Very sparse underscore, almost a void. Scraping pads, unrecognizable, resonant sounds. A place of unease and disease, sneaking, hiding. Great as a sci-fi, thriller or horror backdrop. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Ten seconds of synth bass drama hail the entrance of monolithic downtuned monster guitars pile in and the riff-fest begins. The verse section's groove is based on a huge massive bass pulse groove and intriguinly mysterious synth pads. The chorus melds big guitars with a string section playing eastern scales, all quite exotic. As the mid 8 comes, the strings take over and add to the tension. finally a searing lead guitar enters and plays, all the while building the tension, until the end, when the strings say goodbye. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
Hybrid industrial trailer music track with pounding drums and sound design elements. Tense, urgent, violent music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
A fast, fun and reckless track with both hard rock and classic rock influences. Full of events, twists and turns, stops and starts, breaks and stutters. High on intensity and good for sports, extreme sports, racing / motor sports, reckless stunts, action filled cuts, fast fun, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
An orchestral track with a conflicting dark vs light approach. Very awe inspiring, regal / triumphant, but with a dark side. Perhaps the rise of an awesome army, a dark sorcerer or a hiding a terrible secret. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Exciting, mesmerizing industrial sound design action underscore. Composed entirely of unique sounds. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Spacey, ethereal and tripped-out ambient electronic featuring synths, drones and hypnotic piano lines. Has a mysterious underwater feeling to it. Would suit thriller/suspense projects. [Tempo: Very slow / 61 BPM]
Twisting and churning, dark ambient soundscapes. Reverberant metal hits and clanks, disturbing textures. Good for horror, sci-fi, suspense underscore. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
Battle drums. Epic, huge percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, conflict, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 80 BPM]
This is a collection of tracks depicting an experience of survival training, personal challenge and conquering of fear. All of the moods are captured; introspection and trepidation, fear, anxiety, striving, success and triumph. Highly editable and flexible, these are tracks that are designed to underscore and support without being too specific. Stings and alternate versions are provided for many of the tracks. Piano and guitar are featured. Many tracks share the principal themes, creating a coherent show package. Good for outdoor TV series, reality shows, lifestyle programming, documentary, nature programming, history. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Edgy electronic underscore, with a feeling of urgency and danger. Complex and intricate but un-intrusive. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Creepy orchestration suggests an approaching evil menace or a supernatural event. Steeped in suspense, this dark, sinister piece builds towards a horrific & sudden conclusion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A very high energy indie rock track. Slight elements of Punk and Hard rock, but mostly this is a Brit Rock / Alternative Rock / New Wave rock track along the lines of Foo Fighters etc. Reckless, with lots of attitude. Bad youth, stupid stunts, high energy sports and motorsports, etc. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 143 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]
An evil soundscape evoking the image of psychos, stalkers, serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots and Investigation Discovery shows. Images of occult events, crime scene flashbacks, ghosts and monsters on Halloween and supernatural freak show circuses. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 114 BPM]
A relentless and energetic drum and bass tune full of sound effects and synthesizer play. The track opens with a wobbly bassline that plays one note and builds up to the first drop. The big bass hit is large enough to shake a planet... The track keeps building with alarm like synthesizers and interchanging drum and bass action. The breakdown features a high pitched synth that builds up and continues on into the main drop. Mind-bending effects are plentiful. This track would be great for racing videos, extreme sports, car commercials, anything tough and edgy. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Slightly ethnic/tribal sounding cinematic piece. Contains several build-ups and climaxes, as well as a nostalgic section at around 4:00. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
An edgy, dark and quite violent piece of orchestral / cinematic music with a big, orchestral sound. Staccato, Aggressive, almost Chaotic at times. Building in tension, like a awesome force coming. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples, and a live performing soprano solo vocalist together with sampled choirs. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 76 BPM]
Disturbing and dramatic piece uses all new sounds and textures. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Energetic Hip Hop track, using piano and strings over typical hip hop electronic drums. Some arabic / middle eastern melodies give it an exotic feel. Low-rider, gangsta, gang culture. Good for scenes of night clubs, inner city, action and crime, but with an exotic twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An intense electronic action track. with massive drums, synth sounds and drones, an action-packed thrill-ride track perfect for emphasizing your next movie project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Horror Mystery Soundtrack. Sickly / Underworld / Twisted Voices / Plague / Cold. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
To call this music track 'hard', 'raw' or 'extreme' would be an understatement. 'Brutal' or 'Insane' would probably be closer. Hold on tight! Madness / Action / Extreme Sports Music. [Tempo: Fast / 120 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]
An extremely violent and fiery metal music track with guts and fury! Melted face! Melted face! Dangerous / Crazy / Powerful Music. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 119 BPM]
Danger lurks around every corner in this urgent string driven orchestral pursuit theme that shocks and frights towards a nightmarish conclusion. The danger deminishes with a reflective end passage. [Tempo: Fast / 165 BPM]
