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.
Ominous, larger-than-life, epic orchestral / choir track. Pounding percussion, glorifying choir and a sinister, marching, staccato rhythm give this track a sense of an army building, or impending battle or conflict. Warriors marching off to the battlefield, or any foreboding, threatening, uneasy situation - perhaps fantasy or sci-fi. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
A heavy metal jam, with shredding guitar, bass, and drum tracks. [Tempo: Very fast / 200 BPM]
Dignified and majestic, but in a subtle way, this is an orchestral fantasy / adventure film soundtrack piece based on horns melody and percussion. Great for fantasy or adventure film, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A middle eastern / Arabian sounding, epic, highly dramatic piece, featuring eastern chant vocals, large drums and percussion section, strings, choir and other ethnic instruments. After a foreboding, tense opening section, the main percussion and chant part comes in at about 52 seconds into the track. Drama, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Distant beat on a big drum. Threatening, dark, dramatic, eerie. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
A high-energy soundtrack that features a combination of heavy bass, driving drum beats, electric guitar riffs, and an orchestral brass melody. Its intense sound sets the stage for a thrilling, action-packed production perhaps for a secret agent or spy thriller. The track captures the feel of a covert operation or undercover mission, making it ideal for a wide range of scenes whether that be suspense, tension, or a thrilling chase scene. With its pulsating rhythms and intense instrumentation, this piece is sure to add energy and excitement to your project. The electric guitar riffs and orchestral brass add a sense of drama and urgency, while the bass and drum beats drive the music forward with a sense of power and momentum. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Fast / 85 BPM]
Medium slow, intensely powerfully epic, spacey, grinder rock track. Has a dark & menacing atmosphere built by heavy guitars mixing with massive drum grooves & spacious synth textures. Would suit extreme sports / horror / action / thriller projects. Potent stuff. [Tempo: Slow / 106 BPM]
An epic orchestral suite with heroic, noble themes that range from soft and gentle to dark and tense, ending with a grand choral finish. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
The climax of a battle, a frantic race to reach a vantage point to deliver a killer blow. Our hero triumphs and saves the day. Epic orchestra and choir, in the style of Hollywood blockbusters. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A fast paced electronica action track featuring many heavy cutting synths. Glitchy with rhythmic percussion/drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Intense, exciting, no nonsense, go for the throat riff-fest. Monster downtuned guitars get their teeth into your jugular from the start and don't let up. Perfect for action/extreme sports/thriller projects. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Heavy, groovy, rhythmic, sleazy, determined, confident, motivated, dangerous, weighty, forceful & dynamic rock track with an irresistable shuffle feel. Huge walls of guitars meld with hefty, driven drums. Raw, gutsy, gritty & raucous. Would suit action / thriller / extreme sports / military type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
Edgy and raw, gritty guitar riffing with electronic drums. Nasty and sharp. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 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]
This is a heroic piece of dramatic, patriotic music using sweeping orchestra and piano. Perfect for dramatic film scores, olympic or sports montages, war scenes, dramatic battle scenes, a soldier returning home or any scene or video that wishes to dramatically highlight success, inspiration and overcoming the odds. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A pensive, pulsating and tense track for action & adventure. Orchestral with synth elements, a dark edge, but also somewhat restrained and brooding. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Determined, fast paced chase or battle scene music, using a combination of orchestral sounds with a hard hitting techno backdrop. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
Intense, powerful, exciting, edgy, driven & heavy modern metal track mixing hefty guitars, big grooves & gated synths. Fiery, tense, wild, bold, frantic, thrilling, adventurous & with great drive & suspense. Would suit action / thriller / sports / military type projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
This hardcore metal track fades in with a high-end dissonant guitar riff that then builds in to a vocal chant. The song carries a very up tempo feel throughout most of the song. Lyrical content is all about self-reflection. There are 2 sides of us, the positive and the negative, the good and the bad, the allies and the axis. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 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]
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]
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]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Epic, glorious, intense, powerful, massively spacious & highly dramatic rock track with regal grace and a sense of gravitas. Bold, confident, doggedly determined & filled with passion. Would suit cinematic / dramatic / military / action / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 122 BPM]
An emotional, heartwarming, expressive, but respectfully reserved piece, ideal for a tribute to those who have passed, but are still remembered. Features a beautiful mix of strings, woodwinds and piano, followed by a trumpet echo Taps duo integrated into a beatiful melody with a powerful brass ending. It is sure to emotionally captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
A rising, fanfare like 'achievement' theme. Pumping rhythm, olympic style chord progressions, big strings and horns, sweeping orchestral. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
