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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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Broken Heart

Deep and meaningful Cinematic composition with emotional piano melodies and harmonies, accompanied by orchestral strings and heavenly pad sound from the middle of the track. Passionate and heartfelt music for films, trailers, TV and documentaries.�

Cinematic Touch

Dramatic Orchestral composition with a slow buildup, great for trailers and film soundtracks. Begins with a somber piano theme, and escalates to the dramatic intense full orchestral part with strings, brass section, timpani, and orchestral snares.

Dramatic Escalation

"Dramatic and Intense orchestral hybrid action track. Deep and emotional composition with full orchestra, complex rhythmic structure with electronic drum beat, Epic choir and church organ, harpsicord, piano and different synthesizers. Contemporary film soundtrack great for movies, trailers, document...

Feel The Senses

Emotional and passionate cinematic piano composition, with mysterious and melancholic harmonies and impressionistic feel/vibe. Orchestral strings join from the second part. This track will work great in films, trailers and documentaries.

Passionate Dreams

Dark and ethereal cinematic composition with piano and heavenly pad sound, very emotional and thoughtful music great for drama films, documentaries, trailers and more.

Ethereal World

Emotional and mysterious cinematic composition with haunting piano melodies accompanied by solo cello phrases and orchestral strings. Great for trailers, drama and suspense genre movies, documentaries and more.

underwater party vrs 2 pt 2

by Ionics
A cool trance combining various music styles. consists of atmosphere guitar solo and acoustic drums. Catchy melody and dynamic leads.

from sunlight to underground pt 2

by Ionics
This is the second part of a very complex modern classics composition. Violins and piano mixed with modern beats and electric guitar. Very evolving and changing tune. An explosion of moods.

poetic killer

by Ionics
A dark and mysterious track that becomes vicious and hardcore. Slow tempo beat accompanied by Heavy bass and raw electric guitars solo. Features atmospheric scary pads and FX. Imagine the killer in slow motion

the death of mrs jenkins

by Ionics
Blood-freezing-mind-chilling track. This unique piece of work will scare you and fill you with admiration. Classical and crooked harmony filled with scary transition and bubbling floating pads. Suitable for horror rollers or scary scenes.

samanthas poltergeist

by Ionics
Start chewing you fingernails. Random strums on the strings of a piano combined with scary strings. Someone's coming for you. The tension builds up and ends with a big bang.

the letter

by Ionics
A sad and slow ambient composition. includes percussion, acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Perfect for dark middle-eastern landscapes. Imagine yourself receiving bad news from a family member and taking a trip back to the middle east.

gargoyles

by Ionics
Big beats and dirty electric guitars with distortion. Suitable for spy movies, investigations, action and tension.

abandoned spaceship

by Ionics
Dark-space atmosphere. Big distant drums combined with atmospheric morphing strings. You will get a feeling of emptiness. This is how it feels to be left alone in cold space on a huge spaceship.

underwater party

by Ionics
A cool trance combining various music styles. consists of atmosphere guitar solo and acoustic drums. Catchy melody and dynamic leads.

from sunlight to underground pt 1

by Ionics
This is the first part of a very complex modern classics composition. Violins and piano mixed with modern beats and electric guitar. Very evolving and changing tune. An explosion of moods.

killing rainforest

A seriously dramatic, epic, cinematic track. This track keeps building in intensity and urgency towards a majestic climax towards the middle . Full orchestra, epic percussion, major Goosebumps effect towards the middle crescendo and climax. Powerful stuff. Atmospheric Angry Cautious Dark Disturbin...

science and technology 4

Strangely retro and futuristic at the same time, this driven, minimalistic electro track has a dark side and an elements of angst sci-fi and classic electronic Soft, emotional, sad , dream

science and technology 2

Futuristic, investigating , with a dark edge. Technology, cutting edge Dark , surreal , ambient

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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