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.
Modern, exciting, suspense-filled, rhythmic & animated groove-rocker mixing big guitars with syncopated, dance-inspired drums. Thrilling, energised, fiery, serious, epic, motivated, determined & climactic. Would suit action / thriller / sports / chase type projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 131 BPM]
Phasing and glitching metal guitar riffs begin to rise in tempo before dropping into a filthy and snarling EDM drop. Gives the feeling of chasing through the jungle like the ‘Predator’ so therefore perfect for use with war, military, gaming, extreme sports! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Crushing, pumped, mean, no-nonsense, riff-heavy, groovy, go-for-the-throat metal track with great shuffle feel. Thrilling, intense, powerful & loud! Would suit extreme sports / combat / action thriller type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 142 BPM]
Dramatic, intense, powerful, groovy, dark, primitive, moody & visceral. Dangerous & brooding hard rocker with a malevolent, menacing blues edge to it. Slowly builds in tension and power as it goes. Mean, raw & calculated. Would suit action / thriller / horror / halloween type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 144 BPM]
Fresh and funky hip-hop beats. Dancing, party, feelgood vibes. Cool and funked. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Authentic & fresh, up to date Hip Hop / Urban track. A steady piano harmony is the basis for the piece, joined by synths melody and rather soft electronic drums. For gangsters, crime fighting, life in the streets, cop show, thrillers. Films and video game scores, action, dangerous situation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 76 BPM]
Tribal percussion, hand drums, djembe drum and giant drums. Starts from a deep drone and builds in a crescendo to an intense climax with tribal chants and chaotic sounds. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 201 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]
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]
An uneasy, unsettlilng and somewhat mystical film score / soundtrack with an edgy sound combining synthesizers and piano. Mystery / Intrigue / Crime / Regret / Forensics / Analytics / Criminal Investigation. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
A sad, heartfelt string atmosphere that is ideal for evoking a tender, dramatic ambience. Live and sensitive performance with a sweet expressive melody and a melancholic, passionate arrangement that pulls at the heartstrings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A tough and gritty, determined and forceful big-beat track. Slow, slamming rock beat combined with nasty acidic synths and a somewhat retro funky guitar riff. Suitable for fights, brawling, hardcore sports action, motor racing, inner city car chase, violent mechanoids and transformers, high tech warfare, or for a really kick-ass Spy / Secret Agent. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 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]
A rough, tough, down and dirty track suitable for battle, modern warfare, combat, fighting or brawling. Also, extreme machines, high power sports, motor racing, mean streets, tough guys taking no prisoners. Slow and funky, powerful Big Beat drums, slamming rhythm, hard biting guitars and synths. Dirty and gritty, like barbed wire. [Tempo: Medium / 97 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]
A pretty extreme hardcore rock / electro / industrial crossover track with heavy guitar riffs sampled, chopped up, mangled, messed up and turned into a mash of futuristic, aggressive, messy, hard biting, acidic, violent grindcore. It's a bit of a trainwreck but also has a great groove and kick. Good for extreme violence, determination, destruction and mayhem. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 192 BPM]
Fast, frantic and hard hitting semi-orchestral, semi-electronic music for action, fight or racing scene. Distorted, twisted guitars, deep brass stabs, extremely fast techno breakbeat. Chase or battle material. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Cool and contemporary tech house, cyclic and grinding synth bass, tight rhythmical beats and lush atmospheric pad. Motivated and full of energy. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
A propulsive track featuring both acoustic and electric guitars, drums and synth. Intense drama simmers just beneath the surface, ready to boil over at any moment. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A staccato and forward driven, mid-tempo urban beat. Strong beat and slightly "off key" guitar and Rhodes licks give the track a somewhat dirty streets or underground feel. Constant synth pulse bass gives it a nice and funky rhythmic drive. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
High tension sound-design trailer. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Blending elements of urban, r&b, Hip-Hop and Indian music, this is a seriously down and funky Asian Fusion track. Fresh, exotic and fun. The track really comes into its right in the 'Vocal version', where Indian singing is mixed with the raw hip-hop beats. (To hear the singing, listen for about a minute and a half into the Vocal version). [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A industrial style percussive track with large bigger than life cinematic production which invites the audience into a story. As the drums become more and more intense towards the end and throughout the cue the use of rhythm and metal industrial percussion brings the music to a climatic, epic and dramatic conclusion. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
