These dark background music tracks are suitable for mysteries, horror, sci-fi, or perhaps if you need good quality royalty-free horror music for dark thrillers. These mysterious stock music tracks can also work great for drama and introspection, contemplation and perhaps regret or sorrow. These curated, hand-picked tracks are Royalty free music without a beat, or with a more floating or ethereal quality, while leaning towards dark and ominous.
Solemn, dark, ambient guitar track. Haunting, reflective, introspective. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Cinematic electronica music with dreamy synth and driving electronica. Mystical and a little bit foreboding, with a slightly 80s music vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A surreal setting that evokes drama & mystery music- yet, also with a strangely blissful tone. Unique / undecipherable. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A haunting and ethereal and fresh electronica style blended with a catchy vocal melody. A trendy and different sound. No lyrics, just vocalizations. (Also available without the vocals). [Tempo: Slow / 153 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]
Slow, beautiful, calm, atmospheric, dreamy & sedate track with gentle piano arpeggios backed by cool guitar harmonics & sparse, soothing strings. Thoughtful, reflective, tranquil, relaxing & slightly melancholic in mood. Would suit spacious / fantasy / cinematic / dramatic type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 52 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]
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]
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]
A semi-orchestra, semi-tribal, earthy, mystical background / underscore track for fantasy, exploration, adventure and travel. General background use, peaceful and slightly mysterious, but without really being particularly sad, happy, dark, light or emotional. Nice for exploring new worlds, discovery, fantasy games, adventure games, travel programmes, or background use for visual imagery, mystery and mythology, etc. Throughout the 7 minutes playing time there is no repetition, so you can play this track in a loop for a long time without it getting too repetitive. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A hazey, somewhat melancholy Americana / Acoustic music track with a dreamy, slightly dark feel. Has an almost earthy sound. Available with or without a drum beat that joins in towards the end. Can work well as music for storytelling, drama and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Mystical, eerie, cold and pulsating soundtrack for Scifi or Mystery. Brooding, pensive music and awe inducing. Creates a feeling of unknown tension, and a vast space. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 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]
Soft sounds from the Far East to connect with the deepest part of our being. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
An evolving soundscape that resolve in a single chord. A useful atmospheric bed for visuals such as art installations, landscapes, environmental issues, ecology or the Natural World. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark, ambient and suspenseful music track made with eerie strings, creepy cinematic piano and dark chamber orchestra. Suspense / Horror / Dark / Ambient Music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Subtle, but poignant, this Trap-informed Pop music track easily summons feelings of curiosity, enveloping intrigue and mystery. Like a snake, its arpeggiated synth slithers around an 808 bass and trap drums, while wispy pads and effects contribute to a rich flow between arrangement parts. This track is excellent for dramas, serious documentaries, bio/tech related content, and adverts. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Warm and ambient music, featuring pulsing bass patterns and smooth textures that create a mood of intrigue. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This slow, reflective track presents muted, lush string harmonies and an echoing keyboard pad. Rich, echoing strings and light percussion and drums build this fluid track, accompanied by vocal choirs and resonant effects. [Tempo: Very slow / 126 BPM]
Chilled, sparse and slowly building production music track with a hint of mystery, wonderment and anticipation. Piano, mallets, subtle drums (1'42''). Great as background music for drama & storytelling. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Ambient textures on top of dubstep beats and atmospheric sounds. A chilled, eerie, drum'n bass influenced soundtrack. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A reflective, melancholic and somehow soothing Ambient Piano track, with echoey, eerie vocal textures. Created by sampling a live singer and processing the samples through various reverse and layering techniques. The piano is an old, upright piano, for a nice and nostalgic sound. Reflection / Melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Space or technology inspired, light rhythmic ambient piece built on a repetitive synth arpeggio and swirling pads, reminescent of Tangerine Dream. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
An atmospheric drone sets the scene for a yearning piano line full of a mysterious depth and a mournful intent. The mood of latent, underlying darkness changes to an offer of hope & redemption before ending with a vanquished finality. Similar in style to Dream Valley Music’s ‘Dawn Of A New Life’, ‘True Life Stories’ and ‘How It Ends’. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Eerie and creepy music track featuring slide guitar and electronics. Mystical and brooding music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A cold and creepy horror soundscape. Twitchy drones with uneasy rumblings. Haunted house / Grisly Murder / Uneasy, Scared. Ends with a big crescendo and scary moment. Also available as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark and gripping cinematic underscore, with subsonic drums & timpani, arpeggiated piano and horn strikes for moments of tension and near discovery. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Suspense ambient track. It features dark soundscapes, synth melody and electronic loops. [Tempo: Medium / 95 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]
