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Build anticipation with suspense music featuring pulses, strings, and sound design. Ideal for thrillers, crime series, trailers, and gaming.

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Battle Begins

Dramatic Epic Cinematic Action track featuring full orchestral strings and brass sections, percussion and drum hits. Escalation and Tension build-up until the climax. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, documentaries about war and batlles, TV series and more.

Battle Begins (60-sec Version)

This is a 60sec version of Battle Begins. Dramatic Epic Cinematic Action track featuring full orchestral strings and brass sections, percussion and drum hits. Escalation and Tension build-up until the climax. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, documentaries about war and batlles, ...

Battle Begins (Loop Version)

This is a loop version of Battle Begins. Dramatic Epic Cinematic Action track featuring full orchestral strings and brass sections, percussion and drum hits. Escalation and Tension build-up until the climax. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, documentaries about war and batlles, T...

Battle Begins (30-sec Version)

This is a 30sec version of Battle Begins. Dramatic Epic Cinematic Action track featuring full orchestral strings and brass sections, percussion and drum hits. Escalation and Tension build-up until the climax. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, documentaries about war and batlles, ...

Growing Tension

Dramatic and Escalating Cinematic Action track featuring orchestral strings, percussion, synth pads and sound effects. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, Police / Investigation TV series and more.

Growing Tension (Alternative Version)

This is an alternative version of Growing Tension. Dramatic and Escalating Cinematic Action track featuring orchestral strings, percussion, synth pads and sound effects. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, Police / Investigation TV series and more.

Growing Tension (Loop 2)

This is a loop version of Growing Tension. Dramatic and Escalating Cinematic Action track featuring orchestral strings, percussion, synth pads and sound effects. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, Police / Investigation TV series and more.

Growing Tension (Loop 1)

This is a loop version of Growing Tension. Dramatic and Escalating Cinematic Action track featuring orchestral strings, percussion, synth pads and sound effects. Great for trailers, films in action and drama genres, Police / Investigation TV series and more.

Modern Action Sequence

Powerful and intense dramatic action music with staccato strings and synth effects over a hectic and busy drumbeat with contemporary glitch style elements. Suitable for video games, intros and transitions, action scenes like car chases or dramatic escapes, movie trailers, hi tech product presentat...

Dark Intentions

Mysterious, dark and suspenseful cinematic music piece great for TV series, films and documentaries in the crime / action genre, investigation videos and criminal news.

Dark Intentions (Loopable Version)

This is a loop version of Dark Intentions. Mysterious, dark and suspenseful cinematic music piece great for TV series, films and documentaries in the crime / action genre, investigation videos and criminal news.

Dark Intentions (Alternative Version)

This is an alternative version of Dark Intentions. Mysterious, dark and suspenseful cinematic music piece great for TV series, films and documentaries in the crime / action genre, investigation videos and criminal news.

Dark Intentions (60sec Version)

This is a 60sec version of Dark Intentions. Mysterious, dark and suspenseful cinematic music piece great for TV series, films and documentaries in the crime / action genre, investigation videos and criminal news.

Dark Intentions (30sec Version)

This is a 30sec version of Dark Intentions. Mysterious, dark and suspenseful cinematic music piece great for TV series, films and documentaries in the crime / action genre, investigation videos and criminal news.

Cinematic Eerie

Dark atmospheric cinematic piece of music with mysterious harmonies and synth sequences great for dramatic suspense movies and videos.

Anticipation

Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos.

Anticipation (Loop Version)

This is a loop version of Anticipation. Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos.

Anticipation (Alternative Version 1)

This is an alternative version of Anticipation. Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos.

Anticipation (Alternative Version 2)

This is an alternative version of Anticipation. Cinematic track with a mysterious and dark atmosphere full of anticipation. Great for crime films, documentaries, investigation news and videos.

Epic Battle Music - Hero Theme

Powerful epic Battle Music. Music that can be used for battle scene or something completely different. Has a big choir in the center of the composition that gives it an epic feel. At the same time is has a bit of heroism in it / a positive tone. Fight of the gods. We all need heroes to lead us an...

Dramatic Movie Music - Fight The Enemy

A short dramatic music theme about fighting - know matter what opposes you. Starts of with big drums and deep horns to illustrate an enemies persistence in trying to make you fail. Choirs and a solo boy is used to show the human perspective and at same time give the music a hint of melancholy. ...

Pirate Theme Soundtrack - Captain Blackbeard

An adventures pirate theme. The soundtrack start slowly with a bit mysterious "sound" and the builds up to a full blown pirate theme. Perfect for productions where you want the music to compliment a sense of adventure. Pirate Soundtrack Theme - Captain Blackbeard

Sci-Fi Music - Chinese Spaceport

Unique Sci-Fi music that uses Chinese instruments to give it a special touch. Perfect for cinematic productions, but can of-cause be used for anything you like.

CSI Lab

by Fabrica
Atmosphere and arpeggiator , special for crime TV series , action and adventure

Anticipation

Percussion based suspense track with dark horns and rythmic pianos, this track conveys suspense and drama..

Uncertainty

Piano based, suspenseful eery track, gives a good vibe or fear, intimidation and or horror

Heart of the Jungle

Mysterious strings and warm piano ostinato and African percussion rhythms give power and depth as well as a mystical touch. Very good as film music.

Catwalk

Exciting-playful bar jazz featuring piano trio and finger snaps. Funny and sexy. Perfect for commercials, crime comedies, dramedies!

Outlands Of Tomorrow

Epic cinematic trailer piece composed with an experimental approach, E-piano and orchestral strings accompanied by contemporary drums and sound effects, escalating to the intense part with the choir and full orchestra, percussion instruments are coming in near the ending of the track, before fading ...

Carol Of The Bells

Dynamic and exciting instrumental version of a popular Christmas classic that features dramatic orchestral colors with a slow and steady, escalating explosive buildup. This inspired holiday favorite captures the joyful spirit of the Yuletide season.

Pharaoh of egypt 1526 bc

Mystical / Mysterious world / ethnic underscore, sound design combining Middle Eastern reed / wind instruments with ethnic percussion, ambient pads and more modern sounding bass pulse. A sense of something secret, ancient, unknown, under the surface. Perhaps a dark / sinister event in history or an ...

God s kingdom

A grand and majestic track, emotional and sweeping with full orchestra and a beautiful chord progression, giving the track a larger-than-life, epic, regal feel. Victorious and celebratory, uplifting and soaring,trail to mercy,joyful.

American Beauty

A nice mystery theme, slightly inspired by films and series such as The X-Files and many others. Think crime investigation, forensics, mysterious evidence, detective cases. CSI meets X-Files meets Forensic Investigations meets Missing Without a Trace etc. Would also make a great theme for a game sho...

Suspense Music and Building Tension

Suspense music uses pulsing rhythms, low strings, drones, and sparse percussion. The sound is designed to create unease and anticipation, holding the listener in a state of expectation.

Where to Use Suspense Music

This style works best in thrillers, documentaries, and investigative pieces where the music needs to add tension without giving away the resolution. If you need something heavier and more atmospheric, dark music is a strong alternative, pushing the mood toward fear and mystery. On the other hand, when you want to create quiet pressure with fewer elements, minimal tracks can achieve the same sense of suspense while staying subtle, making them suitable for voiceover-driven scenes or slow-building edits.

Royalty-Free Suspense Tracks at Themusicase.com

All suspense tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and include a sync license. The catalog covers cinematic pulses, investigative underscores, and tense ambient cues ready for film, broadcast, and online use.
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