Royalty-Free Music for crime mysteries and crime thillers; in particular, the tracks we've put in this area represent the music that we felt would go well with Gangsters, Drug dealers, Tough guys and general Bad-Asses. The music will tend to have a slow, mean beat, sometimes Hip-Hop or Urban based music but also sometimes more Orchestral / Classic style music that can be used to illustrate the Bad Guy in your production. This music will tend to have a cold, ruthless edge to it.
A creepy and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones and bass notes, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, killers and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A very dark, down and dirty track blending industrial, electronic and rock elements. Rough guitar riffs, machine like downtempo rhythms, metallic scrapes and a repetitive synth bass creates a pumping, sizzling groove. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Deep, dark and eery soundtrack piece, with delayed piano, intricate beats and unsettling synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Powerful and macho Epic Hip Hop beat, with vigorous stabs and orchestral elements. Strong heroic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. In the style of Eminem. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Very dark and brooding piece. Builds with tension as it goes along. Starts with spacey synth pads and then explodes into distorted and twisted life. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Orchestral action piece with huge brass and drums implying suspense and building tension. Think espionage-laden chase. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 90 BPM]
Tense, building free jazz underscore. Pulsing,hypnotic,and intense low-tempo track,with atmospheric synth sounds and a slow build up. It brings to mind a sense of danger and anticipation. Nice for productions that require a dense, dark and a bit scary backdrop, such as features and TV shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Warm and ambient music, featuring pulsing bass patterns and smooth textures that create a mood of intrigue. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Retro crime/spy music with a funky and exotic vibe. Perfect for projects in need of a Tarantino or Guy Ritchie style sound or the feel of classic 60s and 70s movie and tv soundtracks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Electro-Ambient / Downtempo / Electro chill. Dreamy / floating / slow pulsating rhythm. Quirky. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Modern suspenseful music played by orchestra, synths, and ethnic instruments. Sounds like the opening credits for a spy movie based in the middle east. Driving, pulsating rhythms keep the energy up, while atmospheric sections create a moody, dramatic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 99 BPM]
This track creates the atmosphere of mystical darkness while acknowledging interest and curiosity. Nine Inch Nails sounding drums loop slowly with picked bass while a Phil Collins like synth pad plays "In The Air Tonight" style chords. Great for modern fantasy, horror and sci-fi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
A mysterious and cinematic composition with dreamy & atmospheric vibes. Introspective, thoughtful. Perhaps investigation or some unfolding mystery or crime. Great for trailers, movies and documentaries. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
Edgy, eerie, spacious, tense, mysterious, animated synth rock piece with great atmosphere and a nervous, suspense-filled, uneasy mood. Jittery, moody, menacing, serious, ethereal and dreamy. Would suit dramatic / crime / detective / histori / documentary / investigative news type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Very dark, sinister and twisted mixture of orchestra and electronics. Big pounding drums, edgy staccato strings, cold synth textures. Action thriller, Spy mission, Undercover operation, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 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]
Dark Dub / Hard electronica. Robotic / Futuristic / Mechanical. Hard slamming beats with effects and synth patterns. Machine like / Heavy industrial. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Hard, dirty, gritty and downright nasty piece of electro - meets industrial- meets rock'n roll. Grinding guitar riffs, hard slamming techno drums and siren-like synthesizer wails. Similar to the Prodigy or the Crystal Method. Brutal, dominant, aggressive. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 136 BPM]
Abrasive and jarring machine-like rhythmic elements, epic and otherworldly with ominous undertones and rising in intensity. Works great with crime, industrial, steampunk and sci-fi scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
Intense, drama-soaked orchestral rocker. Screaming strings and monster riffs combine to great effect. Full of suspense and powerful momentum. Contains guitars, strings, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Rap / Hip-Hop. High energy rap with dance, rock, and latin influences. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
Stripped down to a simple pulse, an electronic minimalist beat comes in after 1 min. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
A gritty, sharp and nasty hard rock track with 'epic trailer' tendencies. Big pounding percussion and orchestra provide the backdrop for a biting, snarling guitar riff and powerful rock drums. Violent / Dark / Raw. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Mexican trumpet over guitars and solemn church bell. Dark, sinister and dramatic with a pulp / Tarantino'esque feel. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Dirty break beats, big brass and sirens make for a classic cop funk sound. Ideal for fun retro scenes, crime capers, 70's and 80's police chases, tv game shows and treasure hunts. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A sci-fi oriented track that we had trouble finding the right category for, featuring sputtering, arpeggiating analogue synthesizers, space echoes, weird spacey sounds. Desolate. Isolation, paranoia, horror, space, scifi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Percussion only track / Battle drums. Music with Drums only are useful for action sequences, fight scenes, war and battles, macho sports music and exertion, powerful imagery, dramatic trailers and more. Also available as seamlessly looping Drum loops / Percussion loops. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 67 BPM]
