Royalty-Free Music for crime mysteries and crime thillers; in particular, the tracks we've put in this area represent the music that we felt would go well with Gangsters, Drug dealers, Tough guys and general Bad-Asses. The music will tend to have a slow, mean beat, sometimes Hip-Hop or Urban based music but also sometimes more Orchestral / Classic style music that can be used to illustrate the Bad Guy in your production. This music will tend to have a cold, ruthless edge to it.
An edgy, dark & moody underscore bed that dips and weaves on an atmospheric journey through threatening and dangerous territory. Menacing washes & distant metallic crashes add other layers of anticipation to this uneasy soundscape. A variety of mixes add flexibility, including a 7-minute mix for extended usages. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Otherworldly grooves. Dark, strange and funky. An edgy and menacing electro track ideal for use with futuristic content, VR, sports advertising, edgy tech, urban grime and future / sci-fi scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Indie electronica fuzz rock / rocktronica tune reminiscent of some Big Beat from late 90’s and early 2000’s. Bluesy guitars chopped over a funky breakbeat. Gutsy, Gritty and Raw. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
Powerful and doom-laden Hip Hop beat music, with ominous stabs and orchestral elements. Strong stoic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Brooding, snarling bass, guitar and dubstep music elements. Ideal for extreme sports, sports advertising and tough guys. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Gutsy, punchy, epic Hip Hop. Great for sports, action, swat team, police operation, crime in progress and more. Macho / Strong / Determined. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Edgy and gritty Hip-Hop / Trap. Funky, determined, attitude. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Strong and determined Hip Hop with heavy brass and a methodical, relentless trap beat. Great for sports, edgy urban footage, street fashion, motivation, and determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Doom-laden, strong, determined, epic Hip Hop / Trap. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Powerful hybrid rock track with meaty riffs, smashing drums and sharp synths. At 0'40'' and 1'32'' drums switch to double-time. Action / Fearless / Driving / Edgy / Positive. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
A swing jazz track with sneaky energy, ideal for setting the scene for a high-stakes bank heist. Its playful yet suspenseful mood captures the essence of a daring escape, making it a perfect fit for action-packed sequences, capers, or any thrilling moment where the characters outwit their pursuers in style. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 130 BPM]
A dark, brooding piece. It starts with a low synthy bass. The melody is subtle, but grows with each iteration. It builds as it repeats itself. The last section adds a subtle rhythmic element, insinuating a growing nervousness. Perfect for a documentary or horror film/tv show. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Pulsating, monotonous bass. Occasional repetitive piano melody. Minimal percussion, building sound effects. Evokes a sense of menace, mystery, uncertainty and tension. Suitable for dramatic films, spies and undercover agents, criminals / crime in progress and stakeout operations. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Methodical pulsating bass, ethnic percussion, and a powerful deep kick. Methodical and cold, with an atmosphere of dystopia, suspicion, foreboding and mystery. Suitable for hacker documentaries, crime series, undercover operations, investigations, etc. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Deep, resonant bass. Mysterious piano melody. Suitable for ominous scenes of unease, mystery and tension. Perhaps dark science and forensic investiagation, where an air of mystery and the desire to present a puzzle or secret is needed. Cold, eerie and mysterious. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Fast rhythmic tempo. Low, propulsive bass. Looping sequences. Suitable for scenes depicting escape, dynamic pursuits, crime in progress. Stress, chase, action, time running out. Ideal for police operations / Special Ops, crime thriller or mystery, where the need is to convey fast-paced action. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Prepare for a thrilling and intense musical experience. This instrumental track combines modern electronic and synth scoring elements to create a unique, visceral and powerful sound. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Modern, propulsive, restless bass. A sense of suspension, unease, and threat. Tension evolving towards trailer music. Tension / Trailer / Modern Music. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Low, rhythmic bass sequence. Spatial, unsettling effects. Overdriven percussion. Ideal for science, mystery, darkness, laboratory, criminal mysteries. Science / Mystery / Tension. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A thrilling, pulsating and action-filled, gritty and raw, action percussion track. Intense and stressed, this is a great modern action thriller soundtrack. Great for spies, secret agents, covert missions, chase, crime in progress, swat team, etc. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 134 BPM]
Bold and confident Big Beat track in the style of The Crystal Method and Leftfield. Gritty synthesizer lines, distorted guitars and some orchestral elements over a pounding Hip Hop breakbeat. Cool for military, gaming, sports and action. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Epic and dramatic with many suspense and action sections. Strong and catchy melody. Orchestral with contemporary percussion grooves makes this piece very accessible and suitable to a huge range of productions and media applications. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A modern trailer music track, starting out as a suspense piece, and then evolving into big, epic track featuring large percussion ensemble. Epic / Powerful / Brooding music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Busy, active, energetic Drum'n Bass / Breakbeat. Confident strut, with lots of attitude; hard synth leads swirling and diving, in and out of pitch. High energy level. Robotic, Relentless and Funky. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
