This is where you'll find our royalty free music for horror films. Horror is a pretty wide ranging term that stretches from old classics like Dracula, via mainstream "slasher" films like the "Saw" and "The Hills Have Eyes" series, via famous Survival style video games such as "Resident Evil" and "Alone in the Dark". The genre is also closely related to science fiction and there have been many great Horror / Sci-Fi crossover films ("The Thing", "Alien", "The Chronicles of Riddick") and games ("Fallout", "F3ar", "Metroid Prime"). The music is will generally be dark and suspenseful, creepy and eerie.
A very strange, odd, weirdly mechanical sounding piano and percussion tune, like mechanical toys or strange machines. Suitable for strange sci-fi material, film noir or dark future visions. It has a certain retro quirky horror feel, like "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events", "Dark City" or Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride". The alternative version that we have titled 'Lost 40's recording' (see below) has deliberately been made to sound like a very old lo-fi recording. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Deep, pounding percussion. Nervous strings and dark, twitchy pads. Scary, grotesque, dark ambient music. Good for horror, chase, sci-fi, science fiction, dark crime thriller. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Big booming drum, dark pulse, staccato. Strings and brass join in. Horror, cult film or sci-fi soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium / 65 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 grand cinematic piece with ethnic & tribal undertones. Chants, pulses and crescendoes give a sense of witnessing thousands of years of mystery and mythology. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Dark atmospheric film soundtrack style. Sparse, foreboding, sneaky. Slight ethnic element. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 119 BPM]
A very dark track with sparse, distorted drums and slow distorted guitar. Eerie, tense, grimy and downright mean. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
A disturbing, constantly moving soundscape of scraping strings and odd sounds, as if sensing the presence of a malignant power, lurking monster or perhaps alien being. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Tinkling, synthetics and filtered, pulsating drum beats. An eerie atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Piano, tense atmosphere. Eerie tension, dark. [Tempo: Very slow / 91 BPM]
Hard thumping beat, unintelligible broken voices and badly distorted guitars. A hard, fast, ruthless, electro-industrial track. Damage and destruction. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 162 BPM]
Unsettling, uneasy, foreboding, malevolent musical soundscape for horror and scifi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 99 BPM]
Dark, pulsating thriller underscore. Deep percussion, orchestral sweeps, synthesizer pulses; a great combination of symphonic and electronic elements with big percussion. Suspenseful thriller, crime, spy mission material. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Dark and gloomy, powerful and pensive action thriller underscore. Nervous and understated rhythmic pulse, dark, twitchy strings. A deep sense of danger and dark forces. Great as a soundtrack for film, tv or game, mystery thriller, undercover mission, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 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]
Dangerous, nervous, dark thriller underscore. Twitchy synth just underneath the surface of a dark string- and piano texture. Sneaking, hiding, stakeout, mystery, secret mission and grave danger. [Tempo: Slow / 93 BPM]
Dark thriller underscore. Slowly moving pads and rhythms, reverberant percussion, seriously deep bass notes. Impending, pensive, foreboding, tension, signs of danger and mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Orhcestral and percussive track with a dramatic, epic and reverent mood. Choral chants, giant drums, big horn and strings section. This track also has a slight sadness to it, as if going off to battle or on a long journey. Suitable as film trailer, film soundtrack, game music and more. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Dramatic, larger-than-life and dark orchestral action piece. Violence, chase, seemingly invincible enemies, huge forces, extreme danger. This track is suitable in action, thriller, sci-fi film, game or other media, or for movie trailers etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Grand, epic soundtrack with sweeping, awe-inspiring orchestral passages. Perhaps from an awesome discovery in a fantasy world, an evil lair, an gruesome monster or dramatic event. Suitable as fantasy movie soundtrack, game soundtrack, movie trailer and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
The title says it all, really, this is a film soundtrack / film mood underscore with a very suspenseful nerve, in fully orchestral / symphonic arrangement. Good for thriller, horror, suspense, fantasy, Halloween, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A weird and different piece. Very eerie, spooky, strange and hard to classify. Led by a single soprano voice, the track soon rises up to a monolithic, scary, larger-than-life mystery. Magic, witchcraft, halloween, fantasy, evil lair, strange lands, mystical places... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 55 BPM]
Dramatic film score type track with a sense of impending conflict, danger, struggle, political or military conflict. Big Hollywood sound, and great for action, thriller, mystery, spy, military drama, political drama, international conflict and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Dark synth pulse, gritty pads and a slow but powerful breakbeat style rhythm creates a gloomy, urban soundtrack. Great for crime, thriller and urban drama. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Synth pulses and psychedelic guitar notes introduce a tense atmosphere before brutal guitar riffs pulverize you into submission. A very powerful and intense combination of huge distorted riffs, machine-like drums and soaring lead lines make this track a heady brew. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Slow brooding piano and strings lines slowly enfold each other all the time building in depth and colour until the chorus where a lone vocal line floats indolently above them. Would suit any dramatic, historic or documentary project. Contains piano, strings, drums and vocal samples. [Tempo: Slow / 83 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]
