This is the area for dark, ominous, foreboding, cinematic music in our royalty-free music site. The tracks presented in this genre are suitable for mystery, suspense, tension, horror and dark drama. These tracks will stay in the background and just provide an uneasy atmosphere in your media project such as films, YouTube and social media, games and more.
A slow, morbid, foreboding version of the classic rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle...'. The instrumentation is piano and voice sounds to give it an eerie haunting feel. For sinister horror and Halloween scares. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark and haunting track for mystery, thriller or dark drama. Bleak, haunting, ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 34 BPM]
An eerie piece with dark soundscapes and textures. Intense drums and orchestra are utilized in unconventional ways. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark and ominous underscore with ambient guitar sounds. Mysterious and with a feeling of unbearable heat, or a dark, damp place. Think Breaking Bad, Banshee or other modern western, or doom laden TV / Film music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 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, Medium / 0 BPM]
A track of uneasy discord and mysterious twists and turns. A disturbed mind, a fragile sanity? [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark, ambient track that showcases atmospheric synths and a short but intense percussion build at the end. For horror films or thrillers. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 67 BPM]
Dark and menacing sound design, psychological terror, unknown forces, malevolence, evil entities, mind control underscore, horrifying and disturbing. [Tempo: Very slow / 96 BPM]
Simple yet effective, eerie piano motif. Few piano notes depicting horror, death, perhaps a gruesome scene, or lurking dangers. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A suspenseful and intense cue which creates an ominous, threatening and foreboding feeling. Distorted guitars, piano and electronic elements all come together to create a tense and apocalyptic sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A lonely wash drifts across a desert landscape. Sweltering, torrid & extra dry. Mysterious, haunting, uneasy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Low drones and a pulsating, elusive synth take us to an alien landscape where strange sounds and distant wails suggest the presence of mysterious creatures. This track keeps evolving and is perfect for any tense, spooky situation be it Sci-fi or Drama. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark and sombre background music based on strings and piano. Very cinematic piece suitable for any dark, ominous drama or fiction. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This track has a haunted overtone and pays a subtle homage to the music 'Dexter' in the theme. This cue would work well for film or television, opening credits, paranormal footage and spooky movie trailers. It features detuned piano and haunting choirs that makes a nice ghostly tension builder. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Ambient background track with an uneasy, pensive feel. Dark, ominous and threatening, this track suggests danger and death. The track could suit scenes in a graveyard or other dark place, or tense scenes where a character is sneaking around, trying to avoid being caught. Exploring at night, dangers lurking. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Eerie, ghostly voices start off this track, and are soon joined by a slow, dark, primal drum beat. Unearthly presence. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Dark ambient, Horror underscore. Mysterious / Creepy / Echoey / Haunting [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Atmospheric horror with big hits. Orchestra and synth [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
A dark yet magical piece. Epic, with a focus primarily on full choir. Requiem feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A gloomy, moody, atmospheric fantasy soundscape suitable as an underscore / backdrop to a mysterious and dark world. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A twisted and dark piece. Strange electronic murmurs and blips introduce a dramatic tremeloed string section. As the track progresses more layers of string harmonies enter adding to the growing suspense. Slowly the piece unfolds and builds towards the tense end .The mood has an element of cold calculated ruthlessness and unfolding mystery. Contains orchestra , synths and piano. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A very dark, cold and ominous underscore track for mystery, horror, thriller and dark drama. A classic mystery feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mystic, magical and atmospheric movie score. Reminiscent of sleeping villages, the forest in moonlight, magicians, secret places or a stalker, following his/her loved one. It is haunting yet beautiful, with orchestral strings, clarinet, piano, celesta. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Introspective, cold & haunting Piano led aria. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark, mysterious track with an unusual instrumention of a jazz group. Classic, old school Horror type cue. The Zodiac Killer would probably listen to this as he stalked his next victim. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Twisting and churning, dark ambient soundscapes. Reverberant metal hits and clanks, disturbing textures. Good for horror, sci-fi, suspense underscore. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
'Dark Ages' is a collection of 12 dark, ambient, semi-orchestral tracks. The music has a sense of history and mythology, making these tracks highly suitable as a soundtrack for historical drama, history / documentary as well as medieval/fantasy material, be it films, fantasy games, TV or installations. The music is mostly without any outstanding melody, making it highly usable as background texture and ambient underscore. It leaves room for dialogue and/or other audio elements, without competing. Some of the tracks carry a sense of mystery and danger, whilst others lean more towards horror and sci-fi. All 12 parts share a sense of lurking danger, impending tragedy, conflict and betrayal. The arrangements are dominated by dark drones and pads, piano, cello and resonant overtones. Also available are 9 seamless music loops from this collection. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
Eerie, dreamy bell and electro soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 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 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]
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]
A dark, gloomy, emotional and sorrowful underscore for sci-fi, thriller, mystery, or action drama. Conflict, unease, with an ethnic / world mystery undertow. Available with or without drums, and with or without a wailing, sorrowful, ethnic solo vocal. Desolate / Tense / Uncertain. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A tense and nervous underscore with ominous strings, occasional deep booming drums and a few spy-like guitar notes. Highly suitable for thriller, spy material, tense film underscore etc. [Tempo: Medium / 69 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, crime scene investigation, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Menacing, ominous underscore track for dark, futuristic scene or opening sequence in sci-fi or horror film/game. Mix of electronic and orchestral elements, occasional fragments of unintelligible radio messages with static. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
This cue begins with a dark, droning music bed, but becomes whimsical and magical. It has a slightly mischievous undertone, and It's fun & campy mood would work well for cartoons, toys or films or footage with ironic twists & turns. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Horror, scifi or thriller underscore featuring severely mangled guitar notes, deep thumping percussion and a disturbing drone. Like the desolate sound from the pits of hell, this is a very dark ambient track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Hollow synths and eerie sustained vocal notes dominate and then swell together in the revealing conclusion to this suspenseful track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Sparse, dark and ominous ambient track. Good for film noir, dark thriller, horror, sci-fi or spy mystery. Pensive strings, deep bass, reverberant congas. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A scary and violent horror / sci-fi sound design track. No musical notes, just scrapey, cold sounds and a sudden, terrifying shock at 44 secs. Disturbing and truly unpleasant. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Spacey and atmospheric trip. Exotic mellotron strings and cool drum machine grooves combine to give an eastern flavour. The chorus brings the feeling of travel and forward motion as bass and percussion joins in. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a sudden kidnapping. Orchestral with piano, with electric bass and percussion, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Sneaky, gloomy, pensive, dark and suspenseful underscore. Subtle, pulsating percussion, mystery guitar notes, low key staccato strings and occasional subtle marching snare. Nervous strings. Great for spy, thriller, mystery, undercover or secret missions - hiding, sneaking. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
Eerie and mysterious music box, full of anticipation and fear. Dreamy mood. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A sense of impending doom builds from distant bells to sinister cellos, drums & a climax at 2:45. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
