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 suspenseful action blockbuster music track, featuring a combination of synths, industrial elements and symphonic orchestra. Huge percussion ensemble and wide brass section. Strong / Dramatic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Slamming, edgy drum beat with dark and pulsating synth patterns. A sense of a dark underworld, industrial, post-modern, perhaps post-apocalyptic world or futuristic industry. Gritty, grinding, hard edged. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
An intense action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 80 BPM]
Cinematic Action track featuring different kinds of drums and percussion instruments. Intense track that escalates and builds up to the climax, great for trailers, films and videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Progressive rock. Energetic, violent and speedy theme. Cool, driving guitar riffs. Determined and motivated. Great for Sports and Extreme action. Up-tempo. [Tempo: Very fast / 140 BPM]
High energy, chase, tension, thriller, action, nervous, jumpy. A combination of techno beats and orchestral sounds. Urgent, stressed. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
An exciting, dramatic, intense, driven, grand, bombastic, heavy, hectic and busily chaotic adrenaline-rocker. Powerful, frenetic beats combine with monster guitars & dramatic string & synth parts to make skin of yer teeth music suitable for action / thriller / extreme sports / fighting projects. Strap yourself in for this one... [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 75 BPM]
A nasty and gritty music track with a sense of chaos and destruction and a very edgy sound. Dark, heavy, pounding percussion with an aggressive guitar riff in the middle. Sci-Fi / Fighting / War Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Dark, techy royalty free Drum 'n Bass with an upbeat feel. Sometimes refferred to as Neurofunk. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 174 BPM]
Fast, frantic and hard hitting semi-orchestral, semi-electronic music for action, fight, battle, war or racing scene. Distorted, twisted guitars, deep brass stabs, extremely fast techno breakbeat. Also suitable for action or extreme sports etc. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Big, bold driven rock music track with guitars turned up to eleven! Mean and slamming, ideal for extreme sports and “Man Shows”. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A powerful, driving, big energy, clever, ambient drum and percussion track that features big taiko boomy grooves. Great for Sports, and impactful advertising and trailer productions. Provides a feeling of suspenseful build up to a powerful finish. The music is determined and impactful. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
Funky, Hard Electronica / Dark Dub. With Grime and Drum'n Bass influences. Machine like / Robotic / Harsh / Gritty. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A dramatic and edgy electronic / cinematic crossover track with orchestral strings building up gradually towards the climax with hard edged synths and battle type percussion. Good for epic trailers, action / chase / conflict and mroe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fast and urgent orchestral action music, coloured with electronic drums. Great for actions and thrillers. A sense of pressure is very prominent, with pounding brass, stabbing strings and thunderous percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Funky blues-rock with a dirty slide top line. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A hybrid psychedelic metal track featuring haunting and hellish fx vocals over blistering rock guitars and live drums. With lots variation in the arrangement this classic metal vibe is ideal for biker gang scenes and just as suited to mixed martial arts and modern bad ass vampire scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A short 30 second blast of dramatic accented strings, brass and massive percussion intended for epic promos, news, trailer and dramatic radio cues. Ideal for turmoil, tension and struggle in reality TV shows like Celebrity Apprentice, Survivor, Fear Factor, Iron Chef and The Bachelor. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Downtempo hip-hop with synth arpeggios and deep sub-bass. [Tempo: Fast / 70 BPM]
Hard thumping beat, unintelligible broken voices and badly distorted guitars. A hard, fast, ruthless, electro-industrial track. Damage and destruction. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 162 BPM]
Fast, lively, driven, determined, energetic, gutsy rock track with a slightly punk / Foo Fighters type edge to it. Exciting, powerful, intense, wild and adrenalized. Raw, rebellious, punchy & bold. Would suit action / thriller / sports / combat type projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 164 BPM]
Crazy, fast, chaotic, intense, powerful, raucous, driven, wild, adrenalised, frenzied, rocket-fuelled rock track with monster riffs & explosive drums. A brooding groovy intro leads to an all out sonic dynamic assault. Would suit action / thriller / extreme sports / combat type projects. Can you handle it? [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 179 BPM]
Funky clavinet style synth starts this shuffley groover of a track. Non-stop bounce and energy from start to finish. The mid section brings a slight breakdown as ethereal voices and synth pads fade in and out. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Nervous action adventure underscore. Ticking rhythm, uncertain pulses, mysterious notes. A sense of urgency and impending danger. Suitable for crime drama, thriller, spy mystery, criminal investigation, reality TV, sci-fi drama and more. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Battle drums. Epic, huge percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, conflict, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Suspense soaked riff rocker which uses simple berimbau lines, clean atmospheric guitars and great big dirty guitars. Great repeated build and release. The last time has a soaring lead guitar solo. In parts, slightly reminiscent of Failure and even Nirvana. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
