Here you will find Jazz music for action thriller sequences where suspense, tension and excitement are foremost. Common activities include bank heists, kidnappings, revenge and obsession. For Thriller Jazz music, retro urban and film noir scenarios are most well-suited because of the cool swinging nature of Jazz and the older, more well established recognition and familiarity that Jazz brings. Can include Swing, Exotica, Acid Jazz and other subgenres.
A fast jazz swing tune that constantly moves into new key centers keeping things slightly off balance, featuring piano, flute, guitar, bass and drums. Jazz swing, Action, Thriller Jazz
Think the old Odd Couple television show. Or maybe a 1960s detective series, steamy mob scenes, sneaky urban ghetto scene, alley card game, seedy low life. Devil may care music, lazy laidback innercity daydreams... Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
A stride piano, jazz/blues piece that sounds old and modern at the same time. Drums enter and make the track move very progressively. Some female scat singing helps further the illusion of dated-ness. Cartoonish, old fashioned or modern scenes of whimsy would benefit from this underscore. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
Dark creeping film noir track for rainy sidewalks cityscape, very late at night, flowing slow jazz groove with strings for the urban underbelly and dark souls of the city that only come out at night, reveling in the solitary togetherness of their twisted nature and purpose. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
A Sexy, Cool, Sophisticated & Suspenseful dramatic cue. Pianos, Sax, flutes, guitar and double bass create this delightful simple pop Jazz piece with forward momentum from start to end. Influenced by the classic Pink Panther theme and underscore. Ideal for scenes requiring a sense Class & Intrigue, Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Jazz
Edgy jazz with a malicious undertone. Soprano Sax leads a walk through dangerous urban sprawl; electric piano and strings provide seedy secondary characters with more than a hint of a dark underworld. An incessant kerb crawling drum groove leads these characters through a night they won't forget. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
A cool and sexy instrumental track in jazz style driven by an upbeat yet smooth groove, with a sneaky whodunit vibe and a whimsical organ refrain. Instrumentation: electric organ, double bass, acoustic drums, snapping fingers, electric guitar, vibraphone, saxophone. Instrumental, Jazz, Boogie-woogie
Stylish and wicked track, depicting dangerous places, jungles, amazons, African tribal areas etc. In the same time has a slight Bond flavor, so it can perfectly accompany missions, espionage, hunt, and adventure. Features drums, bass and wind section. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
Vintage style tension building piece. Influenced by 70's crime thrillers and the work of Issac Hayes. Arrangement features a horn section, upright bass with a funk feel, cool electric piano chords, simmering Hammond organ comping, accentuated by light brushed drums. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
A smooth, soulful, and silky-stringed track with mellow synths and stylings from the acoustic guitar and rhythmic beat driven by a powerful, yet not overbearing double bass. This track has an element of smokiness, and an air of uncertainty! Great for TV drama promos and slow romance scenes in movies, Instrumental, Action, Thriller Jazz
