Royalty-Free Music for crime mysteries and crime thillers; in particular, the tracks we've put in this area represent the music that we felt would go well with Gangsters, Drug dealers, Tough guys and general Bad-Asses. The music will tend to have a slow, mean beat, sometimes Hip-Hop or Urban based music but also sometimes more Orchestral / Classic style music that can be used to illustrate the Bad Guy in your production. This music will tend to have a cold, ruthless edge to it.
A solid and determined rock track with a certain amount of grit but without straying into heavy metal. Mid-tempo rock with a rough edge, great for use with sports, high-tech, exciting footage and technology web sites, maybe powerful machinery or vehicles etc. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Pensive, slowly brooding, orchestral adventure style track. Hints of an epic theme, with a tense, dangerous undertow. Good for fantasy, grand adventures, travel, imminent danger, daring missions, brave explorers, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Pumping and bouncing Hip-Hop / Rap Music track full of energy featuring synthesizers, percussion and claps in the powerful beat. Night clubs, fast cars, large rims, rappers and urban scenery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A lone piano line signals the entrance of monster grungey guitar riffs, bludgeoning you mercilessly from the outset. Queen-esque lead lines join in before the chorus blazes into life with powerful and emotive strings overlaying the gargantuan guitars. A powerful and intense brew. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Heavily influenced by the "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" music, this is a package of tense, anxious music suitable for game shows, quiz shows as well as other media. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Modern electronic music with power and intensity. Has a dark edge to it but will work in many areas such as technology, extreme sports, automotive industry, film, drama and action. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
Very intense, high energy, adrenaline-fueled rock music with great, tom-tom driven, motivating forward momentum. Big guitars mix with pounding drums, synths & strings to make music for action / extreme sports or thriller type projects. White knuckle ride. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 158 BPM]
Imagine hitting the highway in America in your Cadillac... nothing for miles but tarmac. A driving song, a no nonsense, straight for the throat rocker. Perfect for travelling along. A wall of guitars and drums propels this tune. The chorus part brings in strings that add emotion to the great momentum already present. The last chorus part brings in a very catchy guitar melody which gets stuck in your brain. Contains guitars, bass drum and strings. [Tempo: Fast / 151 BPM]
A dirty and funky big-beat / urban track. Rough and tough, with a determined, gritty, slamming beat. Rock style guitar riffs, like mean guys on the street. Also good for sports, motorsports, fighting / brawling, show of force, mean machines, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Futuristic Hip Hop track with a sense of movement, achievement, success and triumph. New inventions and discoveries. Synthesizers arpeggios and paterns over pulsing hiphop drums. Good for corporate presentations, TV shows related to science, high technology and the future. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Hard core, extreme hard rock / grindcore. Very violent / brutal. Forceful, determined, aggressive. Fast guitar riffing, doubling up on the kick drum for a machine-gun like rhythmic feel. Use with scenes of violence, destruction, war, extreme aggression, hardcore motor sports, extreme sports and dramatic trailers with an extreme / fiery / violence overload kind of feel. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 190 BPM]
Hip Hop, Rap-core, Metal-rap, Rock, Funk. Confident and aggressive metal meets rap song, in the style of Limp Bizkit or Papa Roach. Heavy guitars, funky heavy drums and some scratching. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Twangy, psychedelic guitars and robotic, industrial synths combine to create a feeling of journeying over dry desert, heat ripples distorting the horizon, scorching sun. Similar in style to the Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim, Junkie XL this works well with travel scenes, holiday adventures and desert montages as well as high-tech industrial and corporate advertising. Also for action scenes, crime and progress and more. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Enhance your scenes of long and dark winters, loneliness, mystery, broken hearts or breathtaking nature with this brooding, urban downtempo track featuring piano, pads, bells, bass and drums. Creates a real feeling of space and emptiness over a relaxed funky groove. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Mixing orchestral and hip hop elements, this pensive, tense and nervous underscore is the good track for challenge, mystery, thriller, police, stakeout, international conspiracies, countdown, pressure situations. Also good for things like CSI, NCIS, forensics, investigation, looking for clues. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
A funky pop / R'nB number, available either with or without vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
An obstinate piano riff and synthesizer line, joined by electronic drums, create am atmosphere of fear, darkness, mystery and foreboding in this hip hop track. Good for use in moderate action scenes, thrillers, game shows, chase scenes and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A sorrowful and regretful film soundtrack, dark and moody vibe. Grand Piano accompanied by live Contrabass and Cello play smooth and calm melodies before moving to the tense and energetic part with drumbeat, timpani and strings. Main rhythmic part sets in at 00:55. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
The feeling you get when you're riding through town after a great day, that's "On Flexxx", and what this song is all about. Guitar-like riffs, metallic synths and a steady bass drum fuel this track with everything you need to stay hype. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 93 BPM]
