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.
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]
Mid-tempo urban / hip hop / R&B beat. Determined, mechanical, groovy, funky. Deep drums, bass, and dramatic synth licks. Staccato, steaming hot pumping rhythms, downtempo electronic hip-hop style arrangement with a dark edge. Will fit goodly for urban/inner city productions and teen/pop culture. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
Determined, gritty and funky, hard biting guitar riffs with rock drums and more industrial / mechanical synth & guitar elements, Heavily processed, chunky and mangled guitar chops with nasty synths. Good for action, bad-asses, hardcore / fight / combat, muscle cars, mean machines and much more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Hip, soulful and moody with an understated Jazz vibe. A laidback, funky beat with atmospheric rhodes, saxophone and orchestral stabs. Perfect for easy going evening footage, inner city documentaries and late night tales. [Note: This track has deliberate "vinyl scratching" sound added to the production. This is done on purpose, and is not an error with the file.] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Electronic grooves with a rough, no-prisoners feel, but in a restrained way. Cool, clean by gritty electro-funk. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Atmospheric dubstep track immersing you into a mix of heavy electronic beats, lush pads and smacking deep bass lines. Heavy electronic beats combined with big booming bass. Cutting edge. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
A gritty, semi-industrial Hybrid action music track, with a dark, violent edge and a rough, doom laden feel. Hard, edgy, danger, tension music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A lumbering and hypnotically simple riff-laden tune. The slow, doomy beat slowly creeps towards you with evil intent as strings, Leslie guitars and synths colour the track. Contains guitars, bass, drums and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Monstrous big-beat, breaks and distorted bass guitars build up and explode into a Guy Ritchie chase scene theme. Super fast-paced and relentless, imagine the moment when the heist crew accidentally trip the alarm and need to make a sharp exit! Aggressive / Dark / Crime Stock Music. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
High energy hip hop beat. Authentic sounding, fresh, with a high sense of movement. Slightly dark. Synths, busy drums, exotic flute and a deep bass. In the lieks of 50 cent, Eminem & Snoopy Dogg. Urban, sexy, street gangs. Perfect for use in extreme sports, fight scenes, motor sports, adult content. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 76 BPM]
Hard hitting drums compliment string stabs and a dark piano sound. Bangs with a head-nod sound in the vein of a Dr. Dre instrumental. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
Funky guitar with a solid drum beat. Moog bass and wah guitar feature in the second section. Nice for driving, motion, movement and transition scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
The tension builds relentlessly in this original work. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Gritty 60's / 70's funk in the style of the Meters and the JB's. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Tough, hard hitting, filthy and greasy rock meets electronica / dubtep music. This grime breakbeat rock track breaks down into a gnarly swing / triplet build section before coming home to rock again. Ideal for use as extreme sports music and motor sports but just as suited to car chases and high octane action scenes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Blending elements of urban, r&b, Hip-Hop and Indian music, this is a seriously down and funky Asian Fusion track. Fresh, exotic and fun. The track really comes into its right in the 'Vocal version', where Indian singing is mixed with the raw hip-hop beats. (To hear the singing, listen for about a minute and a half into the Vocal version). [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Rap / Hip-Hop. High energy rap with dance, rock, and latin influences. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
A gritty, sharp and nasty hard rock track with 'epic trailer' tendencies. Big pounding percussion and orchestra provide the backdrop for a biting, snarling guitar riff and powerful rock drums. Violent / Dark / Raw. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 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]
Dark Bluegrass track with a Hip-Hop beat, a Country/Blues acoustic guitar and a rough synth bass. Sounds nasty and criminal but with an ironic touch of Wild West. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Slightly dark, eerie & sinister electronic rock track with great atmosphere, forward drive & spacey textures. A mixture of synths, drum machines, acoustic drums, strings and guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 119 BPM]
A serious and edgy track that builds in tension. Instruments include electric & acoustic guitars, strings, harp and percussion. Great for full length trailers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 111 BPM]
A rough, tough, down and dirty track suitable for battle, modern warfare, combat, fighting or brawling. Also, extreme machines, high power sports, motor racing, mean streets, tough guys taking no prisoners. Slow and funky, powerful Big Beat drums, slamming rhythm, hard biting guitars and synths. Dirty and gritty, like barbed wire. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
