Look here for royalty-free underscores for Mystery and Suspense. Whether you're working on the scene where a mutilated body is found, or you're designing a video game where the hero sneaks around a deserted space ship, this area will provide sneaky, creepy and suspenseful music tracks. Much of this is orchestral music, but not all. Also electronic and more experimental musical sounds are used to create these tracks; most of which are subtle, ambient underscores, rather than up-front, brash compositions.
Crime, drama underscore - eerie and dark with distorted undertones, bit crushed bass and piano. Uncomfortable and Tense. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 128 BPM]
Action, dramatic and epic track made with percussion, orchestra and more. Great for creating tension and a dramatic atmosphere in your project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
Emotional cinematic music track with a mysterious touch featuring piano, strings, electronic drum beat and atmospheric pads. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Contemplation / Remembrance / Mysterious. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Mysterious, foreboding, gradually building music track with Eastern influences. Mystical, uneasy, atmospherical music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Serious, pensive, cinemematic underscore music with strings, piano and subtle beats. Foreboding / Suspenseful Music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Emotional and dreamy cinematic music track. Beautiful melodies performed on piano, atmospheric pads, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, and ethnic percussion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 63 BPM]
A mystery theme in classic style and sound. Performed with an actual live string section, this track has a nerve and a certain evil twist. A sense of intrigue and a delicious darkness. [Tempo: Medium / 141 BPM]
A pensive and introspective track with a sense of mystery and drama. A process being worked through, thoughts, motion. Perhaps intrigue or story development. [Tempo: Medium / 128 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]
Pulsing and bouncy music track, featuring introspective piano and rugged synthesizer that create intrigue and mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A marimba-led pastiche of the neutral tension building film scores of the 80's and early 90's. Think Rain Man / X Files. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
Ethnic, earthy, exotic and mystical vibes. Sparse, transparent, foreboding and mysterious music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Dark and suspenseful blockbuster music track starting slowly, and building into epic climax. It has repetitive melody on bells, later brought by brass ensemble. Suitable as music for blockbuster and trailer type videos and commercials. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
Electronica infused orchestral music. Tension builds throughout the piece, ending with a big boom, but retaining a somewhat anticipative aura. Good music for war preparation, rendezvous scenes and crime investigation and chase. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A dark, weird, ambient underscore that provides light background tension for a sad story. The vibe and feel are disturbing, depressing, and sad. The music will support episodic TV, documentaries and films that have dark drama. Eventually the tune releases and provides more hope. It's kind of like two cues in one so listen all the way through. The music is thoughtful, pensive and introspective. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A journey of discovery via reflective piano chords and haunting synth pads. Builds in strength and purpose to a majestic ending. Captivating / Mysterious / Forward Looking. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 160 BPM]
A strangely alluring musical painting, featuring a repeating ostinato with slight movements into the mysterious or the otherworldly. This piece will work great as a 'musical painting' for anything profound. Wonderment / Amazement Music. A feeling of something unfolding or flowering, developing. [Tempo: Medium / 176 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 137 BPM]
Deep male chanting runs through this track to create a feeling of something provocative, solemn but humbling. A gentle but emotive solo male voice rises over the top of the chanting to add an extra level of emotion. Discovery / Travel / Spiritual Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 73 BPM]
A chamber orchestra / chamber strings arrangement of a dramatic, passionate music track. The sound is classic and timeless. Suitable for dramatic movie trailers, book trailer, period drama / costume drama / romantic drama. Cultural and art presentations and more. Proud / Stormy / Rousing music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Questioning / Processing / Curious / Mystical Music. Neo-classical, light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A ghoulish groove shrouded in mystery, atmospheric and forward moving. Ideal music for scenes in the sci-fi, horror or mystery genres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