Energetic, guitar-driven rock track. Confident and determined throughout with a slight oriental sound halfway through. Great for sport, action, racing, outdoor adventure, travel footage and more. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Gritty and distorted low-tuned guitar riff over a slow yet powerful Heavy Metal drum. Macho and confident track, good for games, cars, sports, engineering, and kick-ass stuff. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Dark, grand, glorious, glorifying soundtrack piece. Rising up, epic, dominant, malevolent. Low choir voices. Pounding rhythm. Staccato brass stabs. Powerful, determined. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Energetic hard rock / nu metal. Edgy, high intensity and energy level. Good for chase, action, race, fight / brawl, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
A dark and brooding track with twisted synth textures and a deep, dark, heavy guitar chugging away in the background like an overgrown, powerful engine. Slow drums with an industrial, post-modern feel. Strength, confidence, dominance. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This bold piece combines elements of dubstep with heavy metal to create a dark and intense overall vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Action or Sports underscore. Epic and heroic, with a dark edge. Pound for Pound Best in the world. Track builds in waves to the finish. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A pensive, ominous, slowly building orchestral opening keeps growing until it reaches a huge climax towards the end. Choir, orchestra, large percussion. Staccato, uprising, a growing force. Perhaps an almighty army, or a brutal fight between two opposing forces. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. Epic / Tailer / Rising Music. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
A driving rock song that features drums, guitar, bass, and distorted vocals. Has a slightly indie, hard rock feel. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 103 BPM]
Medium intensity, light guitar rock. Some parts very melodic, others more groove based, with multiple guitars, a fresh and young rock. Good for school / after-school / youth / sports and fun / teens / pre-teens, TV shows, commercials and more. Joyful, positive and uplifting. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
This track starts off with a melancholic nylon guitar pattern before erupting into a hard edged, post-modern / post-apocalyptic, gritty electro-rock track. The two contrasting elements continue to combine throughout. Dark and doom'ish. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dramatic, staccato, pounding track featuring orchestra and epic percussion. Situation critical, imminent danger. Rhythmic and dark, this track starts with a somewhat mystical tone and then grows and develops into a hard, stormful, tense march. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Distorted bass line combined with aggressive drums. Big Beat tune in the style of Prodigy, featuring several nervous electronica elements. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 133 BPM]
Stuttering and spitting synth riffs and a hard, staccato Big Beat style rhythm gives this track a slamming, powerful, high impact, gritty feel. Rough and determined, forceful and unforgiving, this track will go well with tough, hard sports footage, extreme sports, fighting and brawling, gritty motorsports, filmscore / action or chase scenes and more. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
Powerful riff driven rocker. Big chunky riffs is the name of the game here as this intense tune blasts forward, sand-blasting your face as it cruises by. Slightly reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
A dark atmospheric piece, with lofty electronic synth and string tracks that dance over a steady drum and bass groove. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
Opening with a drum fill we then move on to a quirky upbeat guitar melody. The track then progresses with pop/rock/u2 style guitar and synth lines. A hopeful, powerful and upbeat track, nice for kids productions with a rocked or slightly punky style. [Tempo: Medium / 136 BPM]
Busy ethnic sound with tablas, clay drums and sitars. Disturbing drone. Vocal chant. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A brutal, stuttering and chopped-up power rock track with industrial / hard core tendencies. Slamming guitar riffs, big sound, partly processed and mangled in a destructive, aggressive wall of sound. Use with extreme sports, high impact / high energy sports, motor sports, burning and racing, fighting and brawling, fire and destruction. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Dark, eerie and driving electro-rock track that combines hypnotic synth pulses with rock guitars and drums. Has great power, forward momentum & undeniable groove. Reminiscent in parts of Nine Inch Nails or Massive Attack. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A dark and twisted action fantasy or sci-fi film soundtrack. Gloomy and majestic at the same time, the piece depicts a deep conflict, pain and determination. Suitable for explosive film trailer, war or battle footage, combat and conflict. [Tempo: Medium / 69 BPM]
A modern rock guitar riff starts this track followed by pulsing synth and guitar part. Full of interesting swells and fx make this track full of surprises while retaining a natural feel. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Biting, gritty, and nasty guitar riffs combine with squelching, acidic synths to create a sort of apocalyptic, post-industrial grind rock music. Dark and menacing, unnerving and stressed. Combat, fight / brawl, power, aggression. Threatening, destructive. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
An edgy and groovy electro track with influences of both Drum'n Bass, Dance, Breakbeat and Hip-Hop. Strong, steady groove with a great forward drive. Moderate energy level; confident and funky. Great for sports, action adventure, adventure sports, rough'n tumble travel and exploration etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