Powerful & epic, bouncy metal groover in the style of Black Sabbath's 'children of the grave'... but with added strings for even more drama. Sheer monster guitar intensity is the name of the game, backed with a massive drum groove. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Hip Hop meets Miles Davis in this irresistibly groovy, funky Acid Jazz track. Great for any project in need of an urban vibe with a touch of sophistication. Features Trumpet, Electric Piano, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Cool, powerful and energetic with catchy piano melody and drifty beat. Slightly dramatic, solemnly. Documentary, report. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Tinkling, synthetics and filtered, pulsating drum beats. An eerie atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Very hard core, industrial, violent, meltdown cyber rock. Hard biting, aggressive guitar riffs with slamming drums in a post-industrialist, gritty, hard slamming drums. Nuclear stuff. Not for the faint hearted. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Fast, Very fast / 160 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 dark and pounding, percussion-driven track. Pensive and nervous, good for horror, thriller, reality-TV, filmscore / movie. Drama and dangerous situation, extreme risk, being chased by evil or other extreme/terror state. Deep orchestral and ethnic percussion with breath-like underlying textures. Stressful and claustrophobic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
Haunting, ethereal, contemporary jazz played by soprano sax, electric piano and bass. Heartfelt, delicate, romantic and slightly melancholy this is perfect for romantic dramas, daydreaming, relaxing, smooth background music, lost love and poignant moments. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Edgy, rough electro / big-beat / drum'n bass / rock. Trippy synths combine with guitar riffs and choppy effects to create a busy and slightly disturbing track. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Mystical, pensive underscore music track for use with crime, forensic investigation, mysterious connections, intrigue and suspicion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This 80's-drenched, but also futuristic track is inspired by synth-heavy, 80's sci-fi action and mystery movies. Its arpeggiated bass and fluid synths invoke slightly shifting moods as the track progresses. There's a feeling of danger and adventure, perfect for road driving or flying type programming, crime in progress / criminal enterprise, emotive dramas, and flyovers. Outrun / Sparse / 80's Sci-fi. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Ominous, groovy, punchy and relentless Rocktronica royalty free stock music track, great momentum, ideal for extreme sports, motorsport and criminal misadventures. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A great track to add excitement and movement to a scene. Big percussion and full orchestra dominate, a huge-sounding trak. Works perfectly with movie trailers, chase scenes, escape scenes. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Cool and funky instrumental track featuring powerful bass and drum, groove ideal for cop shows, car chases, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Industrial, hard, pulsating and pounding stock music. Relentless and dark drum'n bass, electronica, breakbeat. Very moody and atmospheric. Inner city, urban vibes. Massive and foreboding. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A mellow, funky trip-hop track with spacey moog synth, spoken vocals, vinyl scratching, sax samples and laidback beat. Perfect for creating a dark, lounging, contemporary vibe. Available with or without a female vocal occasionally saying "I'm Feeling You". [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Funky clavinet style synth starts this shuffley groover of a track. Non-stop bounce and energy from start to finish. The mid section brings a slight breakdown as ethereal voices and synth pads fade in and out. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Combining elements of Chilled-out Funk, Urban pop / Hip-Hop and Lounge music, this is an easy-going, cool and confident track with a retro chic, stylish urban feel. Live performed instruments. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Stripped down to a simple pulse, an electronic minimalist beat comes in after 1 min. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Downtempo hip hop, urban style beat with a dramatic edge. Orchestral strings over downtempo, gritty hiphop beatz. [Tempo: Medium / 80 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]
Beating industrial metal. Heavy guitars, hard drums and strange background sounds. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
Dark and gritty music featuring an introspective piano melody and underlying guitar riff and drone textures that create a reflective and suspenseful mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
A feeling of rising tension pervades this epic TV drama style track. Think 24. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Raw hip-hop space adventure. Hypnotic synths laid over rough drums with rhythmic organ lines. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Downbeat, downtempo, easy-going hip-hop / lo-fi / trip hop. Minimalistic style. Moody, elegant, with a chilled, dark side. Wide open synth textures and subtle groove vibes. Excellent for web sites, commercials etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A creepy and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones and bass notes, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, killers and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
