Look here for music that is suitable for Fantasy film or Fantasy games. Whether it's Dungeons & Dragons music, or music for a Swords & Sorcery type role playing game, where the story perhaps involves Fairies, Wizards and Goblins, rather than ordinary people, this is your area. The music listed in this Suggested Production Type often carries a sense of magic, amazement and discovery. It can be either Light/Beauty oriented or Creepy/Eerie, or even Scary/Battle music, but the music represented here always has that sense of strange worlds and amazing creatures.
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
This track features the mystical and beautiful instrument known as Hang Drum. It has an ethnic, ancient sound and feel, like somewhere between a steel drum and an african Mbira. This track is available with or without a somewhat hypnotic drone underneath the hang drum. Use for world discovery / travel / amazing journeys / ancient cultures, tribal history, etc. A version with "Tuvan drone" is also available; this version features tuvan throat singing, as practiced by the Tuva people of Siberia, which has a very profound, mystical sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 83 BPM]
Futuristic beats and atmospheric synth arpeggiations, cool bass melody at second half of track, opens right out to cyberpunk post apocalyptic goodness, science and technology, action sequences, sci-fi, sports, advertising. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
Dark, ominous and foreboding, semi-orchestral film soundtrack. Mysterious, ominous and threatening, but always restrained and sneaky, this is a great underscore for adventure, mystery, journey, fantasy RPG etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A grand, epic, awe inspiring track of glory, honor, sacrifice and emotion. This track features orchestra, epic battle drums, choir and a solo female vocalist. Good for military / war, honor and dignity in battle. Also available in a 'Rock version' which adds rock guitars and drums to the mix for even more punch and power. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Mysterious and dreamy, electric guitar gently plays over a rich soundscape. Perfect for creating a mood of mystery, intrigue and sadness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Epic soundtrack / Epic trailer material. Glorifying, majestic. Victorious heroes, epic adventures. Heroic and emotional. Full orchestra, epic percussion and choir. Also available as a Rock Mix with the added element of rock guitars and drums on top, for extra power. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A feeling of floating free without limits. A grand epic track that starts as a simple solo violin then escalates to a full sequenced orchestrated climatic end which falls away back down to the solo violin. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A Percussion Only track, with big pounding drums in various more and less intense patterns. Useful for sound design, film scoring, games and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
A soaring arrangement that builds into blissful layers of cello and voice. Soulful, dreamy and reflective, this beautiful piece is played by professional cellist, Shena Power who has played on other Elliot Simons tracks, The Cairn Stones, Mountain Lake and Celtic Requiem. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 54 BPM]
A short, fanfare-like, sweeping orchestral piece. Triumphant, victorious, olympic. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A dramatic and orchestral track with big drums and a sense of forward movement, increasing towards a final crescendo. Foreboding, staccato. Marching and relentless, like an unstoppable force. Also available without the drums, and as a version with the drums by themselves. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Orchestra recording of Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from the ballet The Nutcracker. Exciting and mysterious and appropriate for christmas / holidays. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 108 BPM]
A thrilling cinematic trailer cue that is epic and intense. It starts with a haunting vocal a la Hans Zimmer's Gladiator score and erupts into a gripping and chilling cinematic trailer that ends with massive, bold loud dramatic impacts and explosions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Energetic percussion opens the track, soon replaced with an epic, heroic melody performed by orchestra and choir. Music grows in intensity. Final section soars with high stings and climaxes with a patriotic, militaristic heroic melody. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Lyrical recorder & cello in a Clannad and Enya tinged piece. The track starts off with a soft Celtic music theme. After about 1 min 15 seconds it changes pace into a jolly forest dance, and then returns to the longing opening theme, before closing with Enya-like voice textures. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, scifi, epic trailers. Relentless pounding rhythm, with an ever increasing intensity and ever building, growing chords, rising towards a crescendo / climax. Big orchestral sound with battle percussion and choir. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
A cinematic / orchestral track for drama and storytelling. Emotive, poignant, valiant. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
Piano runs, warm synths, mixed with rising choral lines give this track a feeling of magic, of new beginnings, and the start of a journey. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Dramatic, dark and pounding orchestral style music, suitable for a battle scene or a dramatic trailer. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Beautiful Piano weaves its melody through orchestral elements and atmospheric percussion to set the mood for contemplative thoughts. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 77 BPM]
Pizzicato cellos tip toe through a veil of shimmering strings and mystical, elfin-like flute lines in this engaging mid tempo orchestral interlude. Perfect for underscoring narratives or commercials, the track draws a metaphor between a dark forest and life's winding journey. The track is divided into interchangeable segments with 1 bar gaps so that it can be easily edited to suit durations. Both witty and dark in equal measures, the track is similar in style and instrumentation to An Unfortunate Incident. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
Driven, majestic and aspirational track full of hope and positivity. This orchestral soundtrack has an uplifting and positive feel with a sense of accomplishment and achievement. It would work well in video, TV and film footage to tell a story or convey an inspirational corporate message. Images that come to mind are successful business environments, happy people, flying high, landscapes, galloping and drone shots of beautiful beaches. This track has a moderate tempo featuring orchestra, piano and synth. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A melodic, sweeping and soaring orchestral / cinematic soundtrack with an "epic" and emotional feel. A strong melody makes this track suitable as a theme for adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, heroes and amazing stories. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples, and a live performing soprano solo vocalist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