A rough and dirty, guitar riffing rock track with a daring / confident / risky / gritty feel. Has a certain level of energy and aggression, but without going into heavy metal - more classic rock style. Slight retro feel. Good for "rough and tumble" motor sports etc. Rowdy / Sexy / Saucy / Frisky / Edgy. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Good solid hard rock with a high energy levels and lots of variety throughout. Determined guitar riffs, drums shifting between half-time and double-time rhythms for a high impact, aggressive, exciting metal rock track. Use with scenes of extreme sports, racing / Nascar / destruction, fighting and brawling, hardcore warfare, stunts and high energy footage. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A blend of pop, electronica and dance, this is a polished dance track available in a vocal version as well as an instrumental version. Highly polished and with a very catchy chorus and irresistable synth bass on the verses. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A mysterious guitar arpeggio over an hypnotic drum beat and eerie pads. 3 minute cut with added parts, intro & outro. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Ominous thriller underscore. Piano theme joined by slowly rising strings and a low level rhythmic pulse. Subtle but serious -- suitable for political drama or thriller, law, action, crime or mystery. A sense of tragedy or serious consequences. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Fast, heavy, high adrenaline, straight for the jugular, metal bruiser. great energy, motivation & relentless momentum.Verses are spacious and atmosperic. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Tinkling, synthetics and filtered, pulsating drum beats. An eerie atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A dark, minimal, and sparse track with hypnotic bass, pulsing synths and light percussion. Crime, danger, tension. Mysterious and tension building. (Stem files available). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Hip-hop track with a sort of sinking feeling. Downwards spiraling, subte synth lead, sparse hiphop beat, sub bass. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Very sparse underscore, almost a void. Scraping pads, unrecognizable, resonant sounds. A place of unease and disease, sneaking, hiding. Great as a sci-fi, thriller or horror backdrop. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Spacey & atmospheric electro-groove-rock track. Leslied guitars combine with plucked santoor, staccato organ & synth pads to make a fun & slightly exotically Arabian beat-fest. Very hypnotic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 127 BPM]
A short (30 seconds) track starts with a real 'undercover spy / detective' funky sound and then finishes off with a melodic fun theme. The alternative '20-secs' version drops the melodic theme towards the end. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Exciting, intense, adrenalized, driven, electro rock with great momentum and suspense-filled energy. Synths combine with big guitars to make music suitable for sports / action / thiller / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Vigorous Hip Hop and Orchestra track with some choir elements towards the end. Strong heroic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Spacey and atmospheric trip. Exotic mellotron strings and cool drum machine grooves combine to give an eastern flavour. The chorus brings the feeling of travel and forward motion as bass and percussion joins in. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Classic 70's dirty funk sound with a modern Hip Hop feel, with vocal refrains, “Stay up on the hustle” & “You can find me on the block” Ideal as music for city gangsters, cops & robbers, blaxploitation movies, urban scenes. Theme / Crime / Gritty Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
A funky Sugar Plum Fairy remix with downbeat urban style hip-hop drums. Cool and fresh version of the classic Tchaikovsky piece. Trad./Arr: Jason Livesay [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A cheeky and funky electro number with a slight disco feel. Full of attitude and confidence, based on a repeating synth pattern which is joined by guitars on the chorus part. Exciting, colorful. Great for fashion, animation, web media, Flash and presentations. [Tempo: Fast / 135 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. Adrenaline / Driving / Fresh Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Funky jazz track a la Herbie Hancock featuring electric piano, flute, guitar, bass, drums and sound effects. Will work well as video background about arts and culture events, night city life, jazz clubs, movie, advertisement, fashion. Warm, jazzy, gentle, special mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A constant synthesizer rhythm builds the tension accompanied by hip-hop style drum beats in this underscore track. Suspenseful and slightly disturbing, it will work very well for action movies, video games and tv series, but also for corporate and business presentations with a futuristic feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Electronic percussion and eerie electric piano melodies generate an atmosphere of tension and suspense. The mystery thickens and new sound layers are added in a dramatic, hypnotic crescendo with a few stops, perfect for edit points. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Uplifting driving energised beat with fat guitar riffs. Foo Fighters meets Satriani with a hint of AC/DC or ZZ Top. All you need is a Mustang and some Arizona plains to cruise across. [Tempo: Fast / 75 BPM]
