These dark background music tracks are suitable for mysteries, horror, sci-fi, or perhaps if you need good quality royalty-free horror music for dark thrillers. These mysterious stock music tracks can also work great for drama and introspection, contemplation and perhaps regret or sorrow. These curated, hand-picked tracks are Royalty free music without a beat, or with a more floating or ethereal quality, while leaning towards dark and ominous.
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A dark and edgy track filled with suspense. The track begins with an eerie and mysterious solo guitar. The track continues to build till its unsettling climax. This song has a middle eastern/world music influence and would be perfect for documentary or any war/action film. Influenced by John Carpenter.
[Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]An earthy, mystical, background/underscore track for fantasy, exploration, adventure and travel. General background use, peaceful and slightly mysterious, but without really being particularly sad, happy, dark, light or emotional. Nice for exploring new worlds, discovery, fantasy games, adventure games, travel programmes, or background use for visual imagery, mystery and mythology, etc. Varied track, hardly any repetition, and the whole track loops perfectly from the end back to the beginning -- good for playing in a loop. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Vangelis influenced sci-fi grandiose piece. Lush synths mixed with a driving pulse and real horns. Cinematic, Orchestral, Electronica, Sci-Fi. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Eerie, disturbing and suspenseful. Very ambient. Trance-like repetition of short piano phrases punctuated by string swells. Sparse enough to work with a wide variety of visuals. Two versions are presented, one with the piano detuned and chorused, and one with a more traditional piano sound. Can be used with and without strings, and is easily edited. Think Eyes Wide Shut. Good for drama, crime show, mystery, horror, TV, film, thriller. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow tempo, ambient guitar instrumental. Features an echoing finger picked electric guitar riff, echoing ethereal guitar melodies, bass guitar and a laid back drum rhythm. Moody, atmospheric and cranky. Dark, with a slight element of Blues. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Very peaceful and relaxing track using soft piano, lush strings & spacey synth sounds. Has a gentle air of mystery & suspense to it & also slight melancholy but with hope. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
Motivational acoustic pop piece, with positive strings, uplifting piano & acoustic guitar. The track builds in energy throughout, which creates a feeling of increasing pride and positivity. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Long-playing (34 minutes 11 seconds), ethereal, ambient music. Available with or without nature soundscapes mixed in with the ethereal pads. Suitable for hypnosis, therapy, relaxation, as well as for sci-fi, fantasy, underwater, otherworldly projects. Mystical, deep, elemental. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient background music for science, research, technology, development. This track is rather subtle, neither "major" nor "minor" but neutral in mood and slightly mystical. Neutral / Imaginative / Spatial / Insightful. The 'Alternative Mix' version uses a different, brighter and clearer sound for its main melodic pattern, which gives it more 'presence'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for technology, industry, science, research etc. Future bass elements. Deep bass and percussive-driven, sequenced synths. Lifestyle / Technology / Industry / Future music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Subtle, but poignant, this Trap-informed Pop music track easily summons feelings of curiosity, enveloping intrigue and mystery. Like a snake, its arpeggiated synth slithers around an 808 bass and trap drums, while wispy pads and effects contribute to a rich flow between arrangement parts. This track is excellent for dramas, serious documentaries, bio/tech related content, and adverts. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Deep, dark and brooding synths combine in a strange rhythmical glory. Weird and wonderful, works great with technology advertising and futuristic scenes. Electronic / 80's / Future Music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
15 minutes continuous, uninterrupted background music track for technology, industry, science, research etc. This tranquil ambient track is sparse but vast – easily blended with themes of technology, science, medicine and the future. With its reverb-drenched synth pads, looming drone and arpeggiator, this track ebbs and flows, keeping a steady pulse and evoking confidence and positive outcomes. Its ambiance is excellent for medical music, tech, corporate videos, scientific-based podcasts, drone shots, exploration, docu-biographies, and travel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 119 BPM]
Like taking a ride on the ghost train at an abandoned fairground. Chillingly spacey, magical, enchanted, trippy, atmospheric & soft piece with faux wurlitzer guitar sounds and bass. Has a haunting, spectre-like 'other-worldly' feel to it. Would suit any horror/halloween/thriller projects. [Tempo: Slow / 129 BPM]
Slow Cha cha style dance paired with some dark impact sounds and cymbal scraping. Beautiful and relaxing, but also subtly unsettling and eerie. Classic detective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
