These dark background music tracks are suitable for mysteries, horror, sci-fi, or perhaps if you need good quality royalty-free horror music for dark thrillers. These mysterious stock music tracks can also work great for drama and introspection, contemplation and perhaps regret or sorrow. These curated, hand-picked tracks are Royalty free music without a beat, or with a more floating or ethereal quality, while leaning towards dark and ominous.
An atmospheric, eerie and dramatic music track with a hybrid orchestral / electronic production. Space / Sci-fi / Future / Dramatic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An atmospheric, searching piece of music. Ethnic / World influence, combined with a magical, swirly, ethereal feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Ancient and mysterious soundscape with tribal influences, indian and South American flutes. Great for history documentaries and specials. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Pulsating, fluid and evolving, this cinematic Ambient track evokes deep emotion, darkness and hope and a sense of forever. Long synth pads and random FX drape over a deep sine bass nudging us through a smooth and shifting arrangement. It’s excellent for emotional dramas, B-roll and self-help talkovers. Ethereal, eternal, vast, cosmic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 117 BPM]
A fantasy ambient track made with various orchestral and acoustic instruments. Mystery / Wonderment / Thoughtful / Dreamy. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
An ambient, pensive, and slightly mysterious track with a sense of melancholy and perhaps sadness, or of a developing, unfolding story. The start of a personal journey or self discovery? This piece may also work with projects dealing with loss, grief, love and sadness as well as simply being a strong and reflective piece of music to go well with any drama scene. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
A surreal setting that evokes drama & mystery music- yet, also with a strangely blissful tone. Unique / undecipherable. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Soft, ambient guitar music. Understated and reflective, with a warm sound. An open aural landscape. Slightly mysterious. Room for thought and reflection. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Deep, dark and eery soundtrack piece, with delayed piano, intricate beats and unsettling synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A deep electronic music journey across the universe which plays for more than eight and a half minutes during which you will be taken through space and beyond in a groovy downtempo synth adventure. Also available is an "ambient mix" which leaves out the drums, melodies and bass lines, leaving a strangely mysterious, both light and dark, ambient float with images of wide open space vistas. Best with all the lights out. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Expanding ambient, cosmic textures, futuristic layers, good for sci-fi, contact and discovery. [Tempo: Very slow / 119 BPM]
Organic splinters of sound weaving patterns over deep tones & fractured chords. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Simple and neutral track combining corporate, chillout and electronica. With piano, distorted synths and punchy drums. Good for technology, sales presentations and science. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
Soft and delicate solo piano music. Repetitive and fluid, with a odd dreamy vibe. Piano, Classical, Neo-Classical, Drama. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Spatial and long evolving soundtrack. Beginning with a dark ambient background, the arrangement is slowly rising. New parts are consequently appearing building the overall tension and atmosphere. Strings, choirs and beautiful female vocal. Film mood, majestic, serious, moving. Great for all dramatic scenes showing elements of nature or timelapse videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
Haunting and chilling chillstep tones are dramatically driven forward by shuffling half tempo beats and sub basslines. The track builds layers of melodic elements into a stunning soundscape. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A hazey, somewhat melancholy Americana / Acoustic music track with a dreamy, slightly dark feel. Has an almost earthy sound. Available with or without a drum beat that joins in towards the end. Can work well as music for storytelling, drama and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
A minimalistic background track for contemplation, mystery and investigation. Slightly otherworldly and eerie, suspended animation. Hypnotic and contemplative. Suitable music for dramas, mysteries, forensic investigation, suspenseful background music. Spatial kalimba melody with low piano and bass. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Dark and gritty music featuring an introspective piano melody and underlying guitar riff and drone textures that create a reflective and suspenseful mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Ambient / New Age. Cosmic, peaceful, softly flowing. Good for yoga, meditation. Also for images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Reflective / shimmering. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
An atmospheric drone sets the scene for a yearning piano line full of a mysterious depth and a mournful intent. The mood of latent, underlying darkness changes to an offer of hope & redemption before ending with a vanquished finality. Similar in style to Dream Valley Music’s ‘Dawn Of A New Life’, ‘True Life Stories’ and ‘How It Ends’. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An epic race across the Alaskan race, surrounded by snow capped mountains and frozen lakes. The music starts small and atmospheric, leading to an exciting finish, like racing toward the finish line. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
A threatening and dramatic score for horror / thriller / chiller, with a retro sound and feel. Reminiscent of classic horror movies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Spherical, mysterious chill out music. Slightly exotic instrumentation. Full of suspense. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
