Look here for royalty-free underscores for Mystery and Suspense. Whether you're working on the scene where a mutilated body is found, or you're designing a video game where the hero sneaks around a deserted space ship, this area will provide sneaky, creepy and suspenseful music tracks. Much of this is orchestral music, but not all. Also electronic and more experimental musical sounds are used to create these tracks; most of which are subtle, ambient underscores, rather than up-front, brash compositions.
A dark, orchestral suspense track made with epic orchestra and drums. Ominous, foreboding. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Mysterious, restless, drum-driven track with Oriental favour. A sense of tension and danger. Taiko, shamisen, flute, electronic textures. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
This track has a cinematic, mystical and desolate tone that is remiscent of music from the Last Temptation of Christ. Its' somber mood would work nicely in cultural, historical, epic or spiritual film and video, as well historical documentaries or even a battlefield with fallen troops. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mysterious and magical, cinematic / orchestral soundtrack. Harp and bells with angelic voices and fragile violins tell a tale of dreams and wonder. Perhaps pixies or other strange creatures of magic and wonderment. Somewhat similar in feel to Aquarium from the Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. Magic / Magical / Adventure / Family movie / Mystery / Intrigue. (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: Very slow, Slow / 88 BPM]
A heart pounding action track that will have your viewers on the edge of their seats. This is just a nonstop force of pure raw energy with catchy orchestral and electronic percussion that would be great for any action film score. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A dark and poignant underscore for film / drama. Gloomy, but with hints of hope. Touching, personal and introspective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Full percussion and orchestral score suggests big open spaces, great adventures, new frontiers to conquer. Main battle drums set in after about a minute. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
Ambient, Dreamy, Electronic, moving soundscapes. Mystical, with occasional Tibetan monk. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A very dramatic and grippingly emotional epic composition with orchestral, choral, and world instruments with middle-eastern colors. This piece starts with a very mysterious and vast introduction before a rise to a driving and almost tragic emotional climax. Perfect for trailers. [Tempo: Very fast / 120 BPM]
A suspenseful thriller cue with varying textures underscoring anything from hostage negotiations to a prison break. Orchestral with low piano, percussion, and and ambient fx. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Music to depict the showdown between two warring clans, gearing for war, meeting your adversary face to face. Powerful, bombastic, challenge, opponents, duel, confrontation, conflict. Horns, duduk, choir, world percussion, strings. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
If a metropolis urban city had a voice, this is how it would sound. Cello spiccatos leave you on edge while the trumpet duo sounds somewhat jazzy and someone depressing. A suitable choice for an action-packed mafia or film noir trailer concerning urban crime. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 230 BPM]
A contemporary, cinematic music track with an intriguing and captivating vibe. Featuring piano, strings, glockenspiel, atmospheric pads and orchestral percussion. Great for dynamic action scenes in films, TV and documentaries. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A dark and ominous Fantasy rock / Prog-rock track with mystical, foreboding passages and more aggressive phases. Inspired by classic prog-rock outfits as Genesis, Yes, Rush, Steve Hackett, Marillion and others, this track has somewhat 1970's sound and is full of dark twists and turns. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A dark, cinematic theme with a futuristic, mechanical edge. Epic soundtrack style mixed with dark guitar notes and urgently ticking percussion. The track grows to a crescendo at about 00:50 and then finishes with a twisted guitar motif at the end. Great for sci-fi, fantasy, trailer, or action movie sequence involving menacing, futuristic, hard/cold enemies etc. [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
Eerie, tense, percussive soundscape with a relentless spooky melody, dark metalic FX and flute sweeps. Atmospheric with a sense of suspense and imminent danger. Menacing and sinister. 48 hours, The Mentalist, Castle, Alien Invasion, crime drama, horror, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A dramatic, cinematic, orchestral piece of amazement and heroism. This piece gradually builds up from an ominous, dark beginning, increasing into a crescendo towards the end. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Pulsating and pensive, film/TV-score. Combination of orchestral and electronic elements. A sense of danger, urgency, dire situations. Good for dramatic Reality-TV, film score, movie soundtrack, film trailer or game trailer. Dangerous situations, emergency, build-up to a confrontation or hostile encounter, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 76 BPM]
A dark, foreboding, gloomy, orchestral cinematic / soundtrack piece. A sense of slow forward movment or progress. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A steady comedy/drama cue underscoring a delicate scheme and a secret plan. Great for several mildly suspenseful scenes with an element of fun and mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 99 BPM]
Intense brooding dark malevolant energy is what this track's all about. Uncertainty on the edge of a new exciting but dangerous journey. Great momentum from synth sequences and drums powers the track. Think early Nine Inch Nails meets Massive Attack. Contains synths bass and sequences , drum units and distorted synth lines. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 148 BPM]
A beautiful, unusual and magical underscore track that has piano, hangdrum, celesta and a number of percussion instruments. Strange and different, this track has quiet and loud sections, along with some really interesting textures and sounds. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
