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 short, intense, dark track. Slightly otherworldly, with a single, solemn, female vocal. A track for a gruesome discovery.... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
(Maurice Ravel) Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Valse in G Minor, M.61, II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense. Performed and recorded by Abigail Mettry exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Breathing, low, complex texture joined by full orchestral percussion. War influenced music, with a cinematic aura. Powerful world percussion combined with middle eastern melodic phrases, full of anticipation and drive. Think Homeland and Syriana -- tension, conflict, prisoner, secret hideout, nuclear warhead, troops moving, etc. Cinematic / Orchestral / Percussion / Action / Trailer music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Barren, dry and bleak ambient soundscape. Dissonant, unnerving and uneasy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Spacious, ethereal, exotic & groovy track with simple eastern vocal chants that catch the ear and whisk you off to foreign lands. Beautiful, inspiring & cinematic. Great filmic atmosphere & middle eastern vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 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]
Slow, spacious, ethereal, textured track with dreamy, exotic, chanted vocal samples. Be whisked away on the calm breeze to foreign lands. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Ethno, african voices, chinese erhu violine, progressive beat. Exotic landscape, travel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
This is a dark, quick moving piece of solo piano music. While an eerie sound of both classical and contemporary, this piece will fit well in mystery and horror films as well as dark dramas. This could also work well in any scene of sorrow. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Dramatic, mystic theme in the "Silent Witness" vein. Building tension. A single, crystal clear soprano voice. Great for adventures, mystery, dark drama, etc. There is also an "acapella" version with only the voice, singing latin text. (The latin words are nonsensical and have no real meaning.) Finally the "Theme" version also includes the latin song as well as the orchestral backing, in a shorter version. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Tense underscore for thriller, crime, stakeout, sneaking, breaking and entering, etc. Dark, scary, tension. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark and spacious ambient textures, slowly evolving, sacred knowledge, hidden secrets. [Tempo: Very slow / 108 BPM]
Subtle, delicate, with bells and underlying rhythms. A sense of melancholy and intrigue. A drum beat joins in at about 1:30 for a more pulsating, slightly darker edge. The "Extended" version goes on to develop into a more intensely textured, more urgent track. [Tempo: Medium / 79 BPM]
Horror Mystery Soundtrack. First sneaky, then more urgent, desperate. Chaotic / Lost / Panic / Can't breathe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A varied track which goes through various movements; some serene and romantic - others dark and menacing. Japanese Taiko drums, Shinmue, Koto, and Waterphone. This track goes through many different sections of Japanese inspired music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An ominous and dark ambient piece, with a sense of tension that rests just below the boiling point and leaves the listener uneasy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ominous, foreboding, middle-eastern textures. Occasional chanting voice, eastern string instruments, dark drones and slow rhythms. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Majestically dark and ominous, Ambient Guitar music. Like the soundtrack to a drone flying over an alien landscape. Epic, dreamy, grandiose and slightly unnerving. Tense / Foreboding. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dramatic and quietly commanding track that will work for scenes of conspiracy, suspicion and contemplation. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
A piece with both Middle-Eastern and Native American influences. Choir gives a sense of awe and mystery, broken by tribal drums and fluttering woodwinds. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Slow, beautiful, dreamy, atmospheric & thought-provoking track with a sense of intrigue & mystery. Reflective, moody, ethereal, hypnotic & sublime. spacious, plucked string synths combine with soft, swirling pads & purposeful drums to create music suitable for dramatic/spy/psych thriller type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 71 BPM]
A contemporary orchestral film score / cinematic track with a sense of danger and unease. Staccato rhythm. Turmoil / Agitation / Urgency. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 144 BPM]
Hypnotic, Chill out, curious. Drum'n Bass feel. A song about the curiosity of wanting to know what someone you did know thinks of you. Do they still think of you, have they changed their minds, do they hate you. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Dark ambient, Horror underscore. Mysterious / Suspicious / Ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Industrial strength beats, distorted synths, a hard chopping guitar and occasional big, deep brass swells. It all makes for a hard hitting war/action/battle film or game soundtrack. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Nervous soundtrack underscore for a classic western style duel. A mysterious lone ranger rides into town, will there be another shootout at the OK Corral? Interspersed with occasional mexican flavors. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Determined, mechanical, groovy, funky Hip Hop beat. Deep drums, bass, and dramatic synth licks, very bright, gritty, energetic. Staccato, steaming hot pumping rhythms, electronic hip-hop style arrangement with a dark edge. Will fit goodly for urban/inner city productions, investigation, action. