Suspense Music for Creators, Filmmaking, Games, Apps. 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.

4,380 tracks in library.

Including Dramatic, Suspense, Dark, Cinematic, Tension and Intense music themes.

  • 0-30 SEC
  • 31-60 SEC
  • > 61 SEC
  • LOOPS ONLY
  • ALL RESULTS

Epic Gift

Epic, big film score with an exciting climax, intense strings, dreamy voices, brass and modern synthesizer arpeggios.

Heavy Tension

Modern drama tension cue. Pulsing synths, arpeggiators, strings and aggressive french horns with obsessive percussions give edge to this strange feeling track. Perfect as action, tension and suspense underscore with a dark mood. Underscore also available.

Heavy Tension Underscore

Modern drama tension cue. Pulsing synths, arpeggiators, strings and aggressive french horns with obsessive percussions give edge to this strange feeling track. Perfect as action, tension and suspense underscore with a dark mood. Underscore also available.

Flaunting Safety

Modern drama tension cue. Pulsing synths and arpeggiators, reversed instruments, acoustic and electric guitars give edge to this strange feeling track. Perfect as action, tension and suspense underscore with a dark mood. Full version, underscore available.

Flaunting Safety Underscore

Modern drama tension cue. Pulsing synths and arpeggiators, reversed instruments, acoustic and electric guitars give edge to this strange feeling track. Perfect as action, tension and suspense underscore with a dark mood. Full version, underscore available.

Black Thoughts

A very energetic and dark electronic track, percussive and aggressive, dangerous and intriguing.

Mysterious Beautiful Cinematic

by Aquilo
A beautiful track in the style of the American Beauty soundtrack by Thomas Newman. Features marimba as the main instrument for a mysterious, yet curious feel.

Dramatic Classical

A classical styled modern orchestral tune with a melodic dramatic string section and a heavenly piano.

Mysterious and Ambient

by Aquilo
A mysterious composition in the style of Michael Nyman (American Beauty soundtrack), or Brian Eno. Features ambient synths combined with a melodic piano.

White Walls

Piano track with space and ambience, drums drive the track in sections

Warriors of the Sun

Drum based track with heavy guitars and vocal effects, keyboards and bass, builds and breaks down into keyboard section.

Fever Pitch

A fast-paced, aggressive and intense riff based hard/rock track with a strong and relentless driving groove. Powerful, raw and crunchy distorted electric guitars, rapid-fire lead lines and emphatic bass and drums create an adrenaline pumping edgy mood.

Face Your Fear

Aggressive and intense riff based hard/rock track with a strong and relentless driving groove. Powerful, raw and crunchy distorted guitars, hypnotic pulsating lead lines and rock-solid bass and drums create a focused and determined edgy mood.

Everything Changes

An urgent, dark and edgy guitar driven rock track that builds in intensity to a strong hypnotic chorus. Fat and crunchy power chords, haunting melodic hooks and pulsating drums and bass create a restless agitated mood.

212 Thrones AC2

A new epic orchestral track, full of energy and strength. A great asset for video games, TV Shows, Films, etc.

213 Epic Fighters AC2

A very dramatic and upbeat orchestral track, full of strength and expressive force, with heavy percussion and brasses. A great track for trailers movies and video games.


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.
NOW PLAYING TRACK 1 / 500
Yann Keerim
00:00
HIDE
Redirecting to PayPal.