Royalty Free Dark / Somber Music

Futuristic, synth heavy trap instrumental. A familiar trap style beat, a simplistic theme, but given the epic treatment with fat synth tones and shovels of grit in the bass. Lots of variation in the lead sounds gives it an ever changing dynamism as it builds from thin, high pitched intro to the full, rich wall of sound body. Something dark and a little different here.

Orchestral track on a voyage of discovery, where the unexpected could be lurking around each corner. String ostinato keeps up the momentum while meandering and tense melodies from violins and choir search out a path to follow. Brass swells and rich horn and trombone lines add gravitas to an already dark and brooding atmosphere, forming a track that is steady paced but never really settled. Intriguing.

Ambient soundscape. Drones, pads and filtered sounds combined with heavy reverb create a slow paced and mysterious atmosphere of isolation and wonder.

Lo fi chill hop with that familiar lazy jazz style. Electric keyboards, a laid back beat and simple support from the upright bass do their thing, highlighted by beautifully balanced guitar weeps, but what you're really here for is the chillest of muted trumpet lines for that ultimate late night smokey club vibe. Très chic indeed.

Downtempo post-rock track with a cinematic/TV feel. Gently building tension through layering themes, starting with simple piano and adding textures, bass, drums and electric guitar, it never gets overly dramatic, instead choosing a subtler psychological intensity to evoke its message of cool, calculated and deliberate determination.

Dramatic orchestral hybrid. Epic percussion, soaring strings and aggressive brass combine for a theme that's as mysterious as it is glorious. A delicate midsection of keyboard, strings and textures provides a serene contrast and a vehicle to build the music to its intense climax of percussive hits, string runs and fast brass passages. Subtly finished with a light arpeggiated piano theme, it's a dynamically diverse piece covering many moods, but always within the realm of intense cinematic action.

Fragile soundscape of delicate piano surrounded by ambient texture. Haunting and mesmerizing, it's both beautiful in its minimalist structure and simple piano theme, and 'other-wordly' in its background of warped, glitched and filtered elements, gradually building to a hung climax of distorted solitude. Dramatic in its tension, and ranging from menacing to euphoric in its slow building transition.

Epic orchestral theme. String ostinato is progressively joined by more percussion, brass and choir to build into a dramatic finale. Centred around the main repeating string motif, the style is intense and impending while the percussion gives a modern, hybrid edge to the music.  

Mystical EDM track. Atmospheric pads, deep bass and fast, repeated keyboard patterns mix with a light techno beat for a dramatic, futuristic vision of another world. Abstract and high-tech, energetic yet soothing, it's a piece that creates a powerful and evocative mood.

Intensity is rising... Dramatic atmosphere and powerful drums merging with acoustic sounds of piano and guitar.

Contemplative fingerstyle acoustic guitar track with a soft, rolling lilt. Certainly creating a mood of longing, love and nostalgia, it keeps moving on, through its continuous background split chords and phrasal solo melodies. Ambient and deep, it leaves an emotional trace behind while keeping a light and airy passion.

A steady electro track. Slightly mysterious thanks to the chord progression, creating movement due to its techno beat and heavy use of dynamic synth parts.

Slightly mysterious retro rock theme. Acoustic guitar and female oohs feature over a solid drum beat before brass enters for a South American feel and a searing synth lead takes over. Part psychedelia, part spaghetti Western, it's a downbeat track with melancholic vibes.

Soothing but mysterious orchestral track. Arpeggiated piano and strings start classically, but a theremin lead takes things to an unexpected level of mystical contrast. Elegance and majesty is constant due to the warm orchestration throughout, with a deliberate unease and suspense created by the unusual instrumentation and melodies.  

Mysterious trap/hip-hop track with pulsing bass and beat

A dark and cinematic prog-rock theme, with a classic old school feel. Starting simply with repeated single guitar notes, an acoustic guitar melody builds the tension towards the entry of the sparse and spacious drum beat and booming bass line. Just a simple theme, but a gritty, mysterious and brooding theme with a hint of Americana and Westerns, successfully accomplished in 40 seconds.

A hard hitting, cinematic powerhouse of a track - epic in nature but with an added dissonance to turn the feeling away from the usual majesty and heroism and towards the unnerving, foreboding and impending aggression. Massive drum hits, solid brass punches and a relentless synth bass pulse converge with ever growing marcato strings to develop into a solid paced expression of force.

Powerful, dark and ambient track with themes of despair and impending doom, featuring eerie pads and synths. No beat, no impacts, just a synth created soundscape to put you on the edge of darkness. Shimmering and unsettling, with a rich sense of wonder.

Epic and dramatic maelstrom of orchestral texture, building into an intense climax. Featuring the whole orchestra in a well constructed, well paced action sequence, it's full of percussive hits, fluttering tremolos, cascading wind runs, brass stabs and a whole pit of underlying menace. Wonderfully dynamic and packing a real punch.

Dark and suspenseful ambient track with piano and electronic elements