The psychological thriller genre is where characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies (which is often the case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state.
Native American drumming and flute, haunting spectral voices, sound design, and electronics combine to make this piece suitable for your ghost story... why do they always build those houses on ancient burial grounds? Instrumental, Horror, Horror World Beat
A beautiful atmospheric track,that is both pumping and groovy.Using whistles to perfect effect,along with classic guitar riffs and an immense bassline.Midway through,the tune introduces trumpets and soaring loops,which bring a beauty and class to this triumphant piece. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Powerful and purposeful Hard Rock Track (LED Zeppelin-Kashmir) with strong drums, guitars, strings and Choir. Creates tension and builds suspense. Great for impact, fight scenes, Movies, Action, Drama, sports, extreme sports, corporate use, websites,, Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
A creepy, dark tune evoking the image of an evil clown, maniac dolls, monsters, puppets or a demented circus. The chaotic and evil sounding prepared piano, theremin and 3/4 drum beat create evil thoughts and imagery like Stephen King's It, Chucky, X Files and Goosebumps. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Begins as almost a parody of the trailer style, this is Danny Elfman circa 1997... It soon grows into a Mega trailer with huge drums and stabbing brass! Lull your audience into a sense of false security then hit 'em hard whilst still retaining an element of cheese! Not possible? Take a listen... Instrumental, Action, Adventure Orchestral
Positive, upbeat and confident cue begins with modern rhythms guitar and cinematic horns. Second section of cool, determined hi tech bass sweeps, powerfull percussion and echo fx. Modern business driving forward with a unique and modern individual corporate style and signature. Film/Tv Corp branding, Instrumental, Dramatic, Energizing Music
Big Chorus and Orchestra opening followed by Latin chants with an apocalyptic climax to finish. An unholy union of Carmina Burana and The Omen. Perfect for Halloween, occult activities. forces of nature and manifestations of awesome power. Ideal for trailers, spooky specials and comic horror parody. Mixed Vocals, Horror, Gothic Moderate
Full of tension and impending danger, this dramatic underscore soundscape features tantalizing sound design and foreboding pads while a deep bass drone glues it all together. An ascending pad and effect creates an eerie conclusion. Sinister and evil. Creepy, scary music, your worst nightmare! Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Emotional soundtrack played by large orchestra with an electronic edge. Sadness and defeat are followed by hope and will, ending up in the unknown. Produced to be very suitable for teasers, trailers and short movies. A few raindrops followed by the rain, a brief sunbeam, a rainbow, then the thunder. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Strong Halloween Horror music, with different climaxes and sequences, each one with individual characters and mood. Perfect for creepy atmospheres, fear and terror. Wide instrumentation, from Piano, scary music box, to large strings and frightening female choirs! Graveyard, evil, menacing music, Instrumental, Horror, Halloween Horror
Strange and outlandish cinematic music reflecting the hideous movements of a grotesque bug. Imagine a disgusting insect-like creature invading a serene nocturnal dreamland and creeping into your bed! Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
A thrilling James Bond -esque, 24, Mission Impossible type, high energy Orchestral Rock film cue, or trailer. Totally dramatic, hair raising and full of guts! Loads of hitpoints and stings. Brass, strings, power guitar & kit. Spy, Secret Agent, 007. Have it! Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Dramatic high tech music with a cinematic flair in the style and tradition of the soundtracks for the CSI TV shows. Designed for forensic crime dramas, investigative reports, reality TV programs, industrial trade shows, corporate branding, upscale advertising and tech driven car commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Orchestral & richly resonating. With multiple flutes, serenading the glorious canyons of the southwest. Its melancholy overtones could be used to express great sadness or tragedy. Indian burial grounds, long & lonely winter journey, loss of a great chief or child. Haunting, emotional and heartfelt. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
Oriental flavours and layers of smooth sonic effects and pensive ethnic and electronics instruments highlight a deep discussion between two men. Ideal for use in Film Noir or alternative contemporary film dealing with psychological drama. Instrumental, Electronic, Psybient
