This royalty-free tracks area contains music suitable for Military, War, Armed Conflict and related subjects. From tragic, tearful orchestral movements reflecting memories of fallen soldiers and tragedies, to more historical sounding music for World War I / World War II history and documentaries, to more straight-forward battle themes, war drums and explosive, gritty, metal & nu-metal music. Also music for Fantasy Wars (e.g. Orcs vs Humans) is represented here.
This is an intense and soaring piece of thematic, cinematic orchestral music. It fits perfectly as a main theme for an action or adventure film/tv show with epic battles or within any battle scene of epic proportions! It could also be used as a recurring theme for a hero. It begins with a bang while strings bow intensely to set up the scene for soaring French Horn. This takes us to a section where beautiful, thrilling trumpet takes over the melody with the high violins. After this the suspense builds with huge kettle drums. aggressive low brass and the sounds of metal banging while male choirs chant! All of this is leading to the finale where a drum beat joins the original melody to bring us home to an epic close of this ultimate battle. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 189 BPM]
Epic orchestration with pounding drums and sweeping chords. Builds into a victorious climax. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Modern, epic and dramatic music track made with epic orchestra, heavy guitars, epic choir and epic rock drums. Two-part structure, suitable for trailers. Modern / Dramatic / Intense Music. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Almost a requiem piece. Emotional, serene and peaceful. Full of sadness but with hope for the future. Would suit any film / dramatic project. Contains strings, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 56 BPM]
An aggressive, epic music made with orchestra arrangement. War theme / marching. Features a reflective, contemplative trumpet section towards the end. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Epic blockbuster music track. It features powerful bottom end, orchestral elements and huge brass section. Suitable music for action and conflict scenes, blockbuster and trailer videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A mysterious, slightly threatening piece for choir and orchestra. Conveys the senses of hope and awe at the same time. Could be useful in scenes where a character is expecting a significant event, or some scenes where dramatic changes occur. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
Simple snare drum pattern. Dead man walking / walking to execution / walking the plank, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Intense, heavy, driving, brutal, dramatic, gutsy, relentless, explosive & climactic metal blaster mixing guitars, drums and orch strings / brass. Exciting, no holds barred, go-for-the-throat double bassdrum fuelled adrenaline monster that would suit thriller / action / extreme sports / combat projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 130 BPM]
Epic huge drums with evolving digital blips and blops, glissando brass-like sounds joins at 0:47. Danger / Tension / Threat / Futuristic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Orchestra starts small, adding a touch of tension and uncertainty, but soon builds to an inspiring punchy melody. A soaring heroic horn melody comes in after a while, and carries us through to a big ending. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A massive, epic, urgent sounding music track made with dramatic orchestra, big epic drums and aggressive guitars. Divided into three parts. Chase / Uprising / Invasion / Battle music. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Dark fantasy orchestral trailer music track made with classical orchestra and choir. Divided into four parts, rising toward climax in the end. Orchestral / Dramatic / Trailer music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A very dramatic, intense orchestral cue with choir. Full of twists and turns throughout, this track will go well with scenes of action and drama in a fantasy or adventure movie. Awe and amazement. Full of triumph and glory, but also with a sense of grave danger, darkness and urgency. Also good for dramatic trailers / epic trailers. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 160 BPM]
Driving Score track with e-guitars, effects and heavy drum / percussion sounds. Edgy, menacing and aggressive. Good for action, pursuits and thrilling fight scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 85 BPM]
Intense fuzzy and driving rocker with lead guitar taking the place of the lead vocal. Hints of Queens of the Stone Age, Satriani and Foo Fighters. Contains guitars, bass, organ and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 145 BPM]
A heroic and epic orchestra music track for big screens and big productions. Growing in intensity throughout, this cinematic trailer track features a full orchestra sound with choir and marching percussion. Driving and forceful. Triumphant, determined and strong. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 84 BPM]
No messing rock blaster. A cross between Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters, with just a little Journey and Thin Lizzy thrown in just to see what happens. Plenty of dirty guitar riffs and lead licks. Would suit action/thriller type film or extreme sports/motor racing project. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
High impact energy rock. Slamming guitar riffs, with some more melodic parts between and plenty of variation throughout. Energetic, solid, confident, determined. Sports, racing, extreme sports, a sense of freedom and excitement. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 106 BPM]
This track has a intense instrumentation, that drives the song with a lot of passion and extreme sound. It will work well in any action and sport footage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Tense orchestral piece. Pulsing drums and strings, abrasive brass and drums, haunting textures and an overall suspenseful pursuit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 98 BPM]
Massive, epic and exciting melody performed by what sounds like several hundred people - orchestra, choir, large percussion and urban beats. A lot of energy, would be good for sports action sequences or any scene that needs music with a lot of drive and excitement. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Hybrid blockbuster music track featuring a combination of symphonic orchestra, a synths and synthetic risers and whooshes. Loaded with energy, power, distortion and trailer mood. Amazement / Hero / Sci-Fi Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Exciting, intense, adrenalized, driven, electro rock with great momentum and energy. Synths combine with big guitars to make music suitable for sports/action/thiller/dramatic projects. [Tempo: Fast / 146 BPM]
