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.
A threatening and dramatic score for horror / thriller / chiller, with a retro sound and feel. Reminiscent of classic horror movies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Dark, eerie, mystical soundscapes, with a tribal, ethnic, jungle feel. Mystery / Suspense / Tension. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Earthly, acoustic folk/americana with a very natural & organic feel. Multiple stringed instruments, all made from wood. Nature, travel, ethnic or historical etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
A dystopic soundtrack. Starts with a simple bass pulse, and builds slowly to a high intensity with manipulated brass sounds and various other alien sounding synths. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Horror Mystery Soundtrack. Rhythmic / Twisted / Tribal / Chase / Urgent. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films, revived today by TV series about things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive, tense motif. Tension / Suspense / Dark Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films, and revived today by TV serious about things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive, tense motif. Mystery / Retro / Dark Music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Exotic, dark, atmospheric and adventure track made with various eastern percussion, native middle eastern instruments, strings and more. Exotic, mystical, foreboding, haunting. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
This track has an eerie mood, yet still suggesting hints of something whmsical, and perhaps mischievous. It would be well suited for footage and video games about horror, fantasy and paranormal subject matter. [Tempo: Slow / 134 BPM]
Dark ambient, Horror underscore. Mysterious / Suspicious / Ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This is a haunting piece featuring 2 electric guitars. It is deliberately sparse to evoke feeling of isolation and despair. Hard to place this track in a specific "music genre". Folk? Ambient? Film score? Rock? Either way, it's an atmospheric piece, suitable for film and other media. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An eerie, cold and subtle underscore track for thriller, crime or mystery. Slow / Suspicious / Questioning. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films revived today by things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Cinematic / Thriller / Retro Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
Dark, tense, underscore with a somewhat Tribal feel. Can be ancient cultures / religions / mystical world history, or Futuristic / Sci-fi / Adventure. Ethereal pads, tribal percussion, mangled synth sounds. Some chanting, war like vocals also join in towards the end. Available with or without the drums, and with or without the vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A sparse and hypnotic stock music with a trance like quaility. Features a female voice chanting in Gaelic or other World/Mystery style. Dark, somber and intense. Can be Eastern European / Balkan, Gaelic, or Eastern / Persian / Orient. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A mystical world / exotic music track made with atmoshperic synths, epic drums and eastern native instruments. Dark / Hot / Foreboding Music. Can be ancient Africa or Middle East. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A grand, epic track that is not very aggressive or dark, but rather more illuminating, sacred, expectant. Rousing and regal, with a victorious / triumphant 'resolve' at the end. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, historical/cultural, grand entry, rising force, etc. Amazement / Heroism / Illumination / Uprising. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
Cold, dark, damp and desolate music to accompany tragedies, mysteries and epic sadness. A choir, strings and piano pierce your heart from a distance building to a climactic farewell. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
Very peaceful, lilting, ambient track. Lush synth chimes and soft pads mix to make one big fluffy textural piece. Contains synths and drum units. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
A low, isolated harp picks heavily at low notes, then aided by a marimba, African percussion and shivering strings which adds to the tracks menace. A dark track that has hints of Michael Giacchino (a la Lost) about it. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Dramatic Middle Eastern score featuring Oud, Percussion, Strings and Duduk. Builds in intensity with a breakdown halfway through before building again. Perfect for action and adventure films and video games. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Battle/tribal/dark. Shamanic, ethnic track dominated by massive pounding drums and atmospheric textures. Tense, urgent, restless and earthy. [Tempo: Medium / 200 BPM]
A moody and mysterious track with elements of mystery and exotic places. [Tempo: Medium / 200 BPM]
Classic horror film sound. A bit retro, typical 'haunted house' or monsters horror flick. Chamber orchestra, scattered piano, nervous strings. Deadly monsters lurk, perhaps a werewolf or other horrible creature. Mischievous. Great as Halloween music, parody, animation etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Very atmospheric, haunting and other-worldly abstract electronic track. Has a cinematic Roger Waters/Floyd type vibe to it with little synth parts & noises coming in and out throughout it's progress.Truly spaced-out. [Tempo: Very slow / 65 BPM]