Atmospheric and meditative ambient music, good for space travel, documentary, sci-fi, videogames. Scenes of wonder and discovery, science and technology. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient / New Age. Cosmic, peaceful, softly flowing. Good for yoga, meditation. Also for images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Reflective / shimmering. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
Mystery, information dissection, ideas, data flow, crime laboratory, science or forensic examinations. Looking for clues. A slow heartbeat-like bass drum sets the pace for this quiet, intense track while delicate, urgent melodies dance on top surrounded by eerie Fx. Perfect for a CSI or E.R. style Lab scene. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
A subtlely dark, stealthy and mysterious track that is also smooth and flowing. A versatile atmospheric background template. Foreboding / Fiction / Unknown. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
An epic race across the Alaskan race, surrounded by snow capped mountains and frozen lakes. The music starts small and atmospheric, leading to an exciting finish, like racing toward the finish line. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Slow Cha cha style dance paired with some dark impact sounds and cymbal scraping. Beautiful and relaxing, but also subtly unsettling and eerie. Classic detective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
This drifting, fluttering bed of sound flows like a warm, atmospheric wash and will mix seamlessly with the track ‘Free Ride’ creating over 8 minutes of colourful, layered music. Its kalidascope layers offer a continuous central theme of freedom, movement, discovery & relaxation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Inspired by 80's sci-fi and horror films revived today by Stranger Things. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Somewhat sensual atmosphere. Cinematic, Thriller, Suspense, Terror, Sci-Fi, Retro. [Tempo: Slow / 156 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]
Atmospheric and mystical World/Ethno track with a mystical and epic feel. Grand and emotive, with a single, subtle soprano voice and some sections with a deep, rich, tribal percussion ensemble. Could be a strange land, foreign worlds, exotic places. Ethnic / foreign feel, without being tied to any particular country or culture. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, world / history / documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
A strangely alluring, somehow both angelic, heavenly, and at the same time a bit eerie and mystical music. Angelic voices swirl and flutter in a strange, harmonic, open aural vista. This music track will work great as a 'musical painting' or to signify something profound and ethereal. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A deep electronic music journey across the universe which plays for more than eight and a half minutes during which you will be taken through space and beyond in a groovy downtempo synth adventure. Also available is an "ambient mix" which leaves out the drums, melodies and bass lines, leaving a strangely mysterious, both light and dark, ambient float with images of wide open space vistas. Best with all the lights out. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for technology, industry, science, research etc. Ambient / Cosmic, with both light and dark elements. Images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Awe / Wonder / Amazement / Study. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Floating atmosphere topped by an emotional piano theme, influenced by Thomas Newman. Beauty and drama, loneliness and thought. This track is made to fit together with 'Transformation', also by Felipe Adorno Vassao. The two tracks share the same motif; 'Transformation Prelude' is more quiet, awaiting, pensive; and 'Transformation' is more developed, rhythmic, highly suitable for the 'next stage' in development. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A sorrowful, emotional cinematic music. A simple piano melody develops into a full orchestral music track with big drums and emotional strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Orchestral, cinematic, background music for drama and storytelling. Contemplative, questioning and mysterious. Thoughtful and introspective. Great music for a mystery drama, fantasy, crime drama, searching and contemplation. A brooding and intriguing story evolves. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
An ambient, calm, almost still track featuring clean electric guitar and soft pads. Reflective, thoughtful and introspective. Useful for many types of media, including drama or personal stories, natural vistas and underwater visuals, space or earth imagery, or even as soft background music just for listening. Has a calming stillness, combined with reflection and afterthought. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Spatial and long evolving soundtrack. Beginning with a dark ambient background, the arrangement is slowly rising. New parts are consequently appearing building the overall tension and atmosphere. Strings, choirs and beautiful female vocal. Film mood, majestic, serious, moving. Great for all dramatic scenes showing elements of nature or timelapse videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 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: Medium / 110 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]
A mellow, melancholic and dreamy music ballad track lead by female vocal, piano and acoustic guitar. (Also available in an Instrumental version). Big thunderous drums lift up the chorus for an almost epic, yet emotional feel. Floating ambient synths fill out the track and add a dreamy quality. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