Drum and bass style track with a dub-step flavoured bassline. It starts off with a softer style bassline wobble until the first breakdown. A sharp acid synth is introduced in the breakdown and builds to the main drop. Growly acid synth shines in the second drop, and is surrounded by edgy drums and industrial noises. An alarm like sound trails off to the end of the track. This track goes well with car chases, car commercials, extreme sports, racing, fight scenes, chase scenes etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Action oriented hybrid orchestral track, with a lot of metallic percussion and powerful blasts. Starts off with distorted electronic percussion and mystery strings, then develops into a powerful tense motif. Good for spy, military, invasion and high octane action. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
Royalty free downtempo music piece with piano samples and modern trap beat. Contemporary / Minimal / Atmospheric / Mystical. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Old school sounding funky groove; great for retro / chic investigation, spy, secrets, planning and plotting scenes, heist movies & sneaky videos. Swanky / Chic / Cool. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
Mystical, dark and pulsating music track featuring hybrid fusion of orchestral sounds, blended with synths and pulsating sequences. Rising into a blockbuster mood. Increasing sense of urgency. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Sinister undertones and metal shredding music blast-off into rock / dance crossover with plenty of power! Ideal music for extreme sports, gaming and action sequences. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A quirky, downtempo, minimalistic track with influences from dubstep, chill, drum'n bass, dub and electro. Deep sub bass, buzzing synth patterns, with a mysterious piano motif. Tasteful, cool and understated. Main beat sets in from around 45 secs. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
This tracks blends vintage rock / classic rock sounds with modern styles of playing, similar to the way ‘The Black Keys’ do. The massive drum sounds and screaming lead guitars bring energy to the piece making it perfect for men's shows, masculine type presentations. Big boys with big toys. Lots of attitude. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Eerie, tense, percussive soundscape with a relentless spooky melody, dark metalic FX and flute sweeps. Atmospheric with a sense of suspense and imminent danger. Menacing and sinister. 48 hours, The Mentalist, Castle, Alien Invasion, crime drama, horror, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Retro crime/spy music with a funky and exotic vibe. Perfect for projects in need of a Tarantino or Guy Ritchie style sound or the feel of classic 60s and 70s movie and tv soundtracks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Retro rock theme for spies, espionage and international men of mystery. Works equally well for spoofs and humourous secret agent antics as it does for serious action/crime thrillers. Features live horns, guitars, bass and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
A dark, cold and damp TV or film underscore cue. Pensive, unnerving and unsettling, this piece is suitable for a scene in a crime mystery, horror flick or perhaps a criminal documentary featuring evil or the occult, gruesome discoveries in forensics. Soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Dreamatic, slightly dark, cult music, eerie, sinister undertones, alternative. Electric guitar, rhythm, synth, strings, choir, horns. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
A staccato and ominous / uneasy track with a traditional European flavor provided by Violin, Accordion and Mandolin, combined with pounding drums and orchestra. Could be Italy / Italian / Sicilian or other European country, possibly Mafia related or a track to accompany conflict, battle, shootout, chase or some urgent situation. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Hip Hop track, club style. The gritty synth on the main melody will stick in your mind for several days. Pulsing drums, catchy synthesizers and a bell-like sound complete this unique piece. Perfect for commercials, presentations, TV series, night clubs. Pop, youth, MTV. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
Euphoric euro-trance meets glitchy and grimey Dubstep. Electro tweaks / Breakbeat. Grooves build up gradually towards a crescendo and then breaks into a cutting edge, robotic, mechanical sounding Dub Step beat. Production style similar to Skrillex etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Bizarre, weird and unusual. This chaotic and evil sounding prepared piano and sound design track creates evil thoughts of Halloween, cults, ghosts and the supernatural. Stalkers, serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots and Investigation Discovery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Deep minimal dubstep, incorporating traditional/classical instrumentation. Dark and eerie. Mystery, danger lurking. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Combining elements of Chilled-out Funk, Urban pop / Hip-Hop and Lounge music, this is an easy-going, cool and confident track with a retro chic, stylish urban feel. Live performed instruments. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Trashy, violent, aggressive and explosive Dubstep track transformed from an 'action movie' like orchestral composition. A complex bass synthesis on a heavy beat; Good for any teenage related footage, hardcore animation, motion design in need of an additional punch to it. And a great way to introduce a surprising violence. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast / 142 BPM]
This hip hop track begins with a very catchy hook on the synth, that permeates all the piece. Deep drum beats strike in later. Groovy, funky, sexy. Good for productions depicting urban gangs, crime, action and chase scenes, night clubs. Cool, crispy, exotic. Also good for sexy scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
Fast, frantic and hard hitting semi-orchestral, semi-electronic music for action, fight or racing scene. Distorted, twisted guitars, deep brass stabs, extremely fast techno breakbeat. Chase or battle material. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A slightly jazzy, retro, funk / filmscore type track. Could easily be the main theme soundtrack for a 1970's or 1980's cop drama or action happy private investigator type show. Mysterious vibes, sense of danger and excitement. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Hip-hop, urban, inner-city track with a spooky, haunted, scary feel. Fat drum beats, and synth licks with a middle-eastern taste. Upbeat, catchy piece. Suitable for productions about urban gangs, crime, action and chase, night clubs, investigation, CSI-style. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
Electronica piece with influences from Hip Hop and Breakbeat, with an infectious groove and catchy melodies. Dynamic and urgent, representing mystery, suspense and tension. Chase scenes, fast cars, dangerous situations. Good for espionage, difficult problem solving, technology & crime investigation. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]