Our selection of royalty-free cinematic music with an emphasis on tension, danger, nerve, and a sense of unease. Sometimes more subtle and sneaky music, other times more overt threatening music and soundtracks for critical situations, this music is made for action thrillers, police operations, stakeouts, spy / undercover agents, dangerous missions, hurricane-chasing and more.
Sweeping chords dip & weave through an atmospheric wash of sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
A rising, dark cinematic track with a mystery electro vibe. Pulsating arpeggios, fat bass, big synths, pounding drums and soaring female vocals. Full arrangement at 1'54''. Edit points: 0'45'', 1'30''. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Abrasive and jarring machine-like rhythmic elements, epic and otherworldly with ominous undertones and rising in intensity. Works great with crime, industrial, steampunk and sci-fi scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 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: Medium / 120 BPM]
This dark, suspenseful track builds tension with a combination of synth elements, huge percussion, and piano. Perfect for a reality TV show elimination scene, in which someone gets voted off, or a chase scene in a horror movie. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Fantasy style orchestral soundtrack. Dark, gloomy and ominous. Big horn sections, mysterious melodies. Great for fantasy, epic adventures, dark times, horror, impending doom and conflict. Occasional deep vocal grunts and chants. This piece plays for over 6 minutes with plenty of variation, and can be used for several different cues, or used all together as background atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 75 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 / 116 BPM]
Mystery, intrigue and magic in this deep, tense / pensive fantasy underscore. Creepy, sneaky, underlying tension. Good for adventure, exploring, lurking danger. Use in fantasy games, sci-fi / horror film, mystery and suspense. Full orchestra; available with or without choir. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 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 rapid action theme suggesting a chase or pursuit. Scored for orchestra and choir, this track suggests a flight from danger in unsettling surroundings. It could also serve well in scenes where characters are facing a countdown or deadline. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 142 BPM]
A bone chilling, minimal score of sound design and heavily effected, droning instruments perfect for horror, crime and mystery. Very tense, serious and dark. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
A dark and suspenseful hybrid music featuring a combination of growling distorted bass, orchestra and synth sounds. Tension building / Danger / Ominous / Determined. Sense of urgency and foreboding. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Intense and atmospheric, this track would be great for setting an ominous, chaotic, evil mood. Filled with advanced string performances and an eerie choir. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Battle drums / marching percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, conflict, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Full orchestra with piano and acoustic guitar build the tension gradually throughout. Subtle at first, about halfway through the tension goes up with low brass stabs. Perhaps someone suspects they are being followed, and their anxiety and dread grows. At the end, when they look back to see if the menace is still there, they see nothing. Was it all a dream, all in their head? [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
Orchestra underscore. Cello and bass synth drive pace with piano, forboding brass and string lines. Espionage, spy theme feel. Crime, mystery, investigation. Dark, edgy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 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]
Contemporary cinematic track with an intriguing, exciting and dynamic vibe featuring marimba, xylophone, piano, atmospheric pads, different kinds of percussion and arpeggiated synths, moving bass guitar, orchestral strings and upbeat drums. Suitable for dynamic scenes in films, TV series, commercials, documentaries and more. Exciting, contemporary music track with a unique and captivating vibe. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Film / TV Series / Game underscore track. Both ambient and rhythmic, the track has a strong sense of a stealth mission. Sneaking, hiding, sniping, etc. In addition to the main mix, there is also an 'alternative mix' that cuts out some of the instruments, leaving a more sparse sound, perhaps even better for background use. Of the 8 loops available, the first 5 are taken from the main mix and the last 3 from the alternative mix. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 108 BPM]
Crime, drama underscore - eerie and dark with distorted undertones, bit crushed bass and piano. Uncomfortable and Tense. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 128 BPM]
A mix of orchestral and electronic elements creates a beautiful tension. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 92 BPM]
A brooding and dark feeling soundtrack with an emotive undertone. Features violon, cello and piano, and has a distant Asian influence. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
A feeling of rising tension pervades this epic TV drama style track. Think 24. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
A dark, rhythmic, and ever intensifying piece of orchestral music, available with or without vocal chanting and howling. This piece has something of the wild about it, something primal. It keeps growing, growing, growing until the climax at about 2:10 and then ends with a haunting afterthought. Aggressive / Menacing / Threatening. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Deep, dark and brooding synths combine in a strange rhythmical glory. Weird and wonderful, works great with technology advertising and futuristic scenes. Electronic / 80's / Future Music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