Powerful, hard-hitting trailer music - hybrid rock meets gritty electronica. Infectious guitar riffs and pounding drums. Bold / fearless / urgent / tough music. [Tempo: Fast / 176 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, mystical, mysterious and haunting. Filmscore, fantasy-adventure style with strings, bells, voices. Magic and wizardry. Atmospheric and eerie. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Desert road, a convoy of black SUVs kicks up a dust cloud as they drive to a top secret, illegal facility. A one man army armed to the teeth fires a couple of rockets their way, and a battle ensues... Energetic, Epic trailer style with a modern twist. Orchestra, choir, drums, guitar, synth. For trailers, promos or intense action scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
These dark horror cues can be classed either as "music cues" or "sound effects", as in reality they function as both. They are all recorded with a large, live symphony orchestra with the same quality as any soundtrack from big budget movies. The effects are easy to loop and edit, and can be tailored to fit any cue, as they can be used from virtually any point. Consider them a construction kit to score horror, mystery and dark drama. Recorded, mastered, and delivered to you in pristine 24-bit audio. Also look for YS Horror Cues 21-40 and YS Horror Cues 41-60. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This track features a catchy action-drama theme that will keep your production on the edge. An intense yet subtle track with driving orchestral percussions and strings, a dark orchestral attitude, and an uncertain yet heroic purpose. [Tempo: Very fast / 120 BPM]
Dark soundtrack style track, depicting the mindset of a disturbed and tortured being. This track lasts only a minute, during which it goes through a slow opening and a manic middle section, before returning to the sad, painful opening theme once more in closing. [Tempo: Medium / 66 BPM]
A nervous / ennerving and pensive orchestral track with epic percussion. A sense of danger and urgency. Good for reality TV / rescue mission, international conflict, armed conflict, military missions, action drama and more. Somewhat heroic / valiant feel. The good guys triumph! A full choir enters towards the end of the composition. This track is also available in an alternative version with an ethnic / exotic Monk voice singing a kind of gurgling vocalizing along with the music, giving the track a more ethnic / strange element. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Dramatic hip-hop style with an orchestral element and a spy mystery feel. Deep bass line, dramatic string section and a pounding hip-hop beat gives a 'rough' urban sound and the marching snare gives it a serious edge. Good for inner city, street drama, police, investigation, suspense and action thriller etc. Also great for multimedia, branding and more. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
An eerie track with elements of dark dub, hip-hop and downtempo ambient music. Has a unique sound / style and a cool hip hop beat with echoing female voices. Rough / Cool / Mysterious. Good for analysis, rough background groove, corporate use, inner city dark vibes, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Very slow / 79 BPM]
Dark and spacious ambient textures, slowly evolving, sacred knowledge, hidden secrets. [Tempo: Very slow / 108 BPM]
This cue offers suspense and horror in a driving, modern orchestral, avant garde productio. Cellos, violins, Violas all create dissonant sound effects for the mood of this track. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 118 BPM]
A brutal, fiery, low and hard punching metal rocker. Mean, ballsy and with about a hundred tons of attitude. Great for action, sports, motor sports and big boys with big toys. [Tempo: Medium / 119 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]
IMPORTANT NOTE: Also Spracht Zarathustra / "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" was written in 1896 by Richard Strauss (1864-1949), and is not in the public domain in some countries. You may not legally license this track unless the copyright has expired in your country of residence. Please consult the following link and make sure that the required length of time has passed in your country, since the death of the composer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length Shockwave-Sound.com will not be held responsible for any copyright infringement caused by not following this advice. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
This track has an eerie mood, yet still suggesting hints of something whmsical, and perhaps mischievous. It would be well suited for footage and video games about horror, fantasy and paranormal subject matter. [Tempo: Slow / 134 BPM]
An intense and dramatic movie trailer style track, complete with full orchestra, choir and a huge percussion sections. Very dramatic, powerful, urgent, and tense. Big brass stabs combine with ethnic drums and vocal chants. The chord progression helps to increase the intensity level throughout, towards the final crescendo and climax. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 156 BPM]
An epic, cinematic instrumental piece. Tension builds from the beginning as heavy, stabbing electronic sounds pulse and grow into a driving electronic/orchestral groove near the end. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark ambient, Horror underscore. Mysterious / Suspicious / Ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Fast rhythmic tempo. Low, propulsive bass. Looping sequences. Suitable for scenes depicting escape, dynamic pursuits, crime in progress. Stress, chase, action, time running out. Ideal for police operations / Special Ops, crime thriller or mystery, where the need is to convey fast-paced action. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, action-filled adventure track. Swashbuckling, with dramatic brass stabs and staccato strings. Good for action-adventure, fantasy, scenes of danger or combat, flight, chase or dangerous situations. Hectic, tense and brave. [Tempo: Fast / 139 BPM]
A grand and monumental, fanfare-like theme for a dark warrior lord, or perhaps unveiling a huge, evil structure. Vocal choir chants, horn stabs, staccato strings and war drums. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
A fast paced action packed cue which creates a dark, cinematic and suspenseful mood. Threatening and pounding drums mixed with electronic elements along with booming brass, creating a huge cinematic sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]