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Contemporary orchestral music that is ideal for productions in the horror genre. This music generally features intense drums, bold brass, intense strings and often includes specialty vocal effects, electronic digital effects and other contemporary production techniques.


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STEPS IN FEAR - (by D. Silverstone)  Year: 2013
D. Silverstone Movement in a path of fear, danger mystery or horror. A dark suspenseful soundtrack with cello, pizzicatto violins, piano, horns and epic percussion. Thrilling, tense and Hypnotic for film, movie, documentary adventure and impending gothic drama. Moving and Mystical build up underscore, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
576517 1:52 Med Slow 88 USD $77.95  


ABERRANT PHENOMENA (FULL) - (by Ron Komie)  Year: 2013
Ron Komie Full of tension and veiled menace, this dramatic underscore piece features foreboding string themes and eerie piano melodies, while tantalizing effects and rhythms weave in and out. A strange descending cascade leads to an ominous conclusion. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Dangerous, Dark Music
579853 1:34 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
Stinger A - Dangerous, Mysterious Music
579855 0:14 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
Stinger B - Dangerous, Edgy Music
579856 0:17 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
Stinger C - Science Fiction, First Contact
579857 0:14 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
Stinger D - Horror, Horror Psychological
579858 0:19 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
Bed - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
579852 1:32 Medium 114 USD $599.00  
SoundPack - Action, Theme Crime
579854 41.9MB Medium 114 USD $599.00  


MYSTERY OF SUSPENSE - (by D. Silverstone)  Year: 2013
D. Silverstone Mysterious and suspenseful cinematic soundtrack. Featuring haunted organ, epic orchestral drums, symphonic string quartet and sound effect. Tense, atmospheric and dramatic. Best for moderate action scenes with fear and sneaky feel, horror movie, futuristic adventure in film, TV and video games, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
621442 2:29 Medium 120 USD $78.95  
Variation - Dangerous, Mysterious Music
633085 1:00 Medium 120 USD $54.95  
Loop A - Dangerous, Mysterious Music
633086 1:04 Medium 120 USD $67.95  
Loop B - Dangerous, Edgy Music
633087 2:08 Medium 120 USD $77.95  
Stinger - Dangerous, Mysterious Music
633088 0:25 Medium 120 USD $31.95  


STRANGER THINGS - (by Gary Wolk)  Year: 2016
Gary Wolk An eerie, quirky, instrumental track inspired by composer Danny Elfman and Tim Burton films. It features a full orchestra including celesta on the melody for a haunting sound. The track builds from the beginning to climatic ending. Great track for mysteries, horror, paranormal, and such. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
814042 1:55 Slow 75 USD $101.95  


MOUNTING DANGER (30SEC) - (by Alec Makinson)  Year: 2014
Alec Makinson Creepy and foreboding horror atmosphere, that will send shivers down your spine. Starts with attention grabbing bang and slowly builds to a crescendo chord. Perfect for Scream Park attraction commercials, films, promotions and documentary. 30sec soundscape, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
30sec (30sec commercial) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
690916 0:30 Medium 116 USD $83.95  


BROKEN BAD (FULL) - (by Ron Komie)  Year: 2014
Ron Komie Full of tension and menace, this dramatic underscore features pulsing synth bass and bluesy dobro, while tantalizing effects and big drum rhythms weave in and out. At 1:37 the piece picks up momentum with insistent string lines building dramatically to a big hit and a lonely, desolate sustain. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dark Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
13 Mixes Available
663948 2:27 Med Slow 80 USD $599.00  


HORROR BE THY NAME - (by Andrew GCN Fleming)  Year: 2013
Andrew GCN Fleming Unhinged orchestral horror soundscape... this is the perfect underscore for any horror film. Dark, evil, brooding. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
60sec - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
598745 1:00 Med Slow 88 USD $54.95  


INSANE HUMANITY - (by Format Universe)  Year: 2019
Format Universe Powerful, chuggy metal with massive riffs and big drums. From the two parts, including orchestral. Heavy and melodic. Like a. Deep Purple, King Crimson, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osborne, Jimmy Page, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
950344 4:53 Med Fast 140 USD $74.95  
60sec (60 Sec Version) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
950352 1:00 Med Fast 140 USD $54.95  
30sec (30 Sec Version) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
950351 0:30 Med Fast 140 USD $31.95  
15sec (15 Sec Version) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
950350 0:15 Med Fast 140 USD $15.95  


CINEMATIC DRAMATIC HORROR & THRILLER BACKGROUND - (by Ignite7)  Year: 2018
Ignite7 A strong Horror/Dramatic content with an atmospheric tensioned beginning which evolves in a more harmonic direction with a wide strings and cinematic style drums. Is a perfect material for some dark themed approaches (eg. War Documentary, abandoned strange places presentation) emotional content etc. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (Horror Dramatic Soundtrack) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
904490 2:50 Medium 128 USD $87.95  