A disturbed and terrifying piece of psychological horror. Creepy, irrational chords scrape on high strings; Ghostly chirps of violin harmonics; unpredictable cellos and basses, loudly thunking; haunted waterphones making your characters wonder why on earth they ever went into the attic. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Extreme Sepultura-esque guitars with a menacing guitar top line. Evil leers at every turn, try as you might to escape, oppressive and aggressive, great for criminal, racing, gangs, jail themes. Fearless, edgy and in your face wickedness. Rock Hard, by Matthew James Bosworth. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
A simple drone accompanied by a plaintive reverbed piano gives a sense of enormous space emptiness and desolation. Heavily reverbed background noise and speech give a dark psychological paranoid feel. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Perfect for a crime drama, detective show, CSI type investigations, a forensics or analysis laboratory scene, interrogation, thriller, mystery, horror scene etc. Strings, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion and a menacing deep drone combine to give an atmosphere of tension, suspense and intrigue. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Eerie and tense trailer riser / intro from a selection of the composer's film and game trailer commissions. Ideal for horror nightmare trailer, dramatic advertising, or when you just want to spook and scare! The most frightening 17 seconds on this site. Maximum FEAR! Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Ethereal, suspicious, questioning and investigative, this spacious track has warm pads, sparse deep drum hits and percussion with echos. Trouble is coming in the future, and this cue is trying to solve the mystery before its too late. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Gamelan Music of Bali Ceremonial funeral music. Droning, varied tempo, percussion and drums, steadily build and ebb throughout track. At times very quiet, at other times dominated by aggressive drums and percussion type instrumentation. Music of the South Seas. Instrumental, Asian, Bali
Dark, edgy Classic Hitchcock suspense music, a bit witchy & mischievous. The bells give a feeling of being alone in the dark while the strings stir up the scary emotions of fear of the unknown. Spooky, menacing but playful, campy & funny, too. Monk, The Mentalist, like a timebomb ticking. Danger! Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Anxious suspenseful background electro-acoustic, good for many suspense or tension situations: quiz, game show, thriller, crime scene or soft horror. Not loud but rhymic. Available also without lead melodies and 30 / 75 sec or simply Bumper / Stinger. Anticipating Dark Tension Quiz Suspense Mystery, Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
Looking to create a sense of tension and ominous doom? Then put this track on your short list! Features a fiery percussive groove, dark bell tolls, dramatic string riffs and progressions! Great for psychological thrillers, chase scenes, crime dramas or any project looking for that cinematic vibe! Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
Upbeat Pop track. Epic, upbeat with dramatic, dazzling strings and a big beat. Perfect for commercials, Promos and themes. Rich and dynamic building strings give this track a very sophisticated and exciting flavor. by Anthony James and Yiorgos Bellapaisiotis, Instrumental, Pop, Pop Music
Cool, sleek contemporary track starting with a simple synth bell like motif. modern percussion and fx. Constantly increasing in energy and impact. Final section with real drums, pumping electric bass and chugging ostinato staccato strings. Corporate branding/presentation, website, new product launch, Instrumental, Corporate, Electronic Progressive
Great track for trailer. Has elements similar to the movie "Tron", with synth and big drums. Futuristic and epic in sound. Could be used in science fiction, or dramatic thriller. Depicts the suspense of the unknown. Space and beyond. Discovery channel and the cosmos. Music for teaching astronomy. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action Moderate
Nintendo Games Music with a hot beat and stunning drive. Perfect for lifestyle advertising and retro- ambiences. Sounds like a nintendo game. Have a listen to this stunning peace of music. Instrumental, Electronic, Video Game Music
Aggressive and dramatic but reserved Heavy Metal Track with Massive rock guitar, string stabs, bells and violin. Has a deep, dark, gothic feel with constant but slow progression. Good for sports, ultimate fighting, car show, extreme engineering shows. Instrumental, Rock, Symphonic Rock
1960's 'wall of sound' style pop-jazz track inspired by Phil Spector. Big and brassy with lots of attitude, features a diva style female vocal, sounds like Amy Winehouse, Etta James. The lyrical theme is great for scenes of betrayal, revenge, contemplation, anger, bitterness, sitting under the moon, Female Vocals
Seductive cinematic music with a neo-noir vibe in the style of Jerry Goldsmith’s provocative score to the erotic thriller Basic Instinct. Sensuous, dreamy, and spacious. Elegantly cinematic for romantic drama, passion and seduction. Innocently provacative, alluring and mysterious. Instrumental, Dramatic, Ethereal Music
