Dark Music Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
Sync licensed: License includes rights to pair the music with video, film, ads, and apps.

4,127 tracks in library

Create tension with dark music featuring drones, low strings, and heavy percussion. Ideal for thrillers, trailers, and games. All tracks cleared for use.

Dark
  • 0-30 SEC
  • 31-60 SEC
  • > 61 SEC
  • LOOPS ONLY
  • ALL RESULTS

Creepy Piano

Classical Horror Piano track with tense harmonies and reverb. Perfect to create a bone-chillin horror atmosphere, great for halloween too. Composer: Julian Korbl (SACEM) CAE/IPI: 01065089160

Salsa

An instrumental energetic Salsa style track. Played by piano, guitar, trumpets, horns, bass, drums, flute and percussion.

Let's Conquer This Mountain!

An instrumental Hard Rock/Heavy Metal track with a powerful electric guitar riff; perfect for vblogs, extreme movie action scenes or commercials. It includes full version (2:09) and looped version (0:10).

Infinity Of Space

Spacious atmospheric piece with soft hypnotic synth pads, acoustic guitar and piano. Perfect for a variety of uses including: new age, meditation, science fiction, technology, mystery - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

In A Dream State

Delicate, dreamy piece with soft guitar, piano and spacey pads. Great for atmospheric, relaxing new age background music - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

Unsettling Tense Underscore

A tense, sinister, understated Underscore. Mysterious, menacing effects build and support an unsettling, eerie atmosphere. Perfect for Murder / Mystery / Suspense / Horror scenes.

Tense Sinister Underscore

A tense, mysterious, understated Underscore. Menacing, sinister effects build and support an unsettling, eerie atmosphere. Perfect for Murder / Mystery / Suspense / Horror scenes.

Suspenseful Menacing Underscore

A tense, mysterious, understated Underscore. Sinister, menacing effects build and support an unsettling, eerie atmosphere. Perfect for Murder / Mystery / Suspense / Horror scenes.

Mysterious Tense Underscore

A tense, unsettling, understated Underscore. Mysterious, sinister effects build and support an eerie, menacing atmosphere. Perfect for Murder / Mystery / Suspense / Horror scenes.

Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven (experimental)

An experimental twist on Beethoven's classic, Moonlight Sonata. This piece captures the main unforgettable theme, with an interesting, fresh approach.

When The Pumpkins Glow

This spooky orchestral music track (aka When The Pumpkins Glow) is full of atmosphere and melodies that celebrate the magic of Halloween. It features marimba, celeste, strings, glockenspiel, percussion and at the end a lovely choir. This music can be used either for frightening soundtrack or even in...

The Last Frontier (Epic - Cinematic - Hybrid - Trailer)

The Last Frontier is an epic and powerful trailer music track that features big staccato strings, brass melodies and percussions. This song is part of my "Cinematic Orchestral Themes" collection that gives you endless possibilities on your current production. The songs in this collection are perfec...

Vertical Limit (Epic - Cinematic - Hybrid - Hollywood Trailer)

Vertical Limit is a powerful dark trailer music track that features epic braams and string staccatos with big percussions in the background. This song is part of my "Cinematic Orchestral Themes" collection that gives you endless possibilities on your current production. The songs in this collection...

At Breaking Point

A very powerful and punchy track with pounding piano, dark synths and solid Hip Hop drum beat. Great for action, adventure, dramatic, sports, epic, suspense, tension projects.

At Breaking Point (piano only)

A very powerful and punchy track with pounding piano, dark synths and solid Hip Hop drum beat. Great for action, adventure, dramatic, sports, epic, suspense, tension projects.

At Breaking Point (no drums)

A very powerful and punchy track with pounding piano, dark synths and solid Hip Hop drum beat. Great for action, adventure, dramatic, sports, epic, suspense, tension projects.

Spy Jazz

A fine jazzy Big Band instrumental track influenced by Broadway musicals and noir films. Brilliant gritty sound built on powerful rhythm section and highsounding brass instruments evoking night urban scenes with city lights in the background: crime, spy, detective stories with a unique cinematic ret...

Terror On The Streets (No Drums)

Dark and mysterious track with powerful Hip Hop groove, mean low synths, guitar, piano and haunting effects. Great as suspenseful, tense, ominous music for your project.

Terror On The Streets (Low Synths Only)

Dark and mysterious track with powerful Hip Hop groove, mean low synths, guitar, piano and haunting effects. Great as suspenseful, tense, ominous music for your project.

