This music is a direct throwback to the 1940s and 1950s when the genre of monster movies was first emerging. Producers had little access to electronic instruments, hence the music is primarily orchestral and has a classic retrograde kitschy sound that is distinct and instantly recognizable by fans of classic horror movies. Virtually the only electronic instrument available at the time was the theremin, hence it was used frequently in classical horror music.
slightly tongue-in-cheek Halloween horror music... thunder clap, howling wind, ominous organ, sinister harpsichord, ghostly moans and screams, evil laughs, rattles and clanks...the ticking of the clock reminds you when you walk past the graveyard to whistle! Instrumental, Horror, Horror Psychological
Spooky orchestral Halloween themed instrumental. Create the perfect mood for Halloween with this piece, great for kids parties, commercials, advertising etc... Written in an old haunted circus style. Imagine clowns and crazy performers in an old amusement park. Also works with any dark projects, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Suspenseful like early, chilly thrillers. Insistent doorbell rings as dark & frightening orchestral suspense music plays. Horror Halloween prank Freddy Jason Elm Street. Is it Satan at the door? Super campy, 1950's, 1960's horror flick, home invasion, creepy neighbors. American Beauty, Danny Elfman, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Big, sweeping, string-filled dramatic film soundtrack cue reflecting the mystery and suspense of a diabolical plot. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
This fast atonal synth string piece features bowed and plucked strings. It has a Hitchcockian kind of theme. Good for Horror/Mystery works or Background Music. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A very short dark tune, like walking into the aftermath of a blood bath. Dead bodies everywhere, you look into the back and see the monster feeding on its final victim. Perfect for scenes about death or mass death, scenes that are horrific and terrifying. Horror, Monster, Thriller, Psychological. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A slow and haunting intro kicks off this track, before it starts to build and increase in tension - with staccato strings and percussion joining in. Suitable for hybrid trailer style music for computer games, trailers, action films and more. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Epic adventure cue has three movements. First is a tension builder. Second is the showdown, powerful and rythmic. Third is the aftermath, calming, funereal. If you need to slay a mythical monster, this is your soundtrack. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Edgy and dramatic cinematic orchestral music: Strings Quartet And Brass Section In a Tension, Horror, Thriller Mood. Classical Avant Garde, mystery and sneaky. spooky Instrumental Theme Ideal for suspenseful Soundtrack, Underscore and Background Music. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
This suspenseful, taut, action driven track gives you that feeling of uneasiness and forbearing. Use for action, thriller, crime, mystery, psychological, and CSI music. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Suspense soundtrack with eerie strings and piano gradually creeping into an unknown territory! Epic! Mission statements and quick thinking RPG. Perfect for horror film, documentary, TV drama and video games. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
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
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Epic orchestra reminiscent of Night on Bald Mountain and Ride of the Valkyries. Great for classic cartoon villains & monsters, scenes of war, war videogames, scenes of vast armies or war machines and historical scenes. Full, orchestra piece reminiscent of Shostakovich and Mussorgsky. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A monster, true, but with emotional depth. A Gothic tale for orchestra & organ with all the scary stops. Think Frank Langella not Christopher Lee - Robert De Niro not Boris Karloff. Dark dramatic dangerous. Epic Romance, passionate, brooding, classical horror flick. Sadness, pity, mystery & demons, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Afraid? You will be with this classic horror piece. A cathedral organ opens the piece setting the stage for the creepy harpsichord and strings to join in the mayhem. A guiro and cymbals add to the macabre feel. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A complex track, with dissonant arrangements, piercing horns, describing the dark sensation of being trapped in a horror circus, at night, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
An intense suspenseful music that evoke feeling of panic horror and mystery. Music starts with harsh string bass, timpani and horns then evolves into a slower more horrifying piece combined with wild piano notes. Violent confrontation, dark chase, murder most vile. Hitchcock Cyborgs body count, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Scary retro orchestral horror music with timpani, strings, synth pad & woodwinds. A powerful sound that builds & swells quickly like the orchestral horror music back in the old days. Great for comedy horror movies & shows, scary pets, epic fails, sinister looking man holding a large bloody axe. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
You'd better run because something awful (monster, shark, alien, psycho) has just decided that you're it's next victim. A quick intense clip in 7/8 meter with big stings on either end. Jaws meets Psycho. Parts can be chopped up and looped for games/underscores. Strings, brass, log and spring dru, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
The brass strings wood wind of the live orchestra is rhythmic in style,giving positive energy.then stronger more powerful brass.AT 32 secons the forward driving percussion come in to the track,bring the music to a dramatic finish.highly suitable for maine news,commercials,corporate,sports theme, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