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Suspenseful track with nervous strings and solemn, dignified brass. Like a hero in waiting, or awaiting onset of a battle. Foreboding, forewarning. Honor and valor. Also good for war documentary, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient/Electronica with guitar. Moody, developing. Slight Peter Gabriel influence. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A dark, industrial and heavily percussive piece with elements of dubstep. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Mysterious middle eastern or Arabic music track. Darbuka drums, strings, occasional duduk flute. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A mysterious suspense music track, with piano and strings and a more rhythmical second part. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 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 very dark and disturbing horror / scifi / mystery track, with harsh, metallic pads and percussion counterpositioned against a fragile soprano voice. Can be both Ancient and Futuristic. Tense / Nervous pulse. Action thriller / Undercover / Sci-fi / Mystical. Also available without the drums, which makes it a more Ambient / Dark Underscore type track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Uptempo, urgent, pop-jazz crossover. Energetic synth-bass, piano interludes and upbeat electronica drums. Energetic busy action, great for things like game shows, makeover programs, scenes of busy activity, working within a time limit, and more. [Tempo: Very fast / 158 BPM]
Cryotherapy is a modern and innovative blend of electronics and orchestral strings. Moving, stylish, avant-garde yet also warm, tranquil and elegant. Effective electronic music with warm fulfilling strings. Visions of new technology, gadgets, architecture, positivity, people, bright futures, togetherness, design, innovation, coldness, medicine. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Soundtrack for a grand adventure, fully of mystery and intrigue. Exotic, but without overtly belonging to any particular country or region, this track gives a sense of amazement, discovery and new journeys. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A sad and emotional, epic drama soundtrack piece. Softly swaying string sections backed by a full philharmonic orchestra get the goosebumps out. Melodies full of emotion, between dark and light. A sorrowful, single soprano voice occasionally sings out, giving the track an angelic, heavenly, otherworldly feel. Great for fantasy, sci-fi, drama, grand adventures, epic love stories. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
Dark, spacious, beautiful, ethereal, mysterious, atmospheric.eerie track filled with intrigue and introspective questioning. Moody, dreamy, haunting & powerful. Would suit psychological thriller / dramatic / espionage / documentary / crime / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Downtempo hip hop, slightly dramatic, sparse, with a dark edge, like all is not well. Orchestral stabs, synth licks, funky bass line. Inner city stories. Hip-hop in the style of 50 Cent, Eminem and more. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
A pensive, orchestral film soundtrack score. A pulsating string rhythm gives the track a nervous feel, as if negotiation a difficult task, walking/climbing over a difficult area or trying to avoid being spotted etc. Suspenseful, challenging. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A dark, atmospheric and mystical music track made in an orchestral arrangement. In the style of Lord of the Rings or the darker parts of Harry Potter, this piece is suitable as music for a dark fantasy adventure project, whether it is a game or a movie. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Mystery / Intrigue / Suspicion. Subtle rhythm loop with gloomy electric piano and uneasy strings. Perhaps analysis, clues, mystery, or a story taking a dark turn… [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
An upbeat ethnic track featuring Oud, ethnic percussion and woodwinds. Middle East, North Africa. Exploration, adventure, discovery, travel to exotic places. Bright, positive, lively. Perhaps Egypt, Turkey, Marocco or other Arabic, Islamic places. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
Piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, vibes and conga work quickly to put a plan into action... although it may not be the ideal plan. Creates a great sense of movement and motion! In the eclectic style of scores by Thomas Newman, like American Beauty. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Stalkers, serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots and Investigation Discovery shows. The chaotic and evil sounding prepared piano and sound design creates evil thoughts of Halloween, ghosts, cults and the supernatural. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Cinematic track with a mystical, dark and gloomy vibe full of anticipation. Suitable for films, documentaries, trailers investigation news and videos. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A world electronica track inspired by music from The Last Temptation of Christ. It features synthesizer and electronic bass, indigenous udu percussion, set to a spiritual percussive groove. There are moments of eerie ethnic string drones that creates a nice musical tension that make for a great underscore or bed. It has a spiritual, emotionally intense mood that is captivating, powerful and gripping. Excellent for cinematic work, spiritual and religious video and biographical or documentary footage requiring something that will emotionally stir the viewer. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Earthly, acoustic folk/americana with a very natural & organic feel. Multiple stringed instruments, all made from wood. Nature, travel, ethnic or historical etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Ambient, dark, slightly tense with low piano notes, light percussion, synth choir and fx. Good for eliminations on reality shows, tv and film dramas, crime, horrors, mysteries, thrillers and documentaries. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