An intense action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 80 BPM]
Slow, peaceful, spacious, ethereal, textured track with dreamy, exotic, chanty vocal samples. Jump on your magic carpet & be whisked away on the calm breeze to foreign lands. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 71 BPM]
An orchestral, cinematic soundtrack for fantasy and adventure. Hollywood / Family Movie sound. Exciting, busy/bustling, slightly playful. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
One of the most famous traditional Irish songs ever, this number is much covered drinking song, straight out of Irish pubs and steeped in Irish history. This version was performed on accordion, acoustic guitars, Irish fiddle and Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle). Crowd hand clapping joins about half way in. "Jolly, hell bent and spiteful" would probably be a good description of this piece of Irish music. An Underscore version (without the lead instruments) is available in case you want to sing along, karaoke style [Trad./Arr: B Lynne] [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A neo-classical piano and orchestra track. Sweeping, adventurous, marvellous. Emotional and soaring piano melodies. Classical Hollywood sound, "cinema paradiso". A new day, new possibilities, amazing worlds and discoveries. A wistful undertone. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Flute with orchestra and choir start small but build to a huge climax. Suitable for a scene where someone is rallying the troops, or inspiring a nation. Full with positive energy, hope and encouragement. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A very dark and threatening orchestral soundtrack, featuring repeating waves of foreboding, ominous, menacing swells. Highly dramatic and spine chilling. Apocalypse / Emergency. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A dark and ominous Fantasy rock / Prog-rock track with mystical, foreboding passages and more aggressive phases. Inspired by classic prog-rock outfits as Genesis, Yes, Rush, Steve Hackett, Marillion and others, this track has somewhat 1970's sound and is full of dark twists and turns. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
An inspirational, emotional and motivational track. Uplifting, heartening and with an 'Olympic' type spirit and lift. Sports, personal achievement, uplifting, reaching new heights or discovering amazing new things. Great for drama as well as commercial use. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
A stirring emotional track with a solo piano opening that builds into an epic motivational theme with hopeful strings and dramatic percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
An uplifting, epic, orchestral, adventurous and inspirational track, made with orchestra and epic drums. Rousing and positive, with a regal, victorious feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A grand and cinematic orchestral track for discovery, wonder, amazement and epic journeys. Amazing vistas, awe-inspiring beauty, new worlds and planets, this piece is excellent for adventure, fantasy film, space travel, majestic landscapes, magical scenes and wondrous discoveries. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A grand and lively orchestral cue, almost fanfare like. Uplifting, amazing and triumphant. Great for adventure movie, final coming-together scene or any scene of excitement, wonderment, amazement and happiness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A grand and lively orchestral cue, almost fanfare like. Uplifting, amazing and triumphant. A nice cue for the start of an amazing adventure, or a scene of amazing discoveries, happy reunions, the arrival of a great king, or perhaps setting sails for the great sea. Lively, excited, amazed and optimistic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An optimistic, uplifting and bright orchestral cue. Starts off a little playfully and grows into a fully orchestrated track of amazement, wanderlust and excitement. Good for fantasy and grand adventures. Available with or without the choir. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
This cue opens on a gentle harp glissando opens a delightful orchestral start to the day. Main theme is realized as a question and answer between different woodwinds instruments with strings and piano joining the pleasant discussion. The music drives emotions such as wonder and endless possibilities. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A matrix like tune, composed of break beat, an upbeat orchestral string, brass melody, dynamic break, bassy electronic presence, catchy piano theme, a nice match for any action, dynamic footage. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
A melodic love theme with a medieval or renaissance feel. The track has both touchingly emotional and adventuring elements in it, and it would suit fantasy themed films, television and video games. The track is scored for orchestra, and features a period wood flute as the lead melodic instrument. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
This cinematic orchestral track suggests scenes involving magical or dramatic settings. It has an expansive feel, and features a prominent melody. It could suit adventure, supernatural, outer space or nature themed productions. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A cinematic orchestral piece that evokes fear, sadness, anxiety, and magic. This track could work in scenes involving threat, supernatural forces or otherworldly and awe-inspiring locations. The middle section is quite dramatic. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A cinematic orchestral piece inspired by scenes of natural beauty. Would work well for scenes that begin a story, or that evoke natural phenomena such as sunrises, mountain ranges, seascapes, and the like. Very dramatic with a strongly positive feel. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Tells the story of a magic harp with a beautiful and delicate harp solo - very moving and expressive. An orchestra then accompanies the tune to a dramatic and emotional climax. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
A climactic and wonderous track for accompanying scenes of magical amazement or the discovery of something awesome and mysterious. Builds to a strong theme, then dies down again. Think Harry Potter. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 58 BPM]
A grand composition of amazement, wonderment and magic. Like a far away kingdom, amazing adventures, incredible tales. Emotional, sweeping. Polished and big Hollywood / Family sound, featuring full orchestra, choir and a live solo soprano voice. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Suspense and tension build on a full orchestra cue with assertive horns. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Orchestral / Cinematic musical journey through a magical, mystical, amazing fantasy world. This piece has several twists and turns throughout, with a lot of musical variation. Inspired by fantasy / adventure / magical kingdoms and wondrous worlds. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
