Dark Music Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
Sync licensed: License includes rights to pair the music with video, film, ads, and apps.

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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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Factory

A moving piece for Cello and piano, with dynamic swells and strong themes. The track constantly builds towards a passionate ending and is ideal for moving scenes in film and television.

Walk

A droning guitar track with distant vocals and hypnotic rhythms, ideal for climaxes in film and tension scenes.

Intro

A dark droning guitar track, ideal for film with suspense sequences.

Technology Background Hip hop

Chill Hip Hop track with a melancholic feel and piano melody. Great for Youtube lifestyle and technology videos, background for vlogs.

The Last Of Us

Atmospheric cinematic sci-fi trailer music. Perfect for epic trailers, games and movies, cosmic videos, teasers, intros, presentations, thriller and promos

Transhumanism

Track created to underscore documentaries on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology, but also Sci Fi shorts, movies, videogames, podcast, commercials. Atmospheric, mysterious, disturbing, dystopian piece; a repetitive music box, electronic sounds and female choir to illustrate the fusion betwee...

Dark Obsession

A dark atmospheric track with a piano and synth repeating pattern creating a tense and mysterious vibe. Great for films, trailers, games, videos and other projects needing an airy and suspenseful music background.

Unbroken Movie Trailer

Unleash the cinematic power of Movie Trailer / Unbroken, an orchestral hybrid track that captivates with its grandeur and intensity. Epic soundscapes and dynamic hybrids converge, crafting a mesmerizing sonic journey. Perfect for trailers, commercials, and soundtracks, this track creates a thrilling...

Uranium Glow

Suitable for game and movie trailers, teasers, intros, promos and advertising

Powerful Dramatic Soundtrack

An epic cinematic piece inducing suspense and thrill. It features violins, violas, cellos, synths and powerful drums. It is excellent as background music in movies, films, commercials, documentaries, video games, and more.

Game Menu Dramatic

by Whvle
Dark and Atmospheric Game Intro Music. Ideal for dramatic / dark / suspense / shooters.

The Dark Sport Trap

by Whvle
dark sport trap track with aggressive and bouncy mood. Ideal for any fashion or sport content.

Mind Games (Cinematic & Dramatic)

by Whvle
Cinematic dramatic music. Ideal for all type of cinematic content. Provides a dramatic and uplifting mood.

Beams (Cinematic & Dramatic)

by Whvle
Cinematic dramatic music. Ideal for all type of cinematic content. Provides a dramatic and uplifting mood.

Electronic Hard Industrial Beat

by Whvle
Electronic Hard Industrial Beat ideal for Advertising / YT channels intro / Vlogs / Brand Intro / Games / Sci-Fi vlogs / Urban brand. Provides an action mood with punchy distorted bass and groovy drums.

Dune Cinematic Adventure Music

by Whvle
Cinematic adventure dramatic music. Ideal for trailer, any type of cinematic content. Provides a dark and adventure mood.

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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