These dark horror cues can be classed either as "music cues" or "sound effects", as in reality they function as both. They are all recorded with a large, live symphony orchestra with the same quality as any soundtrack from big budget movies. The effects are easy to loop and edit, and can be tailored to fit any cue, as they can be used from virtually any point. Consider them a construction kit to score horror, mystery and dark drama. Recorded, mastered, and delivered to you in pristine 24-bit audio. Also look for YS Horror Cues 01-20 and YS Horror Cues 41-60. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A cinematic, pensive track that starts with a fragile piano motif, and then grows, increases, builds… into a crescendo. Available with our without big drums. Suspenseful. Good for dramatic scenes, imminent danger, approaching situation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Combining elements of hardcore techno and gritty rock, this track features traditional techno-trance drums with an aggressive guitar riff. Groovy, dirty, good for extreme sports, action footage and more. Similar to The Crystal Method or Rammstein. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A very slow moving ambient track, like oozing, sticky, floating, slowly sinking into the deep or softly falling snow. Sorrowful, mournful, almost standing still. A sense of time itself slowed down. Inspired by the ambient works of The Dead Texan and others. Acoustic piano, mellotron, slowly swirling synth pad, electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Slow, sizzling jazz swing. Jazz club, late night city alleys, private detective, smokey atmosphere, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Atmospheric horror. For dark, brooding scenes, especially sci fi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An introspective, haunting, film / drama score with a sense of loss, longing and desolation. Cold and dejected. Use for Drama, History, Storytelling. Perhaps true stories, courtroom drama. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Sometimes words are not enough to describe the depth of emotions. This solo piano piece will let you connect with those profound feelings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
A spooky, creepy, darkly atmospheric track in orchestral arrangement. Starting with creepy celeste and evolving into dark, atmospheric orchestral landscape, it makes a great fit for your horror or mystery project. Think classic dark mysteries. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This is a dark, quick moving piece of solo piano music. While an eerie sound of both classical and contemporary, this piece will fit well in mystery and horror films as well as dark dramas. This could also work well in any scene of sorrow. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
An eclectic and unusual blend of funk, ambient, industrial and rock, with swirling guitar textures, downtempo urban style hip-hop drums and occasional overdrive guitar riffs. Moody and gloomy, but also mellow and floating. Great for science, technology and mystery, but also for action, extreme sports, unusual/weird visuals etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Spacey, ethereal and tripped-out ambient electronic featuring synths, drones and hypnotic piano lines. Has a mysterious underwater feeling to it. Would suit thriller/suspense projects. [Tempo: Very slow / 61 BPM]
This track is Jekyll and Hyde. The tense intro has techno beats and synth sequences which build in intensity until all hell breaks loose and the guitars enter with a hellishly ferocious and relentless riff. Contains synths, drum machines, guitars and bass. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
A melancholic and moving drama piece for strings and piano with an American folk feeling to it. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
Heavily influenced by the "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" music, this is a package of tense, anxious music suitable for game shows, quiz shows as well as other media. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Emotive and warm track build on a slow and vaporous piano accompaniement sustained by strings and a touch of electronic drums. Good for Production / Film Scores. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
A world electronica track inspired by music from The Last Temptation of Christ. It features synthesizer and electronic bass, indigenous udu percussion, set to a spiritual percussive groove. There are moments of eerie ethnic string drones that creates a nice musical tension that make for a great underscore or bed. It has a spiritual, emotionally intense mood that is captivating, powerful and gripping. Excellent for cinematic work, spiritual and religious video and biographical or documentary footage requiring something that will emotionally stir the viewer. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
A piece with both Middle-Eastern and Native American influences. Choir gives a sense of awe and mystery, broken by tribal drums and fluttering woodwinds. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Dark and mysterious Hip Hop track, with a great sense of danger and foreboding. Imminent confront, conflict, gang members preparing to a battle. Good for use in any type of media. Very suitable for action films, dramatic scenes with urban theme, espionage, action thriller. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
A sombre and very slow moving underscore track for mystery, drama or fiction. Dark subjects, perhaps crime, criminial investigation or difficult subjects. Stories of struggle or hardship. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Revenge 1 Danger' and 'Revenge 3 The Plot'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 51 BPM]
Tense underscore for thriller, crime, stakeout, sneaking, breaking and entering, etc. Dark, scary, tension. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark atmospheric cinematic piece of music with mysterious harmonies and synth sequences great for dramatic suspense movies and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
An epic, rousing, dramatic and heroic track. Mystery / Amazement / Wonderment / Grandeur. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
