Look here for music that is suitable for Fantasy film or Fantasy games. Whether it's Dungeons & Dragons music, or music for a Swords & Sorcery type role playing game, where the story perhaps involves Fairies, Wizards and Goblins, rather than ordinary people, this is your area. The music listed in this Suggested Production Type often carries a sense of magic, amazement and discovery. It can be either Light/Beauty oriented or Creepy/Eerie, or even Scary/Battle music, but the music represented here always has that sense of strange worlds and amazing creatures.
Primal and raw battle drums with battle chants. A historical or pre-historical sound of perhaps Vikings or Tribal warlords. Savages, Barbarians, Brutal warriors. Marching or maybe preparing for battle. Strong, menacing, foreboding. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 144 BPM]
A slowly developing, cinematic ambient track that grows and rises up into a big, epic crescendo. Emotional / Grandeur / Amazement / Wonderment / Awe, tinged by a hint of sadness. Great for slowly developing trailers, scenes of incredible nature, space travel, grand journeys, overcoming adversity, awe-inspiring transformation, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 97 BPM]
An orchestral cinematic mystery background track. Classic movie soundtrack / film score sound, with piano and orchestral elements create an eerie, suspicious, investigative feel. This rather dark and foreboding background music will go well with drama, mystery, crime, detective investigation, solving riddles, finding clues, or just following a developing story of intrigue and enigma. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
A very touching and heartening melody, suitable for heartening, romantic and uplifting stories of any age. The piano is later joined by sweeping orchestral and cinematic strings. Emotional, sentimental, touching, melancholic and heartwarming. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
A dark and edgy piece with a sense of foreboding and ominous forces. A pulsating deep rhythm with strings, brass and occasional gothic choir chants, like from an occult séance or a dark ritual. Mystical / Tense / Occult / Horror / Creepy / Gritty / Shocking. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A soothing and serene instrumental song that invites you to a peaceful and tranquil state of mind. The song features soft and flowing harmonies and tones. The song creates an atmosphere perfect for relaxation and rejuvenation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A sullen track with repeating echoes. Fluttery, mysterious, contemplative. Clarinet solo with flute and pads/percussion give a full rounded sound. Mystical / Introspective / Ethereal / Hazy. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
An emotive, cinematic, flowing music track made with synths, emotional strings, epic percussion and more. This track has a sense of wonderment and amazement. It grows and develops over time - and then ends with a nostalgic, wistful afterthought. Epic / Trailer / Advertising Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Sweeping, exciting and uplifting with big culmination, suggestive of eternal love new beginnings, life success and achievement, or other celebratory moment of glory and accomplishment. Good for epic and love stories, sweeping landscapes or passages of time. Suitable for movie soundtrack, historic documentary, movie trailer and more. Exceptional value real orchestra and piano recording. Multiple edits of various moods and length are available for your convenience. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Intense, pulsating blockbuster track featuring synths and electronica combined with powerful, epic orchestral music. Suitable for scenes that need powerful background music. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A thoughtful and introspective piano track with subtle strings in the background. Somewhat melancholic and fragile. Good for drama, thoughtful and poignant presentations and media. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Electronic elements create a dreamy and ethereal beginning which builds to a driving and energetic, climax finale. Strings, brass and percussion create a powerful and emotional piece. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Elegant orchestral piece, charged with emotion as it slowly rises. Cinematic, reflective, emotive. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A grand, epic track featuring orchestra and choir. (Also available without the choir). Dramatic, epic, foreboding. Ominous and glorifying. Good for fantasy, adventure, epic trailers, fantasy fight scenes and more. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Divine beauty and an aura of mystery in this futuristic mix of choirs and washes. Its sense of charismatic wonderment & dark intrigue makes it suitable for science, nature, ecology, sporting events, mystery or drama. Similar in style & sentiment to Elliot Simons’ ‘Dark Horizon’, ‘Sky Dreams’ and ‘An Amazing Future’. The Underscore Version is without the angelic voices and takes on a more sinister atmosphere. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Mendelssohn "Song Without Words" Opus 19 No. 1. Elliot Simon’s arrangement of Mendelssohn’s piano opus gives the piece a beautifully distant and haunting quality. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
With a bright & jaunty skip in the step, this mischievous romp pays homage to the golden age of whacky comedy film scores while still remaining ironic & contemporary sounding. The memorable hookline makes it a fun motif for radio & TV ads, cartoons, short films & games. Similar in style & sentiment to Elliot Simons’ ‘An Unfortunate Incident’, ‘Another Working Day’ and ‘A Midnight Symphony’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Prepare to enter battle with this tense, epic, cinematic track. Starting with percussion and gradually building with brass, strings, snare drum and even some war cries. Good for movies, video games and tv dramas ranging from ancient times through to futuristic Star Wars type battle scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
