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.
This track is is an action filled cue that works well for escalating fight scenes, action sequences and something requiring a cue that builds wiht intensity. It begins with overtones of Asia and the Middle East, reminiscent of a kung-fu, or ancient ruins etc, and escalates into a cinematic techno hybrid that is energetic and thrilling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 101 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 somewhat dark, pensive and mysterious, neo-classical / film soundtrack styled piece. Elegant, but edgy. Dark stirrings / Malevolent / Grotesque. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
Slow, spacious, peaceful, dreamy, mellow and thoughtful piano / strings piece. Sedate, serious, somber, reflective, melancholic, serene and sublimely atmospheric. Would suit dramatic / cinematic / spy / detective / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 110 BPM]
Cinematic dramatic action track with deep and dark vibe and growing tension. Good for jungle and forest scenes, ambush in the battle, war and special military operations, spy films and videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A red sun rises on a desolate, war torn city in the middle east. A soldier looks out over the smoke clouds and wonders if the end justifies the means. Epic in scope, yet full of space, would be perfect for travel documentaries requiring a moody atmosphere. Also great for understated, brooding trailers and promos. Orchestra, ethnic instruments (duduk), large percussion and atmospheric pads. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 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]
An atmospheric, epic orchestral piece with an inspiring and rousing feel. Perfect for film, time-lapse videos, television, storytelling. Sci-fi, fantasy, adventure, vast landscapes, space travel, travelling into the unknown, an exciting journey. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Dark and edgy electronic underscore, with pulsing subs and deep tones. [Tempo: Slow / 169 BPM]
Thoughtful and smoothing, Trip-Hop. Dreamy, floating textures [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
A hard rock track with a powerful punch and a big pair of cojones. Feelgood, uplifting and positively forward driving and highly suitable for action footage, extreme sports and car racing, powerful football cuts, destruction and mayhem, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A sneaky and creepy semi-orchestral soundtrack piece. Twitchy and nervous strings, scattered piano notes, metal clanks, subtle pulsating rhythms. Suitable for horror/scifi as well as for documentary, forensics, murder investigation etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Warm pads, bells and a mysterious Eastern wind instrument, the Sarangi flute. Great background music for travel and mystery, adventure and excotic places. Foreboding, underlying mystery music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A cinematic track in four sections. Thin, ambient opening. Wood blocks, bells, and chimes sparkle, while powerful string and brass sections drive the piece forwards. Soft, gentle resolution. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
A moody, echoing march. Heave synth sounds, and sparse melodies. Sets a mood that is ominous and mysterious. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 53 BPM]
Emotional and reflective cinematic music track featuring dreamy piano, strings, bass and modern drumbeat. Begins with a slightly melancholic melody and evolves to a more dramatic contemporary orchestral hybrid sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Moving steadily forward, with a sense of activity and progress, this track will work well as a tension builder, or as an underscore for drama or storytelling. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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 piano duets with a sad, crying violin in this piece of music. The violin's melody is super emotional describing a range of emotions including sadness, regret and hurt. You can almost hear the tears dropping from the violin! This could also be used to set up a dark, dramatic, mysterious or emotional scene. It can also work quite well in a horror or thriller film. [Tempo: Slow / 126 BPM]
Ambient sci-fi soundscape. Floating synth pads and eerie scifi sound textures, inspired by the work of David Lynch. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An Edgy electronic based theme with Cinematic sensibilities using traditional Tribal Percussion along with Piano, Drums, Electronic pads, Electric Guitar, and Sound effects. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
Soundtrack to a sophisticated night on the town. Smooth, jazzy piano chords & runs are underpinned by a cool upright bass line and sparse, expressive drums, Daddy-o. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Urban, inner city, hip-hop with a wistful undertone. Perhaps dark days, sorrow or misery. A dark, urban edge, like a rainy day in the city. A slight feeling of something old, mixed with the new. Urban drama scene. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Short, medium tempo orchestral piece full of suspense and unknown destiny. Contains small string section of violas and cellos... Also a haunting piano melody and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
A tragic and emotional piece of music with big strings, boys choir and woodwinds. A melodic and crescendo-like middle section played by strings, then finished off with a softly sung melody by a boys choir. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Acoustic drum'n'relax music with distinctive tribal flavour. Builds slowly from simple and smooth drum groove with ocassional men chanting up to dense, almost trance like final of ethnic flute. As far as there is no distinct melody, this track should work nicely for travel, wide panorama themes in "Discovery like" manner or other exotic background applications. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Short bumper / intro, sutable for a mystery spot, opening sequence, audio book, logo / splash screen and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 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]
A rich, alluring and mysterious theme. Live orchestra with dark percussion and a single soprano voice. A sense of the otherworldly, unexpected, mystery and intrigue. Psychological thriller, fantasy or adventure. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
Christmas-like bells. Performed and recorded on 100 year old English hand bells. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
If Peter from Family Guy had a dream, it would probably sound like this. Atmospheric cloudy string harmonies and lazy brass melodies accompanied by sax, slowly turning bluesy until a final Chicago-style jazz ending. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 100 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]
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]
Beautiful, ethereal, spacious, dreamy, relaxing & atmospheric track using plucked piano & guitar harmonics. Soft, peaceful, moody, mysterious, dreamy, wondrous, magical & fascinating. Would suit dramatic / espionage / science / nature / christmas type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 136 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]
Ambient electronica, high hopes, drifty, melodic, forward thinking. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A dark ambience to hi-light the grim features of serious moments. For crime-related scenes and situations, dark drama, psychological drama. Also for scifi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
Dramatic, dark and sinister guitar/synth track with real forward drive. Powerful sense of excitement and suspense. Contains lead guitar, synth, bass, strings and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
Dark and menacing sound design, psychological terror, unknown forces, malevolence, evil entities, mind control underscore, horrifying and disturbing. [Tempo: Very slow / 96 BPM]
Slow temp, spacious guitar instrumental. Features a sparse echoing guitar melody, melodic echoing lead lines and reversed guitar swells. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Inspired by film maker and composer John Carpenter, this is a homage to his masterpiece The Thing, starring Kurt Russell. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral horns, with a repetitive tense motif. [Tempo: Slow / 93 BPM]
Dirty Harry meets Roni Size, synths, breakbeats and retro-cop-show licks, ideal music for stakeout, crime investigation, suspicion scenes and criminal activities. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
An eerie, cold and subtle underscore track for thriller, crime or mystery. Slow / Suspicious / Questioning. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Orchestral tension, movie soundtrack underscore. Tension, disturbing, anxious. [Tempo: Medium, Slow / 115 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]
A grand and epic track that depicts a fantasy world or an amazing story of wonderment, perhaps magic. Starts off carefully and grows to a crescendo / climax towards the end. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
Dark, eerie, ethereal, spacious, creepy, moody, thoughtful, slightly menacing electronic track with a slow groove & a sense of foreboding. Hypnotic, cool, smooth & haunting. Would suit mystery / crime / documentary / Halloween / horror type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
Imagine sitting at the window of a trans-world train watching many different cultures, flavours and atmospheres go past you. A real journey of a piece. You never know quite what will happen next. Contains synth bass and pads, drum machines, ethnic percussion such as tabla and bongos and african voices. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
