Music for space exploration, science fiction films and futuristic / space / science related content. From the obvious "The Planets Suite" by Gustav Holst and "Also Spracht Zarathustra" by Strauss, to ethereal, spacey, ambient soundscapes that brings our thoughts to alien species and far-away galaxies. This area is by no means limited to a single music genre, but draws on classical, choral, experimental, ambient and electronic music influences.
Dark and mysterious Score track with strings, horn section, sound effects and energetic percussions. Very atmospheric, dramatic and highly diversified. Ideal for thriller and all kinds of suspense. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 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]
Slow, spacey, unnerving, slightly sinister electro pop track. Contains dark & hypnotic synths & drum units. Would suit horror/thriller/spy/drama/psychological type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 60 BPM]
Mid-tempo electronic music track with a strong technology / science / future feel. Multi layered arpeggios. Confident and high tech music. [Tempo: Medium / 102 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]
An ethereal, arpeggiated synth line floats over an electro baseline and gives a feeling of confidence and assertiveness. Great for use in communications technology or to give any corporate presentation a lively soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
This cue is eerie and haunting with an epic and ominous, cinematic tone. It has a distinct mood that would be excellent in sci fi, espionage and projects requiring a hi tech cinema score. It features strings brass and cinematic percussion, synthesizers and action packed impacts and would make excellent a opening title, cinematic underscore or futuristic film trailer. It fuses influences from composers such as Hans Zimmer and John Powel and versatile enough to work in horror, suspense, psychological thrillers or video calling for a cue with a tense and mysterious nature. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A mysterious cloud of sounds made up of guitar effects and synths creates a sense of subtle uneasiness. About halfway in, the action intensifies with big drums ushering in a sense of urgency. The music later dissolves to the same sense of mystery it started with. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
This soaring and dark soundtrack features live orchestra, choir and a rhythm section. An orchestral adventure that rises to push your scenes towards a climax, providing a perfect backdrop for epic trailers, action feature films or historical documentaries and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
Cut to the core, seriously funky dancefloor stomper. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
We had trouble figuring out the best genre in which to place this highly unusual sounding, slightly avant-garde music track featuring a growing, high-tech beat overlaid with complex vocal harmonies. A sense of mystery, technology, amazement and new thinking. Great release at the end, highly suitable for commercials or intros, for those who dare to be different. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
The end of an epic film or the rise of the nation’s hero. This develops into a fully orchestrated track with rippling synth and percussion, interwoven with powerful choir. Perfect for promos, trailers or any project needing a modern Hollywood sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Dark ambient, Horror underscore. Mysterious / Suspicious / Ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
A brooding theme for a dystopian world. Unsettling, yet strangely evocative. Would suit a TV thriller style title sequence, Sci-Fi game or futuristic commercial. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music for video productions and other media. Modern hi-tech beats and pulses, evolving electronic soundscapes. A strong sense of technology music, science and innovation. Precise and technical beats, glitches, sound design elements. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
This track opens with a distant choir and low strings set the mood for a dark apocalyptic theme. Strings and choir build up to a massive dubstep drop. The track continues in a hybrid style mix of orchestral and dubstep to a final rise of epic strings and choir towards the end. This track is great for video game and movie trailers, as well as battle scenes and action sequences. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 65 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]
Fast paced and futuristic dance/trance music. Modern, Energetic and pumping. Will work well in action scenes, chase scenes, sports, training, gaming, hi tech, technology. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
A background beat of electronic drum machine and methodical synth patterns combine with an ethereal and almost dreamy piano melody. This is a relatively subtle and restrained track, that has a sense of reliability, innovation, reflection. Slightly futuristic and mystical. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Imagine a word at the edge of the galaxy, dark with mysterious creatures. This music sets a Hollywood space scene, the use of vintage synths give a strange feel to the cue. Strong use of drums towards the later end of the song increases the mysterious feel and dynamic rage for an epic climax. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Menacing, dark ambient sound collage. Ice cold sound texture suggesting a terrible realization or horrible sight. Suitable for horror, sci-fi, thriller or experimental material. [Tempo: Very slow / 125 BPM]