A bold and triumphant orchestral march. Uplifting / High spirits / Ceremony / Parade. Rousing and motivating. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
Essentially a sinister dance track with a big twist....an explosion of a chorus part. Dynamically volatile with smooth slick yet forboding synth pads and sequences. The mid section drops down into a kind of drum machine/ tabla fueled trance state before a lone synth lead line fanfares the blast of the last chorus Imagine early Nine Inch Nails recording with a european techno outfit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 106 BPM]
High tension, action and energy track. Semi-orchestral, with electronic drums and synthesizers. Constant rhythm changes make this piece good for game and film trailers, and any productions needing high impact, nervous music. Ominous, dangerous, suspenseful and foreboding, with hip hop influences. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 83 BPM]
Serious, tense and ominous, orchestral film soundtrack track that starts out carefully and gradually builds in tension. Suitable for a scene depicting impending conflict, nerve, struggle, war preparations, standoff, deepening tensions and the gradual realization of an unavoidable hostilities. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
After a pensive opening, the main riff kicks in at about 15 seconds: A biting, snarling, gritty and dirty, hard and filthy guitar riff with aggressive drums and uneasy pads. A sense of 'controlled aggression'. Destruction and mayhem, fighting / brawling, taking no prisoners. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Think of the Olympics. March of nobility is a strong, yet elegant fanfare for ceremonial use. A strong bass line accompanied by a military snare, noble brass lines and a beautiful string melody with full orchestral colors. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Epic orchestral Hip Hop instrumental. Dramatic horns and strings mixed with a heavy gangsta beat. Powerful and overwhelming vibe, fresh and current. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A strong rhythm of deep, ethnic percussion provides the base for this staccato, ominous and glorifying track with a dark fantasy feel. It builds gradually throughout, to a huge and overpowering tidal wave of orchestral brass, strings, war chants and a massive percussion section. Proud and majestic, but with a threatening, malevolent feel, like an army of dark beasts on the eve of war. Maybe even Pirates... [Tempo: Medium / 53 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]
A grand and rousing music track for fantasy, adventure, glory and gladiators. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Huge, epic and soaring track with full orchestra and choir. A strong, slow, pulsating rhythm, lifted by a glorifying, majestic choral chant, almost fanfare like. Rise of a hero or warrior, or the arrival of a majestic, overwhelming horde or fleet etc. Great for fantasy, adventure, scifi, trailers, sports trailers etc. Also available in a 'no choir' mix as well as a 'rock mix' with extra power. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 162 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Music tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 75 BPM]
Wide drums, reverberated and distant strings give this track an open and mysterious feel. An underlining bass pulse brings a constant feel of tension. The track builds up to a big drum drop with effects that resemble a monster growl. Big hits layered with low bass following a wide and atmospheric opening theme create a strong impact. This track is good for movie and game trailers, scenes of investigation and spy scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
War influenced track, with a cinematic aura. Powerful world percussion combined with middle eastern melodic phrases, full of anticipation and drive. Think Homeland and Syriana, or any tense drama with an Eastern / Arabic feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A dramatic, dark and suspenseful trailer music track made with epic cinematic orchestra featuring massive horns, dramatic drums and more. Structure is divided into three parts for easier editing (trailer structure). Horns are deliberately detuned in some notes, for dramatic effect. Aggressive / Dark / Marching Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Ominous, tense strings and driving percussion create a terrifying 'chase' scene where our hero can just barely evade his faceless captors. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Uplifting, grooving, pumping with an infectious groove and a steadily high energy level. Occasional soaring guitar notes. There's also a version without the guitar, as well as an "underscore" version with all lead/high instruments removed. Finally, there is the faster, longer and more intense "Mighty Rubber Remix version". [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
This track begins with a screaming vocal intro and attacks in with heavy drums a driving rhythmic guitar riff. The choruses are layered with strummed chords and guitar leads. The bridge offers a electronic feel with digital drums and vocal augmentations that lead into a breakdown outro. The Lyrical content looks at the idea of where our joy and happiness comes from. We have to stay in synch with our passions and our callings, even though it doesn't make sense to those around us. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 116 BPM]
An emotional and rousing track for epic scenes, giant battles, huge structures or amazing fantasy worlds. Full orchestra with choir and battle drums are led by a solo female vocal. This track is soaring and triumphant, but also has a sad, solemn side to it. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
High energy, adrenaline-soaked rock music with a motivating forward momentum. Big guitars mix with pounding drums, synths & strings to make this track a good match for action / extreme sports or thriller type projects. White knuckle ride. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
