Look here for music that is suitable for Fantasy film or Fantasy games. Whether it's Dungeons & Dragons music, or music for a Swords & Sorcery type role playing game, where the story perhaps involves Fairies, Wizards and Goblins, rather than ordinary people, this is your area. The music listed in this Suggested Production Type often carries a sense of magic, amazement and discovery. It can be either Light/Beauty oriented or Creepy/Eerie, or even Scary/Battle music, but the music represented here always has that sense of strange worlds and amazing creatures.
A romantic acoustic piece with classical guitar and flute; in the style of Steve Hackett etc. [Tempo: Slow / 124 BPM]
Melodic and spacey electronica, based around arpeggios and warm synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Deep, pounding percussion. Nervous strings and dark, twitchy pads. Scary, grotesque, dark ambient music. Good for horror, chase, sci-fi, science fiction, dark crime thriller. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A sensual, exotic and mysterious acoustic piece depicting a deep forest, inspired by the sound of Enya, Enigma, Deep Forest, Vangelis, Kitaro or Andreas Vollenweider. If you purchase this track, you get one version with ambient sounds of birds singing mixed into the music, plus another version with just the music without birds/ambience. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A grand cinematic piece with ethnic & tribal undertones. Chants, pulses and crescendoes give a sense of witnessing thousands of years of mystery and mythology. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Dark atmospheric film soundtrack style. Sparse, foreboding, sneaky. Slight ethnic slant. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 119 BPM]
A talking drum provides nerve to this sparse and seductive journey to the deep forests. Occasional chants in background. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Very Eastern with tabla and giant djembe drums leading the way. A minute in, the arrangement picks up with sitars etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Fast and full-on guitar action rock track. Chuggy riffing. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
Slightly ethnic/tribal sounding cinematic piece. Contains several build-ups and climaxes, as well as a nostalgic section at around 4:00. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
A nature adventure from the Himalayas or other exotic place. Bright, positive, elegant and beautifully understated. [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
Slow and pulsating Indian or Middle Eastern moods with sitar, deep bass, tabla drums and raq. Sparse, mystical, tribal. Great for travel, adventure, Asian/jungle. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Long (8:30) royalty free African music which goes through many different stages throughout it's duration - from the floating to the rhythmic, from light to dark, from sparse to dense, from the tribal to the ethereal, there are many different cues in this piece, all contributing to a highly useable African soundscape. Also, 8 different music loops are offered - these are useful if you want to keep a particular part playing for longer... just use the loop and loop it for as long as you need. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 109 BPM]
Solo piano. Evocative, inspired by windswept moors, or the spray of a wild sea shore. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Traditional Irish/Celtic music piece featuring Irish flute, soft pad and guitar. This piece starts slowly and shifts to a faster section later on. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Fluttering, ambient and melodic track with understated piano, strings and a free flying spirit. For relaxation, yoga, stress reduction, or a tender, caressing musical backdrop. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Short (15 seconds) oriental track, highly suitable as an intro, theme tune, welcome screen, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
American / patriotic style track with strings and trumpet. Dignity, honor, freedom, values, and a slightly military style arrangement. There is also an alternative version with added timpani & snare drums (previews below). [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Irish tune featuring flute with contemporary backing. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A dark, pulsating, repetitive drum beat lies pumping underneath distorted psych lines of electronic grit. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Piano, tense atmosphere. Eerie tension, dark. [Tempo: Very slow / 91 BPM]
Upbeat, moving and grooving, this is a fun track with jazzy style drums, uptempo bass grooves, cool melodies and lots of variation. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
Uptempo Indian track with Indian slide guitars and strings. Very exotic sounding. The track features a free-tempo start, then percussion and bass enter at 0:20. Full-on drums enter the third time through, to give the track an additional lift. There's also an alternative 'no free-tempo start' version which skips the free-tempo opening part and goes directly to the main rhythmic part. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 94 BPM]
Bright and cosy christmas track with not only the traditional sound of tubular bells, high strings, sleigh bells... but also a fresh modern drum beat and melodic guitar lines. It's lively, but nice and easy as well. A great christmas track. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Mechanical, Serious, Industrious, Machinery, Strong, Confident. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 119 BPM]
