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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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No Excuses

Agressive, heavy, dirty, dark and very intense hip-hop instrumental. Can be used in different kinds of projects. I hope you like it.

Taiko Hop

This short track has a big attitude! It has a powerful HipHop beat combined with Taiko drums and builds to a climax. Perfect for sports, action, martial arts and contemporary Japanese themes.

Hip Hop Shadows

This track mixes an old-skool HipHop feel with dub elements. It's great for a chilled, stoned, spacious and urban feel

Stay Cool

Pulsating big beat with an exciting athmoshere. Vocal effects and percussions combined with a hip hop infuenced beat. Sounds young, cheeky and deep. Great for sports, lifestyle, youth and presentations.

Dark City

An exciting and dynamic orchestral track. Modern and fresh, with a 'Dark Superhero' vibe. The full compliment of orchestral sections are present, along with concert toms and full choir. Full of forward momentum and perfect for trailers, action and projects where a sense of urgency is required.

Spirit Caller

Deep, dark cavernous dwelling piece with ambient atmospheres, distant ocarina and pan flute, and deep guttural vocal chants. Sounds like an ethnic goth horror monster mystery soundtrack. Takes you to other worlds and beyond. Good for mystery, dark drama, documentary, horror, thriller, Gothic, travel...

316 Breaking Worst AC2

A dark and energetic cinematic track, featuring electronic, and electric sounds. A great asset as underscore for videogames, advertising and movies.

Black Thoughts

A very energetic and dark electronic track, percussive and aggressive, dangerous and intriguing.

259 Last Night ac2 oct 23 OK

A dark, aggressive and powerful track featuring electronics, electric guitar, sound effects and strings. A great asset for sexy dark scenes, sports and cinematics.

Electricity

A raw sounding electro house track in the style of Deadmau5 / Joel Zimmerman. It has dubstep drums mixed with a brutal synth, and a melodic midsection to lift your spirit. Works in a commercial, fashion / ad / workout / training motivation / or in a store.

Black Sun

A darkly ambient, threatening and unnerving underscore. Suitable for tense and pensive drama scenes, reality show, documentary, dangerous situations, nervous undertow

Unspeacable

A darkly ambient, threatening and unnerving underscore. Suitable for tense and pensive drama scenes, reality show, documentary, dangerous situations, nervous undertow

The Crusade to the Holy Land

Cold, dark, deep zone icy drones with low rumbles and wind type breathing, along with eventual distant Asian/Indian bell loop/tones and subtle shamanic vocal calls. Very mysterious, dreamy, dark, atmospheric and meditative. Would work for sci-fi, dark fantasy, mystery, science, history, thrillers, d...

Unholy Temple

A psychological and dramatic thriller cue with a very thematic and building ostinato, underscoring anything from breaking news to an emotional or suspenseful montage to a crime or paranormal investigation. In the vein of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" used in "The Exorcist."

The Guardians

Delicately haunting, slowly building epic soundtrack for piano & full orchestra. Slow, dark and full of symphonic tension, It sounds a little like Hans Zimmer, & the theme to the movie '28 days later'. Creeping, menacing & brooding, it is also beautiful & gentle.

Inspiring Creativity

Contemporary cinematic track with an intriguing, exciting and dynamic vibe featuring marimba, xylophone, piano, atmospheric pads, different kinds of percussion and arpeggiated synths, moving bass guitar, orchestral strings and upbeat drums. Great for dynamic action scenes in films, TV series, commer...

Inspiring Creativity (60-secs Version)

This is a 60sec version of a contemporary cinematic track with an intriguing, exciting and dynamic vibe featuring marimba, xylophone, piano, atmospheric pads, different kinds of percussion and arpeggiated synths, moving bass guitar, orchestral strings and upbeat drums. Great for dynamic action scene...

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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