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.
Uptempo hip-hop with funky wah-wah guitar licks and a deep sub bass. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Police take downs, shake downs and street smarts are conveyed vividly in this 1970's inspired track. Instruments include organ, jazz flute, wah wah guitar, bass , congas and grooving drums. Superb for crime dramas, comedy, big city documentaries, and urban drama themes. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Explosive hybrid rock / trailer music track with power-driven guitars. Hard-hitting drums and gritty electronics. Urgent / Furious / Gritty music / Fearless. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
A very dark , disturbed piece. It tells of an unseen malevolence, drawing ever closer to the point where the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Huge down-tuned guitar riffs grab you by the jugular and toss you around till you plead for mercy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A suspenseful and intense cue which creates an ominous, threatening and foreboding feeling. Distorted guitars, piano and electronic elements all come together to create a tense and apocalyptic sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Dirty, nasty hip-hop beat in a similar style to Dr. Dre. Determined, controlled aggression, slightly dramatic. Strings, deep drums, voice pads, bright synths. 50 Cent, Eminem and Jay-Z. Good for scenes of fight, crime and police, forensics, analytics, TV shows, mystery, thrillers, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Fast, heavy, high adrenaline, straight for the jugular, metal bruiser. Great energy, motivation and relentless momentum. Would suit extreme sports / action / thriller projects. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Hip-hop beatz with a spiked synth-bass, mangled and scratched voices and a tripping string lick. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A gritty, semi-industrial Hybrid action music track, with a dark, violent edge and a rough, doom laden feel. Hard, edgy, danger, tension music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Edgy, lively, groovy, motivated, driven electro rock tracks with bundles of tension, suspense & nervous energy. Synth bass & lush strings combine with lively drums and syncopated organ lines to make music suitable for thriller / action / crime in progress / jewel heist type projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
This Hip Hop track with middle eastern influences is a good match for depicting the recent demonstrations and protests of the "Arab Spring". A strong hip hop, urban pulse with eastern melodies and percussion. A great sense of danger, foreboding, conflict. Also great for action scenes, travel, desert. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Here's a cool, laid back, hip hop track along the lines of DJ Premier and Wu tang Clan. The opening baseline and hi-hats create a gangster vibe which soon mellows into a more melodic and jazzy feeling chorus section. Great for any scene set late at night and also works well for urban culture scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 90 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]
Digital, futuristic techno-funk with controlled aggression. Thumping synth bass swell, biting guitar riffs, squeaky synths and blippy digitals combine in a sort of hard rock / breakbeat crossover. This track conbines elements of techno, electro, grind, drum'n bass, hard rock / metal, funk and disco. Different, funky and cool. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Southern metal styled intense groove monster. Distorted guitars riff over rumbling bass and drums to create a groove that won't quit. Contains an abundance of guitars of all kinds, bass, drums and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Rap / Hip-Hop. Digital Hip hop referring to the struggle of "making it". [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Industrial strength, slamming beats, distorted synth lines. A gritty, dirty, and downright nasty industrial electro-rock track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Loud and proud powerful rock song in style of LCD Soundsystem and Foo Fighters. Modern rock guitar and drum style. Mean / Gritty / Bad. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Celebratory Hip Hop instrumental, featuring a cool "wooo" shout. Lots of synths over a dancing beat. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Dirty Harry meets Roni Size, synths, breakbeats and retro-cop-show licks, ideal music for stakeout, crime investigation, suspicion scenes and criminal activities. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A driving, aggressive rock track with heavy rock electric guitar riffs, a driving "attitude" that is tough, gritty, and grindy with an edgy vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Chilled, sparse, spatial, cinematic ambient music with a hint of mystery, wonderment and anticipation. Piano, synths, electric guitar, light percussion. Aerial / Floating / Positive tension music. [Tempo: Slow / 75 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]
Americana samples over a fresh trap beat. Similar to Lil Nas X and Breland, a mix of hip hop and country music. Hip Hop / Trap drums, Slide guitar, Banjo. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
