Suspense Music for Creators, Filmmaking, Games, Apps. Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
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Underground Bros

Motivational Trap with urban hio hop influences and cool beats. Great for youth, fashion, nightlife, sports and presentations

Tutorial Music 1

Floating soft electronic music with an relaxing technologic feeling. Great for tutorials, presentations, research and as backgroundmusic.

Tutorial Music 2

Floating soft electronic lounge music with an relaxing technologic feeling. Great for tutorials, presentations, research and as backgroundmusic.

Decisions

A reality TV style mild tension underscore (The Apprentice, etc) Featuring Marimba, synth bass and pizz, 'Decisions' provides an unobtrusive backdrop for any type of media.

Pink Panther No 2

Soft jazz with brushed drums, catchy brass section and keyboards. Great relaxing and sneaky jazz for funny themes, animal movies, cats videos and many more.

Orchestral Fantasy Opener

Symphonic and orchestral fantasy opener with shining strings, melodic cellos and soft brass. Great for fantasy, animations and christmas.

Soft Inspirational Lounge (No Drums Version)

Inspirational relaxing lounge / chill out music with soft guitars and a calm bass. Great for presentations, radio, bars and as backgroundmusic.

Soft Inspirational Lounge

Inspirational relaxing lounge / chill out music with soft guitars and a calm beat. Great for presentations, radio, bars and as backgroundmusic.

Inspired And Powerful Dubstep

Inspirational and hopeful Dubstep with floating modern synths, groovy vocal chops and a massive beat. Perfect for image movies, presentations, big pictures and hopeful scenes.

Push The Limits

Powerful and modern rock breakbeat with drifting drums, distorted drums and cracy guitars. Great for sports, action, powerful pictures and racing.

My Gift To You

An unusual combination of indie rock and ambient. Niche, but perfect for thriller/horror.

Nowhere To Hide

A dramatic and energetic track for tv and movie scenes featuring drums, percussion and various keyboards and effects.

Frozen

A tense underscore featuring harp, piano and electronics. Similar in style to the scores of procedural crime shows, sci-fi,etc. Would be a great unobtrusive underscore for scenes where mild tension is required.

Falling Down

Edgy building tension music featuring chamber strings, fx, piano and timpani. Slightly old fashioned and great for horror and thriller scenes or trailers.

The Target

Urban track with tight drums and stutter effects. Perfect as suspenseful underscore in movies.

Powerful And Agressive Cinematic

Bright modern cinematic trailer with fat synths, big cinematic drums, exciting orchestral string staccatos and very fat impacts at the end. Perfect for games, apps, trailers, sport and themes about fighting and battle.

Beats And Chicks

Energetic urban Trap music with modern synths and fresh voices. Great for urban, lifestyle, youth and reports.

Suspenseful Underscore

Suspensful underscore music with a percussive beat, a dark pianoand floating pads. Great for movies, thriller, games, apps and reports.

Muscle Man

Exciting breakbeat with distored guitars, bright synths and a fat urban Hip Hop beat. Great for sports, presentations, lifestyle and reports.

News Intro

Powerful, dynamic, bright, energetic, hypnotic, intense, tension, emotional, expressive, tense, upbeat, driving and dramatic intro will leave you with big impact from emotional energy, pressure and excitement. Perfect for opening TV News, broadcast and internet media projects.

The Epic Journey (No Choir Version)

Inspirational cinematic track with bright and epic orchestration, lovely melodies and big drums. Perfect uplifting filmmusic for presentations, documentation, big pictures, trailers and adventure.


Suspense Music: Royalty-Free Tension for Films, Trailers, and Games

Suspense music builds unease and anticipation through evolving textures, sparse motifs, and controlled dynamics. Typical elements include pulsing low strings, ticking percussion, bowed metals, risers, and subtle synth drones that escalate toward a reveal without resolving too soon. At Themusicase.com, you can find and license a wide range of royalty-free suspense tracks. Every track includes a sync license for safe use across film, trailers, advertising, games, and online content.

Where Suspense Music Works Best

Choosing Themusicase gives editors a clear, royalty-free license with sync rights—reliable usage across platforms without extra clearance.

FAQs

Where can I find royalty-free suspense music?
You can license suspense tracks directly at Themusicase.com. The catalog covers dark drones, ticking percussion, risers, and modern hybrid tension cues for films, trailers, advertising, games, and online media—each track royalty-free with sync rights.
Can I use suspense music on YouTube without copyright claims?
Yes. Suspense tracks from Themusicase are royalty-free and include sync rights, letting you publish confidently on YouTube and social platforms without Content ID or copyright issues.
What makes music sound suspenseful?
Suspense relies on steady pulse (ticks, ostinatos), evolving drones, dissonant intervals, and restrained dynamics that rise gradually. Minimal motifs, sub-bass movement, and strategic silence create unease until the reveal or transition.
How much does it cost to use suspense music in sync projects?
At Themusicase, all suspense tracks are available under a simple royalty-free sync license. Pricing is transparent, with no hidden fees or ongoing royalties. You can review the details in our License Agreement.
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