Someone's Watching You (No Drums)

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

Sinister Motive (No Drums)

Dark, mysterious track with pounding bass, edgy guitars, synths and solid beat. Great as suspenseful, tense background music for your project.

Rocking With Mega Attitude (Guitars Only)

Powerful, raunchy Hard Rock track with solid drum groove, catchy riffs and edgy lead guitars. Laid-back, sexy and dark, this track is perfect as a groovy background track for your project. Gradually builds into ripping guitar solo then returns to original groove.

Rock Till Ya Drop (Guitars Only)

Hard Rock track with a solid driving beat, groovy bass line and powerful, edgy guitars. This track has serious attitude, and is great for projects needing energetic, uplifting Rock music.

Rock Till Ya Drop (Guitars & Bass)

Hard Rock track with a solid driving beat, groovy bass line and powerful, edgy guitars. This track has serious attitude, and is great for projects needing energetic, uplifting Rock music.

Power Rock Anthem (No Drums)

Edgy, powerful Rock track with driving beat and punchy electric guitars. Builds into uplifting chorus section, conveying a feeling of success and achievement.

Power Rock Anthem (Guitars Only)

Edgy, powerful Rock track with driving beat and punchy electric guitars. Builds into uplifting chorus section, conveying a feeling of success and achievement.

In Isolation (Synths Only)

Dreamy, peaceful track with mysterious, haunting atmosphere. Soft piano, ambient synths and light percussion. Great as subtle background track to add depth and mystique to your project!

In Isolation (Piano Only)

Dreamy, peaceful track with mysterious, haunting atmosphere. Soft piano, ambient synths and light percussion. Great as subtle background track to add depth and mystique to your project!

Building Tension (Synths & Pads)

Tense, suspenseful track with a cool, modern feel. Spooky, haunting synths, electronic beat / percussion and effects. This track has a futuristic sound - great as dark, haunting, mysterious background music.

Building Tension (No Drums)

Tense, suspenseful track with a cool, modern feel. Spooky, haunting synths, electronic beat / percussion and effects. This track has a futuristic sound - great as dark, haunting, mysterious background music.

Against All Odds (Synths Only)

A mysterious, dark and spacious track with haunting guitar, atmospheric synth pads and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Feeling of adventure and challenge with a slightly optimistic, hopeful vibe!

Against All Odds (No Drums)

A mysterious, dark and spacious track with haunting guitar, atmospheric synth pads and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Feeling of adventure and challenge with a slightly optimistic, hopeful vibe!

A Rocking Good Time (Guitars Only)

A very powerful, energetic Hard Rock track with edgy, sexy electric guitars, pounding bass and punchy drum beat. Great as catchy, raunchy Rock track for your project.

A Rocking Good Time (Guitars & Bass)

A very powerful, energetic Hard Rock track with edgy, sexy electric guitars, pounding bass and punchy drum beat. Great as catchy, raunchy Rock track for your project.

A Rocking Good Time (Drums & Bass)

A very powerful, energetic Hard Rock track with edgy, sexy electric guitars, pounding bass and punchy drum beat. Great as catchy, raunchy Rock track for your project.

Dramatic Cinematic Action Trailer - Barely Breathing

Barely Breathing is a powerful and energetic trailer music track that features inspiring piano in the beginning and an epic orchestra in the end. This song is part of my "Cinematic Orchestral Themes" collection that gives you endless possibilities on your current production. The songs in this colle...

Through The Mist

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Through The Mist (No Percussion)

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Dark Music for Tension and Atmosphere

Dark music often relies on low drones, deep percussion, distorted textures, and sparse melodies. It creates an uneasy or mysterious mood, making the listener feel tension, danger, or anticipation. This style works best when atmosphere is more important than melody.

Where to Use Dark Music

Dark tracks are used in projects that need a sense of suspense, mystery, or intensity. In suspense-driven productions, they build tension before a reveal or underscore psychological drama. Within ambient projects, darker textures can create slow-moving soundscapes that add weight and depth without distracting from visuals. This category is also often used in thrillers, horror films, trailers, and games where the music must hint at what’s hidden or unresolved.

Royalty-Free Dark Tracks at Themusicase.com

All dark tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and include a sync license. The collection spans subtle atmospheric cues, heavy sound design, and hybrid scores, giving producers flexible options for film, broadcast, and online storytelling.
NOW PLAYING TRACK 1 / 500
Yann Keerim
00:00
HIDE
Redirecting to PayPal.