, mechanical sounding orchestral movie soundtrack theme. Industrial, futuristic, menacing. The track builds up several times and at one point cuts it down to only grinding metal and huge percussion slams. It then builds in tension with a sense of increasing danger and urgency. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
With strings, electronic rhythms and synthesizers, this underscore track brings a sense of tension, foreboding, fear and danger. Impending battle, undercover, espionage, dangerous situations. Good for action and adventure thrillers, science fiction, investigation, forensics. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A dry and breathy rhythm soon gives way to a majestic melody which leads further into dark ambiences and a choir swelling into mystery & mythology. Dark / Mystical / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
Eerie, tense, percussive soundscape with a relentless spooky melody, dark metalic FX and flute sweeps. Atmospheric with a sense of suspense and imminent danger. Menacing and sinister. 48 hours, The Mentalist, Castle, Alien Invasion, crime drama, horror, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Hard, dirty, gritty and downright nasty piece of electro - meets industrial- meets rock'n roll. Grinding guitar riffs, hard slamming techno drums and siren-like synthesizer wails. Similar to the Prodigy or the Crystal Method. Brutal, dominant, aggressive. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 136 BPM]
Nervous action adventure underscore. Ticking rhythm, uncertain pulses, mysterious notes. A sense of urgency and impending danger. Suitable for crime drama, thriller, spy mystery, criminal investigation, reality TV, sci-fi drama and more. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
A fusion of warm, ambient soundscapes, electro echos and cool melodies gaining momentum with the introduction of drum'n'bass beats. High bass guitars, clean electric pianos and gritty leads complete with breakdowns. Suitable for extreme sports where your action shots are slowed down in HD. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 168 BPM]
A blend of pop, electronica and dance, this is a polished dance track available in a vocal version as well as an instrumental version. Highly polished and with a very catchy chorus and irresistable synth bass on the verses. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A nicely crafted hip hop track with a futuristic vibe. With a tense, suspenseful feeling, it is also uplifting at the same time, perhaps with a slight dark undertone. Good for use in science fiction, future and high technology productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 74 BPM]
Sneaky, suspicious underscore track for film, tv, media. Spy / Secret Agent / Crime. Sneaking, hiding, stalking, searching. Perhaps investigating or finding clues, or possible track and follow mission. Dark and mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Deep, dark and eery soundtrack piece, with delayed piano, intricate beats and unsettling synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark dystopian landscape with a driving rhythmic bass, pounding drums and blistering feedback. Resolves at 1:10 with a huge sweeping chord. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A driving rock song that features drums, guitar, bass, and distorted vocals. Has a slightly indie, hard rock feel. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 103 BPM]
Dark ambient synth pulse, made for tension, mystery and suspense. Besides the main track, this piece comes in many different seamless loops which can be used in combination with each other to 'build' the soundtrack needed for a scene, in a modular way. Simply place the different loops on the timeline, in a way that matches your on-screen action, or blend, combine, crop and join the loop pieces to create your own 'version' of the track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Punchy Rock track with a grungy feel. Classic rock / retro rock sound, with a sense of movement and purpose can be felt throughout the track. Featuring a full rock band. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
