Powerful, dark and mysterious cinematic piece with Middle Eastern/Arabic feel. Big drums, guitars, driving arpeggiated bass, distant shamanic chants. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
This amusing & magical leitmotif features lively pizzicato cellos as they tip toe towards a marching Mariachi trumpet line that vanishes into thin air, only to be replaced again by the creeping, mischievous cellos. Hotel Tango is matched in style & character to the other Elliot Simon’s tracks, Another Working Day, The Secret Path, A Midnight Symphony and An Unfortunate Incident. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Big booming drum, dark pulse, staccato. Strings and brass join in. Horror, cult film or sci-fi soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium / 65 BPM]
Dark and edgy electronic underscore, with pulsing subs and deep tones. [Tempo: Slow / 169 BPM]
Strong and tough Hip-Hop / Trap music. A motivating and energetic urban track with heavy guitars and pulsing piano to give an inspiring and determined mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Mysterious Middle Eastern / Arabic track led by darbuka percussion, strings and steady drum loop that joins in at 1:18. Distant duduk flute in the background. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
A dramatic tension track that opens with rhythmic and melodic synth lines and builds with light percussion, piano, strings, and brass motifs. Perfect for action and adventure scenes or reality game show programming. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 128 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]
Orchestral hits and numerous rises and falls make this a dramatic track that tells a story. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Beaty, driven electronic track mixing synths, drum machines and acoustic drums. Sometimes darkly atmospheric & moody, always lively and driven. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Suspenseful, dramatic, ethereal, epic, spacious, moody, atmospheric cinematic rock track that gradually builds in intensity. Starts with dhol drums & various synths join in as it goes. Exciting, tense, thrilling, rhythmically hypnotic & climactic. Would suit action / thriller / sports / combat / crime type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
Dark and mysterious soundbed, psychological terror, isolated fear, social drama, malevolent and sinister. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Suspicious / Foreboding cinematic soundtrack. Perhaps a crime in progress, or dangerous situation. Tense, with Tom-Tom drums adding to the nerve. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
A French or European style accordeon waltz with a slightly hellish feel, this track will go well with anything France, traditional Europe, Eastern Europe / European backcountry. It has a subtle undertone of humor, and will work for travel, culture, historical, as well as for dark humor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Dark and moody atmosphere that develops towards a powerful and heroic theme, mixed with modern elements, guitars and drum loops. Not limited to just Western productions. Has a certain "swamp" feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 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 01-20 and YS Horror Cues 41-60. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A pastiche track in the style of Ellio Morricone, Clint Eastwood, and spaghetti westerns. Very mid-western sound but also a modern and clean production. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
Dark and ominous percussion, anxious, ritualistic, tribal, fear, malevolence. For more in this style, please see the genre Ambient: Dark/Sinister [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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: Medium / 150 BPM]
Starting with a simple & compelling staccato synth line, this slow paced Hip Hop track grows progressively from a sparse instrumentation to a full effect urban beat. Synthesizers, organ, & authentic hip hop drums. Good for crime and cop shows, investigation, mystery, night club, sensual scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 145 BPM]
Edgy, Ambient track with high expectation... [Tempo: Slow / 116 BPM]
A somewhat dark, pensive and mysterious, neo-classical / film soundtrack styled piece. Elegant, but edgy. Dark stirrings / Malevolent / Grotesque. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
A pensive, rhythmic background royalty free background music track of patterns and movements. Suitable for mysteries, analysis, thoughts, problem solving and to illustrate an evolving, developing story. With a sense of intrigue, dark developments, consideration and analysis. Great background music for thriller, suspense, mystery and more. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
A pulsating synth and eerie melodies create a haunting, suspenseful atmosphere soon joined by synth bass and an electric guitar ostinato. Electronic and Acoustic drums and percussion help build a crescendo and reinforce the feeling of purposeful, unstoppable resolution. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A cold and creepy horror soundscape. Twitchy drones with uneasy rumblings. Haunted house / Grisly Murder / Uneasy, Scared. Ends with a big crescendo and scary moment. Also available as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Electronica infused orchestral music. Tension build throughout the piece, ending with a big boom, but retaining a somewhat anticipative aura. Good for war preparation, rendezvous scenes and crime investigation and chase. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
Ethereal, abstract, moody, mysterious & thought-provoking track using ambient synth atmospheres. Dark, unnerving, tense, scary, contemplative & edgy. Would suit space / dramatic / sci-fi / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Hip Hop track with a dark edge. Deep drums, sparse instrumentation and dramatic orchestral hits. Very suitable for urban/inner city productions and teen/pop culture. Skate, snowboarding, BMX, and other extreme sports. Life in the streets. Also suitable for night clubs scenes & afro-american culture. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
A throwback to classic role playing games, orchestra and guitar paint a picture of an atmospheric cave or dungeon full of treasure and monsters. [Tempo: Slow / 139 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark ambient, Experimental Soundscape. Dizzy / Confused / Disturbing. Perhaps madness, insanity. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A steady, somewhat sneaky and dark track that feels like plotting and scheming. It utilizes a solo cello, solo french horn, and string orchestra. Great for a period drama or palace intrigue. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A driving piece with a powerful and dramatic solo cello backed by anthemic rock drums and guitar. Serious, cinematic and powerful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A dark and driving cinematic cue consisting of strings, electronic drums and ominous synths. A huge sounding track which is epic in every sense - some unusual key changes create a powerful and unique sound. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Horror Mystery Soundtrack. Intrusive / Malevolent / Dark Hits / Disturbing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark textured, otherworldly sound that creeps in and provides a sickening sense of horror and dismay. Suspenseful, dark ambient soundcape. [Tempo: Very slow / 89 BPM]
Pensive, slowly brooding, orchestral adventure style track. Hints of an epic theme, with a tense, dangerous undertow. Good for fantasy, grand adventures, travel, imminent danger, daring missions, brave explorers, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Driving, tense, dramatic active underscore bed, minimal melody, very cool sound design sounds. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
Dark, scary and mysterious Cinematic music track with deep and gloomy vibe. Great for trailers, films and documentaries in Drama and Sci-Fi genres. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
Dystopian, sinister steampunk dubstep track with dark synthesizers and brutal beats. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
Spacious, moody, dreamy, atmospheric, other-worldly synths combine with simple piano lines & a steady beat to make tense, eerie, thoughtful & slightly unnerving music that would suit documentary / thriller / mystery / crime / spy / horror type projects. Dark & haunting. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A suspenseful introduction with synths, percussion, and piano lends way to a faster paced, exciting, tension building track with the addition of strings, pads, melodic motifs, and driving rhythms. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
A slow, morbid, foreboding version of the classic rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle...'. The instrumentation is piano and voice sounds to give it an eerie haunting feel. For sinister horror and Halloween scares. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This dark, suspenseful track builds tension with a combination of synth elements, huge percussion, and piano. Perfect for a reality TV show elimination scene, in which someone gets voted off, or a chase scene in a horror movie. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Dangerous, nervous, dark thriller underscore. Twitchy synth just underneath the surface of a dark string- and piano texture. Sneaking, hiding, stakeout, mystery, secret mission and grave danger. [Tempo: Slow / 93 BPM]
Traditional Chinese music with a moderately serious edge. Good for culture and nature or documentaries. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
A dry and breathy rhythm soon gives way to a majestic melody which leads further into dark ambiences and a choir swelling into mystery & mythology. Dark / Mystical / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