This Soundscape / Film Soundtrack creates a moody bed of drama, tension and release ala Hans Zimmer or Vangelis. Synthesizers pulsate, Nylon guitar melody tells the story, and rhythmic percussion elements enter the track to elevate the feel to its finality. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Spherical, mysterious chill out music. Slightly exotic instrumentation. Full of suspense. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Jazzy Experimental abstract track with a cinematic touch . [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A dark, cold and evil, orchestral soundtrack influenced by classic horror movies. Sneaky, then violent. Foreboding, then murderous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A very ethereal and floating ambient music track. Dreamy and soothing. Blissful and full of beauty and wonder, with a feel of vast empty spaces. This entirely ambient track will work great for scenes of great natural beauty or amazement, wide open spaces, ice or glaciers. Maybe wonders of the world, deep oceans, mystical places. Space travel, cosmos, the infinite universe. Also great for relaxation and meditation, body, soul and mind, or any spiritual content. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This track starts with a pulsating sense of anticipation, with underscore ethereal strings. Minimal acoustic guitar, fills in the mood, to create the emotion of the sun rising as the mist disappears. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dreamy and floaty Pop / Downtempo / Ambient Chill-out track with an airy, fluttery feel. Light piano and ethereal sounding electric guitar, with subtle rhythms and lush strings. Positive and optimistic, in a mellow way. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
One in a series of 10 eerie and mystical short cues, where Sci Fi meets Horror meets Dark Fantasy. Deep, disturbing, nightmarish sounds that curl, twist and attack the unsuspecting listener with razor-like precision. These short music cues are modern and visceral, eerie and cold, in the style of modern TV series and films. To find the other 9 pieces in this series, search 'Dream Valley 10 Horror Cues'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Atmospheric and mystical World/Ethno track with a mystical and epic feel. Grand and emotive, with a single, subtle soprano voice and some sections with a deep, rich, tribal percussion ensemble. Could be a strange land, foreign worlds, exotic places. Ethnic / foreign feel, without being tied to any particular country or culture. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, world / history / documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
This track features a calm, ambient echoing electric guitar melody, reversed echoing chords and bass synth. It creates a dark, ambient, melancholic mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 BPM]
A dark and atmospheric, searching piece of music. Has a sense of being lost in a stormy, unknown and perilous place. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Hypnotic, groovy, trance-inducing electronic chill track that you might hear in a night club on pluto, if you're ever passing by that way.Just sit back, get your groove on & enjoy the spectacle of the interstellar superfreaks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Insightful textures and layers, existential overtones and atmospheres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Atmospheric and reflective ambient drones and spacious pads give way to a dark yet uplifting synth bass with fx and sound design slowly slicing and weaving in and out of the mix. Uber cool and contemporary chill out. Perfect for space, sci-fi, love, reflection, technology, iphone apps, mystery, technology, ascension and much more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
World inspired new age music, with some galactic outer space aura. Suitable as music for space oriented documentaries, as well as for ambient / atmosphere / hypnosis etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mysterious and dark ambient piece. Heavy electronic sounds and a dark, grooving drum track provide a sense of cold melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 82 BPM]
Imagine being able to levitate high above the earth. Imagine the exhilaration and power it would bring. Spacey synth bells introduce this tune. All on a soft bed of fluffy white cloud-like-pads. The chorus ups the intensity with a huge bouncey groove. Think Nine Inch Nails meets the Cure meets U2. Contains synth of many kinds, drums and piano. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 69 BPM]
A dark and ominous track featuring choir and piano. Mysterious, chanting, perhaps occult séance or dark magic. [Tempo: Slow / 52 BPM]
A very dark and eerie, creepy track for mystery, horror, thriller or disturbing, dark drama. Scattered, psychedelic piano notes on a dark, bleak background. The piece grows more dramatic as it goes along, increasing the nervous tension and the sickly feeling of unease. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark, suspenseful and pensive, ambient track made with various synths, male monk voices and other pad based effects. Suspense / Dark / Apocalyptic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 78 BPM]
An atmospheric, eerie and dramatic music track with a hybrid orchestral / electronic production. Space / Sci-fi / Future / Dramatic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A semi-orchestra, semi-tribal, earthy, mystical background / underscore track for fantasy, exploration, adventure and travel. General background use, peaceful and slightly mysterious, but without really being particularly sad, happy, dark, light or emotional. Nice for exploring new worlds, discovery, fantasy games, adventure games, travel programmes, or background use for visual imagery, mystery and mythology, etc. Throughout the 7 minutes playing time there is no repetition, so you can play this track in a loop for a long time without it getting too repetitive. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Reserved, atmospheric theme, slowly building up around a harp-loop. Good for a flashback scene. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
