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.
Strong, eerie trailer style horror / suspense royalty free stock music with insane and never ending risers to build huge tension both in the full piece and the cuts. Evil / Dark / Epic music. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
Dark, edgy and dramatic electronic underscore, with big drums, orchestral horns, mechanical chimes and big drops. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Dark and edgy electronic underscore, with pulsing subs and deep tones. [Tempo: Slow / 169 BPM]
Short evolving epic track with tension building. A climate of danger, mystery, anxiety leading to the climax ending part. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
An intense sequence of pulsating rhythms that indicate action and risk. Electronic / Undercover / Technology Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A darkly ambient and suspenseful music track made with various orchestral and acoustic instruments. Soundtrack / Eerie / Mystical Music. [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
A flowering, developing and motion-filled ambient music track of beauty and wonder. Neo-classical, ambient / new-age influence, combining orchestral textures and contemporary sounds while weaving an interesting musical tapestry. Great music for many types of media, including nature, storytelling, presentations and commercials, and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A strangely alluring, somehow both angelic, heavenly, and at the same time a bit eerie and mystical music. Angelic voices swirl and flutter in a strange, harmonic, open aural vista. This music track will work great as a 'musical painting' or to signify something profound and ethereal. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A strangely alluring musical painting, featuring a repeating ostinato with slight movements into the mysterious or the otherworldly. This piece will work great as a 'musical painting' for anything profound. Wonderment / Amazement Music. A feeling of something unfolding or flowering, developing. [Tempo: Medium / 176 BPM]
The tension builds relentlessly in this original work. Pulsing, hypnotic, and intense low-tempo track, with atmospheric synth sounds and a slow build up. It brings to mind a sense of danger and anticipation. Perfect for productions that require a dense, dark, and a bit scary backdrop, such as features and TV shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 208 BPM]
Dark, atmospheric and eerie music track made with hybrid synths. Suitable for a main theme or as a part of the soundtrack. Scifi / horror / thriller music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A mystical and quirky track made with orchestra and sound design. No divided parts, soundtrack styled. Background music / horror / tension / spooky / eerie / quirky. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 137 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A thoughtful, considering, slightly mysterious piece. An undercurrent of activity, processing, finding clues, or something brooding under the surface. Available with or without the vocal phrases. Investigative / Crime / Contemplative Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A sorrowful, emotional cinematic music. A simple piano melody develops into a full orchestral music track with big drums and emotional strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32. VII. Neptune, the Mystic. Full orchestra recording, classical music performed and recorded by Y Sazonoff exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A fantasy ambient track made with various orchestral and acoustic instruments. Mystery / Wonderment / Thoughtful / Dreamy. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Deep male chanting runs through this track to create a feeling of something provocative, solemn but humbling. A gentle but emotive solo male voice rises over the top of the chanting to add an extra level of emotion. Discovery / Travel / Spiritual Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 73 BPM]
Electronic, mystical pulses with a classic Electronica, dark, retro synth theme. Sci-fi mystery, futuristic technologies. Suspenseful / Dark / Cold. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A dark and ominous music track starting as a fat bass synth pulse. Combination of industrial modern sound combined with orchestra. The track crawls and writhes upwards towards a big ending. Mystery music / Suspense / Trailer / Thriller. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
A foreboding and tension-building music track combining Cinematic and Electronic elements, using a blend of synths and symphonic sounds combined. Suitable for mystery and dramatic scenes. Awe / Amazement / Mystery / Drama / Darkness Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Modern, mid-tempo electronic music bed with a strong sense of technology, science and innovation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 123 BPM]
A suspenseful and ominous music with elements of mystery, conspiracy, intrigue with intensity throughout. Guitar and electronic elements. Good music for trailers, too. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A contemplative, reflective and melancholy composition with a deep sense of mystery and intrigue. Poignant, touching, and with a sombre undertone. Dark / Mystical / Drama Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A pulsating, drama building music track, featuring lead synth, ambience synths, and epic orchestra. Powerfully rising into a big, epic track, featuring full orchestra combined with hybrid sounds, and and large percussion ensemble. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Tense, building free jazz underscore. Pulsing,hypnotic,and intense low-tempo track,with atmospheric synth sounds and a slow build up. It brings to mind a sense of danger and anticipation. Nice for productions that require a dense, dark and a bit scary backdrop, such as features and TV shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A dark, suspenseful and pensive, ambient track made with various synths, male monk voices and other pad based effects. Suspense / Dark / Apocalyptic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 78 BPM]
A dark, ambient and suspenseful music track made with eerie strings, creepy cinematic piano and dark chamber orchestra. Suspense / Horror / Dark / Ambient Music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
An ominous, dramatic and tension building music track featuring hybrid orchestra, combined with classical orchetra and deep synths. Growing into big, epic trailer music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
String quintet developing a dramatic theme, suited for dramatic series involving psycological or criminal content. Timeless, with a classic / classical influence music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Action-oriented hybrid orchestral music track, with an ostinato theme backed by percussion and horns. Anticipation and power, with a curious and scientific vibe inspired by space exploration and somewhat tense science. Dramatic / Action / Tension Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Crime or conflict oriented piano and orchestra music track, with a lot of metallic percussion and powerful blasts. Mystical, eerie, tense and with an underlying sense of threat and unease. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 145 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]
A tension and suspense music bringing the rising power of orchestra, large brass ensemble and explosive and powerful percussion ensemble. Amazement / Uprising / Glory / Grandeur. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Deep, dark and brooding synths combine in a strange rhythmical glory. Weird and wonderful, works great with technology advertising and futuristic scenes. Electronic / 80's / Future Music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A suspenseful, mysterious and slightly dark ambient music track made with warm pulsating cinematic piano, relaxing yet pensive orchestral effects and simple pads. The track is constantly evolving and is without any sudden dynamic changes. Suitable for long scenes. Mystery / Intrigue / Bitter-sweet Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 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]
Elegant advertising music with film music character. Strings, glockenspiel, piano and beautiful orchestral elements convey size, quality and class. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A chamber orchestra / chamber strings arrangement of a dramatic, passionate music track. The sound is classic and timeless. Suitable for dramatic movie trailers, book trailer, period drama / costume drama / romantic drama. Cultural and art presentations and more. Proud / Stormy / Rousing music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Thoughtful / Light / Contemplative / Quirky / Neutral Music, like time passing. Neo-classical, light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Pensive / Active / Uneasy / Hurried Music. Neo-classical, light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 156 BPM]
Emotional, nostalgic, Film Noir style music track. Sounds as a soundtrack from spy / drama vintage movie. Noir / Vintage / Moody Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Smooth and orchestral Ambient / Cinematic Music crossover. Features a full string orchestra accompanied by warm piano and synth to give a calm, yet dramatic feeling. A bit mysterious / a dark undertone. Contemplative / Pensive Music. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
Smooth and Dramatic Music. Features synth keyboard along with modern hip-hop drums to give a mysterious, slightly edgy feeling. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A dark, pulsating, futuristic blockbuster music track, featuring repetitive synth combined with full orchestra, bringing hybbrid blend of modern cinematic approach. Powerful / Mysterious Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Opening with a simple ambient piano motif, this track soon explodes into a dark, passion fuelled combination of distorted guitars and driving percussion - Dramatic / Aggressive / Futuristic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A dark and suspenseful music track featuring ambient cinematic mood, tension building orchestration and modern sound created by orchestral elements and synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]