Dark Music Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
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Create tension with dark music featuring drones, low strings, and heavy percussion. Ideal for thrillers, trailers, and games. All tracks cleared for use.

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Mysterious Cinematic Ambient

Mysterious cinematic royalty free instrumental background music underscore with somber, ambient, and slightly dark noir feel for storytelling video, film, documentary, game, and commercial business use.

Vintage Horror Ident ( Orchestral )

A retro sounding suspensful and horrific track that features theremin, organ, ambient fx, string section and percussions. Great fit for nostalgic productions, horror and science fiction videos, films, intros, openers, jingles and more. Composer: Julian Korbl (SACEM) CAE/IPI: 01065089160

Vintage Horror Logo ( Orchestra )

A retro sounding suspensful and horrorific short track written for strings. Great fit for nostalgic productions, horror and science fiction videos, films, intros, openers, jingles and more. Composer: Julian Korbl (SACEM) CAE/IPI: 01065089160

Stressful waiting (Disturbing suspense music)

A non-standard electronic background with an unsettling atmosphere and a tense mood. Combined with mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, commercial projects, etc.

Nomo phobia (Suspense electronic music)

An unusual electronic background with a dark, intimidating atmosphere and a fearful mood. Combined with mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, commercial projects, etc.

Documentary

Calm and floating ambient music with subtle layers of synths, bass and percussive elements! Suspense and searching atmosphere. Best for documentaries, podcasts, education, drama, crime, investigation!

Raunchy Rock

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (no lead)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (no lead or horns)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (no horns)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (drums only)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (60 sec)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Raunchy Rock (30 sec)

Punchy, powerful Pop Rock track with driving beat, pulsating guitar riff and horn hits. Builds into uplifting, triumphant chorus section with edgy electric guitar riff.

Challenges Arising

Short but determined epic track with a nervous undertone and a dark feel, wide and urging yet conceiled. Ideal for transitions, action, tension and doubt.

Grim aftermath (Suspense cinematic intro)

A dark composition that creates an atmosphere of suspense and gloomy mood. Combined with documentaries, mystery films, thrillers, suspense videos, slide shows, social projects, and other projects.

Terrible secret (Frightening electronic music)

An unusual electronic background with a mysterious frightening atmosphere and an intimidating mood. Combined with mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, commercial projects, etc.

Intro – Investigation

An intense short music track with cascading piano and hard-hitting drumkit come together for a wild chase. A touch of dubby electronica gives it a delicious grittiness that makes this scurrying melody a perfect choice for opening crime dramas or other suspenseful content, whether on television, radi...

The Power of a Black Hola

Instrumental electronic Space Ambient music made for synthesizers, electric pianos, pluck synths and soundscapes. Ideal for Sci-Fi and futuristic tv series and films in epic situations. Also great for space and future tech documentaries.

Fear of the unknown (Tension electronic ambient)

A frightening electronic background with a tense atmosphere and a mood of suspense. Combined with horror, suspense, thriller, suspense videos, commercial projects, etc.

Mystery shopper (Strange suspense electronic)

An unusual electronic background with a mysterious atmosphere and a mood of suspense. Combined with mystery, suspense, thriller, horror videos, commercial projects, etc.

Dark Theme

An instrumental orchestral track with an horror vibe, Perfect as soundtrack or as an horror/thriller show opening theme.

Exotic Mystery

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Exotic Mystery (no lead)

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Exotic Mystery (minimal mix)

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Exotic Mystery (marimba and pads)

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Exotic Mystery (60 sec)

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Exotic Mystery (30 sec)

Mysterious, atmospheric track with an exotic twist. Pulsating percussion, marimba, kalimba and dark synths make this a great suspenseful, light tension track for your project.

Funkhaus Talkover (Extended Version)

Dreamy melodies and intricate rhythms make this Marimba song an exquisite treat. For science, IT and image films.

Funkhaus (Extended Version)

Dreamy melodies and intricate rhythms make this Marimba song an exquisite treat. For science, IT and image films.

Funkhaus Talkover (Full Version)

Dreamy melodies and intricate rhythms make this Marimba song an exquisite treat. For science, IT and image films.

Funkhaus

Dreamy melodies and intricate rhythms make this Marimba song an exquisite treat. For science, IT and image films.

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.
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