If you're looking for music for an action film, you may want to check out this track listing. This music can be orchestral, or more techno- or rock based -- or sometimes even a combination of these styles -- and is highly suitable for crime capers, get-away scenes, car chase, running for your life, that kind of thing. Often combining high tempo rhythms with staccato, sometimes dissonant, musical compositions, these track carry a sense of stress, danger, urgency and desperation.
An intense epic action cue that starts mysterious and builds to full out action with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
A huge sounding drum and percussion section plays a tense and epic chase or running scene. This track has an enourmous sound and also a slightly tribal/jungle vibe. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Desert road, a convoy of black SUVs kicks up a dust cloud as they drive to a top secret, illegal facility. A one man army armed to the teeth fires a couple of rockets their way, and a battle ensues... Energetic, Epic trailer style with a modern twist. Orchestra, choir, drums, guitar, synth. For trailers, promos or intense action scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Electronic and orchestral drums / percussion piece, useful for chase scene, hurried / urgent scenes and situations, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A dark action piece. Heavy brass, drums, orchestra and choir suggest a frightening pursuit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A combination of traditional eastern instruments, orchestra and an epic percussion section. A very tense opening leads to an epic all out battle, with pounding drums, choir and orchestra going crazy. Perfect for promos, battle scenes and trailers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 71 BPM]
This cue is in the epic cinematic percussion style. A primarily drum focused track, it also features tense chord changes, pulsing strings and synths. Action, chase, urgency, danger. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful for scenes of battle, chase, urgency, action. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Test Description [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Very fast / 165 BPM]
Frantic orchestral theme with thrashing stabs and plenty of thrills. [Tempo: Fast / 148 BPM]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 77 BPM]
Orchestral percussion-only cue. Huge-sounding. Works perfectly with movie trailers, chase scenes, escape scenes, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 101 BPM]
An energetic Breakbeat / Drum'n Bass royalty free music track with lots of action. The track opens up with a strong bassline that builds to a strong breakbeat drop. A distinct distorted "sonar" synth sound is heard throughout the first part of the track. The main drop is a catchy melodic synth along with the fast drums and bass that builds up to a final resolve and fadeout of main lead synth at the end. This track will work for car chases, extreme sports, car commercials etc. (Break-beat, drum and bass, synthesizers, fast pace, melodic, uplifting). [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A tense musical sound texture combining percussive elements and dissonant orchestral sweeps. Suspenseful, intense, ominous. Conflict/Danger. Film soundtrack, game soundtrack or documentary / reality drama etc. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
Pulsing energetic percussive beat, dark and solemn , threatening, tense, and powerful, suitable for a war action scene. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Exciting, powerful, high energy & dramatic rock track with anthemic feel. Slightly Scottish / Gaelic / Celtic strings running through it. Big guitars & a driving, bouncy beat make this great adrenalized music to go into battle to. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Fast, aggressive, big and powerful epic drums track. Urgent, determined. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A slow and haunting intro kicks off this track, before it starts to build and increase in tension - with staccato strings and percussion joining in. Suitable for hybrid trailer style music for computer games, trailers, action films and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Epic, positive, uplifting, grand stadium rock. Huge melodic guitars, monster drums & glorious strings combine to make big music with a sense of victory & overcoming adversity for sports / thriller / action type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Unique heavy rock track with many flavours and colours . Intense riffing and spacious clean guitars mix with powerful drums to make a very intense & epically memorable rollercoaster ride. [Tempo: Medium / 152 BPM]
A truly driven piece of adrenaline rock. Guitars and riffs everywhere backed by monster bass and drums. lead guitar takes the place of vocal melodies, soaring high into the stratosphere until the final lead solo bursts into flames. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. After a pensive and mystical opening part, this track changes into a tense and active part. Excitement / Escape / Chase / Dramatic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Fast, heavy tribal beats and Chinese instruments and melodic flourishes characterize this exciting, action filled track. Great for thrillers or action scenes set in Asia. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 86 BPM]
Powerful modern rock track with dark melodies. A unique hybrid instrument (organ and guitar) takes the lead with an eerie & spooky timbre. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
An action soundtrack featuring organ, heavy electric guitars, drums and orchestra, with a big dose of vampirism and evilness thrown in. Darstardly and dark. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A dark, industrial electronic piece with dark, mechanical drum and bass tracks and intense synth sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