CRIME TENSION - (by Krzysztof Rzeznicki)  Year: 2024
Krzysztof Rzeznicki Pulsating low bass, rhythmic low percussion toms. Merging the aesthetics of tension with trailer music elements. Conveys a sense of threat, uncertainty, and horror. Suitable for dystopian sci-fi, action thrillers, crime dramas, spy / undercover agent, military operations or horror movie trailers. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action Moderate
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
12 Mixes Available
1223285 1:26 Med Slow 100 USD $46.95  


HOUSE ON SHADOW HILLS - (by Ryan Bell)  Year: 2020
Ryan Bell A driving orchestral string section and haunting melody sets the stage for dramatic visual imagery. Featuring worldly instruments and memorable harmonic motifs. The perfect backdrop for a cinematic trailer or opener. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (Full Orchestra) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
1056870 2:16 Med Slow 90 USD $39.95  


CINEMATIC HALLOWEEN HORROR TANGO - (by Kuba Adamus)  Year: 2023
Kuba Adamus A dramatic cinematic tango with emotional piano and celesta parts, epic and powerful orchestral percussions, and engaging and sweeping strings - all of that combine to create an unforgettable, epic experience, that sets the perfect mood for all your mysterious, creepy, Halloween projects! Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198891 3:03 Med Slow 100 USD $120.95  
60sec - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198888 1:00 Med Slow 100 USD $52.95  
30sec - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198887 0:30 Med Slow 100 USD $41.95  
15sec - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198886 0:15 Med Slow 100 USD $35.95  
Loop A - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198889 1:22 Med Slow 100 USD $71.95  
Loop B - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1198890 0:39 Med Slow 100 USD $47.95  


DESTINY'S DEMON - (by Eric Jackson)  Year: 2018
Eric Jackson Dark eerie track featuring angry guitars and a creepy piano lead. Start calm and explodes into rage. Rob Zombie film sound, Nightmare on Elm Street, Silent Hill. Works well with intro beginning or end film credits, climatic killing scene, Haunted house trailers, demonic movies. Vocal Pads, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (Horror OrchestraRock) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
947343 1:45 Med Slow 100 USD $107.95  


RISE OF MACHINES - (by Bryan Chi)  Year: 2022
Bryan Chi A dystopic soundtrack. Starts with a simple bass pulse, and builds slowly to a high intensity with manipulated brass sounds and various other alien sounding synths. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Dangerous, Dangerous Music
1119240 2:27 Medium 120 USD $47.95  
Loop A - Dangerous, Dark Music
1119241 1:36 Medium 120 USD $47.95  
Loop B - Dangerous, Edgy Music
1119242 0:32 Medium 120 USD $47.95  
Loop C - Dangerous, Mysterious Music
1119243 0:49 Medium 120 USD $47.95  
Loop D - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1119244 0:32 Medium 120 USD $47.95  


INTO THE DARKNESS - (by Pawel Orlow)  Year: 2022
Pawel Orlow when you look into the darkness, the darkness looks into you. A track in which the tension grows with every second. It will give you emotions like fear, as if you are watching a Fincher movie. Vocal Pads, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1133297 0:44 Med Slow USD $39.95  


HALLOWEEN IS HERE - (by Pawel Orlow)  Year: 2022
Pawel Orlow Spooky Halloween is here! You won't stay alone in a house after listening to this track. Feel like something behind your back and watching over you in a dark. Perfect track for short scary videos or trailers. starts with evil percussion and then evolve into really dark evil music, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1158088 1:32 Medium 111 USD $39.95  


HORROR THEME - (by Benjamin Gibbs)  Year: 2022
Benjamin Gibbs bass and brass rumbles before the winds and strings carry us into a creepy and sinister world. A great mood setting theme for when evil is afoot. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1127111 1:37 Medium 120 USD $39.95  


SCORE 087 FEAR TENSION - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo a monster or assessin follow a person and that person will be kill. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070293 3:37 Med Slow USD $39.95  


HORROR TIME AMIN - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo this music is for any kind of horror, vampires, monsters, evil,, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070278 1:34 Med Slow USD $39.95  


DENSO G AMIN - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo any kind of horror, scary, ghost, dead, witches,, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070279 1:50 Med Slow USD $39.95  


SCORE 094 FEAR TENSION - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo any kind of cohorror, killing people, blood blood more blood, witches in a sacrifice, a monster haunting a human, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070397 2:46 Fast 167 USD $39.95  


SCORE 090 FEAR TENSION - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo orchestral strings contemporanean music cellos high violin notes horror tension hard deep scary somber, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070393 2:10 Med Slow USD $39.95  


DISONANCIAS ALBION - (by Jaime Arredondo)  Year: 2021
Jaime Arredondo big horror, intense hard for really really horror scenes, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1070280 1:46 Med Slow USD $39.95  


