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.
Somewhat avant-garde rock track, pushing the boundaries between techno, industrial and guitar-blazing rock'n roll. Not for the faint hearted. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Blazingly fast techno beat with drum'n bass influence mixed with a twisted and mangled guitar riff gives this track a great hook and makes it highly suitable for high energy, high impact material such as extreme sports, etc. [Tempo: Very fast / 186 BPM]
Stuttering, staccato distorted synths riffing in an industrial type, post modern soundscape. This track has both a dark side and a fresh edge, making it suitable for "edgy" corporate use as well as motor sport or anything invoving dirt, grind, industry or tech. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A rather upbeat industrial track -- not too dark, and with a sharp industrial edge and a mechanical feel. Think mechanoids and robotics. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Suitable for extreme sports, racing etc., this a fast and forceful electronic techno track with a high energy level. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
More of a groove, than a song. A monotoneous, ever grinding dark synth pulse, rough rock style drums and a dark, synthetic, almost poisonous groove. Rough and determined. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Electro-funk track with stabbing synthesizers, undercover detective type horns, retro style funk drums and a funky bass riff. Has a certain debonaire, undercover spy, crime or police chase feel. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 127 BPM]
Funky, hectic, spy thriller or crime caper bed track. Urban funk, secret agent feel. Good as chase or battle sequence in film etc. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Inspired by the sound of Mission Impossible, this is a fast moving theme for a spy, secret agent or undercover cop. Suitable for action with a hint of mystery and conspiracy. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A James Bond 007 or Mission Impossible inspired track using a blend of orchestral sounds, horn section and modern breakbeat drums with electronic synth bass. Suitable for action, chase and any spy or undercover material. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Pulsating scene setter for action film chase or gearing up. Undercover cop, spy, war, SWAT team or secret agent moving in. Slow but with a very strong and determined forward drive. An element of mystery, conspiracy and intrigue. Perhaps high-tech warfare. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Fast, frantic and hard hitting semi-orchestral, semi-electronic music for action, fight, battle, war or racing scene. Distorted, twisted guitars, deep brass stabs, extremely fast techno breakbeat. Also suitable for action or extreme sports etc. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Fast moving chase or battle track, using orchestral elements blended with hard core techno breakbeat drums and distorted synthesizers. Good for crime chase, trailer, or any conflict / battle material. Also good for sports, extreme sports and dramatic, high impact footage. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 145 BPM]
Determined, fast paced chase or battle scene music, using a combination of orchestral sounds with a hard hitting techno backdrop. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Determined, serious underscore track for political thriller or drama. Slight military or SWAT team feeling, going through preparations, moving into position, or being chased. Moderate intensity, mix of deep, dark percussion with orchestral and electronic sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A dark, ominous, threatening piece of very percussive, orchestral soundtrack style music. Highly suitable for movie trailer, game trailer or other dramatic content. Choirs, brass stabs and huge, tribal percussive sections. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Hard edged Drum and Bass track with fast breakbeats and distorted synth sounds. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 175 BPM]
Downtempo hip-hop with synth arpeggios and deep sub-bass. [Tempo: Fast / 70 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]
Slammin' and slightly dirty hip-hop. Synth lines with just the right amount of distortion on the tops, nice and transparent production making this track great for media use. Nice and groovy. [Tempo: Medium / 79 BPM]
A hard hitting, wire cut, synthetic, minimalist and incredibly funky techno/house track. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Progressive rock. Energetic, violent and speedy theme. Cool, driving guitar riffs. Determined and motivated. Great for Sports and Extreme action. Up-tempo. [Tempo: Very fast / 140 BPM]
A collection of 7 short music tracks. High impact, intense, dramatic jingles, highly suitable as music for TV programme opening sequences, intros, splash screens, product introductions, sports and action footage, reality TV and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 131 BPM]
A short quickstep music / swing jazz tune with clarinet melody. Sort of a sound-alike of the "Cantina" music track from Star Wars. Great music for intro screens, commercials, comedy, animal antics, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
