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.
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]
Enigmatic and searching, this piece coaxes out the aura of mystery, darkness, and enchantment. The song structure is based around the marimba and made complete by glockenspiel, celeste, synth pad, acoustic bass, shaker and drums. Secret / Mysterious / Magic Music. [Tempo: Medium / 146 BPM]
An underscore track for use in film, games, and media. Varying intensities of fantasy / adventure background music, good for in-game, in-film, drama, cultural, historical and discovery. Has a sense of dark mystery, exotic mysticism, perhaps ancient dark secrets or undiscovered lands. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Ever felt that you were being watched by someone? Your every move being monitored from afar. A sinister, fevered, twisted and unnerving piece. Contains violins, cellos, xylophones, string plucks and some quite twisted melodies that slowly unfold, creating lots of tension. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 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]
An ominous and dark ambient piece, with a sense of tension that rests just below the boiling point and leaves the listener uneasy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Edgy, cool, rhythmic, energised, dynamic & gutsy electro-rock track with great drive & forward momentum. Spacious, ethereal verse & an intense, powerful chorus section that explodes into life. Would suit action / thriller / extreme sports / combat type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 132 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]
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]
Barren, dry and bleak ambient soundscape. Dissonant, unnerving and uneasy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Hypnotic, groovy, trance-inducing electronic chill track that you might hear in a night club on pluto, if you're ever passing by that way.Just sit back, get your groove on & enjoy the spectacle of the interstellar superfreaks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A moody and mysterious track with elements of mystery and exotic places. [Tempo: Medium / 200 BPM]
Ominous, foreboding, middle-eastern textures. Occasional chanting voice, eastern string instruments, dark drones and slow rhythms. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A futuristic electronica based mystical film score / soundtrack with an edgy, unique sound, combining synthesizers and epic orchestra. Unsettling, mysterious, and dramatic, with a larger than life sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
Eerie ambient Fx and an organic loop build an atmosphere of subtle tension and expectation supported by a smooth bass line. An almost nostalgic electric piano melody and a middle 'percussive' break complete this 150 sec. cut. For your Forensic lab scene or science and research project. [Tempo: Medium / 104 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]
North African, Persian or Arabian world soundtrack. Pharaos, pyramids, ancient history, mystery and mythology. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Soft, romantic piano melody, partly melancholic. Emotion. Change in tempo. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This is a long track featuring Tablas played in the unique middle eastern "finger" style, along with Sitars, Thai or Indian Reed flute and a suitably arab sounding 'drone' sound. The track goes through several different stages of various intensities and themes. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Soundtrack for a grand adventure, fully of mystery and intrigue. Exotic, but without overtly belonging to any particular country or region, this track gives a sense of amazement, discovery and new journeys. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Like the awakening of an idea or the start of a great adventure, this bold orchestral piece grows from small beginnings to a huge striving precession that reaches a frantic conclusion at 1:00 returning to its original idea and finally to rest. Suitable for rites of passage sequences or the birth of ideas and on-going initiative. [Tempo: Medium / 67 BPM]
Eerie, dark, creepy and subtle. Great modern background ambience music for slightly, creepy, sneaky, stealthy scenes, games, movies, productions or videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Steady and spaced-out synthwave music. Pulsing / Uplifting / Dreamy / Smooth music. Retro 1980's feel. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
Sparse, dark ambient track, like a derelict factory or underground parking house where danger lurks. Sneaky, slightly metallic feel. Useful for horror or thriller material. [Tempo: Very slow / 92 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]
Drone, windchimes, metal rattles and wood flute in an earthy / earth / tribal track. Haunting, ominous, dark skies. Can be Native American, mid eastern / desert, south american / central america or other indigenous, aboriginal, tribe, primal. Also available in two sub-mixes: One with only the flute by itself, and one without the flute, leaving only the drone and windchimes; great for media underscore use. Mysticism / mystical / ancient / cultural / historical / world heritage. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
A dark and gloomy underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Suspicion, regret, pain. Unsettled thoughts. Unease. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, semi-industrial and powerful thriller soundtrack. Dark string and brass textures, a pulsating beat that oozes just under the surface. Serious, international conflict, war or battleground, covert mission, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
A mysterious, investigation music track, but not too dark or heavy. Semi-light, intrigue, data processing, clues and mystery unfolding. Great music for documentaries. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
A pensive, pulsating and tense track for action & adventure. Orchestral with synth elements, a dark edge, but also somewhat restrained and brooding. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Dusty, retro, psychedelic, jazzy soul served over a trip hop beat. Trumpet, piano, congas and bass create a tense yet laidback mood. Note: Deliberate lo-fi sound and retro "vinyl crackle" throughout the track. This is on purpose, and is not an error or weakness with the file. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A very pensive underscore track, suitable for drama or thriller. Thoughtful, a sense of time passing, clues coming into place. Starts out with a simple piano and grows in intensity towards a frantic crescendo at about 01:15 before returning to the original, sparse theme once again. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 139 BPM]
Dramatic rising cinematic track driven by powerful percussion. The track begins calmly and builds to a powerful conclusion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
An intensely ominous electronic/orchestral soundscape supports a brooding, haunting theme; overwhelmed with darkness and fear, this track is destined for moody scenes of terror and horror in contemporary cinema... For underscore and build-up. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Dark fantasy music piece featuring piano, cello, harpsichord and french horns. Ancient mystery, dark magic, deep adventure, tragedy, history. Highly suitable for drama, documentary, dark fantasy game, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dystopian, sinister steampunk dubstep track with dark synthesizers and brutal beats. [Tempo: Slow / 140 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]
Atmospheric horror. For dark, brooding scenes, especially sci fi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Using elements of acoustic, symphonic and electronic sounds, this is a dark and mysterious musical painting with an element of tragedy or nostalgia. Suitable for film soundtrack or fantasy work etc. Sweeping strings. Dark electric piano. Ominous french horns. [Tempo: Slow / 87 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Atmospheric and ambient chill out track, smooth beats, dubby bassline, and bubbley melodic synths. Good for Travel and living, multimedia and corporate videos. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Smooth and orchestral Ambient / Cinematic Music crossover. Features a full string orchestra accompanied by warm piano and synth to give a calm, yet dramatic feeling. A bit mysterious / a dark undertone. Contemplative / Pensive Music. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
An ominous and foreboding suspense music, starting slowly and then rising into an emotional, epic piece. Featuring full orchestra combined with piano and pulsating synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 155 BPM]
A dark and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones, bass hits, evil sounding delayed guitar, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards creepy dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, serial killers, twisted plots, ghosts and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Slow brush drums hitting softly with distorted long sounds and some scary sounds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
An emotional piece of music with a female singer. A soft bass guitar gives it a walking pace, while strings create a vulnerability with unstable chords. All of this is complimented by a Bulgarian singer whom at the track's climax repeats the phrase "Have You Seen Where The Sun Has Hidden?", which is often meant to be a metaphor for death. [Tempo: Medium / 72 BPM]
A dark, ambient track with heavy pads, low strings and harmonics, and guitar feedback. Great for horror films and thrillers. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Spacious, trancey, edgy, unnerving yet melodic track with a hypnotic air of mystery, intrigue & foreboding. Simple plucked string harmonics mix with piano, synth & sparse beats to produce thoughtful, eerie, ethereal music that would suit halloween / mystery / horror / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