8-second electro Ident. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Deep ambient and spacey electronica. Downtempo drums enter later, over lush ambient washes of swirly synth pads. Hypnotic, dreamy, deep grooves. Chilled, Electonic Space Music. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A moving, liquid, driving underscore, hybrid, combining electronic and orchestral elements. String and piano leads with percussion and synthesizer elements. Futuristic and organic feel. Tense, ominous. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A slow opening of sweeping thick space pads are later supported by a deep, sparse bass line and distorted drums. Dreamy, otherworldly, mysterious, reflection, contemplation. [Tempo: Slow / 97 BPM]
Fast, heavy and dramatic action music with a blend of orchestra and electronics. Great to use during a fight or chase scene. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
Slick atmospheric downtempo ambient similar to Boards Of Canada. Chilled out beats and loops with spaced out swirling ambient pads and deep bass. Great for night time scenes, culture, videogames, corporate, science, technology, sci-fi and more. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Filtered and distorted bass guitar, processed drums and biting guitar riffs. Similar to Crystal Method or The Matrix etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Deep, dark and eery soundtrack piece, with delayed piano, intricate beats and unsettling synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Stripped down to a simple pulse, an electronic minimalist beat comes in after 1 min. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
A slow moving background track for drama and fiction. Serious subject matter, perhaps crime, criminal investigation or dark urban subjects. Slightly dreamy. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Turmoil 1 Suspicion' and 'Turmoil 2 Activate'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 48 BPM]
Elegant advertising music with film music character. Strings, glockenspiel, piano and beautiful orchestral elements convey size, quality and class. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark, evil, wicked, sinister, unnerving, cinematic, haunting, disturbed soundtrack to impending danger. Scary, edgy, bleak, ominous, doomy soundscape for use in horror / halloween / space / crime / murder type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Mysterious / Awaiting / Obscure / Uncertain / Thoughtful / Riddle Music. Small orchestra soundtrack piece, featuring live performed orchestral instruments, suitable as music for film and other media. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Horror, scifi or thriller underscore featuring severely mangled guitar notes, deep thumping percussion and a disturbing drone. Like the desolate sound from the pits of hell, this is a very dark ambient track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Electronica infused orchestral music. Synth low pulse drives the music with anticipation, joined by low drones and epic percussion. Good music for war preparation, rendezvous scenes, crime investigation, video games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Spacious, beautiful atmospheric, ethereal, dreamy, peaceful & gradually building cinematic rock track using clean guitar, piano & drums. Moody, melancholic, emotional & a thoughtful. passionate, reflective & powerful. would suit filmic / romantic / mystery / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 93 BPM]
Film score, cinematic theme. Sense of mystery and intrigue, development, an unfolding story, with an underlying, almost inviting, darkness, Roald Dahl like. Real live orchestra performance. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A dark and ominous fantasy / adventure soundtrack, dominated by dark and moody pad textures and a muted trumpet. This track starts out sneaky and foreboding, and grows over time, gradually building up the intensity towards a climax at the end. A combination of orchestral and modern sounds, the track is gloomy, eerie and majestic. [Tempo: Slow / 97 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, sci-fi and amazing journeys. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples. Valiant, grand, awe inspiring. Big orchestral sound with choir and a live performed solo soprano voice too. Dark / Epic / Awe. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Warm, lush and evocative atmosphere, uplifting and textural synthpads, subtely syncopated and filtered white noise. Good for scenes of beauty and discovery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Smooth and Dramatic Music. Features synth keyboard along with modern hip-hop drums to give a mysterious, slightly edgy feeling. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A mechanical and technical sounding urban / drum'n bass track. Fast, dry and glitchy drums with synth sub-bass, digital signals and gritty sound elements. Trippy, futuristic, spacey and quirky, Good for science, space / space travel, cutting-edge technology, experimental science, micro organisms, Information Technology, DNA/forensics, movement and activity. Developing science. Edgy / industrial. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
Mystical, pensive underscore music track for use with crime, forensic investigation, mysterious connections, intrigue and suspicion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Imagine a trip on the Tokyo Subway at night... People watching, studying all the richly varied human specimens that pass in front of you, all traveling along their own paths to fulfill their own destinies. This hypnotic and spacey electronic track contains synths, bass ,strings and drum units. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A nice mystery theme, slightly inspired by films and series such as The X-Files and many others. Think crime investigation, forensics, mysterious evidence, detective cases. CSI meets X-Files meets Forensic Investigatons meets Missing Without a Trace etc. Would also make a great theme for a game show, drama, or a commercial. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, mystical, mysterious and haunting. Filmscore, fantasy-adventure style with strings, bells, voices. Magic and wizardry. Atmospheric and eerie. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A mystical cinematic cue inspired by world music from The Last Temptation of Christ. It features the beautiful and haunting Duduk and lush strings layered with synthesizer and ethnic drones. It has a spiritual, emotionally intense mood that is captivating, powerful and gripping. Excellent for cinematic work, spiritual and religious video and biographical or documentary footage requiring something that will emotionally stir the viewer. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
