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.
Tense beginning with a sense of preparations close to a big event, like a sports game, battle or major test. Orchestra and drums start out with a punchy, energetic melody. About halfway through the rhythmic energy dissipates and a heroic melody soars. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
This track was made in electronic style with a slightly oriental atmosphere. Pulsating synth and arpeggiators, Arabian percussion, strings. Will work well as a main theme for the movie in action style about Middle East and Oriental countries. Tense, slightly pensive, dynamic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An edgy and urgent Action / Battle / Chase track with a very cinematic feel. Use for Hollywood style action scenes, or for sci-fi, spy thrillers, suspense, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
A dark and powerful Action / Suspense / Thriller soundtrack that changes between "suspicion" and "battle" sequences. Alternating between suspense / pensive tones and all-out action music with powerful, urgent percussion and orchestra. Can be edited to fit the timing of your production. Use for spy thriller, military operation, action game / film etc. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast / 80 BPM]
An edgy and in-your-face Electronic meets Action Soundtrack, with heavy Dubstep influences. Gritty and nasty, this track would be suitable for an edgy Secret Agent / Undercover Mission type project, or a very hard edged, masculine TV / commercial or Sports / Extreme Sports presentation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A dark and powerful Action / Suspense / Thriller soundtrack featuring a full orchestra sound combined with edgy synth textures. The track weaves in and out of danger/tension parts and all-out desperate fight/chase parts. A very edgy track, with a dark side. Epic and massive. Electronic percussion joins in around the middle point. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
A dark and powerful film / cinematic soundtrack that incorporates edgy, electronic, dubstep influences. Emotive, grand and lush, with a cold, dark undertone. Perhaps a dark hero. Use with action adventure, thriller, crime mystery, science fiction, armed conflict / military, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
An action / thriller track with an Eastern / Mid-East Music influence. Orchestral and ethnic instruments all combine with rock guitars and pounding percussion. High intensity level. Live vocal and live performed instruments. Dystopian / Sci-Fi / Epic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 94 BPM]
Soundtrack / Sci-fi / Space / Fantasy. An energetic track suggesting the setup for a battle or other epic event. Conveys a sense of resolve and determination. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
Soundtrack / Sci-fi / Space / Fantasy. An atmospheric and unsettling piece that utilizes orchestral effect textures to evoke an otherworldly sense of fear. Could be useful in scenes where the characters encounter something alien or scenes of paranormal horror. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 109 BPM]
A mid-paced, groovy, aggressive alt-rock song. A funky Led Zeppelin-esque drumbeat, a pulsing bassline, filthy guitars, and psychedelic organs. Sounds like The Beastie Boys jamming with Tame Impala and Kings of Leon. Combines alt-rock, hip hop and neo-psychedelia into one groovy song that would be perfect for action, sports, getaway scenes. Has a deliberate, youthful, reckless, imperfect sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Fun, upbeat, groovy and retro Funk with wah guitar, driving breakbeat, smokin horns and an elastic bass line. Great for commercials, movies or any project in need of some action packed, old school Funk. [Tempo: Fast / 117 BPM]
Cool upright bass groove, percussion and a fast hip hop breakbeat. Good stock music for spy, gangster, crime and heists scenes. Think "Snatch", "Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells", "Oceans Eleven" and many more. Funky criminals / crime in progress. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
A dark, brooding, and powerful orchestral hybrid rock song. Ominous strings and creepy bells lead to an explosion of pounding drums, heavily distorted guitars, and a filthy fuzz bass. As the song progresses more guitars and percussion is added, increasing the intensity. Sounds like Kasabian backed by Hans Zimmer's orchestra. A great track for sports highlights, men & motors type material, industrial presentations, commercials and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A tense and gritty electronic / industrial music track with a sense of danger and urgency. A dire situation, code red, time running out, impending chaos. Deliberately dirty, uneasy, stressed music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A strong, staccato and intimidating track with full orchestra and choir. With a marching rhythm, big pounding drums and fiery orchestral brasses, the track keeps growing in intensity and developing until reaching a climax at about 01:04. Volatile, urgent and malevolent. Can signify an invading army, a monster or a very strong force, striding forwards. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
A dark and dramatic, tense and uneasy music track for danger and dramatic scenes. This track has an underlying nerve, a building, increasing arrangement that grows into an all-out action track from about 01:15. Intense, fiery, and good music for extreme danger, battle, critical situations and more. This track has a lot of starts, stops and sections, parts and "edit points", making it highly suitable for editing to fit the timing of your own footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A cue consisting mainly of electronic sounds and synths. Large "bram" sounds from brass mixed with epic sounding strings which create a large cinematic sound. Distorted drums and driving guitars make this a huge sounding track. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Opening with epic strings and huge sounding synths, this is a massive sounding track complete with risers and boomers for transitions. Perfect for an epic trailer - a huge sounding female choir joins in for the main theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
Electronic elements mixed with a huge dark brass section. Incredible sounding distorted drums mixed with orchestral instruments make this a unique sounding cue. Similar in style to Tron with cool synths and Inception for the massive brass section. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An aggressive dubstep / drumstep track is a contemporary cue reminiscent of artists such as skrillex, Knife Party and Nero. It's energetic, driving and gritty. It has a funky danceable groove, screaming wobble bass that stands up and grabs your viewers attention, and a reggae influenced chord progression that is a nice blend of dub and progressive dance. It's exciting, extreme and fashionable and would work nicely in advertising, extreme sports and athletic video, automotive promos, video games, tv and film and as hi energy in store or a phone on hold track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