A very unique and imaginative composition, consisting entirely of human voices / boys' choir and subtle strings. With hints of religion or worship, this is a 'new classical', experimental piece, highly useful for history, documentary, fantasy / adventure, faith and spirituality, art or even mystery type productions. Eerie and strangely spellbinding. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A mellow, nostalgic and ethereal / dreamy, downtempo pop chill track featuring ghostly, ethereal, angelic voices. Also available without the vocals, and as a track with only the vocals themselves, which has a haunting, otherwordly, eerie sound. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Ambient / Cosmic, with both light and dark elements. Images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Awe / Wonder / Amazement / Study. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Mystical, eerie, cold and pulsating soundtrack for Scifi or Mystery. Brooding, pensive music and awe inducing. Creates a feeling of unknown tension, and a vast space. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A very poignant ambient piano music track with strange, eerie vocal textures. Created by sampling a live singer and processing the samples through various reverse and layering techniques. The piano is an old, upright piano, for a nice and nostalgic sound. Reflection / Melancholy / Drama Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Gentle but edgy abstract piece that portrays a variety of moods with variations in pitch and tone. The piece can be edited to suit the nature of the narrative. would suit a poignant, alternative or artistic documentary narrative. A number of mood variations are available in 30 second versions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
This drifting, fluttering bed of sound flows like a warm, atmospheric wash and will mix seamlessly with the track ‘Free Ride’ creating over 8 minutes of colourful, layered music. Its kalidascope layers offer a continuous central theme of freedom, movement, discovery & relaxation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
An ambient track with a hint of melancholy and electronica. Piano, synths, guitars, gritty drums and strings all combine to create a somewhat cinematic and mysterious feeling. The main version contains deliberately distorted / fuzzy sounds. A "No fuzz" version is also available. [Tempo: Slow / 131 BPM]
Ambient, Dreamy, Electronic, moving soundscapes. Mystical, with occasional Tibetan monk. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Ambient textures on top of dubstep beats and atmospheric sounds. A chilled, eerie, drum'n bass influenced soundtrack. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A set of 6 minimalistic cinematic strings pieces made to function as underscore, background music for drama and storytelling. Each of the 6 cues (parts) share the same sound, but with different chords and hints of melodies, each carrying different moods and emotions. Use at low volume during film scenes, to stay back and create an emotion or mood, without being noticed too much. The sound used is a combination of acoustic strings and synth strings, like much of cinematic / TV drama / film score music uses. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
This very ethereal and floating track has both light and dark elements. On the one side, blissful and full of beauty and wonder, but on the other side, also a sense of vast emptiness and truly a 'lost in space' feel. The "More deep bass" version will add a slight element of darkness. This entirely ambient track will work great for scenes of space, cosmos, eternity, or with amazing natural scenes, for example of vast open, icy cold landscapes. Also great for relaxation and meditation, or any spiritual content. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, beautiful, calm, atmospheric, dreamy & sedate track with gentle piano arpeggios backed by cool guitar harmonics & sparse, soothing strings. Thoughtful, reflective, tranquil, relaxing & slightly melancholic in mood. Would suit spacious / fantasy / cinematic / dramatic type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 52 BPM]
Smooth and Dramatic Music. Features synth keyboard along with modern hip-hop drums to give a mysterious, slightly edgy feeling. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
This 80's-drenched, but also futuristic track is inspired by synth-heavy, 80's sci-fi action and mystery movies. Its arpeggiated bass and fluid synths invoke slightly shifting moods as the track progresses. There's a feeling of danger and adventure, perfect for road driving or flying type programming, crime in progress / criminal enterprise, emotive dramas, and flyovers. Outrun / Sparse / 80's Sci-fi. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Reflective film underscore. Orchestral backing texture piano melody. Thoughtful, nostalgic, melancholic. Good for film/TV drama, poignant messages, love and eternal friendships, real human values. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
A wide open musical soundscape featuring ambient guitars and textures. Pensive and thoughtful. Introspective. Intimate, but also with a distant feel. Good as an underscore for drama and film. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
Atmospheric and mystical World/Ethno track with a mystical and epic feel. Grand and emotive, with a single, subtle soprano voice and some sections with a deep, rich, tribal percussion ensemble. Could be a strange land, foreign worlds, exotic places. Ethnic / foreign feel, without being tied to any particular country or culture. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, world / history / documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
Inspired by 80's sci-fi and horror films revived today by Stranger Things. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Somewhat sensual atmosphere. Cinematic, Thriller, Suspense, Terror, Sci-Fi, Retro. [Tempo: Slow / 156 BPM]
Minimal ambient bed for science, technology, news and factual documentary programs. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
A darkly sparkling ambient-electro track. Moody and atmospheric synthesizers swirl and are joined by ice cold, downtempo, urban minimalist electro bass and drums. Great for visual imagery, technology, sci-fi, investigation / forensics, DNA / clues etc. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
An understated, ambient guitar track with a soft and reflective sound and an odd time signature. A little bit mysterious, but calm, wondrous and unusual. Good for use with film, media and visuals. Open aural landscapes that leaves room for thought and imagination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Ambient / New Age. Cosmic, peaceful, softly flowing. Good for yoga, meditation. Also for images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Reflective / shimmering. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 58 BPM]
A cold and somewhat eerie track, with a pulsating, textured synth pad underneath mystical piano notes. Haunting and immersive. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Sad yet uplifting, like a replenishing of the soul, the end of suffering. Voices, strings and ethnic instruments. Great for yoga and meditation. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
