In this category of production music you will find music that fits perfectly to crime series, TV dramas or epic trailers. Tracks of royalty free music that will inspire both cinematic sound and also ambient landscapes with deep bass, percussive-driven and synth sequences. Background music for projects with themes of investigation, analysis, evaluation and mysterious underscores.
A dramatic track featuring string orchestra, piano, choir, percussion, electric bass synth, and pads. Beginning with a flourished opening, the track is reflective and then builds with brighter harmonies and faster tempos. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Science or investigation underscore track. Spatial and transparent in sound. Good for sci-tech, analysis, forensics, information technology, biology, chemistry, medicine, info-tech, investigative journalism. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 119 BPM]
Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Spacious, trancey, edgy, unnerving yet melodic track with a hypnotic air of mystery, intrigue & foreboding. Simple plucked string harmonics mix with piano, synth & sparse beats to produce thoughtful, eerie, ethereal music that would suit halloween / mystery / horror / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
An ominous, murky and slightly intimidating theme, played on the marimba giving it an almost tribal sound, along with various other percussive instruments to add a little more urgency. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Edgy, Ambient track with high expectation... [Tempo: Slow / 116 BPM]
Modern and moody ambient electronic score. For crime and mystery drama such as CSI or Bones as well films, corporate projects and documentaries with an analytical, investigative, explorative or scientific theme. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A creepy and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones and bass notes, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, killers and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Classic incidental music suggesting an underlying curiosity. Mysterious & intriguing, Watson! [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Dark atmospheric cinematic piece of music with mysterious harmonies and synth sequences great for dramatic suspense movies and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Emotional and reflective cinematic music track featuring dreamy piano, strings, bass and modern drumbeat. Begins with a slightly melancholic melody and evolves to a more dramatic contemporary orchestral hybrid sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Underscore to a forensic examination a-la CSI. Evokes images of modern technology, progress, science, forensics and medicine, whilst sounding modern yet organic. Hints of eastern culture. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Tense strings, guitars and synths work together to create an unsettled tone that works well with exterior night shots or underlining tension between characters. [Tempo: Medium / 63 BPM]
A pensive, pulsating, constant subtle rhythm with light, minimalist orchestral / cinematic arrangement. Questioning, discreet, insightful. Good for drama, courtroom drama, period drama, secrets and unfolding stories. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
This tranquil ambient music track is sparse but vast – easily blended with themes of technology music, science, medicine and the future. With its reverb-drenched synth pads, looming drone and arpeggiator, this track ebbs and flows, keeping a steady pulse and evoking confidence and positive outcomes. Its ambiance is excellent music for medical, tech, corporate videos, scientific-based podcasts, drone shots, exploration, docu-biographies, and travel. [Tempo: Slow / 119 BPM]
Musical deja vu. A strange hypnotic new age jazzy feel. Quite eerie and haunting. A trance like beat builds with the use of drums, bass and synths to a slightly warped chorus part with electric piano and synth strings. The final section breaks down to a mournful synth blues line. Contains drums, bass, electric piano and synths. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Smart, modish and distinctive electronic music. With a smooth and punctuating beat A.I conveys themes such as style, design, electronics, computing, new cars, future, intelligence, robotics, dynamics and fashion. Pure electronic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An electronic track with influences from ambient music, but with a somehow dark or sad undertone. Sparse drums, deep bass and a melancholic melody create a futuristic atmosphere. Good for sci-fi movies, crime investigation, thriller and mystery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 76 BPM]
Peaceful, beautiful, serene and mysterious track based around spacey piano lines, emotive strings and a soft hypnotic drum machine groove. Would suit detective/mystery/psychological chiller/thriller/romantic type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
An uplifting atmospheric track with piano, orchestra, pads, and melodic percussion. Great for inspirational family dramas, commercials, or corporate videos. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Bizarre, weird and unusual. This chaotic and evil sounding prepared piano and sound design track creates evil thoughts of Halloween, cults, ghosts and the supernatural. Stalkers, serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots and Investigation Discovery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Cool, groovy, energetic, determined, positive and motivated combination of busy, driven drum loops, synths, simple electric piano lines and upright bass. Would suit dramatic / thriller / mystery / sports type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Minimalist, cinematic / orchestral piece with an active, irreverent feel. Somewhat unruly, cheeky, almost playful. Signs of activity, bustling life, passing time and developing story. 5/4 rhythm. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 67 BPM]
