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

Dramatic big trailer score with a bombastic orchestral brass arrangement and incredible huge epic drums. Ideal for modern film scores and trailers.

Fist In Your Face (Battle Metal)

Energetic, driving cinematic metal film music with fat guitar riffs, modern sounds and a powerful beat. Great energetic music for action and driving scenes or even for extreme-sport.

Hot Drive

Exciting-threatening film score with an aggressive atmosphere, powerful brass, atmospheric sounds, staccato strings and a cinematic beat. Ideal as film score and trailer music.

Death Valley

Foreboding acoustic guitars and clock ticks build intensity up to the 58 second mark where pounding drums, bass and fuzz guitars kick in. Great for gritty thrillers, crime, post apocalyptic scenes, etc.

Clockwork

A sinister and spooky piano led track, complete with strings, glockenspiel and choir. Great tension builder for horror/drama.

Cinematic Inspirational

Inspirational modern cinematic track. This tracks starts soft with a piano and goes very bright and emotional in the second half. Supported by choir, brass, cinematic drums and modern elements. Perfect for image movies, films, games, trailer and many more.

The Mighty Universe

Epic film music with a great mix of orchestral and modern sounds. Ideal for big images, Filmmusic and moving scenes!

Burning Sun (Epic Emotional Hybrid)

Epic film music with a great mix of orchestral and modern sounds. Ideal for big images, Filmmusic and moving scenes!

The Taste Of Live

Take your audience to another world. This epic and inspirational cinematic peace is powerful and soft and the same time. This track is like a wave. Begins soft and lovely with a piano and builds up to a giant wall of sound. Great for big pictures, image movies and presentations.

The Taste Of Life (Inspirational Orchestral)

Take your audience to another world. This epic and inspirational cinematic peace is powerful and soft and the same time. This track is like a wave. Begins soft and lovely with a piano and builds up to a giant wall of sound. Great for big pictures, image movies and presentations.

Ethnic Echoes Loop D

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes Loop C

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes Loop B

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes Loop A

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes No Voice

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes Stinger

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes No Duduk No Voice

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.

Ethnic Echoes No Duduk

Ethnic drums, duduk, ethnic voices and a minimal synth pad perfect as underscore. Some variations added in the second part, included a Syrian singer and a synth bass. Various versions available.


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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