Forget the toccata in Dm, the discerning mad professors phantoms and other archetypal gothic characters would choose this Bach organ piece. Carefully edited to keep the intensity high and performed with an appropriately maniacal lack of restraint. Perfect for creating a dramatic spooky atmosphere. Instrumental, Horror, Creepy Organ Music, Johann Sebastian Bach
Melancholy and contemplative piano with strings and woodwinds. Ends on sustain to fade. Ideal for drama, serious documentary and medical series. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Orchestra with synths & driving percussion. Suspenseful, dramatic. Espionage and spies. Undercover work in the style of mission impossible and secret service. intriguing and Climatic. News and Journalism. Detectives, James Bond, Get Smart, NCIS, CSI, crime spree. Fun & Stylish with an edgy menace. Instrumental
This tension cue is perfect for documentaries or reality TV. A suspenseful groove from the drums and bass drive this track. Mixed percussion and synths keep the track moving. This track is ominous and dark and works well for elimination or even a darker corporate sound. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Classic horror film sound. A bit retro, typical 'haunted house' or monsters horror flick. Chamber orchestra, scattered piano, nervous strings. Deadly monsters lurk, perhaps a werewolf or other horrible creature. Mischievous. Great as Halloween music, parody, animation etc. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
This piece, in the style of Philip Glass, is a quiet, peaceful mood with piano, organ and voices. It can be used as a passage of time element or a nostalgic piece. Very relaxing throughout. Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
The 70s were a seminal time for horror movie scores with Mike Oldfield and John Carpenter setting the precedent for this particular style. This piece fits that idiom perfectly & uses instruments that were available back then, albeit with a slightly more modern feel. Scary, tense, anticipatory. Instrumental, Horror, Horror Electronica
An ethereal, dark, haunting track with undefinable vocals sung by a young voice, a very eerie melody. Track starts with swish stinger. Excellent for dark Halloween film or horror or campy thriller. Female Vocals, Horror, Haunted Children
Epic male/female gothic choir chant with big cinematic drums and percussion. Powerful low brass stabs with contemporary soundscape and fx. Powerful modern dramatic statement for Film/Tv advertising, corporate branding/presentation, reality TV, new product launch and contemporary drama. Mixed Vocals, Corporate, Corporate Dramatic Epic
An ambient film soundtrack cue with a very mysterious edge. Pensive, slowly moving soundscape, like hiding, sneaking, or breaking and entering. A subtle rhythmic element enters half way through along with a deep drone, giving the track a darker, more ominous edge. Great for crime thriller, heist, Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
A slow-starting but high-energy track with middle-eastern instrumentation. Great for Arabic documentary, PBS cultural theme song, travel channel, tourism, ethnic romantic drama or Mid East espionage. Fiery, wild, joyful, edgy, street market, big family celebrations. Female Vocals, Middle East, Contemporary Dramatic
Bizarre horror track spoken/sung in distorted fashion with male childlike chanting - unusual and compelling. Great for horror projects that are out of the ordinary. Think magic spells, intrigue, Twilight Zone type unexplained powers and mysteries, Star Trek episode - And the Children Shall Lead. Childrens Vocals, Horror, Haunted Children
Forget Happy, Merry or Peaceful. Ho Ho Ho - it's not the turkey who's getting carved up this Christmas. Sweet little Jingle Bells turns into a grotesque killing spree and pounding drums as the killer gets closer. Murder most crude during what should be this family's warm & heavenly holidays. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Horror
Dripping with menace and suspense, this cinematic percussion track will loop perfectly and give you the feel of "The Terminator" theme. Big drums and a wall crumbling deep-bass rumble is perfect for creating a sense of foreboding and the iminent outbreak of hostilities. Underworld, war, invasion, Instrumental
Suitable for any profoundly creepy setting, this track consisting of eerily distorted celeste and piano, ghostly, shrieking strings, random thuds and the really disturbing beathing of a boys choir is great for horror movies/backgrounds/reality T.V./Halloween music. Mixed Vocals, Horror, Horror Ambience
Flowing, quirky piece. Gives the sense of clockwork. A cheerful machine does not stop. Time goes on irrespective of what's happening in life, good for introspective moments, even slight tension, inner turmoil, decision taking time. Keys & Quirks, by Tania Giannouli. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
