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.
Hypnotic arpeggiated piano over a dramatic orchestral bed gives a haunting yet hopeful music feeling. Works with winter scenes, thrillers, nature, lost love, memoirs, nostalgia. Emotive, Touching, Dreamy music. [Tempo: Slow / 119 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Sweeping, dramatic theme invokes the ageless and timeless, presented in settings that are both intimate and imbued with grandeur. Good for drama, epic romance, sweeping landscapes, stories of uncommon love, and the passage of time. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Pulsing electronic mood with a sense of urgency. Future / Cinematic / Edgy / Excited Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Powerful and edgy, massive cinematic with electro influences. Big drums / Power / Sci-fi. Tough, cold and determined. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Dark and mysterious royalty free hip hop beat with tuned 808s and rolling hi-hats. Urban / Mystical. Great for urban subjects, investigation, forensics and analyzing, background music for videos, science and data. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Existing in a hinterland between music & sound design, these brooding washes of distant sound slither and twist with a deep, tormented anguish. The atonal sound beds come in a variety of versions and underscores that can be mixed, matched and interlinked to form a protracted backdrop of compelling moods. Matched in style with the Dream Valley Music titles, The Deep Dark, Mass Limit and Bloom. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A cinematic track that blends orchestral and electronic elements, in a sweeping, emotional, inspirational and dramatic musical journey. This track builds up from a subtle start, to a grand, epic, and regal climax. Great for drama, cinematic scenes, powerful, mystical presentations of amazement and wonderment. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
This soundtrack is written in the best traditions of the genre of spy James Bond. Anxiety, uncertainty, analytical thinking, investigation, crime mystery. Symphonic orchestra, medium tempo, cinematic. Well suite for the movie project and video background too. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A semi-orchestral, semi-futuristic, semi-industrial soundtrack. This work consists of 21 scenes collectively titled Urban Darkness. It was inspired by movies such as Blade, Dark City, as well as TV series such as X-Files, Urban Gothic, and others -- however it would fit any dark and urban style TV or film work set in the present or future. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Epic melody, awe, staccato strings, big horns. Main theme & credits etc. (00:04:09)
Mix of orchestral and synthetic sounds, light percussion, hint of theme. (00:02:06)
Rich percussion, both electronic and orchestral - dissonant & sweeping. (00:02:46)
Pensive and mysterious, rhythmic film/drama underscore. Science, technology, investigation, perhaps forensics or chemistry. Finding solutions, interpreting clues, maybe building up to something. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Action-oriented hybrid orchestral music track, with an ostinato theme backed by percussion and horns. Anticipation and power, with a curious and scientific vibe inspired by space exploration and somewhat tense science. Dramatic / Action / Tension Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Amazement / Wonderment filled blockbuster music track, featuring dramatic string section, simple piano melody and wide brass section. Epic, in a restrained, subtle way. Suitable as music for trailers and powerful scenery. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
A thoughtful, considering, slightly mysterious piece. An undercurrent of activity, processing, finding clues, or something brooding under the surface. Available with or without the vocal phrases. Investigative / Crime / Contemplative Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A dark and ominous music track starting as a fat bass synth pulse. Combination of industrial modern sound combined with orchestra. The track crawls and writhes upwards towards a big ending. Mystery music / Suspense / Trailer / Thriller. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
A beautifully wistful female voice blends with soaring cellos and distant washes in this ethereal and atmospheric aria based on traditional folk music, yet with a dark, contemporary nursery rhyme quality. A companion to the popular Celtic Requiem track and with a similar spiritual feel. Cello & voice adapted and performed by Shena Power. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Staccato cellos, pianos, uneasy harmony resolving in beauty (1 min), slightly serious yet playful and lively. Works with advertising, drama, avant-garde film, mysteries and television dramas. [Tempo: Fast / 113 BPM]
A unique, alluring and quirky electronic chill-out / dream music with a strange attraction and appeal. A bit trippy, with an ambient trip-hop feel. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A somewhat minimalistic background track with a contemplative, slow, thoughtful feel. This enigmatic music is transparent and suitable for continuous listening over a longer period of time without taking too much attention or getting tiring on the ears. The music has pockets of air, and just stays in the background to provide an atmosphere. This track is neither very happy, nor sad, nor scary, neither very light or very dark. It has a sense of mystery, contemplation, and thoughtfulness. It is slow and relaxing, in an eerie kind of way. The set of 4 music loops can be used to build a customized version of this track in a modular way. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Ambient film score with electronica elements, minimalistic arpeggios, and a relaxed, reflective vibe. Ideal for space science drama, technology and science. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Minimal ambient bed for science, technology, news and factual documentary programs. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
New classical music for film, drama, TV, and storytelling. Piano with light orchestra. Thoughtful / Questioning / Story developing. Great background music for scenes of work, progress, movement, information flow. Detective work, information coming to light, a mystery being unfolded. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
A quirky, downtempo, minimalistic track with influences from dubstep, chill, drum'n bass, dub and electro. Deep sub bass, buzzing synth patterns, with a mysterious piano motif. Tasteful, cool and understated. Main beat sets in from around 45 secs. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