An ominous and foreboding suspense music, starting slowly and then rising into an emotional, epic piece. Featuring full orchestra combined with piano and pulsating synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 155 BPM]
A rhythmic, pensive, tense soundtrack based on orchestra and pounding, epic percussion. Good for rescue mission, military conflict / mission, grand adventures. Has a sense of something ethnic and foreign, but without being tied to a specific country or region. This track is also available with an additional Lead Vocal [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
Floating and building music track, featuring pulsing electronic elements, dark atmospheric textures and dramatic percussion that creates tension. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A dark and ominous track featuring choir and piano. Mysterious, chanting, perhaps occult séance or dark magic. [Tempo: Slow / 52 BPM]
Dark, edgy track that starts out with a hypnotic, sneaky bass pulse that is later joined by big, hard hitting drums. Processed guitar riffs, industrial percussion and electronic effects come in later. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
A dark, cold and damp TV or film underscore cue. Pensive, unnerving and unsettling, this piece is suitable for a scene in a crime mystery, horror flick or perhaps a criminal documentary featuring evil or the occult, gruesome discoveries in forensics. Soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Slowly evolving, gradually growing in tension hybrid industrial trailer royalty free music track. Atmospheric intro with piano, synths and tribal drums builds to full theme at 1'32''. Second ending starts at 2'03''. Dramatic, Powerful, Edgy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A dramatic, serious epic cinematic track. Blend of symphonic instruments, expressive choirs, synths and electro/dubstep rhythm. Massive sound. A feel of a danger or inevitable dramatic events. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
An epic blockbuster track featuring suspense orchestra combined with big risers and trailer impacts. Suitable music for epic trailers and powerful, high impact footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A tense, rhythmic, staccato track for secret missions and high pressure situations. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Restrained aggression boiling over and unleashed, creates a state of panic. Ideal tool for sci-fi, extreme sports, mystery, crime, fight, chase and action scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A tense musical sound texture combining percussive elements and dissonant orchestral sweeps. Suspenseful, intense, ominous. Conflict/Danger. Film soundtrack, game soundtrack or documentary / reality drama etc. [Tempo: Fast / 124 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]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, epic trailers. Emotional and lively, this track features big percussion, full orchestra and choir. Valiant and heroic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 77 BPM]
A dramatic, dark and suspenseful Trailer track made with hard hitting effects, synths, orchestra and powerful, big and massive drums. Violent, dark, foreboding and at times disturbing, this track packs a heavy punch. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Dark, eerie, mystical soundscapes, with a tribal, ethnic, jungle feel. Mystery / Suspense / Tension. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A strong, powerful, menacing, epic filmscore track. Symphonic orchestra and choir mixed with techno/industrial elements to create a feel of futuristic or modern warfare, mechanoids, space battle, transformers fighting, brawling or stand-off. Suitable for future / sci-fi / metal and glass, fire and destruction, dramatic trailers, battle / chase / conflict / war scenes. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A tribal and primal sounding peace built on percussion grooves and mysterious, drone like synth pulses. Influences from ancient world cultures come together with futuristic, sci-fi type sounds, to create a fusion of past, present and future. Ominous, mysterious, tense. Think tribes, jungle, rainforest, world beat / mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful as music for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Ethnic flutes and duduk, orchestra and percussion. Someone is on a long journey and is in a cold and foreign land. Great for travel documentaries or suspenseful scenes in TV and film. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
An intense and powerful blend of orchestral and metal music, with loud, heavy metal drum section. Forceful / Tense / Dark music. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A dark, gloomy and dramatic soundtrack, telling of extreme danger or a grave situation. Systematically pounding percussion gives the sense of an overwhelming force, while increasing strings build the tension ever higher. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
This cue is eerie and haunting with an epic and ominous, cinematic tone. It has a distinct mood that would be excellent in sci fi, espionage and projects requiring a hi tech cinema score. It features strings brass and cinematic percussion, synthesizers and action packed impacts and would make excellent a opening title, cinematic underscore or futuristic film trailer. It fuses influences from composers such as Hans Zimmer and John Powel and versatile enough to work in horror, suspense, psychological thrillers or video calling for a cue with a tense and mysterious nature. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A mystical and ethereal track that will work for scenes of fantasy, dreaming and fantasy. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