Guttural industrial sounds featuring low and distorted sound effects. Great for a heavy and mechanical feeling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 101 BPM]
Trippy, urban hip-hop with a high energy, powerful feeling. Cutting-edge underscore, with some fast drums passages, constant synth lines. A high technology, futuristic sense. Suitable for high-tech corporate or industrial presentations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Dark, menacing, atmospheric, cold, calculated, brooding, moody and threatening track with an air of foreboding. Slow, scary, controlled riffage combines with a steady drum groove as spacey lead guitar floats over the top. Would suit thriller / action / extreme sports / combat type projects. Resistance is useless! [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 71 BPM]
Dramatic , medium pace, driving riff-fueled rocker. Think Foo Fighters meets the Boston Symphony Orchestra and you're in the right area. Would suit adrenaline sports / thriller type project. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Intense, exciting, no nonsense, go for the throat riff-fest. Monster downtuned guitars get their teeth into your jugular from the start and don't let up. Perfect for action/extreme sports/thriller projects. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Hip Hop, Rap, Urban, Gangsta. Vintage sampled synth line combined with a deep and dark piano atmosphere. Driving drums similar to Dr Dre and Snoop Dog tracks from the nineties. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Tense underscore for thriller, crime, stakeout, sneaking, breaking and entering, etc. Dark, scary, tension. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A moderate hip hop beat with energy and tension, without being too overpowering. Several variations and breaks make of this a very dynamic piece. It will work very well for several different productions, like science and technology, suspense, thriller, and even sexy scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 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]
Intense, no frills, crushing metal groover with undeniably intense power and positive, inspiring momentum. The chorus section has catchy lead guitar melodies over the top of the insistent, energy-fuelled monolithic beat. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Exciting, tense, edgy, suspense-filled track with a great sense of momentum and forward drive. Dramatic strings combine with motivated, frenetic drums to make music that would suit spy / thriller / mystery / escape / crime caper. [Tempo: Fast / 156 BPM]
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]
Rap / Hip-Hop. Digital Hip hop referring to the struggle of "making it". [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Battle drums. Epic, huge percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, conflict, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
Slamming hip hop, big brass stabs, features the vocal refrain “Now let me see you put your hands up” - ideal for use with hi-octane sports, action, urban scenes, grit, macho, workout, house party etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 154 BPM]
Pure suspense with lots of tension and a thumping heartbeat. Think a horrific crime scene, or a deadly chase through a dark forest. Repetitive motifs but constantly building and evolving to enhance the drama and suspense. Synth swells are presented separately to allow for dramatic placement anywhere in the track. Good for crime, suspense, drama, TV, film. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Pounding guitar riff combined with a Industrial Dubstep beat. Metallic and glitchy tones, with an actual wobble Dubstep section. Lots of balls and an evil spirit. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Relentless pounding EDM groove, designed to provide the backdrop to the coolest of club scenes, layer upon layer of synths build this electronic monster. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Hard hitting guitar chops. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Cinematic suspenseful piece, starting off with drum swirls, strings and into a more grand, orchestral sound combined with contemporary drums. Passionate, driving and a bit mysterious. Great material for film, film trailer, grand adventures and heroes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Slow, eerie and darkly sinister electro-rock track with a cool lazy and determined drum feel. See things through the eyes of a cold calculated city stalker, following his prey. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Energetic, Upbeat and Exciting Electronic Hip-Hop Music track featuring synthesizers, powerful beat, distorted guitars. Good for workout videos, sports videos, films, TV and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Unique, intensely powerful, monster riff- fuelled rock track that would suit extreme sports or action/thriller projects. Imagine Black Sabbath crossed with Satriani and you're in the right area. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Powerful and dynamic modern rock instrumental. Edgy electric guitars with delay, driving drums, determined bass with dreamy pads and synths. Action Adventure, Dramatic Soundtrack, Thirtysomething, Drama / Mature, Drama / Youth, Entertainment, TV / Instrumental, Film / Instrumental. [Tempo: Fast / 147 BPM]
Typical seventies Blaxploitation music or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Quirky hip-hop, like a cranky old machine coming to life in fresh, downtempo urban beatz. Very funky swing groove. Odd, wonky sounds blended in with the fat, modern beats and production. Cool and groovy. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Attitude-filled, powerfully muscular, grungy, groovy, epic riff rocker with hints of Sabbath and Rage Against the Machine. Monster riffs, beats + an intense ending. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Cool and laid back music track with hip hop elements and hypnotizing synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
A dark and hypnotic lofi rock instrumental that features driving bass and drums, tremolo guitar riffs and echoing lead guitar melodies. Menacing / Tense / Atmospheric. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 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]