A fun orchestral fantasy cue that starts with a mellow and mysterious intro leading to a magical montage of the Wicked Witch, Frankenstein Monster, and a Disney Princess, followed by a smaller and more child-like echo of the three themes. Goes from dark to light to dark to light... Great for Halloween or film cliches. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 0 BPM]
A Kaleidoscope of color! A vibrant and exciting fantasy piece that starts with a subtle pulse, builds to an explosive climax, and subsides again through a magical journey. Orchestral with world/ethnic instruments, drums, and electric guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 61 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano and hear beat pulse, in the vein of James Newton Howard's horror scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with creepy piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An pulsing suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a rescue search to a shocking discovery. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A heavy metal theme great for transitions or introducing a new character or scene with edgy and hard rock energy. A very dark "bad boy" feel. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
An uplifting an inspiring piece with a delicate piano introduction which kicks in to a driving pop/rock montage. Perfect for underscoring personal stories of sports figures. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
A very romantic and lush theme underscoring love, sentimental passion, and yearning. Slow and mellow strings, flute, and harp in the style of Ennio Morricone. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A beautifully fresh and dreamy orchestral theme underscoring wonder, awe, and magical drama. Piano, strings, french horns, harp, oboe, clarinet. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Electronica rhythmic synth interplay, retro filter sweeps, science fiction rock. Aggressive, futuristic and anxious. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
A real Irish Party track. Traditional Irish drinking song from many an Irish pub. Upbeat, happy, dancing party mood. Irish whistle, fiddle, dobro, accordion, guitars and a rhythm section consisting of Bodhran, spoons, hand claps and tamborine. Jolly and swinging, with an authentic Irish sound. The dobro solo in the middle gives the track a slight Country twang, so we also have a version without the dobro, in case this fits better with your production. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
One of the most famous traditional Irish songs ever, this number is much covered drinking song, straight out of Irish pubs and steeped in Irish history. This version was performed on accordion, acoustic guitars, Irish fiddle and Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle). Crowd hand clapping joins about half way in. "Jolly, hell bent and spiteful" would probably be a good description of this piece of Irish music. An Underscore version (without the lead instruments) is available in case you want to sing along, karaoke style [Trad./Arr: B Lynne] [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Fluttery, soaring, peaceful and tender. Strings, piano, pads and occasional bell patterns/textures. Eternal love, romance, beauty and dreams music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mystical, ethnic, percussive world music underscore. Dark and foreboding, this versatile world track can be used for Africa, Middle East (Persian/Arabian), South America, Maya, Native American, Oriental/Japan or even Austrailian/Aboriginal scenes. General world, travel, mystery, ancient history, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
A dark and ominous Arabian music, Middle Eastern world track with wailing female vocalizing and singing, booming drums and and a dramatic orchestral underscore. Sorrowful, foreboding and exotic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Dark, ominous and foreboding, semi-orchestral film soundtrack. Mysterious, ominous and threatening, but always restrained and sneaky, this is a great underscore for adventure, mystery, journey, fantasy RPG etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An understated, darkly pensive, semi-orchestral, cinematic soundtrack with a sense of mystery, danger and ancient cultures. Great as a background for adventure, ethnic/world footage, mysterious worlds, dangerous journeys. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Soundtrack for a grand adventure, fully of mystery and intrigue. Exotic, but without overtly belonging to any particular country or region, this track gives a sense of amazement, discovery and new journeys. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Strong, dominant and powerful orchestral battle theme. Suitable for trailers, battle scenes, huge forces or powerful machines etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 98 BPM]
Strong, dominant and powerful orchestral battle theme. Suitable for trailers, battle scenes, huge forces or powerful machines etc. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
A moody and mysterious track with elements of mystery and exotic places. [Tempo: Medium / 200 BPM]
A very powerful orchestral fantasy battle track. Almost chaotic at times, with strings and brass interplay with huge percussion and sweeping cymbals. Great for use with fantasy war, trailer, battle sequence, warfare etc. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
Classic hero theme; a rousing melody in a grand orchestral arrangement. Royal, regal, with a tinge of mystery and melodrama. Also good as a theme for new discoveries, grand open landscapes, exploration, adventures and exciting new possibilities. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Fresh, positive and larger-than-life techno trance. Euro house dance style. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