Upon completing a daring mission in a modern city, a spy narrowly escapes capture by outmaneuvering the security forces chasing him. A tense track with a unique combination of traditional instruments and modern Hollywood style orchestral score. [Tempo: Fast / 153 BPM]
Hard hitting metal groover. Monster distorted guitars and driving drums power this along until the mid section brings a brief interlude from the all-out, go for the throat riffing. Reminiscent of Saliva or Helmet. [Tempo: / 0 BPM]
Groovy, pumping, motivated dance-rock track with great hypnotic energy and momentum. Contains synths, vocal samples, guitar, bass, electric piano and drums. Slightly reminiscent of Blue Monday [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
Medium paced, high-intensity, adrenaline-fueled guitar rocker. Dramatic, atmospheric & passionate combination of monster riffs, synths, strings and hefty grooves. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Medium paced, high-intensity, adrenaline-charged, shuffle-feel, guitar rocker. Dramatic & passionate. Melodic & intense. Monster riffs & hefty grooves. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A heart-pounding cinematic hybrid orchestral rock track. Featuring aggressive percussion, epic orchestra mixed with layers of gritty distorted guitars. High energy, edgy, and action-packed. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
This track has a fusion of rock, electronic/orchestral elements all converging on a superimposed musical kaleidescope. Foreboding guitars offer up death defying, synergystic mayhem. Think of metal meets rocker meets electro/orchestral a la modern film and tv drama. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 103 BPM]
An intense Japanese drum groove, with a strong sense of urgency and danger. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
Very dark, brooding and slightly industrial rocker. An evil malevolent presence creeping toward you . Nine Inch Nails meets Massive Attack in vibe. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Great power rock track, available both with and without vocals. Live rock music, awesome guitar riffing, good for sports, extreme sports, racing, danger and energy. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Solid riffing, heavy rock groove track. Slight retro feel, positive and uplifting vibe. Live rock sound, lots of breaks, twists and turns to keep the energy level up. Good for motor sports, exciting sports footage, action and fighting, brawling / wrestling, Nascar, stupid stunts and reckless behavior. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Striking and explosive hard rock instrumental. Strong, distorted guitars and riff guitars with powerful drums and bass. A high energy vibe for action adventure, high tech, Drama / Mature, Video Game, News / Energize, Entertainment, TV / Instrumental, Film / Instrumental, Sports / Extreme. [Tempo: Very fast / 164 BPM]
Slamming guitar riffs, mid-tempo rock drums and occasional bright and up-front synthesizer lead. Busy guitar chops, determined and with a positive forward drive. A sense of speed, urgency and life in the fast lane. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
A suspense filled orchestral piece. Its theme varies in transitioned formats from a tens and dramatic feel to a more dynamic one. Its progressive rhythm and heavy percussion on the second part makes it a really good action music, and its melancholic and melodious string section brings back the emotion on its opening part, offering a good transition from one to the other. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
An urgent, intense epic trailer track. Staccato strings, choir chants, battle drums and brass. Dramatic and powerful. Good for fights, rising armies, marching to battle and more. [Tempo: Fast / 90 BPM]
An intense electronic action track. with massive drums, synth sounds and drones, an action-packed thrill-ride track perfect for emphasizing your next movie project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Mid-tempo, melodic, broadcast / corporate track. Inspiring piano, driving/energetic drums and percussion. An emotional melody by the string section and subtle electronic arrangements makes this track a good choice for news, broadcast, corporate and dramatic shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
A nice mixture of U.S. hip-hop and Indian Banghra, with a slight Turkish flavor to it as well. Very groovy stuff! [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
The tension is high, preparations are place for the heist. All is going to plan but time is running out... will the robbers make it out in time before the authorities arrive? Orchestra, electric guitars, choir and synth. Music gets epic, trailer style with grinding processed guitars. For trailers, promos and action scenes (especially those involving a heist!). [Tempo: Fast / 148 BPM]
An exotic and adventureous track made with exotic percussion, synths and various ethnic instruments. Action / Exotic / Foreign / Mystical. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
An heavy orchestral piece featuring epic choirs and loud rhythmic elements escalating to terror. Introduced by a escalation growing from pizzicato string melody to a big brass theme sustained by repetitive choirs syllables (a version without choirs is also available). A good soundtrack to danger/agression related scene (fighting/etc...) [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 0 BPM]
Fast, intense, dark orchestral track with pounding percussion, staccato strings and distorted guitars. A sense of danger, conflict and urgency. [Tempo: Fast / 182 BPM]
High energy, uptempo, rock cue with a smokin' guitar lick, driving bass and drums. Frantic, fast and in your face! Synth and orchestral elements add a touch of unexpected interest. Builds to a sting ending. Works for competition, Xtreme Sports, Sports Rock, NASCAR, surfing, flying, skiing, snowboarding, racing, action adventure, biker bars, extreme sports, jetsking, wipeouts and cage fighting. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 200 BPM]