An aggressive dubstep / drumstep track is a contemporary cue reminiscent of artists such as skrillex, Knife Party and Nero. It's energetic, driving and gritty. It has a funky danceable groove, screaming wobble bass that stands up and grabs your viewers attention, and a reggae influenced chord progression that is a nice blend of dub and progressive dance. It's exciting, extreme and fashionable and would work nicely in advertising, extreme sports and athletic video, automotive promos, video games, tv and film and as hi energy in store or a phone on hold track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
An intensely high energy drum n bass track that is driving and exhilarating, with an exhilarating vibe. It would be excellent for sports car and automotive campaigns, extreme sports, and hi tech promos and projects in need of a track that is fiercely energetic, while still remaining uplifting and positive. It would also be excellent for athletic video and game cues. Put on your seatbelt and put the top down as you feel the excitement cruising down the autobahn. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 174 BPM]
Odd-time Metal track with groove and attitude. In the style of Rage Against The Machine with a Heavy Metal twist. Try the underscore version also. Without the lead guitars, it has an even great sound of 'heavy weight'. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 100 BPM]
Aggressive modern Heavy Metal tune, with powerful drumming and guitar shredding. Double bass drum groove sounds like a machine gun. Try the underscore version also. Without the lead guitars, it has an even great sound of 'heavy weight'. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 130 BPM]
A lively, triumphant and complex orchestral / cinematic track for action, sci-fi, fantasy and more. A full and detailed orchestral production with a true "Triple-A" Hollywood type production. Busy, determined and with a marching feel, this will go well with scenes of chase, battle, action. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Bata" means duck, and this music piece is inspired by ducks. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. This music track is inspired by "Kuchanganyuikiwa", which means Confusion. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 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]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. This music composition is inspired by a street in Dar es Salaam called "Mtaa Kongo". A very busy street with a lot of people. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
An upbeat electro piece with synthesizer and break beats. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A hardcore metal track with distorted guitars, drums and lots of energy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Powerful, dark and mysterious cinematic piece with Middle Eastern/Arabic feel. Big drums, guitars, driving arpeggiated bass, distant shamanic chants. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A fast paced, high energy dance-rock cross over track. Trance like synth riffs combine with heavy aggressive metal guitars in a frantic race to the finish line. Gives a feeling of imminence, forward movement, great for use with all kinds of extreme sports and action, chase scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
Intense, driven, exciting, adrenalised, thrilling progressive rock track with great urgency & forward momentum. A sound like Dream Theater or Symphony-X with some super heavy riffs and some parts more melodic. Also some use of 7/8ths time signature. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
Aggressive and threatening, this piece could support an apocalyptic battle scene or scenes of war machines moving over the land. Could also work in a fantasy themed battle sequence. Features choir and orchestra. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
This orchestral piece conveys the feeling of being swept away. The has a turbulent feel that lends it to working well in scenes of storms, tornados or general mayhem. [Tempo: Fast / 122 BPM]
This track is nonstop energy with slamming drums, catchy vocals, and edgy lyrics. A great fit for action scenes, anything involving alcohol, parties, dances. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 158 BPM]
This track combines thrashing guitars and crushing drums with a killer groove. A great track when looking for genuine heavy metal to elevate energy to the highest of proportions. For extreme sports, combat sports and any daring stunt. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 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]
Fast, heavy tribal beats and Chinese instruments and melodic flourishes characterize this exciting, action filled track. Great for thrillers or action scenes set in Asia. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 86 BPM]
A suspenseful action piece consisting of full orchestra. Tense with a dark hero anthem quality. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 BPM]
Upon completing a daring mission in a modern city, a spy narrowly escapes capture by outmaneuvering the security forces chasing him. A tense track with a unique combination of traditional instruments and modern Hollywood style orchestral score. [Tempo: Fast / 153 BPM]
Energetic, suspenseful - Orchestra and urban beats. Good for setting up tension for a sports game or urban battle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
For your epic trailer or intro with powerful electronic synth lines, strings, horns, heavy drums & plenty of action. Pounding pompous stately & heroic. Exciting thriller or action adventure trailer, keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Pulsing energetic percussive beat, dark and solemn , threatening, tense, and powerful, suitable for a war action scene. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Tense combination of sound designer sounds with ambient synth textures and a hard hitting techno backdrop. Action, drama, dramatic, chase, crime, police, battle, war, futuristic action and suspense. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Dark and mysterious Score track with strings, horn section, sound effects and energetic percussions. Very atmospheric, dramatic and highly diversified. Ideal for thriller and all kinds of suspense. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 BPM]
Driving Score track with e-guitars, effects and heavy drum / percussion sounds. Edgy, menacing and aggressive. Good for action, pursuits and thrilling fight scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 85 BPM]
Mysterious and exciting score track with a modern sound featuring synths and strings. Good for mystery, thriller and suspenseful action movies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 160 BPM]