Dark Music
4,127 tracks in libraryCreate tension with dark music featuring drones, low strings, and heavy percussion. Ideal for thrillers, trailers, and games. All tracks cleared for use.
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
by Grieg
Grieg's Classic rendered as a stunningly real mockup. Grandiose and larger than life, 'Mountain King' is a slow builder that moves towards a huge triumphant end.
Somber and Ominous Waltz Piano Solo
Dark nstrumental music made for piano solo. The music has a slow rhythm and the mood is somber and foreboding. The genre is classical and the composition is inspired by the style of Erik Satie. This track fits very well in dramatic scenes with a point of somber and strange feelings.
Traverling to Mars (soundscape)
Distant planets and epic landscape come to mind with this Tangerine Dream influenced ambient track. Power throbbing basslines and electronic textures...
Horror Orchestra (your in my way)
Beginning with a disturbing dreamlike sequence, The Orchestra builds to a nasty climax ending with a mystical release conclusion.... Ominous without becoming grating or to harsh.
Action Orchestra (Ramming Speed)
Inspired by Ben Hur, the scene on the slave galley... Epic dark brass and strings with male chanting voices...
Ambient Underscore (We Leave at Dawn)
There's somewhere important to go and it's a long ways away... Thomas Newman inspired ambient track with light steel strings guitars, ethnic bells and textural padding...
Looking At It Now (dark ambient)
Two distinctly different parts.. Starting with dark low suspenseful ambience, building with minimal precision to a contained climax... Where a slow modern rock drum beat enters (big snare)... Netflix ready, contemporary underscore...
Waking up from Melancholy
Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The music is leaded by a piano, with a dramatic and melancholic mood. Later, progressively grows and takes some energy with the support of additional instruments like horns, bass trombones and strings. The style is very near to soundtrack and minimal ...
Cinematic Mysterious Adventures
Instrumental music made for orchestra. The composition is leaded by a piano and it’s accompanied by orchestral instruments, like strings and brass. The mood is adventurous and it has some touch of mystery and also has a point of an ominous feeling, all in a wonderful and mysterious environment lik...
Ominous Classical Orchestral Waltz
Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The music is leaded by piano, which starts quiet and determined. Then, the music gets energy with the sudden incorporation of the other orchestral instruments, like horns, oboe, strings and trombones. the percussions helps to increase the energy and p...
Suspenseful Cinematic Ambient
Instrumental music made for electronic instruments, strings and brass. The style is very near to soundtrack and cinematic, and the mood is mysterious and suspenseful. This msuic fits very well on dark and evil scenes in films and series with suspense and horror topics.
dramatic cinematic trailer
Instrumental music made for orchestra. The style is very near to Soundtrack and Film music, and the mood is sad, mournful and down. The rhythm is steady and it is marked by the bass and the strings staccato. This music fits very well for projects in scenes with dramatic and depressive topics, as a b...
Epic Evil Movement Pack
by Horacemix
Heavy Orchestral Music with a sense of evil and an ominous dark ambiance
Sneaky Mystery Pizzicato
by Roger Stark
Magical, phantasmagoric and wondrous orchestral piece suitable for film, trailers, advertising, halloween commercials, games and movies.
This classical cinematic track has a sinister dark mood but delicate and sweet at the same time, so it can be used for mystery and magic but also for cartoons, sp...
Mystery Cinematic Fantasy
by Roger Stark
Mysterious fantasy orchestral piece. This dramatic and emotional mystery track is great for trailers, movies, films and documentaries.
Featuring instruments: Orchestral strings, brass, ambient pads and synthesizers.
Influences: Tim Burton, Danny elfman, Alice in Wonderland
Dark Hybrid Trailer
by Roger Stark
Powerful & Cinematic dark trailer in the modern hollywood style. This track is perfect for trailers, teaser, TV spot, commercials and advertising. This track will work great in visual media like an action, adventure, dramatic, cyberpunk, thriller, sci-fi and futuristic TV series and films, documenta...
Evil Ambient
Dark and mysterious sound in this instrumental piece where the electric guitar is the protagonist.
Background Cinematic Sad
Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The style is Soundtrack and the mood is sad and calm. The music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Then, the incorporation of the strings and cello helps to increase the feeling intensity. This music fits perfect in films...
Somber Background Piano
Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is a mix between soundtrack and classical music. The mood is sad and sentimental. With a calm and expressive rhythm, this music is a perfect background of sentimental and melancholic scenes in films and tv series. Also for some kind of reports, docum...
Dramatic Cinematic Ambient
Instrumental music made for piano and electronic instruments. The style is a mix between dark ambient, ambient and soundtrack music. The mood is relaxed with some feelings of melancholy and darkness. This music is a perfect background for scenes with slow motion and dramatism, also for calm and sad ...
Mourning Background
Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is Soundtrack classical music and the mood is mournful and reflective, with a slow tempo. The music starts with a piano playing the main notes, with a cello doing the bass notes. This music is a perfect background in dramatic calm scenes in fi...
Sad Drama
Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The style is very near to soundtrack and cinematic music, and the mood is sad and mournful. This music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition, later the music increases the intensity with the entrance of the rest of orchestral...
Train of Future Ambient
Instrumental music made for piano, strings and synth pads. The style is very near to dark ambient and the mood is a little bit mysterious and suspenseful. The ambience is futuristic and the rhythm is calm but steady. This music fits perfect in situations with some melancholy and suspense, as a backg...
