In this category of production music you will find music that fits perfectly to crime series, TV dramas or epic trailers. Tracks of royalty free music that will inspire both cinematic sound and also ambient landscapes with deep bass, percussive-driven and synth sequences. Background music for projects with themes of investigation, analysis, evaluation and mysterious underscores.
An ambient background track with an investigative science feel. Study of technology, future, science, forensic investigation, lab work, DNA, scientific clues etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A contemporary, cinematic music track with an intriguing and captivating vibe. Featuring piano, strings, glockenspiel, atmospheric pads and orchestral percussion. Great for dynamic action scenes in films, TV and documentaries. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Beautiful, ethereal, spacious, dreamy, relaxing & atmospheric track using plucked piano & guitar harmonics. Soft, peaceful, moody, mysterious, dreamy, wondrous, magical & fascinating. Would suit dramatic / espionage / science / nature / christmas type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 136 BPM]
A dark and eerie track with a cinematic feel. Strings and synths combine to make a daunting atmosphere but without being too dark or heavy. Good for drama / melodrama, history, storytelling and more. Mystery / Intrigue. [Tempo: Slow / 113 BPM]
Pensive and mysterious, rhythmic film/drama underscore. Science, technology, investigation, perhaps forensics or chemistry. Finding solutions, interpreting clues, maybe building up to something. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Dramatic and mysterious piano, accompanied by harp and strings. Inspired by soap opera music cliches. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A nice mystery theme, slightly inspired by films and series such as The X-Files and many others. Think crime investigation, forensics, mysterious evidence, detective cases. CSI meets X-Files meets Forensic Investigatons meets Missing Without a Trace etc. Would also make a great theme for a game show, drama, or a commercial. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A pensive, rhythmic background royalty free background music track of patterns and movements. Suitable for mysteries, analysis, thoughts, problem solving and to illustrate an evolving, developing story. With a sense of intrigue, dark developments, consideration and analysis. Great background music for thriller, suspense, mystery and more. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Haunting, dreamy and sinister soundscape. Very ethereal , thoughtful and also peaceful. Contains synth pad, effected piano and string. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Chilled out ambient electronica. Spacious and warm synth melody, filtered percussion, cool tripped out beats, sliding sub bassline and uplifting strings. Atmospheric and reflective. Great for night time scenes, exploration, contemplation and much more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Emotional piano playing arpeggios throughout with subtle strings and synth pad. Great for projects of a serious and dramatic nature. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A short track that tells of darkness and sadness. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A mid-tempo background track for drama and fiction. A groove suggests activity, progress, processing. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Turmoil 1 Suspicion' and 'Turmoil 3 Motions'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Orchestra with interesting guitar and synth layers. Music grows to an epic ending. Would be great for a modern suspenseful film, or a trailer or promo. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Gentle and sleepy piece driven by guitar and baritone sax on pad'n'groove background. This slightly unreal and abstract mood associates well with calm late night climate. A bit of tranquility and a bit of sensual thrill. General underscore for film, tv and media. Also relaxation, enjoyment, chilling out... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
A dark and obscure track with accented strings, huge percussive hits, sound effects and ambient synths. Ideal for dramatic breaking news and reality TV cues such as Dateline NBC and Rock Center. Useful for news investigations, videos involving turmoil, struggle, elimination and the idea of serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots, Halloween and Investigation Discovery. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
Minimalist, cinematic / orchestral piece with an active, irreverent feel. Somewhat unruly, cheeky, almost playful. Signs of activity, bustling life, passing time and developing story. 5/4 rhythm. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 67 BPM]
Deception, intrigue, and suspicion are decidedly within the emotive wheelhouse of this synth-based music cue. Starting with a synth motif, the cue’s intensity builds with density of texture, sound effects and drums. Well suited for action dramas, tension and anticipation scenes, and docs with environmental and humanitarian topics. Anticipation / Synth / Suspicion music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
Peaceful, beautiful, serene and mysterious track based around spacey piano lines, emotive strings and a soft hypnotic drum machine groove. Would suit detective/mystery/psychological chiller/thriller/romantic type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A pulsing and pensive musical background for mystery, intrigue, processing, analyzing or perhaps just a story unfolding before our eyes. This music track has a slight sense of mechanical or perhaps clockwork- it starts with a simple pizzicato pulse and develops over time, but always keeps its initial nerve and sense of activity and problem solving. Mysterious / Forensics / Undercover Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 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]
This 80's-drenched, but also futuristic track is inspired by synth-heavy, 80's sci-fi action and mystery movies. Its arpeggiated bass and fluid synths invoke slightly shifting moods as the track progresses. There's a feeling of danger and adventure, perfect for road driving or flying type programming, crime in progress / criminal enterprise, emotive dramas, and flyovers. Outrun / Sparse / 80's Sci-fi. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
A mysterious and a somewhat eerie background track for a developing story, perhaps crime or criminal investigation, courtroom drama or dark drama. Pensive / Gloomy / Intelligent. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Abstract rhythm with an air of mystery and intrigue that builds into a deep soundscape of sweeping chords. Echoes of Tangerine Dream. A useful atmospheric bed for visuals subjects such as landscapes, art exhibitions, ecology, environmental issues or the Natural World. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Retro cinematic intergalactic trailer cue with an epic espionage twist. It starts with a dark, murky portishead - like vibe that is reminiscent of James Bond, Mission Impossible, The Avengers and 50s, 60s and 70s spy music. It drops into a driving trip hop groove that builds into a crescendo featuring heavy guitar, orchestral strings and mellotron. A very unique and cool track that will really make your project stand out with a unique identity. It's a cool, retro, psychedelic, shagtastic mix of austin powers meets 007 and get smart. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Emotive and warm track build on a slow and vaporous piano accompaniement sustained by strings and a touch of electronic drums. Good for Production / Film Scores. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