PULSE TENSION - (by Krzysztof Rzeznicki)  Year: 2024
Krzysztof Rzeznicki Low, propulsive deep bass. Gradually building an atmosphere of horror, dystopia, uncertainty, and fear. Suitable for horror movies, thrillers, crime and criminal investigation, sci-fi and mystery, spies, undercover agents, danger and tension.(Stem files available.), Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
11 Mixes Available
1223334 2:10 Med Slow 100 USD $81.95  


HALLOWEEN SUNSET - (by Jerry Teel)  Year: 2021
Jerry Teel Halloween time for crazy orchestral music hearing strange voices at night. Good for party times with dark humor. Available for radio playing during wierd times. Vocal Samples, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
1103180 1:36 Med Slow 85 USD $39.95  


THE ARCHITECTS OF FEAR (FULL) - (by Mackie)  Year: 2014
Mackie Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track (Full track) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
685867 0:54 Med Fast 145 USD $500.00  
Variation (Piano Only) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
685868 0:54 Med Fast 145 USD $60.95  
30sec - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
685866 0:30 Med Fast 145 USD $35.95  
Stinger A (Stinger A) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
685869 0:10 Med Fast 145 USD $10.95  
Stinger B (Stinger B) - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
685870 0:14 Med Fast 145 USD $17.95  


JUDGEMENT NIGHT - (by Citrina Musik)  Year: 2012
Citrina Musik Dark dramatic orchestral cue with electronic elements and a buildup at the finale. Suitable for dark drama, horror, suspense and more. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
517882 2:10 Med Fast 148 USD $99.95  


DISTURBANCE - (by Citrina Musik)  Year: 2012
Citrina Musik Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
517883 2:01 Med Slow 100 USD $124.95  


BEFORE THE STORM - (by Anthony Dann)  Year: 2017
Anthony Dann Contemporary Romantic Thriller Series. The dark sounds and a bad feeling are trapped inside. From ambient synths tension to growing threat of spooky percussion and stretched sounds of strings and brasses. Nice piece for a thriller or horror, also useful for tensioned moments. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
885450 2:11 Med Slow 92 USD $115.95  
Bed - Dangerous, Dark Music
903316 2:00 Med Slow 92 USD $121.95  


MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET - (by Jose Rendon Santana)  Year: 2009
Jose Rendon Santana Dark & Intriguing, scary atmosphere with powerful suspense. Creepy background track evoking terror and fear with building climaxes. Perfect for horror genre, like when the child asks his mom, "What is that thing coming out of the closet?" Tense, horrific, beautiful, frightening as all Hell! Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Bed - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
368798 0:27 Medium 115 USD $56.00  


HORROR - (by Giacomo Bucci)  Year: 2013
Giacomo Bucci Perfect song for the film, fiction, video games character of horror. The theme is very catchy and captivating. It makes a lot of tension. The intro of the song is given a haunting piano. And then arrive with the full orchestra but with the addition of bass and drums with a hard rock style. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
767832 2:00 Med Slow 80 USD $75.95  
Variation - Horror, Horror Ambience  
767833 0:58 Slow 78 USD $54.95  


UNFORGIVING MIND - (by Dragonfly Spirit)  Year: 2014
Dragonfly Spirit Dragonfly Spirit empowering music tracks provide the listener with different kind of emotions, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
703550 10:05 Med Slow USD $115.95  


ON THE EDGE OF INSANITY - (by John Garrett)  Year: 2015
John Garrett Edge of your seat suspense music thats builds from s string ostinata and glockenspiel opening. The texture builds with timpani and snares. The addition of syncopated pounding rhythms over the choral harmonies produce a spine tingling nervousness which gradually abates with only a single Timpani. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
731916 1:55 Med Slow 100 USD $99.95  


ITS BEEN MONTHS - (by Veena)  Year: 2012
Veena This track can be used for many different venues. When writing this piece I envisioned a young girl in a house hiding from the "monster" who is stalking/chasing her. It is dark and mysterious. You could have the piece playing in the background of a dramatic story telling in a film as well. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Bed - Horror, Contemporary Thriller  
561077 0:53 Slow USD $62.95  


HYPNOTIC FLIGHT - (by John Garrett)  Year: 2015
John Garrett Haunting deep male vocals punctuated with clockwork string interjections. Female vocals build adding dissonant clashes. The whole piece grows in intensity with faster string ostinatos throughout as the vocal lines constantly intertwine creating an hypnotic unsettling soundscape. Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
731901 2:48 Med Slow 100 USD $117.95  


OUT OF THE NIGHT - (by Richard Gardzina)  Year: 2009
Richard Gardzina Dramatic, Scary, Halloween music, Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
360179 2:01 USD $103.95  


02 FANTASY MARKUS SCHMIDT - (by Markus Schmidt)  Year: 2015
Markus Schmidt Instrumental, Horror, Contemporary Thriller
Type Play Track Info Catalog ID Min:Sec Tempo & BPM Price Control
Full Track - Horror, Contemporary Thriller
747936 2:31 Medium 120 USD $127.95  


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