Cinematic Dark Trailer
Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The music is leaded by a piano, playing the pain notes of the composition. Then, the music gains energy with the incorporation of the rest of orchestral instruments. The mood is at first mournful and threatening, then gains aggressiveness. This music ...
Sadness Piano
Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is very near to classical and soundtrack music, and the mood is sad and mournful, with some tension in the play. The rhythm is slow and calm, and the touch is plenty of dynamics and expression, but it has also some point of determination. This music ...
Ambient Suspenseful Calm
Instrumental music made for piano and synthesizers and synth pads. The style is very near to ambient music, with ambiental and ethereal synth pads and leaded at first by the main rhythm and notes of the piano. The mood is calm and relaxed, with a touch of suspense and discreet tension within the qui...
Zombies Funk (seamless looping pack)
by Horacemix
Mournful feeling, bouncy, casual, chaotic, funky tune.
Dark Epic Ambient
Instrumental music made for piano, synthesizers and orchestra. The style is a mix between soundtrack and dark ambient music. The composition starts with the piano playing the main notes with some synthesizer rhythms. Later gains energy with the incorporation of the rest of voices and orchestra. The ...
Cave creature's shadows
by Horacemix
Atmospheric marching percussion, ethereal fagot, and magical harp.
A day in the cave
by Horacemix
Dark, heavy, fearful orchestral piece with a spicy oriental reminiscence.
Tango Intense (Minimalist Tension Building)
by Horacemix
Dramatic, well-crafted cue that delivers a minimalist tension inducing feeling. A rising level of anxiety, discomfort, and suspense weaving layers of
instrumentation/elements creating dynamics and momentum.
Meeting with the mob
by Horacemix
Mysterious and scary piano melody with violins Alla Hitchcock. Bassoon gives a very dark ambiance and surprising percussion hits simulates shutting big castle doors. Super suspense music
Rising Dark
A dark and brooding piano piece with a haunting tone and cinematic cello and violin accompaniment. It comprises of two parts: a lively, intense fast triplet arpeggio section; and a slower, more measured and reflective section.
The piano, violin and cello combine to make a timbre full of drama and s...
Undercover Agent
by Neil Cross
Atmospheric and mysterious Ambient Electronic track with spacey pads, synth guitars, piano and groovy drums. Great for technology, science, mystery, spy, action, sci fi projects.
My Electro Universe
by Neil Cross
Futuristic Ambient Electronic track with spacey synth pads, dreamy piano and laid back drums groove. Perfect for projects requiring chilled and atmospheric backing music.
Hip Hop Holy Church Service
by Neil Cross
Quirky Urban mashup with groovy Hip Hop beat, powerful church organ and choir. A cool mix of old and new - modern Hip Hop and classical church music!
J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
The famous and popular classical piece by Johann Sebastian Bach performed on pipe organ. It is a rich, dark and beautifully intricate piece that is known around the world for its horror-like tone. The Toccata has been infamously used to great effect to denote doom, death and the funeral, whilst the ...
Purcell - Abelazer - Rondeau
Movement 2: Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s incidental music for the Aphra Behn play ‘Abdelazer’ or ‘The Moor’s Revenge (Z 570), written in 1695.
It is a famous and popular baroque era piece, made famous in modern times by Benjamin Britten when he used it for his ‘The Young Person’s Guid...
Grieg - Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
The very popular and famous piece, written by Edvard Grieg for the Norwegian play ‘Peer Gynt’ by Henrik Ibsen. It was then selected by Grieg to be the final movement of his ‘Peer Gynt Suite No.1’.
This version is arranged for a full orchestra. It begins with a dark and brooding tone and slo...
Fright Night
by Dan Johnson
A creaky, creepy soundtrack inspired track which would work perfectly for an eerie setting which needs some anticipation.
Splash of Colour
by Dan Johnson
A tense interlude style piece which features rhythmic interest from a pizzicato violin. Recommended for underscoring an intriguing visual montage or section.
Grotesque
Dark orchestral music with nostalgic, slightly dreamy theme. Reeds, piano, strings and harp.
Dark Places (Electro Tension Underscore)
by Jon Purdey
Subtle, pulsing tension with dissonant synths with limited drums and cello percussion. Minimal electro. Perfect for under dialogue for a crime show or to invoke a feel of mystery.
Australian Outback
by Neil Cross
The Aussie Outback - a vast rugged terrain where kangaroos roam free! This track takes you on a wild adventure with authentic didgeridoo, pulsating native percussion, atmospheric synths and live drums. A blend of traditional sounds with a modern twist. Great for travel, documentaries, adventure, cul...
Australian Outback (no flute)
by Neil Cross
The Aussie Outback - a vast rugged terrain where kangaroos roam free! This track takes you on a wild adventure with authentic didgeridoo, pulsating native percussion, atmospheric synths and live drums. A blend of traditional sounds with a modern twist. Great for travel, documentaries, adventure, cul...
Australian Outback (Didgeridoo and Percussion)
by Neil Cross
The Aussie Outback - a vast rugged terrain where kangaroos roam free! This track takes you on a wild adventure with authentic didgeridoo, pulsating native percussion, atmospheric synths and live drums. A blend of traditional sounds with a modern twist. Great for travel, documentaries, adventure, cul...