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.
Beautiful, soft, spacey, dreamy, mellow, relaxing, peaceful, moving and magical. Clean guitar picked chords are embellished with soaring strings & minimalist subtle drums. The piece builds gradually in intensity until finally it is soaring high above the earth like some kind of heavenly vision. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
This track is highly evocative and is great as an opener or introduction. Free tempo, features Indian slide guitar freely improvising on a bed of lush pads. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mid-tempo, pulsating, slightly mysterious music track. Ethereal and somewhat dark. Understated, thoughtful, introspective. Has a subtle undercurrent of energy. Good as a 'music bed' for media projects, film and more. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
This track features Piano melody with orchestral symphonic elements in the style of Chopin/Beethoven and the turn of the century mood in the eastern Europe but done in a Tim Burton orchestral fashion ala Danny Elfman. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dramatic and Escalating Cinematic Action track featuring orchestral strings, percussion, synth pads and sound effects. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, Police / Investigation TV series and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
An open, transparent musical backdrop with a somewhat mysterious tone. This ambient guitar soundscape can work for many different media productions, including drama, reality show, nature- and underwater footage, crime and investigation, and much more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Evocative Middle Eastern music with a strong and dramatic flavor. Intense and exotic with melancholic undertones. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A haunting and ethereal and fresh electronica style blended with a catchy vocal melody. A trendy and different sound. No lyrics, just vocalizations. (Also available without the vocals). [Tempo: Slow / 153 BPM]
Mid tempo, heavy rock track. Features pounding drums, chugging heavy rock/metal guitars and eerie keyboards. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Melancholic-sounding film score with a dramatic increase, a dreamy piano, mellow strings and a smooth beat. suitable for exciting and dramatic film moments. [Tempo: Slow / 122 BPM]
Orchestral / Symphonic music with choir, for adventure, magic and amazing stories. A soft, slow piece that gently undulates. Could work in scenes of loss or scenes in which beauty or wonder figure prominently. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A hybrid orchestral track with a sense of evil and malevolence. Grows and increases throughout. Builds up to a climax around 01:35 and ends with some heavy pounding and a return to the original horror mystery piano motif. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
A brooding and dark feeling soundtrack with an emotive undertone. Features violon, cello and piano, and has a distant Asian influence. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
An experimental post rock cinematic underscore cue, with a somewhat "Nordic" feel. Melancholic and mysterious, this track is based around a delayed guitar arpeggio, with big crunchy live drums, synth bass and pads, generated with iPhone “Choas” Pad synths. The vibe is a bit dark and mysterious, tension is definitely building, but big stacked ambient “ahh” vocal pads give it a relaxing human feel. Reminescent of Sigur Ros and Nordic / Scandinavian crime / drama series. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
This piece is subtle, quietly yearning and contains a beautiful tension. This tension could easily be an inner drama of the mind wrestling with dark emotions. Instruments include: piano, Chinese Kim, marimba, pizzicato strings, bass, synth pads, drums and soft percussion. Excellent for commercials, travel and drama/comedy based themes, as well as for mystery and intrigue, analysis and data gathering, puzzle / crime solving and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 142 BPM]
Cool, slick and slightly retro styled, the sound is inspired by classic TV detective series and spy films, setting the scene for danger, crime, mystery, police, international agents and beautiful ladies. The horns secure the complete image. And it' funky, too! [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Melancholic, piano based soundtrack with strings. A sense of longing, revisiting old times or making a new start. Travelling, passing time, pictures from a life. Good for drama use, opening scenes etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
A procession of fire eaters, freaks and magicians mixed with the monochrome charm of a 1950's science fiction B movie. Mysterious, beautiful & grotesque in equal measures with just a pinch of ironic humour. A great Halloween track. There are two different mixes available: Version A has a "bubbly magic" sound which is not included in Version B. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Cool and groovy Indian Banghra mixed with hip-hop styles. Catchy, unique, exotic, fresh and funky. Great production from Project 2020. This track is available both with and without Indian vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Blending the symphonic/orchestral with the contemporary, modern, futuristic, this is a crossover track that works well as film soundtrack, credits roll, or as music for any kind of visual media, web site, etc. An epic melody played by string section is backed up by a fat, downtempo electronic groove and various sweeps and swirls. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A very slow and dark, pounding rhythm. Resonant distorted guitar, monotonous bass line and slow pounding acoustic drums. Images of dirty machinery, dark future. [Tempo: Very slow / 53 BPM]
Futuristic beats and atmospheric synth arpeggiations, cool bass melody at second half of track, opens right out to cyberpunk post apocalyptic goodness, science and technology, action sequences, sci-fi, sports, advertising. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
Dramatic hip-hop style with an orchestral element and a spy mystery feel. Deep bass line, dramatic string section and a pounding hip-hop beat gives a 'rough' urban sound and the marching snare gives it a serious edge. Good for inner city, street drama, police, investigation, suspense and action thriller etc. Also great for multimedia, branding and more. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Rough, funky guitar riffs. Determined, forceful, aggressive, confident. Big Beat style rhythm, taking no prisoners and combining elements of techno, post-industrial techno, mech/tech, raw power, etc. Good for hard edgy visual presentations, sports / extreme sports, fighting and brawling, gritty motorsports, filmscore / action or chase scenes and more. [Tempo: Fast / 90 BPM]
