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 groovy acoustic bass theme mixed with a funky retro breakbeat. In the style of recent Brit-flick / mobster / crime-in-progress and gritty productions. Big Beat/ Spy / Chase Music. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
Many moods captured in an epic underscore. Begins with dark march and action-oriented outbursts, with interludes of tragic reflection and heroic themes. Second half is a furious action / march, always with a menacing and dark undertone. Good for medieval battle, attack of the evil empire, blood-soaked battleground. This track was recorded with a real live philharmonic orchestra. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Cool, edgy and funky royalty free rock'n roll with a groovy swagger and an unruly attitude. Powerful, funky and confident. Great for sports, action, high impact footage, driving, racing, sporting, background music for videos etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
Rough, downtempo techno / rock crossover. A gutsy guitar riff combines with a Big Beat drum rhythm and trippy synths, to create a harsh, post industrial, funky groove. Sci-fi / Sci-tech / Future / Hard edged sport / grit / action etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
An ominous, edgy, tense, semi-orchestral and semi-industrial action soundtrack. Orchestra with epic percussion, majestic sounding choir. Glorious / glorifying but also tense / terror / dark power, with a technology / mechanical edge. Good for dramatic trailers, modern and futuristic warfare, battle / fight, sci-fi and fantasy, action adventure, raw/violent sports footage and more. Also available as a Rock Mix with added power guitars and rock drums, and as an alternative version without the choir. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
An ominous, dramatic and tension building music track featuring hybrid orchestra, combined with classical orchetra and deep synths. Growing into big, epic trailer music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A blazing, fiery and red-hot progressive rock track. Slightly psychedelic music. Hefty and wild. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4, Op. 90. Movement IV. Saltarello. Presto. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
Edgy and heavy, electro / rock Big Beat track. A ballsy guitar riff leads the way, with a slamming drum beat and distorted bass following through. Determined, gritty and macho. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
A sizzling, pulsating and buzzing, hard hitting electro-rock track. Dark and menacing with a huge wall of synthesizers snarling and throbbing. Somewhat futuristic. Intense / pensive. Use for fights, action, doomsday scenario, very brash product launches, power sports / motorsports and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A High energy soundtrack to launch impactful media. Ideal for impactful TV spots, typography, and sporting event openers. Big Taiko drums pound away to create a feeling of anticipation for a big moment and climax in either a live sporting event or compelling media project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Stomping, pounding swagger rock music with a lot of attitude. Infectious guitar riffs, clapping and modern beat. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Upbeat, funky and driving Rocktronica with a cool swagger and a good energy level. Punchy, Confident, Gutsy, Swagger. [Tempo: Fast / 130 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: Fast, Very fast / 100 BPM]
A down and dirty, nasty beat and synth riff. Determined, controlled aggression. Combining elements of urban, rock, electronica and hip-hop. Similar to the sound of The Crystal Method. Pensive, confident, cool. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Dark and ominously hybrid tension music with electronica elements, pulsating rhythm, deep, impactful taiko percussion, and ambient pads. Suitable for suspenseful film scenes, thriller documentaries, and crime investigation podcasts. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A groovy techno music track with deep pads and emotional build ups. This track has a rhythmic switch at a half way point. Edgy and pumped music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Heavy and edgy music, featuring a gritty electric guitar riff, driving drums, buzzy synth, epic piano and percussive hits that create a bold and rebellious mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Chugging electric guitars combined with EDM synths and stabs in a fast paced electro-rock track, suitable for action, sports, gaming. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
An aggressive dubstep / drumstep track is a contemporary cue reminiscent of artists such as skrillex, Knife Party and Nero. It's energetic, driving and gritty. It has a funky danceable groove, screaming wobble bass that stands up and grabs your viewers attention, and a reggae influenced chord progression that is a nice blend of dub and progressive dance. It's exciting, extreme and fashionable and would work nicely in advertising, extreme sports and athletic video, automotive promos, video games, tv and film and as hi energy in store or a phone on hold track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
An epic, electronic hybrid trailer track. The track starts off fairly quiet with muted distance synth hits and rhythmic synth elements. The main drop is absolutely huge with a brick wall synth bass that cuts through everything in it's path, layered in with an epic melody. This track will work well with video game trailers, sci-fi and movie trailers, as well as other cinematic / epic / sci-fi type projects. Also for extreme danger / dangerous situations, rescue missions, military operations and more. Could even be for edgy sports footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Very electronic, slight retro sound like Kraftwerk or other minimalist electronica acts. Mysterious and robotic, a bit industrial. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Electronic beats to the max. A quality EDM track that any DJ would want in their collection. Heavy bass synths are prominent in this track. An absolutely epic build up drops into a nice groovy house track that changes up enough to keep your listener interested. Nice switch ups and effects are present throughout the track. This track will work great for club scenes, party scenes, time-lapse, car commercials and more. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
