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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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Iron Fist - Epic Hollywood Trailer

by Lucor
Energetic and powerful cinematic trailer track, featuring driving Strings, forceful Brass, epic Percussion and vigorous Sound Design elements. Ideal for every project where you need to add that extra bit of energy and motivation, such as trailers for video games and films / movies / TV, popular comm...

Initiation - Epic Hollywood Trailer

by Lucor
Energetic and powerful cinematic trailer track, featuring driving Strings, forceful Brass, epic Percussion and vigorous Sound Design elements. Ideal for every project where you need to add that extra bit of energy and motivation, such as trailers for video games and films / movies / TV, popular comm...

Risky Business

This is deep corporate background music with dramatic and suspense atmosphere. Good track for any Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Midnight Dream

This is peaceful lounge background music with beautiful and relaxing atmosphere. This track can be used in travel videos, resort advertisement videos, spa and lounge promotional videos or other Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Earthquake - Loop

Earthquake is coming! Energetic loop in the style of dubstep. I hope you like it.

Gangster

Mysterious, angry, somber, scary and very slow hip-hop instrumental. Suitable for your dark projects. I hope you like it.

Streets

Be careful! This one is hot! Modern, catchy and very energetic street banger. Great for rappers, documentaries, backgrounds, websites, films, games, presentations, animations, commercials and other projects. I hope you like it.

Post Apocalyptic Ambient

Dramatic and sad cinematic background soundtrack for futuristic, catastrophic, painful, gloomy and emotionally sad scene, captions and titers in the movie, science fiction, video games. Thanks for listening and purchasing :)

The Black Forest

A slow and creepy orchestral backdrop for horror, storytelling, etc.

Industrial Drums

Welcome to the future. Powerful, dynamic and very energetic industrial percussion for any kind of your projects. I hope you like it.

Cold Wind

Cold, aggressive and very dark and raw hip-hop/rap instrumental. Can be used for making a song or as a background music for a film or game. I hope you like it.

Fragments, Pieces

An exciting and dynamic orchestral underscore for all things dark and spooky. Strongly influenced by Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri and Elmer Bernstein. Perfect for Horror, Halloween and related hijinks.

Epic Challenge (stinger)

Dramatic, epic piece with grand piano, full orchestra and gothic choir. Powerful and explosive with plenty of punch. Perfect for cinematic Action/Adventure/Suspense scenes.

Epic Challenge (45 sec)

Dramatic, epic piece with grand piano and full orchestra. Begins with piano and mysterious strings creating tension, then suddenly explodes into a powerful section with gothic choir and timpani. Perfect for cinematic Action/Adventure/Suspense scenes.

Epic Challenge (piano only)

Dramatic, epic piece with grand piano. Begins with mysterious piano chords creating tension, gradually building into a powerful, intricate section. Perfect for cinematic Action/Adventure/Suspense scenes.

Epic Challenge (Light Mix)

Dramatic, epic piece with grand piano and full orchestra. Begins with piano and mysterious strings creating tension, gradually building into a powerful, explosive section with gothic choir and timpani. Perfect for cinematic Action/Adventure/Suspense scenes.

Epic Challenge (Full Mix)

Dramatic, epic piece with grand piano and full orchestra. Begins with piano and mysterious strings creating tension, gradually building into a powerful, explosive section with gothic choir and timpani. Perfect for cinematic Action/Adventure/Suspense 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.
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