Cool retro electronica. Tight casio beats and jumpy drum edits with 80's synth arpeggiations. Nice for retro culture, retro chic, computers, videogames etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Modish, stylish. This is a production for modern flair and intelligent design. Fashionable, trendy, technological, creative and inventive. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery/horror cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a ruthless intruder. Orchestral with eerie piano and creepy ambient fx, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Downtempo chilled and cooky sounds direct from a smoke filled club. Melodic layers build across a tight framework of beats and bass. Technological, jazzy & quirky. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A relaxing and calm ambient piece, with cool and collected synth sounds that glide over a solid drum and bass groove. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Simple and neutral track combining corporate, chillout and electronica. With piano, distorted synths and punchy drums. Good for technology, sales presentations and science. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
Amazing, orchestral music track for a grand adventure. Swashbuckling, sweeping, grand symphonic orchestra with an uplifting and spirited music full of amazement, wonderment and joy. [Tempo: Medium / 148 BPM]
A somewhat quirky and unusual electro-ambient track. Broken beats, synthesis. Good for unusual presentations, space, technology and perhaps other 'ethereal' type productions such as Underwater footage etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 62 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 / 120 BPM]
IMPORTANT NOTE: Also Spracht Zarathustra / "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" was written in 1896 by Richard Strauss (1864-1949), and is not in the public domain in some countries. You may not legally license this track unless the copyright has expired in your country of residence. Please consult the following link and make sure that the required length of time has passed in your country, since the death of the composer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length Shockwave-Sound.com will not be held responsible for any copyright infringement caused by not following this advice. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Swirly and determined techno - trance. Strong forward drive, moderately excited. Medium to up-tempo. Spacey synthesizers, electronic drum machine beats, relentless and energetic. Good for driving, racing, sports / action, workout / exercise / spinning, extreme sports / skydiving / base jumping, and any colorful, high energy media production, timelapse footage, cityscape and more. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A fast paced, energising and motivating piece of music. Pumped up and invigorating. Will work well in sports scenes, menus, results, warm up, exercise, cardio, racing, driving, contact sport, martial arts, exciting scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 135 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]
Light bell tones, piano and other warm sounds combine for a contemplative and gentle instrumental mood with light rain. [Tempo: Slow / 103 BPM]
Swirling, oozing urban beats, mixing elements of drum'n bass, lounge, chill, dub and R&B. Great for use in multimedia. [Tempo: Fast / 134 BPM]
A pair of brooding, dark, ominous pieces. Perhaps a dark sorcerer... Suitable for black magic, fantasy/sci-fi, visual presentations and more. Each one climaxes towards the end. [Tempo: Very slow / 94 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: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
An epic trailer track with hybrid synth/string combo. The track opens with a synth melody that builds up with strings to a first medium drop that features a low synth arpegio and distorted hits. A slight break lets you take a breath before the main big drop with massive distorted synth melody and huge hits that build up to a final hit at the end. This track is suitable for video game trailers, movie trailers, sci-fi and more. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 70 BPM]
A grand, heavenly, orchestral music track available with or without female solo vocals in the second half of the track. Sweeping, Emotional, Angelic, Heartfelt Music. Real live orchestra recording with live vocals. Available with or without lyrics in the second half of the track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Eerie, weird soundscapes combine with edgy, hard, dubstep / glitch / breakbeat. Robotic, mechanical and technological. Futuristic, with a melancholic, dreamy feel. Glitchy. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 140 BPM]
Balanced mix of driving drums and quiet, floating synth pads. Memorable melodies that have a very soothing effect are completing the song. Very technological and with an exciting arrangement. Well-suited for image movies, fairs or technologically digital worlds. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
Energetic electronic song with a big anthem like theme. Berlin summer nights clubbing. Dreamy / Club / Urban Music. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A piece of epic proportions. For sci-fi and fantasy. True Space Opera type piece similar to Star Wars. Many different layers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 93 BPM]
An industrial flavored track with a positive message. Features synths and electronic percussion reminiscent of construction sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A song mainly composed of drums and effects applied to various sounds. It's wood percussions and break beat line mixes an urban and ethnic feeling. Slightly dark, slow and experimental, somehow a street at night jungle kind of soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Music that makes you feel unique and encourage free thinking. It's a hi-tec, cool, trendy, sparkling wonder. Think cool gadgets, new technology, new ideas, happy people, ahead of the game. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A pumping, chopped-up, mashed-up, grinding and gritty Rock/Electro crossover. Sizzling and thumping beats, as though just about to burst out. Biting hard guitar chops and industrial style synth bass. At breaking point, stuttering and pulsating. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
This track starts with a strong sense of mystery and tension, like there’s a real danger lurking. Huge action drums come in later, bringing the track to a huge conclusion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 112 BPM]
Minimalistic electronica. Fairly neutral, transparent, soothing but with a slight edge. Technology, future, data, robotics, networks, deep information, processing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
