If you're looking for music for an action film, you may want to check out this track listing. This music can be orchestral, or more techno- or rock based -- or sometimes even a combination of these styles -- and is highly suitable for crime capers, get-away scenes, car chase, running for your life, that kind of thing. Often combining high tempo rhythms with staccato, sometimes dissonant, musical compositions, these track carry a sense of stress, danger, urgency and desperation.
A hybrid electronic/orchestral track with a very determined feel and a sense of momentum, pride and substance. Important events / Breaking news / Great strides being made / New and important developments. Olympic, regal, proud and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Funky, upbeat Drum'n Bass / Tech / Glitch with a strong forward drive, gutsy synth patterns, seriously deep sub-bass and a slightly euphoric / trippy feel. Available with or without male vocals (I need you... To feel the groove...). Good for youth culture, urban cultures and subcultures. Also for sports, motorsports, dance club / rave club, etc. Good energy level and solid, catchy grooves. Play it loud! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 170 BPM]
Pulsing electronic mood with a sense of urgency. Future / Cinematic / Edgy / Excited Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Powerful and edgy, massive cinematic with electro influences. Big drums / Power / Sci-fi. Tough, cold and determined. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Epic cinematic action music, perfect for movie trailers, book trailers, drama and cinematic action. Dramatic and evolving orchestral composition, featuring full orchestra with beautiful string melodies, epic risers, distorted guitars & rock drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 88 BPM]
A hard edged, downtempo, 'rough and tumble' track with edgy guitar riffs and acidic, squelchy synths over a slamming beat. Post industrial, spiteful, mechanical, gritty electro-rock. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
A somewhat trippy, busy, Drum'n Bass / Big Beat / Electro-rock track. Edgy and funky, this track has a nice sense of energy with a dirty, gritty feel. Slightly mechanical, robotic, with a determined, ballsy drive. Good for sports / extreme sports / filth and grime, crime in progress, chase or getaway, dirty motorsports, gritty action footage etc. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Action-oriented hybrid orchestral music track, with an ostinato theme backed by percussion and horns. Anticipation and power, with a curious and scientific vibe inspired by space exploration and somewhat tense science. Dramatic / Action / Tension Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Futuristic dubstep / rock like edgy breaks meets death metal, evil & foreboding, ideal for extreme sports, gaming & advertising. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A dark and ominous music track starting as a fat bass synth pulse. Combination of industrial modern sound combined with orchestra. The track crawls and writhes upwards towards a big ending. Mystery music / Suspense / Trailer / Thriller. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Industrial and tense tech sound design with steady beats and big toms. Dark / Edgy / Gritty / Cool / Funky. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Powerful and otherworldly grooves in the style of Chemical brothers, ideal for use with motor sports, music festival scenes and technology music. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A pulsating and forward moving, orchestral track with a heroic, triumphant and regal drive. Great for action, trailer, rescue mission, overcoming adversity, driven by desire to succeed. Finishes with a melancholic afterthought, a low-key revisit of the main theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Fast-paced, exciting beats and world percussion, full of power and aggression. Tense / Edgy / Cool / High Intensity. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 145 BPM]
Uptempo, Los Lobos style Tex-Mex rocker featuring drums, bass, guitars and accordeon. Fast and fun! [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 135 BPM]
Huge stabs give way to twisted maniacal anguish and haunted voices. Tragic theme introduces a grim march propelled by determination and grit. The theme is presented at the end in a burst of triumph and heroism. Good for epic battle, fight to the finish, dark action. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Busy, energetic Drum'n Bass. Stuttering, processed, chopped-up breakbeat / Drum & Bass beats with hard synths. Available with or without male vocals, somewhere between rap and scat. Confident, raw, with attitude. Good for X-sports, hardcore racing, action/chase, rave & underground club, urban subcultures, and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
A lively funk / R&B track with a repated, catchy bass line, funk guitar and occasional brass licks. Can be modern day or classic / retro funk as well. Busy and upbeat, gives off a good funky energy. Busy / Active. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A cinematic and edgy track with elements of movie / filmscore and hard edged Dubstep. Dramatic and epic, this track starts with piano and cinematic strings in a tense, pensive first half, and then bursting into a mechanical sounding, robotic, mean and gritty Dubstep beat in the last third. Good for mechanics, hard electronics & robotics, cutting edge technology, conflict and struggle, extreme sports, epic trailers and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A ‘Rock-tronica’ track with a corporate feel ideal for use in advertising and motivational scenes. Energetic and bouncy, gives a feeling of rising up or happily succeeding, moving forward with vigor and enthusiasm. Also works great for technology and extreme sports. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Energized, intense, groovy, determined, positive, powerful, unstoppable, forward-moving rock beast combining big guitars, motivated drums and epic strings. Edgy, dynamic, dangerous, hypnotic & relentless. Would suit action / thriller / combat / sports type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