A patriotic and nationalist cue for strings, woodwinds and snare drum that continues to grow as more instruments enter throughout until the end. Perfect for evoking a feeling of nationlism, being proud of your country, military strength, hope and freedom. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A tense and dark action / sci-fi / thriller underscore. Dark pads and twitchy, ethereal soundscapes, with action thriller style drum / percussion parts. Think horror / mystery / science fiction / dark drama. Can also be for very edgy sports footage. Available with or without the drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Historical, military with hand drum and penny whistle. Medieval or civil war battle march. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
This track is really guitar driven, that give it a huge intense sound. Would work well in any footage that has intense scenes. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 200 BPM]
This track is a rock/Nu metal/industrial track with orchestral and electronic elements.The guitars and drums are in your face aggressive no letup in intensity feel. Good for edgy video or commercials that need ‘in your face’ music. [Tempo: Fast / 122 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]
Edgy ambient/rock, heavy, dark, industrial. Sort of ambient electronic at the beginning. Kicks off towards the end of track with a build up. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful as music for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A grand and rousing music track for fantasy, adventure, glory and gladiators. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark cinematic piece with percussions and pads that builds into an atmospheric blend of guitar ambiences, mysterious drones and big percussion. Huge climax at the end. Good for dramatic moments, transitions, trailers, film and tv. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 139 BPM]
Driving and energetic orchestral/electronic track. Broody suspense building mood music for chase scenes and action sequences and high intensity situations. Suitable for film, TV and DVD documentary. CSI Miami, NCIS and Criminal Mind type music. Instrumental, Action Music, Action Thriller Electronic. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 85 BPM]
A dark, ominous and determined orchestral soundtrack. Threatening, epic, mysterious. Suitable for fantasy, action, scifi, war/conflict, movie trailer etc. This track is recorded with a live symphonic orchestra and choir. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Pounding guitar riff combined with a Industrial Dubstep beat. Metallic and glitchy tones, with an actual wobble Dubstep section. Lots of balls and an evil spirit. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
A dark and ominous Arabian music, Middle Eastern world track with wailing female vocalizing and singing, booming drums and and a dramatic orchestral underscore. Sorrowful, foreboding and exotic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Beautiful, atmospheric, sad, emotive, moving, meaningful, tragic, lonely, heart-wrending orchestral track using lush-spacious strings, woodwinds and simple piano lines. Would suit dramatic / romantic breakup / requiem / military / history type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark, dramatic, and rousing orchestral music track with a feel of war or conflict. The dark, gloomy and determined character of this track will give your project an epic, tense feel. Angry / Doom / Epic Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Hot and raunchy guitar-rock with a slight tex-mex element on the B-part. Slow'ish, ballsy and gutsy guitar riffing galore. Great for power sports, extreme sports, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 79 BPM]
This track is epitome of what Metal is, the loud heavy instrumentation provides a thrilling and intense experience. It work well in any action and sport footage, reference the film “The Expendables (2010)”. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 101 BPM]
A spine-tingling, hair raising, epic movie score or trailer track. Full orchestra, real live vocalist, choir. Also available in a 'rock mix' and in a 'no choir' mix, to give you mixing and editing opportunities. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 73 BPM]
Cinematic style track built from loops. Cold piano is layered with percussion, horns, strings, and organ to create a driving mood. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 99 BPM]
An epic, cinematic trailer track with emotional strings. The track opens with large strings and effects that quiet down right before a massive hit. The main drop is a heavy hitting mix of strings drums and brass. Over the top heavy drums have a strong impact. The track continues with an epic brass progression to a final distorted hit in the end. This track will work well in video game or movie trailers, as well as scenes of battle or uprising. Proud, strong and sorrowful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Heavy, syncopated, distorted guitars laced with dramatic piano and moving orchestral string lines. Big detuned riffs and driving drums make this track ideal for reality TV shows like Ultimate Fighter, American Chopper, Investigation Discovery, NFL, AX Men, Deadliest Catch, UFC, WWF as well as trailers and promos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Powerful, dramatic orchestral track with a sense of an imminent attack about to happen. Danger, conflict, tension, preparing to go to battle, not knowing what awaits. This film score style track has a cinematic, epic sound, great for action, adventure, thriller type productions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Dark, powerful, medium paced, high-intensity, adrenaline-fuelled guitar rocker. Dramatic, atmospheric & passionate combination of crushing, monster riffs and massive grooves. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A rising, fanfare like 'achievement' theme. Pumping rhythm, olympic style chord progressions, big strings and horns, sweeping orchestral. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Flute with orchestra and choir start small but build to a huge climax. Suitable for a scene where someone is rallying the troops, or inspiring a nation. Full with positive energy, hope and encouragement. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