A dark, ominous and dramatic film underscore music using a combination of electronic and orchestral elements. This track starts out sneaky and foreboding with staccato synth pattern and grows over time, gradually building up the intensity towards a climax at about 1:26. An element of mystery, conspiracy and intrigue. A very serious tone which sets the scene for crime, thriller, spy movie/game etc. [Tempo: Slow / 155 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]
Smokin' riffy guitar rock, classic 3-piece. Sports, action, extreme sports, excitement, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Heavy alternative rock. Powerful female vocals tell a tale of metaphorical revenge. Alternative rock band with atmospheric synths and drum machines. Keywords: Nightmares, dreams, scary. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 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]
Atmospheric dubstep track immersing you into a mix of heavy electronic beats, lush pads and smacking deep bass lines. Heavy electronic beats combined with big booming bass. Cutting edge. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
Blazing hard rock guitar track, live rock band sound. Excellent for sports, action or any high adrenaline material. We have a vocal version as well as instrumental versions. Note! The vocal version has explicit lyrics and comes with a Parental Advisory notice. [Tempo: Fast / 108 BPM]
Chunky and hard hitting rock guitar chops. Excellent instrumental, positively, uplifting and energizing rock music for use with sports, action, stunts, dangerous and grungy film, game, tv, etc. Carries a great punch and a solid dose of testosterone. [Tempo: Fast / 134 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]
70s style tv/movie soundtrack funk, melodically similar to the Starsky and Hutch theme. Perfect for funny ads, sitcoms, cartoons, tv themes, gangters, pimps and flashbacks. Great groove with wah guitars, analog synth, organ and clavinet. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Cool and laid back music track with hip hop elements and hypnotizing synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
Monstrous big-beat, breaks and distorted bass guitars build up and explode into a Guy Ritchie chase scene theme. Super fast-paced and relentless, imagine the moment when the heist crew accidentally trip the alarm and need to make a sharp exit! Aggressive / Dark / Crime Stock Music. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
A funky pop / R'nB number, available either with or without vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
A dominant, energetic and grinding rock track with a hard edge. Funky, raw guitar riffs. Controlled aggression. A more progressive middle bridge section with drums going to halftime and keyboard joins before returning to the edgy alternative / metal rock sound. Inspired by the style and sound of Dream Theater and other progressive rock bands. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Epic, atmospheric, sinister & sometimes menacing rock track with electronic elements & strings. Stadium rock with a really glorious dark side. Would suit thriller / action / horror / mystery / extreme sports type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Medium slow, intensely powerfully epic, spacey, grinder rock track. Has a dark & menacing atmosphere built by heavy guitars mixing with massive drum grooves & spacious synth textures. Would suit extreme sports / horror / action / thriller projects. Potent stuff. [Tempo: Slow / 106 BPM]
Dark, spacey, moody, sinister, edgy music with a sense of suspense and foreboding. Dynamic, mysterious, hypnotically rhythmic, ethereal yet crazy, hectic & climactic music that would detective / crime / action / thriller / cop type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Guttural industrial sounds featuring low and distorted sound effects. Great for a heavy and mechanical feeling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 101 BPM]
Suspicious / Foreboding cinematic soundtrack. Perhaps a crime in progress, or dangerous situation. Tense, with Tom-Tom drums adding to the nerve. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 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]
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]
An intense, fiery hard rock track with blazing guitar chops and downtempo but powerful drums. Layers of electric guitars provide a thick texture of aggressive and funky rock riffing. Great for action, racing, extreme sports, high impact footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A cue consisting mainly of electronic sounds along with solo violin which creates a melancholy mood. Great for a dark and brooding scene to create tension. A good mix of heroic themes, fight themes and booming sounds. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Hard slamming, Futuristic, Dark Dub / Techno / Dubstep / Break Beat. Machine like, Funky Robotic, Mechanical, Dark & Weird, Strong. Also available without the vocal samples. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Indie / Rock. Gritty guitar and bass tones pull this piece from the mainstream area of indie rock, dumping it back to its roots. A bouncy and upbeat track. A little bit unruly, punky. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
