Our selection of royalty-free cinematic music with an emphasis on tension, danger, nerve, and a sense of unease. Sometimes more subtle and sneaky music, other times more overt threatening music and soundtracks for critical situations, this music is made for action thrillers, police operations, stakeouts, spy / undercover agents, dangerous missions, hurricane-chasing and more.
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: 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 / 137 BPM]
Monolithic / Uprising / Doomsday / Awe / Amazement. Grand orchestral soundtrack depicting the rise of an awesome power. Judgment day. The hour of truth. Very ominous, malevolent, powerful. Dark, but triumphant, conquering. Good for fantasy, action, sci-fi, horror and adventure. (A note about the version described as 'Stage Mix': This version is recorded with the reverb/ambiance of a concert hall, making it sound somewhat more 'distant' from the listener and, some would say, more 'live') [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A bleak and mournful track used in a documentary about the Hungerford Massacre. A crying female vocal works alongside a desolate piano, acoustic guitars, and drums to a very powerful and emotional climax. The variations offer gentler alternatives to the man track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 64 BPM]
Industrial and pounding sound design with action beats. Edgy / Powerful / Mechanical Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 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 / 108 BPM]
Edgy and visceral music. Building with anticipation to final epic theme. Heroic music / Dramatic / Triumphant / Amazement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
This massively dramatic track starts off sneaky, pensive, nervous, but keeps growing and growing into an almighty, determined, dramatic and hard hitting climax / finale. Dark, malevolent, with pounding tribal drums, choir chants, full orchestra. Very epic and cinematic, victorious / majestic. Suitable for epic productions, sports footage, dramatic trailers, sci-fi / fantasy / adventure and more. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A powerful, intense music track featuring a blend of epic orchestra and pulsating synths in bass and lead section. Tension / Brooding / Ominous / Fight music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Calm intro section into Powerful and edgy, massive electro track. Power / Sci-fi / Future. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 135 BPM]
A very dark film soundtrack underscore cue featuring bowed metals, drones and a subdued percussion section with a tribal feel. A few well placed spanish guitar tones adds a sense of drama and emotion. Great for thriller, crime mystery, documentary, urgent situation. [Tempo: Slow / 108 BPM]
An epic blockbuster music track loaded with power and energy. Featuring huge impacts, risers and orchestra. Rising from dark, suspense mood to big trailer track. Awe / Power / Greatness / Epic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 145 BPM]
Cranky and dark beats with a mix of Funk and Hip-Hop music styles. Moody / Mean / Serious / Suspicious / Urban Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Atmospheric and spacey trailer music track, with a powerful melody and emotional build up, Epic hits, retro synths and orchestral elements create an uplifting heroic feel. Dramatic, dark, gritty and futuristic music. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A big, epic music track featuring symphonic orchestra with large percussiona and brass ensemble, and mixed choir. Powerful, big and intense trailer mood. Futuristic / Apocalypse / Super Hero Music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, landscape, soundscape, desert, deserted, Carl Sagan, Mystery, Cosmos, Universe, Big Bang, Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass, Ron Fricke, Dead Can Dance, Contemplative, Slow, Intense, Maya, Mayans, 2012, End of the world, Mayan Calendar, Nostradamus, Prediction, Prophecy, Prophecies, Shaman, Ayahuasca, Mind Travel, ESP, Alien, UFO, ET, Extra-Terrestrial, Buddha, Buda, Nepal, Tibet, dark, darkness, scifi, sci fi, sci-fi, science fiction, desolate, space, emptiness, vacuum, aliens, mind control, meditation, meditate, yoga, mystery, mysterious, mystical, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, nuclear winter, underwater, under water, sorcery, sorceror, witch, pensive, scary, horror, tibetan, monk, monks, Ancient soundscape with some oriental influences, especially the Tibetan tuvan monk singing, typical from Nepal. Great for history documentaries and specials. Also for sci-fi and horror. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An open, transparent underscore music with a somewhat mysterious, pensive tone. Echoey guitars over a slightly dark drone. Thoughtful and reflective, perhaps regret or waiting for something. The end part takes on a more assertive, gloomy, doom laden feel. Also available as an Underscore version, and as a version without the drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 BPM]
A fast, chase-like sequence driven by African percussion. Exciting and dynamic in character. World / Tribal / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A dark yet magical piece. Epic, with a focus primarily on full choir. Requiem feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Dark, eerie, ominous, brooding, evil, atmospheric, determined, moody, haunting electro-cinematic rock track with a great sense of suspense, drama & foreboding. mix of synths, drum loops & guitar samples. Would suit action / filmic / halloween / horror / thriller type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
An ominous, dramatic and tension building music track featuring hybrid orchestra, combined with classical orchetra and deep synths. Growing into big, epic trailer music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A mystery theme in classic style and sound. Performed with an actual live string section, this track has a nerve and a certain evil twist. A sense of intrigue and a delicious darkness. [Tempo: Medium / 141 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]