Unique blend of regal strings and horns and hefty guitars. The verse is a slow grooving electro beat which builds slowly via a b section of clean swirling guitar and lamenting vocal loops into an explosion of guitars and drums. Very filmically dramatic, intense and quite unexpected. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 75 BPM]
Imagine being able to levitate high above the earth. Imagine the exhilaration and power it would bring. Spacey synth bells introduce this tune. All on a soft bed of fluffy white cloud-like-pads. The chorus ups the intensity with a huge bouncey groove. Think Nine Inch Nails meets the Cure meets U2. Contains synth of many kinds, drums and piano. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 69 BPM]
A dark, mysterious / mystical and slightly sinister Hip Hop / Urban funk beat. Hip-hop drums and deep sub-bass with dark Rhodes licks and swirly guitar. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
Slow, mellow & peaceful piano-lead, modern orchestral track. Sombre, sedate, serene and with an air of melancholy to it. Contains piano, strings & synth fx. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
Ominous track with vocal pads, breath stabs and a UK style drum'n bass beat that comes in bursts. Unusual, dark, inspiring. Good for intro sequence, Flash intro, commercial or presentation. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 139 BPM]
A pulsing and building mystery cue underscoring anything from an undercover mission to entering a new and suspicious world. Ambient FX, electric bass, strings, brass, rhythmic and mallet percussion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 87 BPM]
Electronic music, spatial, deep and heroic mood. Modern electronic sounds, dark and deep pads which morph to electronic grooves and base and synth lines. Electronica, Filmscore/Cinematic. Mysterious/Futuristic, Technologic/Scientific, Spatial, Liquid, Hypnotic. Ambient textures, Synth Pad, Synth Bass, Synthesizers. Tech/Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mixing elements of Hip-Hop, Classical and R&B in a serious, downtempo, urban street track, similar to recent HBO urban series. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
This track plays for a full 60 minutes continuously. Relaxing, calming, cleansing and soothing ambient music. Although a full hour long, there is very little repetition here, as the music slowly moves through relaxing, flowing soundscapes. Great for relaxation, meditation, nature, peaceful footage, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An atmospheric groove and guitar track that's calming and inspiring at the same time. A repetitive, jazzy bass pattern supports floating pads and sensitive guitar melodics. Somewhere between lounge, chillout, smooth jazz and blues. Tasteful and appealing. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
A smooth jazz groove played by live jazz band featuring electric bass, piano, rhodes and a lazy sampled drum rhythm. Calm, easy jazz grooves. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Fresh, spacious hi-tech sound with a Drum & Bass influence. Ambient pads on fast drums. [Tempo: Very fast / 166 BPM]
A pensive and mysterious underscore, suitable for crime investigation, dark drama or documentary. Nervous and with a sense of movement, ticking time, hidden clues waiting to be discovered. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A hard hitting, wall of noise type, guitar rock track drawing on classic and modern rock styles. Heavy chugging guitars, blasting drums, high energy level. Exciting, rough, dirty and grinding, with a dark edge. Good for things like dangerous stunts, wild sports, raw Nascar racing, extreme engine power, ultimate fighting championship, and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
A series of 4 pieces of textural, ambient, musical soundscapes. Suitable for documentary, cultural, history, archeology, travel and exploration, mystery and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Emotional drama underscore. Nostalgic, wistful, reflective. Strings, piano, clarinet. Rich sound, melancholic. Perhaps deep thoughts or revisiting a familiar place? [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A softly sweeping orchestral cue with melancholic, emotional, strings, harp and oboe. Personal reflection, memories, storytelling. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A melancholic, nostalgic, drama- or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for romantic drama, personal stories, emotional content. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Atmospheric and spacious ambient. Very meditative and soul expanding. Good for sci-fi, technology, space, mystery, fantasy, drama, romance, love, connection, universal oneness. Abstract and reflective. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Hip Hop track with a serious edge. Good for drama, thriller, mystery, action/adventure. Sneaking, stakeout and more. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Atmospheric and spacious downtempo. Dark icy beats and percussion with pulsey melodic synths. Contemplative and insightful. Science, sci-fi, technology, drama, tv, film, videogames, new media, documentary. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Pulsating sound design track with subtle but nervous percussion. Expectant, foreboding and slightly menacing. Good for use in thriller, action / adventure, sci-fi and sci-tek, future warfare, technology or suspense / action. Tense. Starts to build in intensity from 2:00 onwards and reaches a climax / crescendo at 02:55. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
This dynamic track starts with unsettling intrigue and suspense, and develops into a flight-for-life. A broad orchestral theme tugs at the heart as the prey is mercilessly pursued. A sustained chord at the end leaves this track unresolved. Good for suspense, drama, thriller, horror. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Abstract ambient guitar soaked in reverb and delays. Very atmospheric and thought provoking. Great for space, exploration, reflection, discovery, ascension and more. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
A mysterious / mystical, somewhat heavenly and eerie film soundtrack piece. Has a certain otherworldly sound, like magic, witches, or strange, beautiful creatures. Mystery, adventure, amazement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
A semi-orchestra, semi-tribal, earthy, mystical background / underscore track for fantasy, exploration, adventure and travel. General background use, peaceful and slightly mysterious, but without really being particularly sad, happy, dark, light or emotional. Nice for exploring new worlds, discovery, fantasy games, adventure games, travel programmes, or background use for visual imagery, mystery and mythology, etc. Throughout the 7 minutes playing time there is no repetition, so you can play this track in a loop for a long time without it getting too repetitive. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]