These dark background music tracks are suitable for mysteries, horror, sci-fi, or perhaps if you need good quality royalty-free horror music for dark thrillers. These mysterious stock music tracks can also work great for drama and introspection, contemplation and perhaps regret or sorrow. These curated, hand-picked tracks are Royalty free music without a beat, or with a more floating or ethereal quality, while leaning towards dark and ominous.
A warm and relaxing new age piece, with a clear and gentle female vocalist. A steady percussion beat combines with slight chordal tension and release to provide a sense of calmness and wellbeing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
Ambient, Dreamy, Electronic, moving soundscapes. Mystical, with occasional Tibetan monk. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A deep electronic music journey across the universe which plays for more than eight and a half minutes during which you will be taken through space and beyond in a groovy downtempo synth adventure. Also available is an "ambient mix" which leaves out the drums, melodies and bass lines, leaving a strangely mysterious, both light and dark, ambient float with images of wide open space vistas. Best with all the lights out. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Vangelis influenced sci-fi grandiose piece. A blend between lush synths and epic orchestra. Cinematic / Orchestral / Electronica / Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Ambient / Cosmic, with both light and dark elements. Images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Awe / Wonder / Amazement / Study. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A dark and suspenseful music, featuring slow and rising pulsating motion. It rises into big, blockbuster track featuring powerful orchestral sound, with a touch of futuristic and apocalyptic mood. Mystery / Intrigue / Tension / Suspicion music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A very poignant ambient piano music track with strange, eerie vocal textures. Created by sampling a live singer and processing the samples through various reverse and layering techniques. The piano is an old, upright piano, for a nice and nostalgic sound. Reflection / Melancholy / Drama Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A strange electro soundscape with deep floating string pads and stuttering electro impulses. Spacey, different, unique and atmospheric. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark, suspenseful and creepy trailer track made with screaming strings, eerie vocals and scary effects. Trailer structure, made with many stopping points for easier editing. Hybrid / Dark / Eerie / Trailer. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Orchestral, cinematic, background music for drama and storytelling. Contemplative, questioning and mysterious. Thoughtful and introspective. Great music for a mystery drama, fantasy, crime drama, searching and contemplation. A brooding and intriguing story evolves. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
Space or technology inspired, light rhythmic ambient piece built on a repetitive synth arpeggio and swirling pads, reminescent of Tangerine Dream. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A dark and suspenseful music track featuring ambient cinematic mood, tension building orchestration and modern sound created by orchestral elements and synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
An intensely deep composition featuring the Indian slide guitar. Melancholic and serene [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow Cha cha style dance paired with some dark impact sounds and cymbal scraping. Beautiful and relaxing, but also subtly unsettling and eerie. Classic detective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
A darkly sparkling ambient-electro track. Moody and atmospheric synthesizers swirl and are joined by ice cold, downtempo, urban minimalist electro bass and drums. Great for visual imagery, technology, sci-fi, investigation / forensics, DNA / clues etc. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A very unique and imaginative composition, consisting entirely of human voices / boys' choir and subtle strings. With hints of religion or worship, this is a 'new classical', experimental piece, highly useful for history, documentary, fantasy / adventure, faith and spirituality, art or even mystery type productions. Eerie and strangely spellbinding. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A soft and intriguing piece of ambient electronic music. Has a real warm, calm and relaxing feel to it. Will work well in relaxing environments such as relaxing at home, massage clinic, or treatment spa. Interestingly the song also has exploration and discovery qualities in it. Such as venturing into outer space or deep underwater into the unknown. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
Atmospheric and mystical World/Ethno track with a mystical and epic feel. Grand and emotive, with a single, subtle soprano voice and some sections with a deep, rich, tribal percussion ensemble. Could be a strange land, foreign worlds, exotic places. Ethnic / foreign feel, without being tied to any particular country or culture. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, world / history / documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
Reversed piano and bowls dance over a hypnotic atmospheric pad. Great for meditation, yoga or magical scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A mellow, nostalgic and ethereal / dreamy, downtempo pop chill track featuring ghostly, ethereal, angelic voices. Also available without the vocals, and as a track with only the vocals themselves, which has a haunting, otherwordly, eerie sound. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A dark and driving synth-based track, featuring intense percussion and distorted guitars leading to an intense and epic climax. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A calm, serene, peaceful composition. Invites you into a feeling of calmness and serenity. Will work well with peaceful material, relaxation, meditation, spirituality, breathing exercise, life. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 BPM]
A wide open musical soundscape featuring ambient guitars and textures. Pensive and thoughtful. Introspective. Intimate, but also with a distant feel. Good as an underscore for drama and film. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