An eerie or slightly dark suspenseful track made with chamber orchestra. Simple structure, evolving. Suspense / Cinematic / Classical. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A marching, foreboding and determined, orchestral track with pounding drums. Dangerous situation. Powerful onslaught. Heroic rescue. Honor and victory. [Tempo: Medium / 85 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 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]
Minimal piano leads into an ominous, dark, heroic orchestral music theme. Tension / Dystopia / Edgy music. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 150 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 strange and unsettling semi-orchestral film underscore. Nervous and uncertain, swirling and clangy. Suitable for a very tense and pensive moment in a dark drama, horror, crime thriller or documentary. Carries a sense of hidden evil or a disturbing truth. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Slow chords, ominous and serious, full orchestra. Good as underscore for drama, scifi, fantasy and adventure. Also for crime, spy conspiracy and personal turmoil, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films, revived today by TV series about things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive, tense motif. Tension / Suspense / Dark Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Neo-classical / orchestral music with piano, for film, cinema, theater and storytelling. Introspective, contemplative and searching. Background music for film, scenes of a progressing story or developing storylines. Also good for documentary, culture, history and more. [Tempo: Medium / 139 BPM]
An evolving and building, suspenseful music track, combining hybrid & pulsating synths and symphonic orchestra. Ending as a loud trailer piece, with added organ sound. Awe / Majestic / Incredible Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This orchestral cinematic soundtrack has a sense of greatness and grandeur, but without going all out. Poignant and graceful, the track has a darkness, but is also filled with awe, amazement and wonderment. The track builds up to a climax around the 01:20 mark. Emotional, soaring, and with dignity and a timeless cinema sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 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]
Dark and industrial, orchestral rock and hip hop, reminiscent of Dj Shadow or Moby. Soft organs chords lay the motif before bass guitars and rock drums cut through and combine to create highly dramatic feeling, an epic odyssey. Twisted, glitched metal guitars follow before breaking down into an epic string section to conclude the journey. Ideal for use in high-end advertising and promotional pieces - Also included is an "Orchestral" version - an ambient mix ideally suited for scoring in the modern Fantasy / Supernatural genres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A suspenseful and stirring chamber music track starting with piano, and evolving into very cinematic, trailer track without percussion and brasses, making it slightly softer and cleaner trailer type of music. A sense of movement, activity, something building up, nearing, increasing. [The 'Radio Edit' version has been edited to reduce the 'intensity' of the most dramatic/climax part of the track. This could make it less suitable for drama, advertising etc. where you need a build-up to a climax, but more even-going, more suitable for just listening.] [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 190 BPM]
Sneaky, suspicious underscore track for film, tv, media. Spy / Secret Agent / Crime. Sneaking, hiding, stalking, searching. Perhaps investigating or finding clues, or possible track and follow mission. Dark and mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Energetic royalty-free orchestral music track with a rising feel and a sense of progression. Uplifting and positive, call to action rising drums with an emotional solo cello melody. Rousing, passionate and large. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 160 BPM]
A tension and suspense music bringing the rising power of orchestra, large brass ensemble and explosive and powerful percussion ensemble. Amazement / Uprising / Glory / Grandeur. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
This track starts with a nervously pulsating rhythm and sorrowful, wailing ethnic strings, before it erupts into a majestic, powerful and dramatic, slow march with full orchestra and choir. Pompous, menacing, awe inspiring. A quiet epilogue follows with ethnic / mysterious strings. Slightly middle eastern feel. World mystery / ethnic drama etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A passionate and epic music, featuring airy orchestral sound blended with pulsating deep synth. Grand / Soaring / Inspirational music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
'Deep Secrets' is a collection of 7 music tracks primarily made for love story or love drama. The tracks share a common main melodic theme which is hinted in each of the 7 pieces, in various different settings, which make these compositions work well either separately, or together. This music carries a certain bittersweet feeling, of longing and despair, but also of hope and tenderness. The short piece 'Love Letters' hints at a forbidden love. The much longer 'Love Promise' tells of true love, with it's tender and sparse guitar and piano melodies which later lead into an all-out tear jerker complete with Irish flute and sweeping strings that climax at around 3:45. Then there is the much darker 'Bittersweet' that tells of danger and longing, whilst the short piece 'Mystery' sets the scene for personal reflection or a puzzle. Throughout the collection, the arrangement is dominated by piano, acoustic guitar, cello, Irish flute and string section, with occasional other instruments. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
