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.
A mysterious synth arpeggio with lush, reverberant pads and a minimalistic electronic drum. A nod back to the 1980's TV and film mysteries. Future / Sci-fi influence stock music. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Questioning / Processing / Curious / Mystical Music. Neo-classical, light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
An atmospheric exotic and mysterious music track made with dark pads, middle eastern percussion and exotic female vocal performed by Andrea Krux. Exotic / World / Dark / Cinematic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Amazement / Wonderment filled blockbuster music track, featuring dramatic string section, simple piano melody and wide brass section. Epic, in a restrained, subtle way. Suitable as music for trailers and powerful scenery. [Tempo: Slow / 95 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]
An intense and powerful blend of orchestral and metal music, with loud, heavy metal drum section. Forceful / Tense / Dark music. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Cinematic music, dreamy and slightly melancholic piano theme, with a subtle synth rhythm. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Cinematic, dreamy and slightly melancholic musical piano theme, with a subtle synth rhythm. Thoughtful and with a hint of mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
An uneasy, ambient rock music track with noir and electronic shades. Obsessive piano theme is gradually enriched with synths and groovy drum pattern that lead to a nervous and restless outro. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
A dark, atmospheric track with an eerie and unnerving feel. Perfect for horror, Halloween, dark themed productions that need a foreboding, menacing and creepy soundtrack to create a nightmarish and unnerving tension and chilling atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Percussive rhythms and undulating synths create a fresh and exotic, dark vibe well suited to post-apocalyptic scenes as well as technology and sleek design advertising. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A ghoulish groove shrouded in mystery, atmospheric and forward moving. Ideal music for scenes in the sci-fi, horror or mystery genres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
low drone and electronic percussion create an atmosphere of tension and expectation that builds to a release marked by an eerie fractured piano melody. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A slow opening emotional cinematic music track with a simple piano melody and a large string ensamble orchestration. Minimal drums and analog sub bass give this track a modern feel, while orchestral elements bring a sense of an epic crescendo. Great music for motivational videos, emotional trailer or investigation / mystery / crime. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Rhythmic and ominous soundscape building with percussion. Pulsating / Dark / Futuristic. [Tempo: Medium / 170 BPM]
A dark and suspenseful trailer style music track, starting as a quiet, dramatic piece, that later erupts into a tense, ominous blockbuster track. Suspense / Tension / Ominous / Dark. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
A deep ambient, somewhat mystical, reflective piece with both light and dark elements, like a beautiful but deadly siren of the deep sea. Haunting, ethereal and wondrous. Eerie / Alluring / Cold. Available with or without the water waves sounds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 46 BPM]
Minimal and brooding synths and beats giving future technology and sci-fi vibes combined with a Hip-Hop / Trap feel. Great music for data, tech, science, I.T. and industry. [Tempo: Slow / 145 BPM]
Paul Dukas - L'apprenti sorcier (Sorcerer's Apprentice) in F Minor, IPD 1. Full orchestra. Music recorded and produced by David Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain in D Minor, IMM 43. Full orchestra. Music recorded and produced by David Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
A dark and ominous Fantasy rock / Prog-rock track with mystical, foreboding passages and more aggressive phases. Inspired by classic prog-rock outfits as Genesis, Yes, Rush, Steve Hackett, Marillion and others, this track has somewhat 1970's sound and is full of dark twists and turns. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Progressive rock / Ambient rock / Fantasy music with elements of rock, classical and ambient music. Poignant and flowing. Fantasy / Amazement / Melancholy / Soaring. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A musical landscape with a taste of the sound of the Middle East and a subtle touch of modern instruments. An aura of seduction and mystery music. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A musical journey to the current tensions of the Middle East. Arabesque melodies, espionage and suspense music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
An introspective, mystical and eerie music piece, suitable for mystery, drama and intrigue. A somewhat unsettling feel, like suppressed memories or an underlying, unresolved issue. Pondering / Searching music. [Tempo: Slow / 126 BPM]
A futuristic electronica based mystical film score / soundtrack with an edgy, unique sound, combining synthesizers and epic orchestra. Unsettling, mysterious, and dramatic, with a larger than life sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 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 soaring, cinematic music track, merging trailer elements with current styles like future bass, trap and dubstep. Piano, strings, glitched sounds and modern electronics. Mystical / Dark / Ominous / Powerful / Edgy music. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
A cold and creepy horror soundscape. Twitchy drones with uneasy rumblings. Haunted house / Grisly Murder / Uneasy, Scared. Ends with a big crescendo and scary moment. Also available as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
Intense, pulsating blockbuster track featuring synths and electronica combined with powerful, epic orchestral music. Suitable for scenes that need powerful background music. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A suspenseful, pulsating music track featuring plucked synths, background guitars, and simple piano melody. Very dramatic and tense mood with a touch of ambient electronica. Elegant / Flowing / Mystical Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A modern trailer music track, starting out as a suspense piece, and then evolving into big, epic track featuring large percussion ensemble. Epic / Powerful / Brooding music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A very dark and dramatic music, starting as a suspense build-up for an epic sounding main section, which consists of a classic symphonic orchestra with large percussive elements and metal impacts. Powerful / Tense / Dangerous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
A powerful, intense music track featuring a blend of epic orchestra and pulsating synths in bass and lead section. Tension / Brooding / Ominous / Fight music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
A dark and atmospheric, searching piece of music. Has a sense of being lost in a stormy, unknown and perilous place. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A subtlely dark, stealthy and mysterious track that is also smooth and flowing. A versatile atmospheric background template. Foreboding / Fiction / Unknown. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Ambient, Atmospheric, soft and intricate. A minimal piece that flows and has an interesting energy. Progresses into a mildly rhythmic and energetic composition. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Calm intro section into Powerful and edgy, massive electro track. Power / Sci-fi / Future. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 135 BPM]
Steady and spaced-out synthwave music. Pulsing / Uplifting / Dreamy / Smooth music. Retro 1980's feel. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
An interesting, artful music composition and rhythmic arrangement. Piano patterns interweave in complex patterns, giving a sense of machinery or mechanics, perhaps the progression of a systematic process. Great music for documentaries, technology, investigation, problem solving, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Jazz meets R&B in this moody, dynamic piece. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
Epic blockbuster track featuring full size orchestra, loaded with rising power and a futuristic mood. Suitable for trailers and high energy videos. Majestic / Valiant / Achievement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A soaring cinematic music track merging trailer elements with current styles like future bass, trap and dubstep. Piano, strings, glitched sounds and modern electronics. Awe / Mystery / Tension Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
Pulsing electronic mood with a sense of urgency. Future / Cinematic / Edgy / Excited Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Suspenseful and mystical music backdrop / underscore. Pulsating rhythm and echoey sounds create an eerie, cold and mysterious ambience. Works well as music for undercover spy / secret agent, criminal investigation, forensics and analyzing, thriller / mystery music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 122 BPM]
Mystical, pensive underscore music track for use with crime, forensic investigation, mysterious connections, intrigue and suspicion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A mysterious, investigation music track, but not too dark or heavy. Semi-light, intrigue, data processing, clues and mystery unfolding. Great music for documentaries. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
Powerful and edgy, massive cinematic with electro influences. Big drums / Power / Sci-fi. Tough, cold and determined. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]