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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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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.

Through The Mist (60 Sec)

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 (30 Sec)

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.

Someone's Watching You

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.

Someone's Watching You (No Bass)

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.

Someone's Watching You (60 Sec)

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.

Someone's Watching You (30 Sec)

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.

Light In The Distance

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, 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.

Light In The Distance (No Percussion)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, 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.

Light In The Distance (60 Sec)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, 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.

Light In The Distance (30 Sec)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, 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.

Aggressive Trailer Intro Ident

A dark, powerful royalty free cinematic intro with a lot of hybrid synths, braams, risers, ticking fx and epic hits, best for sci-fi trailers, logos, openers, intros or games.

Action Scene Rock

A heavy rock based composition with a powerful orchestral accompaniment. Perfect for action YouTube videos, the gaming market or use on dramatic TV scenes or documentaries. Mastered to an average of -14dB LUFS to retain the dynamic of the composition and so online streaming platforms such as YouTu...

Synchronicity

Features fast piano in a minor key, changing chords while maintaining and fast arpeggio. Marching drums start to build along with strings and orchestra. The middle part draws a melody from an electric piano, before dropping back to the piano. Would suit scenes of intrigue, or when there is a serious...

Terror On The Streets

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 (60 Sec)

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 (30 Sec)

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.

Dangerous Situation

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (No Piano Melody)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (60 Sec)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (30 Sec)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

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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