A one-minute piece of hectic, dramatic, critical situation type action music. Fight, battle, chase, extreme danger, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A dark, ominous and determined orchestral soundtrack. Threatening, epic, mysterious. Suitable for fantasy, action, scifi, war/conflict, movie trailer etc. This track is recorded with a live symphonic orchestra and choir. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Dark, omninous, menacing orchestral soundtrack. Deep, pounding percussion, blaring horns and a war mongering, chanting choir of deep voices, primal, perhaps beasts or orcs. Impending war, battle, conflict. Great fantasy material, highly suitable for film, games or trailers. This track is recorded with a live philharmonic orchestra and choir. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A disturbing, percussion-only track. Use of feedback and clanking metal reminescent of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre soundtrack or some of John Cage's work, but with the added element of dark, ethnic percussion. This fairly short track is great for a thriller, chiller, horror or dark mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Hard hitting, fast, relentless and ruthless techno/industrial style material. This track is short, but high on energy and packs a mean punch. Suitable for film chase or fight scene, extreme sports, racing, raw power, sci-fi and much more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Massive, sweeping orchestral track with a huge, thunderous percussion section. Heroic, epic, pounding and cinematic. Builds towards a climax at the end. Highly suitable for movie trailer, film trailer, game trailer, film intro sequence or opening sequence, war and battle scenes, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
Urgent, dramatic soundtrack piece with live choir. Spine-tingling, epic, high drama, very highly suitable as film trailer, movie trailer, game trailer, commercial, movie intro, in-film battle sequence, etc. Fast pounding percussion, big drums, huge orchestral stabs, horns and strings fluttering, choir chanting. Very dramatic and intense. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 129 BPM]
Dark and dramatic, monolithic and massive, orchestral soundtrack piece. Thumping percussion, choir, brass and string stabs. Also mixed in is an electronic techno beat for added impact. Very climactic, choral chants growing, increasing and reaching the climax at the end. Highly suitable for film trailer, movie trailer, action scene, intro sequence, dramatic footage, war or battle scenes, or even extreme sports. [Tempo: Slow / 87 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]
Determined, cool and confident power rock with an interesting, odd time signature. Available both as a vocal version and as an instrumental version. The instrumental mix in particular is great for sports, action, extreme sports, racing, and any high impact, high energy footage. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark, pulsating thriller underscore. Deep percussion, orchestral sweeps, synthesizer pulses; a great combination of symphonic and electronic elements with big percussion. Suspenseful thriller, crime, spy mission material. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Tense and busy semi-orchestral, semi-rhythmic danger underscore. Urgent, dramatic battle or accident footage. Great for sci-fi or Reality TV Drama, police action, rescue operation, extreme danger and drama. Also good for sci-fi battle, conflict, chase or fight. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Hard electronic synths and beats meet up with dramatic orchestral sweeps. Danger, drama, conflict, or extreme situations. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Great thriller, action, spy, undercover mission type underscore. A slowly pumping groove, nervous and dark textures, threatening brass section and staccato strings. Semi-orchestral in arrangement and with a lot of pulsating nerve. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Nervous action / thriller underscore. Stakeout, movement, urgency, ticking bomb. This track has a strong and tense nerve, as if everthing is going to blow at any second. Good tension, helped by severely distorted synths and guitars mixed in with the semi-orchestral textures. [Tempo: Medium / 130 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]
Uptempo Cajun / Zydeko, with accordeon top line. [Tempo: Fast / 106 BPM]
Blazing and roaring Marshall amps, classic hard rock in the style of 'Born to be Wild', Easy Rider... great action/destruction stuff! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 133 BPM]
Melodic, mid-tempo, chorus based young guitar rock, with some high intensity parts. Available as a vocal or instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Dramatic film score type track, depicting chase, struggle, urgent mission or battle scenes. Suitable as in-film, in-game, or other media, as well as for movie trailer. [Tempo: Fast / 137 BPM]
Retro funk drums and funky clav are joined by futuristic electronic sounds, to create an unusual & eclectic form of urban jazz groove. [Tempo: Fast / 105 BPM]
Dark orchestral thriller / conflict music. Military mission, war preparations, conflict, tension. Also highly suitable for sci-fi or political thriller, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Huge sounding orchestral production mixed with modern, urban drums. About halfway through, a choir enters ominously. Foreboding, impending conflict, battle, war, epic struggle, urgent and dangerious situation. Great for action, military, war, sci-fi, and high-tech thriller. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Intense, busy, almost frantic orchestral film soundtrack piece, suitable for in-film, in-game, or for trailers. Big, epic orchestral sweeps and stabs, busy congas giving a sense of chase and urgency. Great for millitary, action, mission thriller or sci-fi. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
Large, epic, thunderous, orchestral film soundtrack style, suitable for movie trailer as well as for in-film and in-game use. Massive orchestra stings and stabs, choir enters later in the track. Suitable for military, conflict, thriller, political struggle or drama, sci-fi or fantasy, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
