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.
Imagine hitting the highway in America in your Cadillac... nothing for miles but tarmac. A driving song, a no nonsense, straight for the throat rocker. Perfect for travelling along. A wall of guitars and drums propels this tune. The chorus part brings in strings that add emotion to the great momentum already present. The last chorus part brings in a very catchy guitar melody which gets stuck in your brain. Contains guitars, bass drum and strings. [Tempo: Fast / 151 BPM]
Southern metal styled intense groove monster. Distorted guitars riff over rumbling bass and drums to create a groove that won't quit. Contains an abundance of guitars of all kinds, bass, drums and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Classic style, live rock track. Guitar, bass, drums, vocal. Available as a vocal version as well as an instrumental version. Great guitar riffing and vocal performances. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Slow, grinding hip-hop beat. Serious, downtempo, urban beatz and bass mixed with orchestral elements and weird sounds. Funky and juicy hiphop like Enimem, 50 Cent, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
A metal and hip hop hybrid track with heavy syncopated distorted guitars, fat beats and a catchy sitar/string melody ending. In the style of Korn, Limp Bizkit, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Linkin Park, Hollywood Undead, POD and Dr. Dre. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
Alternative Metal with an industrial edge. Hard slamming guitar chops and drums, nasty riffs and at times extreme tempo makes this track suitable for destruction, war, mayhem, fighting, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Typical seventies Blaxploitation music or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Attitude filled, city streets, rebellious music. Don't take no for an answer. Will work well with urban material, urban life, culture, skateboarding, bmx, free running, gang activity, the law and crime, justice, prison, conflict, uprising. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 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 pumping, sizzling and throbbing Electro-funk track. Weaving and pulsating rhythm, dark and funky. Somewhat mechanical / robotic. Blending elements of House, Disco, Dub, Funk and Electro. Lots of attitude, almost cocky. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Deep, dark and eery soundtrack piece, with delayed piano, intricate beats and unsettling synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Funky, Hard Electronica / Dark Dub. With Grime and Drum'n Bass influences. Machine like / Robotic / Harsh / Gritty. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Upbeat and uplifting hip hop track. Confident, motivational, successful. An epic synth line creates a strong positive and optimistic feel. Energetic, celebratory, uplifting. Great for presentations, tv commercials, achievement and confidence. Also nice as a background track for sports & commercials. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 153 BPM]
Heavy, punchy and juicy, pulsating hard rock / metal music track with a big attitude and a big sound. Macho / Powerful / Energetic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A dark and cinematic industrial piece, with pulsing percussion, nerve wracking metallic sounds, and heavy electronic synth tracks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 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]
A dark, staccato, mechanical sounding orchestral movie soundtrack theme. Industrial, futuristic, menacing. The track builds up several times and at one point cuts it down to only grinding metal and huge percussion slams. It then builds in tension with a sense of increasing danger and urgency. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
A very inspired, and inspiring, piece of rock / metal / progressive rock in the vein of music often associated with Dream Theater and other prog-rock / progressive metal bands, or guitar heroes such as Joe Satriani. Great guitar workouts, always melodic and heartfelt; from the slow and fragile, to the fast and furious. Great track for exciting footage, fun sports, stunts, racing, or for multimedia / video montages etc. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
A cool, mid-tempo groove with skewed chords. A slight hint of funk, as well as jazz or acid jazz. Elements of spy mystery, intrigue, adventure and danger. Excellent track for sports, chase, thriller, gearing up etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Ethnic soul - stirring Indian music. Depicts spirit, character, attitude, outlook, approach, essence of a situation. Tabla, dholak, duff, sitars, santoor, morchang, udo pots, flute. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Punchy Rock track with a grungy feel. Classic rock / retro rock sound, with a sense of movement and purpose can be felt throughout the track. Featuring a full rock band. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
Thriller, chiller, horror chase track. Unnerving, tense, dark, gloomy, chilly, chase, disturbing, ominous. Nervous, suspenseful, tense. [Tempo: Fast / 157 BPM]
With a firm nod to Spy classics such as James Bond 007 and Mission Impossible, this is an action filled, gritty and streetwise blend of cinematic soundtrack music, funk and showtime. There is also an 'Action Mix' which is a different version of the track with even more of an action feel and without the spy horns -- making it suitable also for sports, racing, extreme sports, chase, battle or any high impact material. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
Dark, busy, menacing and tense orchestral track with electronic effects. Low pitched cellos, big toms, industrial percussion and dramatic strings. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
High tension sound-design trailer. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 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]