A slow, brooding warning of trouble ahead. Has a dark mysterious but ominous and unsettled feeling to it. Simple piano lines combine with evolving strings and cool drum loops to make you grimace at what might unfold. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Soothing, tranquil and yet slightly mysterious and uneasy orchestral piece. Unusual blend of piano, strings and ambient synth sounds to make this track a little journey through different moods. Contains piano, strings, synths and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Dark, grand, glorious, glorifying soundtrack piece. Rising up, epic, dominant, malevolent. Low choir voices. Pounding rhythm. Staccato brass stabs. Powerful, determined. Perhaps a dark temple, evil wizard, sorcerer or religious cult, sect, religion, ritual. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Fun mischievous orchestral piece full of light-hearted delighted trickery. Would suit fun horror projects. Has that happy/creepy Sorcerer's Apprentice/Nightmare at Christmas/Scooby Doo haunted fairground /don't look behind you vibe to it. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Dark, sinister and brooding horrow/Halloween type piece that combines church organ, tremelo-ed strings and distorted guitar riffs. Hi tension and suspense is blown apart by the chorus part exploding into shining black light. Would suit horror/mystery/suspense projects. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 120 BPM]
Dark and foreboding ethnic-orchestral trailer/action track. Pounding drums, primitive vocal chants, slightly tribal sound, with staccato brass. Good for fantasy warriors, ogres or orcs etc. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
A cool classical-style piano intro brings in walls of guitars. Very intense and powerful track with lots of distorted riffs and leads. Very slightly reminiscent of Muse but more metal than indie. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Dark, sinister & menacing electro-rock track. Twisted, pulsing synths combine with slow dramatic strings and jagged beats, slowly building to an intense and heavy guitar-fueled climax. Would suit horror / thriller / action / suspense / halloween projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Slightly dark & sinister electronic / progressive rock track with great atmosphere, forward drive & spacey textures. A mixture of synths, drum machines, acoustic drums, strings and guitar. Disturbed. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
Exciting, intense, adrenalized, driven electro rock with a determined momentum and energy. Synths combine with big guitars to make music suitable for sports / action / chase / dramatic projects. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Powerful & epic, bouncy metal groover in the style of Black Sabbath's 'children of the grave'... but with added strings for even more drama. Sheer monster guitar intensity is the name of the game, backed with a massive drum groove. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
A rather dark and ominous amazement / drama track. Chanting choir, stabbing brass and percussion, a sinister undertone tells of perhaps religious rituals, cult, majestic uprising, dark magic or sacrifice, determined evil powers gathering. Dark history, mystery, mythology. Foreboding, threatening. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Slightly dark, eerie & sinister electronic rock track with great atmosphere, forward drive & spacey textures. A mixture of synths, drum machines, acoustic drums, strings and guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 119 BPM]
Intense, atmospheric, space rock monster. Huge guitars mix with electronic elements & strings to produce highly cinematic, adrenaline-fuelled beasties that would suit thriller / action / sports projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A dark and melancholic electro-ambient track with swirling synths and a powerful, pounding beat. This track has a dark side but also a hint of hope, while remaining edgy and strong. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
A somber, somewhat apprehensive orchestral cinematic theme. Can also be underscore for a drama scene. Dark, slow, pulsating bass, with swirling pads, solo violin and later piano and accordion. Apprehension, pensive, gloom or discovery of a mysterious place. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
High energy, chase, tension, thriller, action, nervous, jumpy. A combination of techno beats and orchestral sounds. Urgent, stressed. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Thriller, chiller, horror chase track. Unnerving, tense, dark, gloomy, chilly, chase, disturbing, ominous. Nervous, suspenseful, tense. [Tempo: Fast / 157 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]
Eerie and mysterious horror / scifi underscore. Various textured sounds, something between sound design and music composition. Slightly disturbing, chaotic, like madness or malevolence. Confusion, disturbance, claustrophobia. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Dark, spacey, ethereal and slightly menacing electronic track.Synth pads and noises create a black & sinister soundscape as slow-grooving drums and bass creep towards you. [Tempo: Slow / 106 BPM]
Dark, twisted and sinister electro-metal track. Eerie synths and hypnotic bass meet in a head-on collision to form a powerful formula . Imagine Nine Inch Nails jamming with Massive Attack and asking Jeff Beck to guest. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]