A simple, reflective and hopeful piece performed on an old, upright piano with simple synth chords. Slow, longing, emotional and somewhat hypnotic in nature, this track was played live on an old piano with a nostalgic retro sound. It will go well with drama, personal stories, loss, hope and eternal love. Very touching and poignant. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 59 BPM]
A thoughtful, considering, slightly mysterious piece. An undercurrent of activity, processing, finding clues, or something brooding under the surface. Available with or without the vocal phrases. Investigative / Crime / Contemplative Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Very spacious and atmospheric, distant piano and synth elements, meditative and enlightening, works well with dreamscapes and existentialism. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Simple and neutral track combining corporate, chillout and electronica. With piano, distorted synths and punchy drums. Good for technology, sales presentations and science. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
Cinematic, dreamy and slightly melancholic musical piano theme, with a subtle synth rhythm. Thoughtful and with a hint of mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Eerie, disturbing and suspenseful. Very ambient. Trance-like repetition of short piano phrases punctuated by string swells. Sparse enough to work with a wide variety of visuals. Two versions are presented, one with the piano detuned and chorused, and one with a more traditional piano sound. Can be used with and without strings, and is easily edited. Think Eyes Wide Shut. Good for drama, crime show, mystery, horror, TV, film, thriller. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Inspired by 80's sci-fi and horror films revived today by Stranger Things. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Cinematic, Thriller, Suspense, Terror, Sci-Fi, Retro. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
Organic splinters of sound weaving patterns over deep tones & fractured chords. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mystery, information dissection, ideas, data flow, crime laboratory, science or forensic examinations. Looking for clues. A slow heartbeat-like bass drum sets the pace for this quiet, intense track while delicate, urgent melodies dance on top surrounded by eerie Fx. Perfect for a CSI or E.R. style Lab scene. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
An epic race across the Alaskan race, surrounded by snow capped mountains and frozen lakes. The music starts small and atmospheric, leading to an exciting finish, like racing toward the finish line. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Smooth and Dramatic Music. Features synth keyboard along with modern hip-hop drums to give a mysterious, slightly edgy feeling. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A strangely alluring, somehow both angelic, heavenly, and at the same time a bit eerie and mystical music. Angelic voices swirl and flutter in a strange, harmonic, open aural vista. This music track will work great as a 'musical painting' or to signify something profound and ethereal. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ancient and mysterious soundscape with tribal influences, indian and South American flutes. Great for history documentaries and specials. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Pulsing and tense music with rhythmic, electronic beats and synths. Mysterious / Progressive / Inventive. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A set of 6 minimalistic cinematic strings pieces made to function as underscore, background music for drama and storytelling. Each of the 6 cues (parts) share the same sound, but with different chords and hints of melodies, each carrying different moods and emotions. Use at low volume during film scenes, to stay back and create an emotion or mood, without being noticed too much. The sound used is a combination of acoustic strings and synth strings, like much of cinematic / TV drama / film score music uses. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
A dark and ominous track featuring choir and piano. Mysterious, chanting, perhaps occult séance or dark magic. [Tempo: Slow / 52 BPM]
A futuristic electronica based mystical film score / soundtrack with an edgy, unique sound, combining synthesizers and epic orchestra. Unsettling, mysterious, and dramatic, with a larger than life sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Excitement / Mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Soft and delicate solo piano music. Repetitive and fluid, with a odd dreamy vibe. Piano, Classical, Neo-Classical, Drama. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A suspenseful and mysterious tension track. Pulsating underscore suitable for action thriller, psychological thriller, spy mystery, dark films and TV series. A sense of foreboding and unease. Mystical / Tense / Ominous. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Ambient, Atmospheric, soft and intricate. A minimal piece that flows and has an interesting energy. Progresses into a mildly rhythmic and energetic composition. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Solemn, dark, ambient guitar track. Haunting, reflective, introspective. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Warm and ambient underscore music that build from fast synth to patterns to a airy atmospheric with underlying Les Paul tones. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Abstract rhythm with an air of mystery and intrigue that builds into a deep soundscape of sweeping chords. Echoes of Tangerine Dream. A useful atmospheric bed for visuals subjects such as landscapes, art exhibitions, ecology, environmental issues or the Natural World. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Inspired by 80's sci-fi and horror films revived today by Stranger Things. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Somewhat sensual atmosphere. Cinematic, Thriller, Suspense, Terror, Sci-Fi, Retro. [Tempo: Slow / 156 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for technology, industry, science, research etc. Ambient / Cosmic, with both light and dark elements. Images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Awe / Wonder / Amazement / Study. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Beautiful, magical, spacey, calm, dreamy, surreal, hypnotic, trippy, ethereal and peaceful. Ambient pop instrumental, using piano, synths, strings and drums. Floaty momentum which transports you high, above the clouds. This track has an airy, summery feel to it. Would suit mystery / romantic / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