A rousing, dark, hair raising epic trailer theme a la Hans Zimmer. Huge horns meet action strings and full choir in a dynamic full orchestra score. A tense 'ticking clock' theme runs throughout. Available in looping, long, short and brass-free versions for ease of editing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A soundtrack that builds from deep anticipation into filtered drums, scattered instrumentation and an uneasy, thrilling sensation of discovery. Top & tailed with twisted, eerie strings giving a climactic feeling of fear & forboding. similar in style to US & Scandanavian TV crime drama scores or science & technology documentaries. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Grand, edgy, epic, powerful, tense, moody, dynamic, bombastic, dangerous, dramatic, thrilling, climactic music with great suspense & an air of excitement & expectation. Make the right decision - win or lose millions! Would suit thriller / action / extreme sports / combat type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 135 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]
Haunting and chilling chillstep tones are dramatically driven forward by shuffling half tempo beats and sub basslines. The track builds layers of melodic elements into a stunning soundscape. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Deep and mysterious, mystical, dreamy and other-worldly, this downbeat ambient piano and ‘skippy’ breaks track glides and floats creating a very relaxed and chilled out groove. Works great for spiritual and nature scenes or as a bed for voiceovers - the ‘no drums’ version ideal for relaxation, meditation, advertising. [Note: This track has a slighty "dusty" / "scratchy" sound. This is done on purpose, for effect. It is not an error with the file or weakness in the recording process]. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 112 BPM]
This piano + light orchestra track starts with a mysterious feel, and changes to a quirky, rhythmic feel from about 50 seconds. Combining a slightly playful feel with sneaky, suspicious, mystical undertones, this track could go well with classical mystery, period drama, general drama/film, and more. Can also work for Nature TV / Natural world. [Tempo: Medium / 60 BPM]
A very dark and sinister sounding bed of Brass and piano pulses 'Jaws' style and rises into a modern, urban trap beat. Gives a feeling of foreboding, horror. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
Dramatic and suspenseful. Huge drums in a slow rhythmic pattern provides a deep atmosphere over witch an eerie choir comes in. Occasional distorted screeches and screams complete the total macabre mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Very hard to categorize this track; it's a mystical, electronic, dark-dub influenced underscore / background groove. A sense of underlying movement, mystery and atmosphere. Good for crime drama, forensics / investigation, underscores for urban and technology based content. Has a sense of something uneasy, something intangible. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 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 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 / 100 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]
Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain in D Minor, IMM 43. Full orchestra. Music recorded and produced by David Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
A suspenseful and ominous music with elements of mystery, conspiracy, intrigue with intensity throughout. Guitar and electronic elements. Good music for trailers, too. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Intense, pulsating blockbuster track featuring synths and electronica combined with powerful, epic orchestral music. Suitable for scenes that need powerful background music. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Calm intro section into Powerful and edgy, massive electro track. Power / Sci-fi / Future. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 135 BPM]
An interesting, artful music composition and rhythmic arrangement. Piano patterns interweave in complex patterns, giving a sense of machinery or mechanics, perhaps the progression of a systematic process. Great music for documentaries, technology, investigation, problem solving, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Epic blockbuster track featuring full size orchestra, loaded with rising power and a futuristic mood. Suitable for trailers and high energy videos. Majestic / Valiant / Achievement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A soaring cinematic music track merging trailer elements with current styles like future bass, trap and dubstep. Piano, strings, glitched sounds and modern electronics. Awe / Mystery / Tension Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
This slow, deep blues music track easily transports the listener to a rural, pensive state of mind. Acoustic guitar and slide resonator guitar create the wistful, lonely spirit of this track, supported by low male humming and far away harmonica textures. Excellent music for thoughtful, sorrowful or introspective dramas, rural travel shows and documentaries. Slide / Wistful / Meaningful. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Medium tempo epic trailer music featuring synthesis of electronica and orchestra blended in suspense and mystery. Awe / Amazement / Wonderment / Grandeur. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark, pulsating, futuristic blockbuster music track, featuring repetitive synth combined with full orchestra, bringing hybbrid blend of modern cinematic approach. Powerful / Mysterious Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Percussive rhythms and undulating synths create a fresh and exotic, dark vibe well suited to post-apocalyptic scenes as well as technology and sleek design advertising. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Chilled and floating cinematic ambient track with a sense of amazement and wonderment. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A tough, uncompromising and dynamic soundtrack with a driving, futuristic feel that would suit epic visuals, contemporary gaming, modern war themes, movie trailers & films. Stark instrumentation leaves room for narrative, epic sound design or added SFX. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This intense rocker develops from a very slow and simmering start, gradually into an all-out blaze of glory. Bluesy, gutsy music, heavy and very cool. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
Pulsating, fluid and evolving, this cinematic Ambient track evokes deep emotion, darkness and hope and a sense of forever. Long synth pads and random FX drape over a deep sine bass nudging us through a smooth and shifting arrangement. It’s excellent for emotional dramas, B-roll and self-help talkovers. Ethereal, eternal, vast, cosmic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 117 BPM]