Cool, lazy, groovy track with piano, wah wah guitars, syncopated horns and strings and synth sequences. Has a mysterious, suspense filled vibe to it. Would suit spy/gangster/cop project. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Cool, powerful and energetic with catchy piano melody and drifty beat. Slightly dramatic, solemnly. Documentary, report. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Squelching, acidic synth lines lead the way into a funky, downtempo, rough track. Hard guitar stabs join in to create a dirty, determined electro-funk groove. This track has a lot of potential uses, including confident corporate/technology, crime capers, bad guy chase, sports & action footage, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A dark, cold and damp TV or film underscore cue. Pensive, unnerving and unsettling, this piece is suitable for a scene in a crime mystery, horror flick or perhaps a criminal documentary featuring evil or the occult, gruesome discoveries in forensics. Soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A dry and breathy rhythm soon gives way to a majestic melody which leads further into dark ambiences and a choir swelling into mystery & mythology. Dark / Mystical / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
Siren synth sequences bring this track to life, before a huge drum groove joins them, taking the fever pitch higher. Finally incendiary heavy guitars collide into nail-biting life. A very groovy and powerful combination of sounds. [Tempo: Fast / 143 BPM]
Retro Cop Show theme and variations. Sound of the 1970's and 80's. Action and anticipation music, with a lot of wah guitars, funky clavinet, horn section and groovy basslines. Suspenseful variations, with a somewhat comic flavor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
To call this music track 'hard', 'raw' or 'extreme' would be an understatement. 'Brutal' or 'Insane' would probably be closer. Hold on tight! Madness / Action / Extreme Sports Music. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A music track in a Cinematic Action genre: energy, anticipation, escalation and breakdowns, and lots of evolving sounds. This piece is featuring many Synthesizers, drum beats and percussion instruments. Will work in films, trailers and videos that involve Spy Action, New Technologies, Computers and Hacking, Chase scenes, CIA investigations, Crime News etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 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]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for video productions and other media. Contemplative and neutral, busy / activity, a mid-tempo music bed with Trap / Hip Hop influences. Business, industry, science, technology, research etc. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
String quintet developing a dramatic theme, suited for dramatic series involving psycological or criminal content. Timeless, with a classic / classical influence music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Hip Hop meets Miles Davis in this irresistibly groovy, funky Acid Jazz track. Great for any project in need of an urban vibe with a touch of sophistication. Features Trumpet, Electric Piano, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 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: Medium / 70 BPM]
Dreamatic, slightly dark, cult music, eerie, sinister undertones, alternative. Electric guitar, rhythm, synth, strings, choir, horns. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Military / Science fiction soundtrack style. A slow, pensive and mysterious opening gives way after a couple of minutes to a pompous, staccato horn stabs and marching snares and all-out battle with horn stabs and fast congas. Sci-fi and battle/chase scenes. Ominous, dramatic, conflict. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A pulsating, tension building music track, featuring piano chord progression, ambience synths, and epic orchestra sound. Powerfully rising into a big, epic music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A fierce, almost ugly, electro / hardcore / metal rock crossover track. Very dark, with mangled and twisted sounds of rock and electro mayhem. Destructive, post apocalyptic. Harsh, unfriendly and chaotic. Not for the faint hearted. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Urgent and dramatic electro underscore. Powerful yet unobtrusive. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dramatic, serious electronic track featuring elements of dubstep and electro. Atmospheric and groovy. Useful for new technology and scientific as well as automotive kind of productions [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Very dark, driven, disturbed, sinister electro-rock track with an unnerving organ intro, tribal syncopated beats, big guitars and synth textures. Great drive and power but with melody and release to the tension it builds. Powered by determined riffs over monster beats. Intense & wicked. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A very slow and dark, pounding rhythm. Resonant distorted guitar, monotonous bass line and slow pounding acoustic drums. Images of dirty machinery, dark future. [Tempo: Very slow / 53 BPM]
A nasty electro-breaks / glitch-hop track with a main synth bass that warps and glitches into an industrial-rock sounding payoff section. Forthright and triumphant, suited to fast editing, ideal for gaming videos, motorsport, mechanics and hi-octane action scenes and also works great with extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
This dark, suspenseful track builds tension with a combination of synth elements, huge percussion, and piano. Perfect for a reality TV show elimination scene, in which someone gets voted off, or a chase scene in a horror movie. [Tempo: Slow / 81 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, Fast / 98 BPM]
An intense and powerful music track featuring blend of several music styles, such as hip-hop, metal, rocktronica and rock. Suitable for intense, sport and epic video scenery. Tough / Power / Gutsy music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A dark and edgy track with deep ambiance and big percussion. The track opens with a very ambient and wide open sound, distant effects and chimes add to the mood of the track. Deep bass and powerful drum hits add a great bit of power to the track. Acid synthline is full of energy and edgy drums combine into a great mix of electronic and cinematic sound. A versatile track that can be used anywhere from videogame to dark horror film, sci-fi, crime, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