A slow moving background track for drama and fiction. Serious subject matter, perhaps crime, criminal investigation or dark urban subjects. Slightly dreamy. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Turmoil 1 Suspicion' and 'Turmoil 2 Activate'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 48 BPM]
'Dark Ages' is a collection of 12 dark, ambient, semi-orchestral tracks. The music has a sense of history and mythology, making these tracks highly suitable as a soundtrack for historical drama, history / documentary as well as medieval/fantasy material, be it films, fantasy games, TV or installations. The music is mostly without any outstanding melody, making it highly usable as background texture and ambient underscore. It leaves room for dialogue and/or other audio elements, without competing. Some of the tracks carry a sense of mystery and danger, whilst others lean more towards horror and sci-fi. All 12 parts share a sense of lurking danger, impending tragedy, conflict and betrayal. The arrangements are dominated by dark drones and pads, piano, cello and resonant overtones. Also available are 9 seamless music loops from this collection. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
A dark, cold and damp TV or film underscore cue. Pensive, unnerving and unsettling, this piece is suitable for a scene in a crime mystery, horror flick or perhaps a criminal documentary featuring evil or the occult, gruesome discoveries in forensics. Soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A comedic and funny cue underscoring a multitude of hilarious predicaments from a bad date to a bad first impression to bad practical joke. Also, sneaking and scheming. Pizzicato strings, piano, humor, vibraphone, clarinet, and percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
Dramatic accented strings, heavy percussion, blasting brass and pulsating synths give this track a dramatic, epic and futuristic vibe. Intended for epic promos, video games, sports, trailer and dramatic radio cues. Also ideal for breaking news, tragedy, turmoil, tension and struggle in reality TV shows like Celebrity Apprentice, The Ultimate Fighter, Survivor, Fear Factor and The Bachelor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Cool, trancey & hypnotic electro-groove track. Spacey and slightly dark synth drones cross with various synth, organ, mellotron & guitar lines. Very beaty. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Piano solo, slow theme. Mellow, peaceful, easy, romantic, perhaps wistful or nostalgic. [Tempo: Very slow / 72 BPM]
Dramatic, suspense track featuring orchestra, piano and pulsating synths. Suspense mood is dominant, even though track has some epic elements. Works great for drama, dramatic trailers and more. Tension / Mysterious / Emotive / Epic. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Suspenseful and mystical music backdrop / underscore. Pulsating rhythm and echoey sounds create an eerie, cold and mysterious ambience. Works for undercover spy / secret agent, criminal investigation, forensics and analyzing, thriller / mystery music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Dramatic rising cinematic track driven by powerful percussion. The track begins calmly and builds to a powerful conclusion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A medium tempo, pensive and somewhat mystical, cinematic underscore track. And aire of mystery and intrigue. A developing story, perhaps investigation. Expectant. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
The title says it all, really, this is a film soundtrack / film mood underscore with a very suspenseful nerve, in fully orchestral / symphonic arrangement. Good for thriller, horror, suspense, fantasy, Halloween, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Subtle use of vibraphone, piano and atmospheres, minimalist and contemporary, philosophical overtones. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
Film score, cinematic theme. Sense of mystery and intrigue, development, an unfolding story, with an underlying, almost inviting, darkness, Roald Dahl like. Real live orchestra performance. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
Hypnotic, groovy, trance-inducing electronic chill track that you might hear in a night club on pluto, if you're ever passing by that way.Just sit back, get your groove on & enjoy the spectacle of the interstellar superfreaks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Intriguing and impactful underscore for news items and other documentary features. This track has a sense of urgency with mild suspense. Documentary / Crime reporting / Cyber / Hacking / Police stakeout, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Emotional and a bit mysterious cinematic track with piano, electronic drum beat and synthesizer/pad sounds with a slightly dramatic and adventurous feel. Great for movies, documentaries, trailers and more. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A warm, upbeat and relaxed underscore cue with guitar, synth, piano and percussion. Non-instrusive with sparse instrumentation, this would work well for evoking a feeling of travelling, children or innocence. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Lonely and exhausted - a feeling of hopelessness in the face of an unending challenge. But, will there be a breakthrough? [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A dark, pensive and very tense film underscore track using staccato string section, unintelligible whispers, ethnic percussion. A very serious tone which sets the scene for crime, thriller, international conspiracies, terrorists, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Intense atmospheric music track layering with dramatic tones and melodic touches. Would work perfectly for drama or atmospheric uses. [Note: This track features some 'grit' noise, like vinyl scratching during some parts of the track. This is done on purpose, for effect. It is not a fault, error, weakness of the audio file.] [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
A quirky and odd production music track with naive bells and a slight 'medieval' touch of harpsichord. Like an old house with secrets, perhaps something that would go in a dark comedy, a Halloween related production or a haunted house music. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Modern, mid-tempo electronic music bed with piano and synths. A sense of technology and innovation. Slick and professional. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An intriguing and developing, cinematic piano piece. Great as background for a developing story, drama, film, vlog, culture, art and storytelling of all kinds. The music is alluring, slightly mystical quality which makes it both appealing and inviting, but also somewhat pensive, questioning and quizzical. Timeless and interesting. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