An epic blockbuster track featuring suspense orchestra combined with big risers and trailer impacts. Suitable music for epic trailers and powerful, high impact footage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Epic / Heroic theme. Orchestra, battle drums and full choir. Staccato, marching feel, like an unstoppable force moving tirelessly and relentlessly towards final victory. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
A video game inspired techno music track with lots of groove and drive. Punchy kicks and acid synth bring a sense of rush and anticipation. A plucky chiptune synth melody gives this track a retro feel. Minimal / Retro / Video Game Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Funky, gritty big beat music track in the style of Crystal Method or Chemical Brothers. Edgy synths and guitar riffs. Nasty, confident, funky and relentless music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 66 BPM]
A straight up, raw rockin' hard rock track, with a big punch and big attitude. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
An epic blockbuster music track loaded with power and energy. Featuring huge impacts, risers and orchestra. Rising from dark, suspense mood to big trailer track. Awe / Power / Greatness / Epic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 145 BPM]
Monstrous dubstep synths, horns and rock guitars combine in a heaving, grinding, violent head bopper - ideal music for extreme sports, gaming and edgy futuristic mechanoid uprising. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
After an acoustic intro, this track soon builds into a take-no-prisoners, up-front and gutsy, hard hitting rock track. Uptempo and crunchy, with a wild streak. Action / Extreme Sports / Combat / Fight / Wild / Untamed. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 174 BPM]
A dark and pulsating blockbuster track, combining synth sounds with orchestral music. Suitable for movie scenes, thrillers, blockbusters, intense scenes and epic material. Cinematic / Heroic music / Amazement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Light rock / general rock / instrumental. Moderately excited, with a sense of movement, perhaps the wind in your hair, or taking responsibility, taking action. Good for youth drama, TV series and presentations as well as for driving / cars / sports, outdoor activities and more. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A dark and powerful film / cinematic soundtrack that incorporates edgy, electronic, dubstep influences. Emotive, grand and lush, with a cold, dark undertone. Perhaps a dark hero. Use with action adventure, thriller, crime mystery, science fiction, armed conflict / military, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 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: Medium / 100 BPM]
Urban, grinding Rocktronica features vocal phrase, “What you gonna do for the dollar dollar bill” - Great for extreme sport and crime scenes. Also available without the vocal parts. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Slow, weighty hard rock music track with a sense of anxiety and danger. Monster, ponderous groove gives way to feisty guitar riffs and sharp synths. Strong, relentless and confident. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A traditional heavy rock groove with a modern twist, pulsating bass and breakbeats combine to give a feeling of confidence and control. Ideal for motor-bike gang related scenes, advertising and gaming and is in the vibe of the Sopranos, Breaking Bad or any Quentin Tarantino movie. Also great for sports footage, or crime, criminals, heist getaway. Edgy, Bad and Wicked. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Floating and building music track, featuring pulsing electronic elements, dark atmospheric textures and dramatic percussion that creates tension. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
An urgent, dramatic and at times unsettling track for dramatic trailers, fight scenes, epic battles and grand heroes or warriors. Can also be rescue mission or pirate fight / fantasy battle. Full orchestra, battle drums and choir. Powerful / Amazing / Climax. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 160 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with marching snares, military march. Occasional big drum strikes. Useful for scenes of battle, chase, urgency, action. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Edgy and brooding electro beats with aggressive synths. Driving / Promo / Dark. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Chunky and groovy Drum'n Bass. Uptempo, with a nicely combined texture of swirley, dreamy soundscapes and a solid, funky, deeply driven core bass line. Busy breakbeat / drum n bass style drums. Good for sports, action, technology / hi-tech, cutting edge media, future/sci-fi and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
Super aggressive and hard-hitting, glitched and gritty Rock Breaks combine with Dubstep elements, gives a feeling of extreme intensity / urban action / danger. Ideal for high energy action scenes / chases and extreme sports - especially full contact sports. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Hard hitting, relentless electro-rock music with hypnotic arpeggios and gritty guitars. Confident / machine-like / robotic music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Drum'n Bass / Electro-tech. Solid D&B grooves over a bed of dreamy, atmospheric pads and chords give this track a somewhat edgy, futuristic, disturbing feel. High energy level, combined with a somewhat ethereal backdrop. Good for extreme sports, future and sci-tech, futuristic racing, etc. Also for youth culture / rave / urban subcultures. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 170 BPM]
A mysterious, brooding opening soon gives way to an epic, dark track featuring orchestra, drums and choir. Huge climactic ending - great for trailers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Edgy, pulsing, rhythmic and pounding electronic trailer music track. In the second part - urgent and energetic, percussive dramatic action. Danger / War / Assault. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Dark and foreboding sound design elements building with percussion and threatening strings. Violent and edgy. Epic / Trailer / Tension Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Fast, Very fast / 126 BPM]
