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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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Countdown (No Drums)

A suspense track that syncs perfectly with the clock. Various edits (30, 60, loop) also available.

Loneliness (Violin and Piano 60sec)

Very emotional somber track perfect for highly dramatic situations. Expressive solo Violin lead. Basically this track is divided into three sections: in the first part the violin performs alone, in the second part it's supported by a background piano, while in the last section the piano is alone.

Countdown (End Stinger)

A suspense track that syncs perfectly with the clock. Various edits (30, 60, loop) also available.

Countdown (Loop C)

A suspense track that syncs perfectly with the clock. Various edits (30, 60, loop) also available.

Pensive State

Reflective track built on a climatic piano phrase, supported by drum machine and orchestral strings. Perfect as bed in contemplative moments. No Piano edit also available.

Let's Get Extreme - Full Song

Crank up your stereo to 11 and prepare to get extreme with this energetic rock cue! Highlights of this track include a slowing effect on the guitars during transitions and a mellow bridge before things take off one last time.

Let's Get Extreme - Stinger

Crank up your stereo to 11 and prepare to get extreme with this energetic rock cue! Highlights of this track include a slowing effect on the guitars during transitions and a mellow bridge before things take off one last time.

Let's Get Extreme - 60 Seconds

Crank up your stereo to 11 and prepare to get extreme with this energetic rock cue! Highlights of this track include a slowing effect on the guitars during transitions and a mellow bridge before things take off one last time.

Let's Get Extreme - 30 Seconds

Crank up your stereo to 11 and prepare to get extreme with this energetic rock cue! Highlights of this track include a slowing effect on the guitars during transitions and a mellow bridge before things take off one last time.

Lonely Walk At Night

Ambient textures of modern sounds and beats. Quiet mystery of the days events. Reflection for improvement. Great theme for action adventure dramatic sports reality soundtracks.

Hollywood Trailer

by Aquilo
A powerful cinematic trailer track with bombastic percussion, dramatic strings, horns and some electronic hybrid elements giving a full, rich sound. Fits cinematic contexts such as trailers, films, or an epic video game or a dramatic corporate presentation. It clocks in at 1:32 at a tempo of 120....

Robots Attack

by Aquilo
It’s the year 2144 and machines have taken over the earth. This is the soundtrack to one of the battles between robots and humanity. This is a hybrid track with both electronic instruments and more traditional epic orchestral strings, horns and percussion. Suitable in cinematic contexts li...

Impossible

Acoustic guitar tune, soft and relaxed feel with minimal arrangement and soft Vocals.

Fully Empty

Dark and suspenseful singer songwriter tune with pessimistic lyrics.

Dramatic Violins and Cello

by Aquilo
A dramatic track with two spiccato violins and a tremolo cello creates a raw, dramatic and somewhat aggressive mood fitting for a car commercial or similar type of advertising. The sound is a bit gritty and dirty, especially for a string trio.

Tell You

A suspenseful orchestral march with rich strings and driving percussion. Would be perfect for marching into battle scenes or introducing a vindictive character.

Suspense Building Loop B

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Suspense Building Loop C

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Suspense Building Loop G

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Inside The Crime (No Pizz)

Modern crime drama instrumental, perfect as light tension music bed for TV also.

Inside The Crime

Modern crime drama instrumental, perfect as light tension music bed for TV also.

Suspense Building Loop E

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Suspense Building Loop D

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Suspense Building

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available. Full track.

Suspense Building Loop A

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available. Loop edit.

Suspense Building Loop F

Reality TV suspense building track with an eerie texture in background. Great for reality shows, decision making, game shows. Easily editable. Various Loops available.

Dark Intro

Dark/Suspense droning Intro with whooshes, sfx and risers.

Epic Drama

A jingle with orchestra in background and piano in foreground, starting Reflective and evolving Epic! Perfectly suitable for 30 Sec commercials. It has an higly dramatic feel but becomes proud in the end, gives motivation, make you think of a revenge. Yes, we/you can.

Like an Angel (No Winds)

Orchestral cinematic cue. It starts with a quiet and warm piano solo and slowly builds up with strings, warms your heart and gives you a sense of new, a new beginning. It has a drop out in the middle and continues toward a serene end. No winds mix, full track also available.

Like an Angel

Orchestral cinematic cue. It starts with a quiet and warm piano solo and slowly builds up with strings, warms your heart and gives you a sense of new, a new beginning. It has a drop out in the middle and continues toward a serene end. Various alt mixes also available.

Like an Angel (No Guitar)

Orchestral cinematic cue. It starts with a quiet and warm piano solo and slowly builds up with strings, warms your heart and gives you a sense of new, a new beginning. It has a drop out in the middle and continues toward a serene end. No guitar mix, full track also available.

Like an Angel (Piano Solo)

Orchestral cinematic cue. It starts with a quiet and warm piano solo and slowly builds up with strings, warms your heart and gives you a sense of new, a new beginning. It has a drop out in the middle and continues toward a serene end. Solo Piano mix, full track also available.

Like an Angel (Piano and Strings)

Orchestral cinematic cue. It starts with a quiet and warm piano solo and slowly builds up with strings, warms your heart and gives you a sense of new, a new beginning. It has a drop out in the middle and continues toward a serene end. Piano and Strings mix, full track also available.

Game of Spies

A great orchestral and epic track, with a spy's movie kind of sound, featuring brasses, strings, percussion, electric guitar and electronics. A great track for Ads, commercials, movies and video-games where spies are involved. Included a loop version that can be used as a background in video games.

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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