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

Naughty and exciting rockmusic with an modern epic film score touch. Fat electric guitars and pulsating synths meets mighty, menacing percussions. Perfect for chases scenes and racing.

Power Up

Powerful modern metal with big cinematic drums and fast playing synth lines. Great music for sports, action, lifestyle and racing.

Power Up (60Sec Version)

Naughty and exciting rockmusic with an modern epic film score touch. Fat electric guitars and pulsating synths meets mighty, menacing percussions. Perfect for chases scenes and racing.

Big Impact Trailer

Threatening, aggressive intro with an exciting atmosphere, distorted sounds and scary effects. Perfect as a score track for mystery and horror. Hi-Energy Hybrid Trailermusic.

Inspiring Dream

Pensive-melancholic yet warm and powerful Brit pop ballad featuring a sparkling delay piano, dreamy guitars, floating pads and a passionate beat. Perfect for film score and commercials!

Hip-Hop Ghost Rider Extended Mix

Extended to a length of 09:20 this is perfect for longer videos & clips. Driving, powerful & dramatic cinematic Hip-Hop. A thumping undercurrent of bass, beats & guitar is accompanied by synths & full orchestra. Pounds menacingly along creating a thick atmosphere of foreboding & energetic tension....

A New World Is Born

Epic-melancholic orchestral film score featuring nervous-impulsive strings, majestic horns, a mighty choir, a dreamy piano break and powerful percussions!

Saruman

Heroic film score with a bombastic orchestral arrangement, epic strings, choir, monumental brass and a cinematic beat. Ideal as film score and trailer music.

Guitar Tension

Dark-exciting modern film score with gothic and industrial elements. A menacing, groovy bass synth meets hypnotic guitars, mighty percussions and SFX.

Big Trailer

Threatening, aggressive intro with an exciting atmosphere, distorted sounds and scary effects. Perfect as a score track for mystery and horror. Hi-Energy Hybrid Trailermusic.

Inception

Powerful orchestral score, in which heroic-epic strings and brass slowly develop to an intense synth beat. The finish is pure adrenaline. Great for vast scenes in action, adventure and sci-fi.

Digital Trip

Relaxed, groovy lounge / nu jazz featuring a cool Hammond riff, floating Rhodes chords, spherical synths, a mysterious bass as well as a light, fiddly beat.

Better Times

Exciting-dramatic symphonic pop with some slight dubstep touch. Impulsive strings, sacral choir and mighty percussions meet synths and halftime beat. Perfect for commercials, automotive and technology!

Searching for Peace

Interesting pop mix of groovy and passionate rock guitars, playful strings and a nervous breakbeat with a halftime feel.


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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