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.
Twangy, psychedelic guitars and robotic, industrial synths combine to create a feeling of journeying over dry desert, heat ripples distorting the horizon, scorching sun. Similar in style to the Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim, Junkie XL this works well with travel scenes, holiday adventures and desert montages as well as high-tech industrial and corporate advertising. Also for action scenes, crime and progress and more. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A very intense, dramatic and action filled, orchestral / symphonic film soundtrack piece. Hard stabbing horns, marching drums, tense and dramatic orchestral movements. Great for sci-fi, military, action, chase, battle, war, conflict. [Tempo: Fast / 125 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: Slow, Medium, Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Racing down the freeway, guns blazing. A huge combo of electric guitars, orchestra, choir and rock drums. Epic trailer feel, suitable for intense action or promos / trailers. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 167 BPM]
Retro funk drums and funky clav are joined by futuristic electronic sounds, to create an unusual & eclectic form of urban jazz groove. [Tempo: Fast / 105 BPM]
A rousing and heavy hitting combo of orchestra, rock guitars, urban beats and massive percussion. Perfect for sports or inspiring promos. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Epic, atmospheric, sinister & sometimes menacing rock track combing big guitars with driving beats. Has a gloriously atmospheric lead guitar intro. Climactic stadium rock with a really glorious dark side. Would suit thriller / action / horror / mystery / extreme sports type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 141 BPM]
Modern alternative rock in the style of Garbage/Hole/Ladytron/Curve. Distorted bass guitar, theme electric guitars, bass synth and pads, drum machine and live drum kit. The psychotronic girl will break down your will to resist with her propaganda based mind control love attraction. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 104 BPM]
High tension, action and energy track. Semi-orchestral, with electronic drums and synthesizers. Constant rhythm changes make this piece good for game and film trailers, and any productions needing high impact, nervous music. Ominous, dangerous, suspenseful and foreboding, with hip hop influences. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Heavy, exciting, intense, adrenalized, driven electro rock with great momentum and energy. Synths combine with huge guitars to make music suitable for sports/action/thiller/dramatic projects. Hang on for your life! [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A brutal, fiery, low and hard punching metal rocker. Mean, ballsy and with about a hundred tons of attitude. Great for action, sports, motor sports and big boys with big toys. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
An high energy track with elements of Brit Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock and a hint of Punk. Youthful, happy, a little bit wild / reckless. Uplifting and energizing. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 161 BPM]
Solid groove drums with ambient textures. Hard, determined, hi-tech. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 145 BPM]
A powerful and grand / regal orchestral / symphonic soundtrack piece, driven forward by Taiko like percussion. Pounding drums combine with dramatic string sections to create a sense of imminent battle, dangerous situation. Perhaps a sea rescue, a dangerous missing on enemy territory, or the rise of an awesome fighting force. Military / Fantasy / Action / Conflict / Fight. (A note about the version described as 'Stage Mix': This version is recorded with the reverb/ambiance of a concert hall, making it sound somewhat more 'distant' from the listener and, some would say, more 'live') [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Action oriented hybrid orchestral music track, with a lot of metallic percussion and powerful blasts. Fast and driving percussion ensemble. Inspired by apocalyptic action and car chases. Chase / Crime / Cinematic Music. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A heavy and aggressive hard rock/metal track with tight galloping guitars and huge cannon like drums. In the style of Lamb of God, Rammstein, Disturbed, Metallica, Pantera and Dream Theater. Ideal for huge, intense uses like UFC, NFL, WWE, X Games and extreme sports. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 110 BPM]
Light, melodic guitar rock. Fresh and free spirited. Very slight country feel. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Electronic dance track with an eastern flavour. Synth sequences and syncopated beats combine with shenai oboe and strings to make a piece that has constant impetus and also fresh new colours and textures entering as it progresses. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A gritty, semi-industrial Hybrid action music track, with a dark, violent edge and a rough, doom laden feel. Hard, edgy, danger, tension music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Dark and moody club style trance track with filtered and modulated synth lead and catchy synth arpeggios. [Tempo: Very fast / 140 BPM]
Hard hitting techno-rock track. Fast electronic drums, blazing guitars and spitting synths. Great stuff for high adrenaline, hard impact media such as sports, extreme sports, action, stunts, racing, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Ethnic instrumental music with flute and percussion. Percussive, haunting track with moments of cinematic tension, ethnic and ethereal ambiences blend with drums sounds, acoustic percussions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
An energetic, hostile and aggressive Industrial / Hard rock / Breakbeat crossover track. Hard biting guitar riffs, slamming, stuttering and broken drums, nasty synths sputtering evil phrases of destruction and mayhem. The sense of something only just holding together, about to burst into a flaming hell at any moment. Fighting, brawling, extreme footage, violence, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
An exciting and swashbuckling track with a Pirates feel. Danger and drama on the high seas or across the lands! Good for an action or chase scene, perhaps escape and destruction. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Hard hitting guitar chops. [Tempo: Fast / 115 BPM]