A dark, industrial EDM piece, featuring a gritty combination of electronic sounds, dubstep elements, and epic orchestral tracks. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
A tense, dark battle between 2 opposing sides, fighting till the end. Strong use of strings with a mixture of synthesis to give the track a technical edge. Dynamic conclusion of epic instrumentation and frantic drums to bring the track to the end. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Dark, Pensive underscore track for Action Thriller / Mystery / Horror / Sci-fi / Adventure. A Tribal / Ancient / Mystical backdrop meets with Ethereal pads and pounding percussion. Awe / Tension / Amazement / Drama. A rich, cinematic, dark sound. Available with or without the drums, and with or without the ethereal vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A rousing, dark, hair raising epic trailer theme a la Hans Zimmer. Huge horns meet action strings and full choir in a dynamic full orchestra score. A tense 'ticking clock' theme runs throughout. Available in looping, long, short and brass-free versions for ease of editing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A dark and intense music track, slowly building from a quiet and suspense atmosphere. Evolves into a big, and powerful track loaded with orchestral and hybrid sounds, accompanied with choir. Epic / Sci-Fi / Future Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Funky breaks and big brass, on the move, trying to get the job done, feels like Guy Ritchie movie or Kasabian track. Ideal as music for ‘working’ montages, advertising and heists. 70's / 80's / Showtime / Fashion / Retro Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
An epic trailer music track with retro feel synthesizers and hard hitting drums. Atmospheric opening is lined with low synth pads and drones building to an epic bass drop. Lots of glitches, boomers and drops fit for a dramatic movie or video game trailer music or other edgy, dark, gloomy and twitchy material. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful as music for scenes of war, war preparation, battle preparations, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark, edgy music track, filled with power. Pulsating synths, strings, impacts and everything suitable for powerful blockbuster track. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Powerful, excited, hard-hitting rock music track with a lot of attitude. Infectious guitar riffs and pounding drums. Bold / Fearless / Gutsy / Punchy music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Pulsing, cinematic electronic music theme. Epic / Adventure / Future. Gritty / Powerful music track. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A suspenseful and ominous music with elements of mystery, conspiracy, intrigue with intensity throughout. Guitar and electronic elements. Good music for trailers, too. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Medium tempo epic trailer music featuring synthesis of electronica and orchestra blended in suspense and mystery. Awe / Amazement / Wonderment / Grandeur. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain in D Minor, IMM 43. Full orchestra. Music recorded and produced by David Hamilton exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
Hybrid industrial trailer music track with pounding drums and sound design elements. Tense, urgent, violent music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Dark breakbeat / Hip Hop music crossover with spikey synths and otherworldly feel - ideal with gaming videos, extreme sports music and technology advertising. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A dark, edgy and suspenseful music track featuring a hybrid sound of orchestra and electronics, with big percussion. Dangerous / Threatening / Tension building music. [Tempo: Medium / 164 BPM]
Australian Didgeridoo combined with powerful percission elements. Tense / Ominous / Action feel. Great for travel or history, documentaries and specials. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Sinister undertones and metal shredding music blast-off into rock / dance crossover with plenty of power! Ideal music for extreme sports, gaming and action sequences. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Dark Hip-Hop and orchestral music mix, with a secretive mood. Spy music / Crime / Ominous / Edgy. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Pulsating and powerful music, building with percussion. Imposing / Epic / Rhythmic. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 125 BPM]
Spandex 80's Rock combined with dark Hip-Hop, and with a futuristic twist. Features the vocal 'Party like a rockstar' - ideal for throwback party scenes, extreme sport and 'rough & ready' footage. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Snarling industrial music beats, guitars and big horns serve up a massive mechanical, other-worldly vibe. Dark and foreboding music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Metal meets Dance & Disco. Powerful and gnarly guitars and pumping beats, ideal for all hot moves, extreme sports, chases and heists, gaming and any scene needing some craziness [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Pulsating synths rock drums, menacing, robotic, post apocalyptic - ideal for sci-fi, futuristic, extreme sports and dark, edgy, dangerous or macho content. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Straight to the point, active, punchy and up-front Funk track. Full of energy and vigor, this will get your feet tapping and bring sparkle and excitement to any media project. Energetic / Funky / Excited. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Triumphantly menacing, boisterous and ferocious metal hybrid rock track. A meaty and heavy track, for dystopian scenes, post-apocolyptic worlds, gaming and high octane sports, action, crime and more. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Low, massive, propulsive bass. Ominous, spatial percussion instruments. Evokes a sense of unease, tension, and threat. Ideal for projects related to tension, crime, and drama. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Sleazy and bold horns and stabs in a fun but slightly menacing groove. Ideal for gaming, edgy content, men's health, comedy and high octane sports. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]