Epic suspense filled orchestral rocker. big guitars mix with big strings and fat grooves. Would suit sports, action or dramatic project. [Tempo: Medium / 71 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]
Sneaky, suspicious underscore track for film, tv, media. Spy / Secret Agent / Crime. Sneaking, hiding, stalking, searching. Perhaps investigating or finding clues, or possible track and follow mission. Dark and mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Slow chords, ominous and serious, full orchestra. Good as underscore for drama, scifi, fantasy and adventure. Also for crime, spy conspiracy and personal turmoil, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
A gritty, powerful and edgy blend of Big-Beat, Hard Rock and Electro-funk. Hard edged big beat drums, heavy distorted guitar and a very determined, slamming rhytmic feel gives this track a dominant, aggressive, heavy feel. Gutsy, good for show of force, power, sports, extreme sports, fight sports, chase scenes and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Hard edged Drum and Bass track with fast breakbeats and distorted synth sounds. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 175 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]
Imagine being a world renowned jewel thief on your latest job. Great tension in the air, your mind starting to spin with adrenaline, sweat beading on your forehead, trying to stop your hands shaking. This track paints a mental picture of the suspense and thrill you might feel as you worked to finally get away with that massive gem. Contains violins. violas, cello and piano. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium]
Restrained and mysterious underscore music featuring a pulsing bass and warm synth pads, percussion and atmospheric textures and underlying strings create a mellow yet dark mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Ominous, groovy, punchy and relentless Rocktronica royalty free stock music track, great momentum, ideal for extreme sports, motorsport and criminal misadventures. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A sneaky and subtly pensive background / underscore track, suitable for mystery, discovery, exploration and for history / documentary etc. This is music that you don't really 'notice' as it doesn't stand out or grab the attention. It just stays in the background and provides a creepy, uneasy, mysterious atmosphere. Has a sense of dangers lurking nearby. The track is over 6 minutes long with no repetition at all, so it can be played in a loop for a long time without getting too repetitive. Can also be used for crime / criminal police / forensic investigation, puzzle solving etc. [Tempo: Slow]
Edgy electronic underscore, with a feeling of urgency and danger. Complex and intricate but un-intrusive. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Opening with a simple ambient piano motif, this track soon explodes into a dark, passion fuelled combination of distorted guitars and driving percussion - Dramatic / Aggressive / Futuristic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
"Constructing the Machine". A pulsing and building orchestral thriller montage cue underscoring anything from working mathematical formulas to constructing a time machine. Rhythmic percussion, brass, strings, ambient fx, electronic instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A dark dystopian landscape with a driving rhythmic bass, pounding drums and blistering feedback. Resolves at 1:10 with a huge sweeping chord. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark ambient synth pulse, made for tension, mystery and suspense. Besides the main track, this piece comes in many different seamless loops which can be used in combination with each other to 'build' the soundtrack needed for a scene, in a modular way. Simply place the different loops on the timeline, in a way that matches your on-screen action, or blend, combine, crop and join the loop pieces to create your own 'version' of the track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark and subtly dramatic underscore for film, tv, game or any visual media. Foreboding, serious, perhaps political or law thriller, undercover or dangerous mission. Pensive, mysterious piano notes, nervous strings, brass crescendi and an understated rhythmic pulse. [Tempo: Medium / 89 BPM]
Intense, atmospheric, space rock monster. Huge guitars mix with electronic elements & strings to produce highly cinematic, adrenaline-filled beast that would suit thriller/action/sports projects. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Epically powerful, dark, spacious, hypnotic hybrid electro-rock track fusing electronic beats, ethereal synths and piano with monster guitars and chanted vocal samples. Builds with intensity as it goes until searing lead guitar takes over.Would suit mystery/thriller/dramatic projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
A rock / funk crossover track with funky grooves, powerful guitars & 70's tinged organ combine in this cool and dynamic groove-rock track. The verse is chilled & laid back. The chorus is more rocky and intense. Hints of the Meters and Nuno, Extreme [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Mystical, pensive underscore music track for use with crime, forensic investigation, mysterious connections, intrigue and suspicion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Dramatic accented strings, heavy percussion, blasting brass and pulsating synths give this track a dramatic, epic and futuristic vibe. Intended for epic promos, video games, sports, trailer and dramatic radio cues. Also ideal for breaking news, tragedy, turmoil, tension and struggle in reality TV shows like Celebrity Apprentice, The Ultimate Fighter, Survivor, Fear Factor and The Bachelor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A sombre and very slow moving underscore track for mystery, drama or fiction. Dark subjects, perhaps crime, criminial investigation or difficult subjects. Stories of struggle or hardship. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Revenge 2 Dark Thoughts' and 'Revenge 3 The Plot'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 49 BPM]