Suspenseful and mystical music backdrop / underscore. Pulsating rhythm and echoey sounds create an eerie, cold and mysterious ambience. Works well as music for undercover spy / secret agent, criminal investigation, forensics and analyzing, thriller / mystery music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 122 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Tension building music track starting as a suspense atmosphere featuring simple piano melody. Rising into a big hybrid cinematic track in modern expression. Pulsating and dramatic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A minimalistic piece with harp, bells and bass drums. Neutral vibe with a sense of air, clarity and science. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Using world music elements to create a thoughtful mood. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Arpeggiated synths and mystical music grooves. Weird and wonderful. Has an urgent sound, great for important info, technology music, news reporting, cutting edge science, development etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Exotic and passionate Orchestral Tango mixed with a driving Funk groove. Features strings, piano, vibraphone, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Deep, dramatic, mysterious and emotional cinematic music great for sci-fi and space-themed films, drama/intrigue, perhaps crime or personal themes, family secrets. Thoughtful / Introspective / Serious / Wonderment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
This hybrid pop music track combines the serious flavor of Tech narration cues with 80's-drenched Synthwave music. Its plucked synth motif is set against evocative synth bass, fluid pads and trap-inspired drums. A sense of intrigue and perilous excitement is evoked in this piece, excellent for themes, dramas, and style programming. Tech / Synthwave / Peril. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Driving electro beats with science and technological influences. Technology / Future / Steady / Robotic. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A moody, deep and emotional guitar rock music t composition. Slow, but powerful Emotional, soaring, highly melodic and building in mood and energy as it progresses. Great for outdoor adventures, achievement, overcoming struggles, amazing feats etc. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
A grand, dramatic and suspenseful music track featuring orchestra combined with pulsating synths. Suitable for cinematic scenes of passion, elegance, and stately mansions. Comes to a pensive, reflective end part. Great as music for storytelling, TV drama, cinema, period drama, historical drama, documentaries and more. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
An edgy, dark & moody underscore bed that dips and weaves on an atmospheric journey through threatening and dangerous territory. Menacing washes & distant metallic crashes add other layers of anticipation to this uneasy soundscape. A variety of mixes add flexibility, including a 7-minute mix for extended usages. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Modern beats and technological synth patterns with intricate sound design elements. Chilled and floating. Future / Technology / Science music. A sense of amazement and wonderment. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
Powerful and doom-laden Hip Hop beat music, with ominous stabs and orchestral elements. Strong stoic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Mystery or investigation underscore track. Spatial and transparent in sound. Good for science, analysis, forensics, crime investigation, information technology, biology, chemistry, medicine, info-tech, investigative journalism. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Flowing, intriguing rhythmic patterns. Electronic mood with piano, pizzicato strings, percussion and deep bass. Science / Future / Technology / Research etc. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A driving techno rhythm with powerful acid basslines evoking thrilling, dangerous action with an underlying menace & excitement. Visceral string lines add a sinister note to the dark atmospherics & brutally tensile instrumentation. Intended to compliment the Dream Valley Music tracks, ‘True Life Stories’, ‘Secrets & Memories’ and ‘Dawn Of A New Life’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Tension-filled background music for thriller, suspense and tension. Pulsating synths with percussion. Great for police operation, swat team, crime in progress, stakeout, spy / undercover and more. Besides the main track, this piece also comes as several 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: Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark and ominous, foreboding and hard pounding, cinematic track. Orchestra, choir and big drums. Dramatic / Epic / Edgy / Powerful / Dark. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for video productions and other media. Flowing, intriguing rhythmic patterns. Electronic mood with piano, pizzicato strings, percussion and deep bass. Science / Future / Technology / Research etc. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for video productions and other media. Determined rhythmic mood. Steady, beat-driven with piano and electronic elements. Manufacture / Construction / Science / Future / Hi Tech / Industry. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
An intense, powerful and unique piece with strong ethnic, primal, edgy feel. A hybrid of electronica, orchestral and wailing, maddening, ethnic voices. This moving and burning track makes a big impact for trailers, historical documentaries, fantasy worlds, epic journeys or the supernatural. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
A dark, brooding piece. It starts with a low synthy bass. The melody is subtle, but grows with each iteration. It builds as it repeats itself. The last section adds a subtle rhythmic element, insinuating a growing nervousness. Perfect for a documentary or horror film/tv show. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
A dramatic, driven piece. It starts with low strings and a driving drum beat. It grows into a powerful, epic conclusion, full of brassy horns and epic percussion. Perfect for a battle scene or an epic chase. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Inquisitive and brooding, this piece is suitable for mysteries, dramas and storytelling. It starts with a pulsing synth that drive the entire piece. The melody is played by a bell-like synth and accompanied by non-melodic instruments. Thoughtful, introspective and insightful, with a melancholic, mysterious edge. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]