If you're looking for music for an action film, you may want to check out this track listing. This music can be orchestral, or more techno- or rock based -- or sometimes even a combination of these styles -- and is highly suitable for crime capers, get-away scenes, car chase, running for your life, that kind of thing. Often combining high tempo rhythms with staccato, sometimes dissonant, musical compositions, these track carry a sense of stress, danger, urgency and desperation.
An epic and dramatic music made with massive and aggressive orchestra sound. The track is made of three parts (trailer form), first one as an intro, second as epic triumph and last one as an outro. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Powerful, dramatic, intense & heavy cinematic rock track. Tension soaked strings combine with big guitars & driven drums to make music suitable for action adventure / sports / thriller projects. [Tempo: Fast / 187 BPM]
Simple powerful hard rocker with an Eastern flavour to the guitars parts and leads, giving it a great range of sonic colours. Very uptempo and energising.Would suit action/sports/thriller type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Blazing and roaring Marshall amps, classic hard rock in the style of 'Born to be Wild', Easy Rider... great action/destruction stuff! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 133 BPM]
Smokin' riffy guitar rock, classic 3-piece. Sports, action, extreme sports, excitement, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Funky electro house tune with uplifting chords and punchy bass. Pitched up synths and rhythmic drums add bouncy and energetic vibe to the track. Quick bass transitions and fast change ups give this track a quirky and fun feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Energetic hard rock / nu metal. Edgy, high intensity and energy level. Good for chase, action, race, fight / brawl, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
Punchy detuned distorted guitars and explosive, beefy drums. Ideal for extreme sports, military operations, video games, MMA, UFC and action cues. In the style of Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera and Five Finger Death Punch. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Dark, menacing metal, killer guitar riffs and sinister synth melodies. After a softer verse the track explodes into a powerful chorus. Recommeded for extreme Sports. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 114 BPM]
A fast paced dubstep breaks track in the style of Prodigy meets Skrillex. Perfect for extreme sports and aggressive scenes, this track transitions from an atmospheric, almost eerie start into full on, in your face complextro/dubstepo. Nice for extreme sports and energetic action sequences. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 81 BPM]
Exciting, bold, driven, atmospheric, dramatic rock track with great forward momentum & suspense. Determined, bouncy, rebellious, confident, dynamic, tense & thrilling. Would suit extreme sports / motorsports / action / thriller type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 152 BPM]
Fast, heavy, high adrenaline, straight for the jugular, metal bruiser. great energy, motivation & relentless momentum. Would suit extreme sports/action/thriller/documentary projects. [Tempo: Very fast / 150 BPM]
A raw and gritty, fast tempo rock track with a UK / Brit / Indie-rock sound. Also a slight Surf rock influence with tremolo guitars. Exciting, raw, rebellious. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, semi-industrial and powerful thriller soundtrack. Dark string and brass textures, a pulsating beat that oozes just under the surface. Serious, international conflict, war or battleground, covert mission, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 83 BPM]
An exciting, fast, gutsy rocker with a big attitude. Energetic, in for the kill, with a 'bad boy' feel. Great energy level. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 107 BPM]
A menacing and repetitive orchestral stab glitches and filters up into a filthy Drum & Bass groove while spooky tuned percussion swirls and pulsates with a baseline that gives an almost helicopter like feel. Totally nasty and monstrous so perfect for high-action scenes involving war, weaponry, gaming, crime, fighting or intense chase scenes. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 154 BPM]
Energetic hard rock / nu metal. Edgy, high intensity and energy level. Good for chase, action, race, fight / brawl, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Fast / 178 BPM]
Exciting, atmospheric, driven, determined & explosive rock track combining spacious synths, massive drum grooves & huge guitars. Gutsy, confident, climactic, bold, fiery & unstoppable. Would suit action / thriller / adventure / extreme sports / combat type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 154 BPM]
A "rough and ready", slightly bluesy guitar rock track. Determined, steady beat and guitar riffing with occasional soloing. Classic rock band sound and feel. Good for cruising, racing, rough and tumble, sports and motorsports, gutsy / balls'y action / adventure etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
Edgy, dramatic, exciting, atmospheric, driven, colourful and powerful electronic-rock track mixing spacious synths, plucked ethnic strings, phatt synth bass, frenetic beats & brass stabs. Would suit action / thriller / sports / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Medium paced, determined, dark, heavy and groovy rock track. Gigantic riffs and soaring lead over a monumental groove. Dramatic rock that would suit extreme sports/action type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
Determined, cool and confident power rock with an interesting, odd time signature. Available both as a vocal version and as an instrumental version. The instrumental mix in particular is great for sports, action, extreme sports, racing, and any high impact, high energy footage. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Fast Tempo heavy metal/rock track. Features driving metal guitars, an echoing energetic guitar riff and pounding bass guitar and real live drums. [Tempo: Fast / 155 BPM]