Emotional piano playing arpeggios throughout with subtle strings and synth pad. Great for projects of a serious and dramatic nature. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A chilled, ambient track with a modern serene groove perfect for soundtracks, documentaries, dark and moody dramas or any project looking for a cold, mysterious and dreamy sound. [Tempo: Slow / 80 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]
An energetic, upbeat piece utilizing layers of percussion, piano and strings. Evokes a feeling of tension and determination. [Tempo: Medium / 67 BPM]
Mystery, future, technology, conspiracies and cover-ups... [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Orchestra with interesting guitar and synth layers. Music grows to an epic ending. Would be great for a modern suspenseful film, or a trailer or promo. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Slightly dark electronic drums and synths. It's slow tempo works well with slow motion scenes, or in an underground nightclub montage scene a la Blade. Also for crime investigation etc. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
A dark and eerie track with a cinematic feel. Strings and synths combine to make a daunting atmosphere but without being too dark or heavy. Good for drama / melodrama, history, storytelling and more. Mystery / Intrigue. [Tempo: Slow / 113 BPM]
Moving steadily forward, with a sense of activity and progress, this track will work well as a tension builder, or as an underscore for drama or storytelling. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Soothing, tranquil and yet slightly mysterious and uneasy orchestral piece. Unusual blend of piano, strings and ambient synth sounds to make this track a little journey through different moods. Contains piano, strings, synths and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Ambient and reflective, this track creates a mood, mysterious, with ambient guitars and pulsating synth soundscapes. Clicking electric guitars play a rhythmic groove underneath a bed of sound. Mysterious and insightful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A tension building track great for action and adventure scenes or reality game show programming. Features unique drum rhythms, a harmonic piano ostinato, synth motifs, and string riffs. [Tempo: Medium / 64 BPM]
Serious and emotional, drama- or film underscore cue. Piano, subtle orchestra and a single soprano voice. Reflection, mystery, intrigue. [Tempo: Slow / 98 BPM]
Dramatic and mysterious piano, accompanied by harp and strings. Inspired by soap opera music cliches. [Tempo: Medium]
A slow building, pulsating futuristic track in the style of Batman, Tron, Watchmen and Star Trek. Deep percussion and flowing strings make this track dramatic and dark yet inspiring and uplifting. In the style of Steve Jablonsky, Hans Zimmer, John Williams and James Horner. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 152 BPM]
Modern rock tune featuring a bass guitar riff and sparse synths with a serious attitude. Dark and mysterious. This track almost has an eerie feel with an infectious groove. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
Eerie, tense, percussive soundscape with a relentless spooky melody, dark metalic FX and flute sweeps. Atmospheric with a sense of suspense and imminent danger. Menacing and sinister. 48 hours, The Mentalist, Castle, Alien Invasion, crime drama, horror, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A dark and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones, bass hits, evil sounding delayed guitar, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards creepy dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, serial killers, twisted plots, ghosts and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A light, mysterious and easy track made with percussion, in a style and sound similar to Thomas Newman. Will work well for scenes of the passing of time, or a story developing, progressing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Subtle minimalist piano and warm drones, film noir, good for drama, mystery and anticipation. [Tempo: Slow]
Dark, brooding and spacious electronic groover. Slow and ethereal piano lines float as a plucked santoor joins with a busy little drum groove. Hypnotic and atmospheric. [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
An ambient background track with an investigative science feel. Study of technology, future, science, forensic investigation, lab work, DNA, scientific clues etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A tense, ominous, brooding underscore for action, thriller, sci-fi and more. Pounding percussion, dark pads and sweeps. Urgency / Danger. Also available in a version without the drums, which represents a more sneaky / dark ambient feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Dark, twisted, ethereal & mechanical electro-rock track with an industrial Nine Inch Nails flavour to it. Like the theme to the cold conscience of a serial killing robot. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A jazzy double bass and drum groove glues this tune together as soft spacey synth pads, choirs and soft lead guitar that just float over the top. Has a constant and undeniable momentum , always moving forward with hope and a hypnotic energy. Contains drums, bass, choirs, synth pads , lead guitar and strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 160 BPM]
Suspenseful piano track. A chord is repeated many times with variations and a large room sound. This music will be good for mystery, suspense, spy, dramatic scenes. [Tempo: Very slow]
Ominous thriller underscore. Piano theme joined by slowly rising strings and a low level rhythmic pulse. Subtle but serious -- suitable for political drama or thriller, law, action, crime or mystery. A sense of tragedy or serious consequences. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