This music is a tip of the hat to Bernard Herman and Alfred Hitchcock. A suspenseful, intricate piece for full orchestra that is perfect for intrigue, mystery cues, suspense, armies on the move, prison breakout, chases, action films, extreme mountain sports, endurance tests. Big movie trailer. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A scary piece of tense horror piano music. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Soft and warm scary horror drone piano music. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
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
Modern orchestra film noir music. This orchestrated track captures an era of romance, mystery & intrigue. Ignite the captivating atmosphere from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Think "Sin City", Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez. Hitchcock, Basic Instinct. Stalking, menacing, alluring, erotically charged, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Perfect for the classic horror scene, this piece pays homage to the music of Bernard Herrmann and the work of Alfred Hitchcock, exhibiting varying degrees of tension with very little respite. it is written for string section, harp and piano. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Time To Be Scared! Intense, Classic Horror Flick music, tense, frightening cue with scratchy strings, turbulent effects and more. In the style of Universal Horror films like The Wolfman and Danny Elfman scores. Great for your scary film project/Web/Trailer/Game. No hiding or running for your life! Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A short atmospheric piece which is mysterious and strange. It's like you are floating in space, there is no gravity just a nothingness which is slightly appealing yet dramatic. The harmonics of the glockenspiel are interwoven with piano keys and chimes, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Ideal for a Goth or Steampunk Halloween production, urgent, driving staccato string technique sets the tone for this dramatic piece's vintage / modern Sherlock Holmes or Dracula vibe. Think of a Victorian-era carriage hurtling towards its destination on a rainy night with horses at full trot. Instrumental, Horror, Gothic Intense
Scary and tense horror drone piano music track. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Climactic, fearful and tension rising orchestral music. Ideal for adding chaos and and feelings of terror and unease to a film or media project, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A haunting piece of scary atmospheric tension. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
The Beatles Elanor Rigby meets Bernard Herrmanns Psycho Score. A staccato double string quartet strike out a tense, rhythmic piece, for scenes of gothic horror and melancholic darkness. Illustrates the turmoil of loneliness and the void left by the death of a loved one & the uncertainty that ensues. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
(SEPTEMBER 2018) Our Editor's Choice Award for September 2018 could go to none other than this magical and captivating Neo-Classical epic by Michael Hennig. Alternating between the most rapturous intertwining concert ensemble passages and full-blown orchestral escalations, Michael has masterfully captured a rare combination of classical Hollywood Action, Film Noir, and Disneyesque shades in this stunning work.An orchestral track with "Film Noir" in mind. Think of private detectives and mysterious ladies, but also of danger, crime and horror. From calm but tragic themes to eerie string glissando, brass and woodwind stabs, funeral organ and full orchestra stabs, this track has it all. Suspense assured. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
(MAY 2016) Thrilling from start to finish, "The Axe," created by Italian composer Alessandro Gozzo, easily won our Editor's Choice Award for May! This epic cat-and-mouse orchestral cue is perfect for a wild James Bond espionage film or a high-speed chase scene.Modern Classical music for strings orchestra. Dissonances but also strong themes for a gritty and nervous mood and rhythm. Dramatic, soaring, tension-filled Film Trailer music, perfect for a Hitchcock thriller, Dark Knight, Bourne, 007, psycho murderer, Horror Thriller, chase scenes, assassinations, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Mysterious, calm, quiet, mournful, introspective. Chilling music that puts you on edge, perfect for film scores, lurking, video games and other dramatizations requiring edgy music. Action thriller, evil plotting, murderer hiding. Haunting and frightening moods to instill fear. Torture tension ghosts, Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Background horror ambient and atmopsheric music. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
Scary Version of London Bridge. A great piece of exciting and unique royalty free music perfect for Film, TV, Computer Games, Radio, New Media, Apps, and much more! Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A tense and scary piece of horror piano music. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
A soft and scary piece of piano horror music. A scary and tense piece of horror music, perfect for horror films, thriller TV shows, scary computer games, and much more! Tension building, suspenseful and mysterious, great for dark and twisted visual scenes. Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
9 old time suspense stingers. Some are slightly tongue in cheek, some weird an eerie. Great for retro 50's, 60's, 70's movie/TV horror/suspense/sci-fi parodies or replications. Put 'em all together and you have what sounds like an Anton Webern composition or Captain Kirk raising his eyebrows... Instrumental, Horror, Classic Retro Thriller
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