Gearing up for a battle, the two sides size each other up. The leader of the good guys delivers a short yet inspiring message to his team... we may be down but not out, go out there and conquer! Orchestra and urban beats. Good for sports and any scene building up to action. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Dark and mysterious Score track with strings, horn section, sound effects and energetic percussions. Very atmospheric, dramatic and highly diversified. Ideal for thriller and all kinds of suspense. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 BPM]
Glorious, spacious, thrilling, epic, atmospheric, intense, emotional, passionate, dramatic rock track combing a gradually building intro with a slamming, driven beat. Big guitars, big drums, lush strings. loads of tension & excitement. suit sports / travel / adrenaline / discovery / victory based projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Energetic percussion opens the track, soon replaced with an epic, heroic melody performed by orchestra and choir. Music grows in intensity. Final section soars with high stings and climaxes with a patriotic, militaristic heroic melody. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A dark, industrial electronic piece. Mechanical drum and bass tracks combine with intense synth sounds to create a heavy and intense overall vibe. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Determined, fast paced chase or battle scene music, using a combination of orchestral sounds with a hard hitting techno backdrop. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Urgent orchestration collides full tilt with clattering percussion in this dramatic orchestrated chase. Good for climactic scenes, chases or high energy movie trailers. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 100 BPM]
Chunky and hard hitting rock guitar chops. Excellent instrumental, positively, uplifting and energizing rock music for use with sports, action, stunts, dangerous and grungy film, game, tv, etc. Carries a great punch and a solid dose of testosterone. [Tempo: Fast / 134 BPM]
A no-nonsense, determined and forceful power rock track. Varied throughout, riff driven and with a good, aggressive, energy level. This hard hitting rocker is suitable for high intensity footage and features, sports, extreme sports and motor sports, fighting and destruction, stunts and danger, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Heavy, muscular, intense, hypnotic and rhythmically powerful rock track full of tension, excitement and forward drive. big guitars, big drums and a real dynamic sense of drama & suspense. Would suit action / thriller / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
A dramatic, building trailer track made with cinematic orchestra and percussion. Structure divided into three main parts for easier editing (trailer structure). Proud / Patriotic / Dramatic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Upbeat rock song, lyric about not giving up, determination. Features electric guitars, drums, bass and synths. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 145 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Tracks with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
Dry strings with massive hits and trailer SFX. A combination of live chamber string orchestra and action trailer style. Raw and intense. [Tempo: Fast / 90 BPM]
Smokin' riffy guitar rock, classic 3-piece. Sports, action, extreme sports, excitement, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Attitude-filled, powerfully muscular, grungy, groovy, epic riff rocker with hints of Sabbath and Rage Against the Machine. Monster riffs, beats + an intense ending. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
An epic Drum 'n Bass music with tons of energy and speed. This track has a larger than life build up to the main drop. Twisting basslines, busy synthlines and hyper energetic rhythm make this music track perfect for fight scenes, car chases, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
Hefty, groovy, motivated, determined, dynamic and purposeful rocker with a great forward drive and momentum. Exciting, rhythmic, raw, mean, gutsy, gritty & dangerous. Hints of Rage Against The Machine. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Atmospheric, powerful, tense & drama-soaked orchestral rock track with a slight eastern flavour. lush strings & huge drum accents combine with big guitars & a great, driving beat to make motivating music suitable for action / thriller / sports / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
A lively, triumphant and complex orchestral / cinematic track for action, sci-fi, fantasy and more. A full and detailed orchestral production with a true "Triple-A" Hollywood type production. Busy, determined and with a marching feel, this will go well with scenes of chase, battle, action. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Face ripping guitar riffs , monster beats and gargantuan grooves. Starts as an all out rocker , then percussion and funk sections creep in here and there. The mid section brings a free fallling spacey chill out section before some emotive lead guitar and the final chorus blasts you , ever more intensely , to the end. Contains guitars, bass ,drums and synth noises. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Essentially a sinister dance track with a big twist....an explosion of a chorus part. Dynamically volatile with smooth slick yet forboding synth pads and sequences. The mid section drops down into a kind of drum machine/ tabla fueled trance state before a lone synth lead line fanfares the blast of the last chorus Imagine early Nine Inch Nails recording with a european techno outfit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 106 BPM]
This track could be a reality TV show theme opener. Raw Rock guitars meet synth driven, upbeat driving production. Think Top Chef meets Swamploggers. Fast paced and positive with a touch of 'tongue in cheek' attitude. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Chunky & leaden-heavy groove-rocker with a slight bluesy feel to the guitar style. Very weighty, loud and yet hypnotic. Would suit action/thriller/extreme sports type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
This is a hard rocking track that evokes thoughts such as riding through the desert with extreme determination. Great for action films or anything with a desert theme. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