A massive, epic, urgent sounding music track made with dramatic orchestra, big epic drums and aggressive guitars. Divided into three parts. Chase / Uprising / Invasion / Battle music. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Powerful, dramatic orchestral track with a sense of an imminent attack about to happen. Danger, conflict, tension, preparing to go to battle, not knowing what awaits. This film score style track has a cinematic, epic sound, great for action, adventure, thriller type productions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A dangerous, dominating and determined orchestral march with heavy use of orchestral and ethnic percussion. Stressed situation, danger and conflict, fight, battle or chase scene. Good for fantasy, action-adventure, dramatic reality-TV, movie- or game trailer, in-game fight sequences, desperate escapes and more. Many versions and options are available, including a Percussion Only mix, several stingers and seamless loops. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
Urgent and dramatic action cue, suitable for chase or battle scene, military conflict, combat sports, action movie trailer or other high impact footage. Live orchestra combined with sampled percussion and fast congas patterns creates a sense of desperate urgency and struggle. Chaos and destruction. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A hard and heavy mix of guitars and electronic music. Will work well in action, chase scenes, gaming, extreme sports, sport, fighting. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A fast, chase-like sequence driven by African percussion. Exciting and dynamic in character. World / Tribal / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Intense and high impact, alternative rock. Heavy chunky guitar riffing, with drums going half-time on the brigdge part. Stuttering breaks and a 'wall of sound' keeps the energy levels high throughout. Good for action trailer, racing, fighting, car chase, sports / extreme sports or any other action-filled onscreen footage. [Tempo: Fast / 153 BPM]
Rock/Nu metal with electronic elements & a commercial vibe. Aggressive, rebellious, teen angst, NASCAR rally, bikers, pot-smoking road trip. Fun corporate commercial, tear up the competition! All about success & winning. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Dark, epically atmospheric, sinister & sometimes menacing rock track with electronic elements & strings. Stadium rock with a really glorious dark side. Would suit thriller / action / horror / mystery / violence type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Dry strings with massive hits and trailer SFX. A combination of live chamber string orchestra and action trailer style. Raw and intense. [Tempo: Fast / 90 BPM]
This track is a high Intensity action / chase cue with a primal, menacing tone. It's full of suspense and works well for footage of battles, war scenes, chases, and beasts. It's also well suited for video games and builds into a riser at the end that has a cinematic impact great for film trailers. Apocalypto meets Jurassic Park. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Edgy ambient/rock, heavy, dark, industrial. Sort of ambient electronic at the beginning. Kicks off towards the end of track with a build up. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A dramatic hero type theme. A dangerous situation, people in distress, lives in danger. Perhaps a brave rescue team or military intervention. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
A solid and determined rock track with a certain amount of grit but without straying into heavy metal. Mid-tempo rock with a rough edge, great for use with sports, high-tech, exciting footage and technology web sites, maybe powerful machinery or vehicles etc. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
A music made for action and adventure film and video games, and is well suited to professional movie trailers and advertisements. It is bold, epic, dramatic, and fast paced with a classic orchestral feel and arrangement. This dynamic piece, with its slow, methodical introduction that crescendos into a driving section highlighted by regal horns that explode into a percussive conclusion. [Tempo: Fast / 148 BPM]
After a dark and uneasy intro, the main riff takes off at about 27 secs into the track. This is a dirty, filthy, grinding and gritty, dark and destructive track of hard biting guitars and squelching synths. Negative and doom-laden, with aggression, power and determination. Grindcore, hardcore, industrial, post-modern electro guitar mayhem. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A fully loaded pulsating, action packed trance track. Builds from a deep dark atmosphere into a fast and energetic trance tune. Will work well in night-time scenes, cityscapes, action scenes, futuristic environments and dance scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A hard biting, industrial rock/metal track with chunky, aggressive guitar riffs, slamming drums and alarming synth arrangements. The track changes from half-time to double-time, giving it both a 'very slow' and 'fast' feel. Very heavy, aggressive, dominant. [Tempo: Slow, Very fast / 140 BPM]
A hard rock track with a powerful punch and a big pair of cojones. Feelgood, uplifting and positively forward driving and highly suitable for action footage, extreme sports and car racing, powerful football cuts, destruction and mayhem, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
An high energy track with elements of Brit Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock and a hint of Punk. Youthful, happy, a little bit wild / reckless. Uplifting and energizing. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 161 BPM]
A heavy rock track infused with synth elements, igniting the adrenaline of warriors preparing for an epic battle. Influenced by Japanese action cartoons and Manga heroes, its relentless energy and raw power make it the perfect accompaniment for action sequences, climactic showdowns, or any scene where the stakes are high and heroes are gearing up to face their ultimate challenge. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Fast, aggressive, big and powerful epic drums track. Determined, strong, pounding music. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A dramatic track with a European / French / Italian / Sicilian feel. A stabbing, aggressive rhythm and dark brass sweeps, combined with violin and accordeon gives this track a historical feel that makes it good for history / period drama. Threatening and uneasy. Conflict / provocation. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Lipango" is a hunting dance music from the Pangwa tribe. [Tempo: Fast / 161 BPM]