A moderately sneaky, somewhat magical feeling, general background track for fantasy, fairy tales and exploration. This track contains no repetition throughout, which means you can play this track in a loop (for example, in a video game or other media) for a long time without it becoming too repetitive. There are some melodies but nothing too epic or too theme-like, so the music stays nicely in the background and provides an atmosphere, without becoming too dominating. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A delicate and somewhat mystical waltz with an Italian or Sicilian flavor. Has a sense of something personal, introspective, touching. Like an unfolding story. Elegant and fragile. Features violin, trumpet and accordion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Exciting, edgy and modern. A relentless vision of futurism packed with lo-fi guitar and warped drum layers. The track builds towards an eerie, distant riff that charges full tilt towards a glitchy, fidgety ending. Visceral and oddly compelling. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 174 BPM]
A strong and motivational pop/rock track with a feel of hope and positivity. Bass, drums, synths and multiple guitar parts combine to create a big and pleasing sound. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
A spine tingling, dramatic track of beauty and amazement. Orchestra with choir, in a cinematic, epic sound. The track starts with a slow, lamenting part and then grows gradually towards a grand, emotional, epic crescendo. This is followed by a darker, more ominous section which again also grows to a mighty, passionate crescendo. Also available without the choir. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A slow, mellow, spacious, ethereal, dreamy, tranquil, sedate and sublime piece. Soft piano chords & simple classical guitar lines. Heartwarming, floaty and thoughtful. Would suit dramatic / cinematic / romantic / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Sad, somber, defeated, heartbreaking, epic, tragic string piece that's also serene, peaceful, tranquil, sedate and mellow. Would suit historical, romantic break-up, war or documentary type projects. Reminiscent of Samuel Barber's Platoon piece. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 97 BPM]
Ambient Western track. Features a ghostly, haunting atmosphere that would compliment scenes where the characters are in a dark place, feeling sad, or just exploring the mysterious great outdoors. General background track for movie / film / adventure / fantasy / history etc. Atmospheric and with a sense of pensive curiosity. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, scifi and epic productions. Relentless pounding rhythm, with an ever increasing intensity and ever building, growing chords, rising towards a crescendo / climax. Big orchestral sound with choir, big percussion and a live performed soprano solo vocal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A rousing and energetic track with various World / Ethnic / Cultural elements. Uptempo, emotional and passionate, with orchestral strings, Hang Drum, Mbira, both contemporary and ethnic drums. Influenced by African, Eastern and historic / East European elements. Use for world celebration, cultural events, amazing journeys. Available with or without the vocals. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
An inpirational and hopeful World Harmony track with elements from different parts of the world, but with a somewhat African feel. Earthy, positive and sincere, this track features Hang Drum, various ethnic percussions from many parts of the world, African mbira, Turkish dulcimer, flutes and classic nylon guitar. Use with travel / amazing journeys / discovery / world harmony. Available with or without the vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An upbeat and glorious cinematic main theme a-la John Williams or Danny Elfman. Positive, curious, and somewhat playful while also flowing and emotive. Feels like flying or moving at speed. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A fiery and intense, Sci-fi or Fantasy oriented track with a massive, epic sound. This track has an amazing orchestral sound similar to Star Wars, Gladiators and more. Available with or without choir. Intense, fierce, rousing, powerful and heroic. [Tempo: Fast / 70 BPM]
A light-hearted and quirky track with lots of interesting percussion and clapping. Unusual sounding instruments mixed with fun and upbeat melodies creates a happy mood. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
A fun, lively and busy orchestral / film score track with a sense of 'beginnings'. Bustling with life, like the morning hour, when everything start to come to life. A sense of expectation, fun and adventure. Bright / Playful / Lively. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A gloomy, doom laden, pensive underscore for action thriller, sci-fi, mystery and horror. Nervous, dark ambient, pulsating rhythms and sneaky / suspicious sounds. Serious / Exotic / Mystical. Can be an ethnic place, or general dark / ominous ambience. Also available in a "No Drums" version which has a more ambient / dark background / ethereal feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A dark, gloomy, emotional and sorrowful underscore for sci-fi, thriller, mystery, or action drama. Conflict, unease, with an ethnic / world mystery undertow. Available with or without drums, and with or without a wailing, sorrowful, ethnic solo vocal. Desolate / Tense / Uncertain. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
This track starts with ethereal, dream like, floating pads and soundscapes, ever swirling and changing. From about 01:30 they are joined by a percussive / drum beat with a very cinematic music feel. Otherworldly / Grand / Epic / Amazement / Wonderment. A version without the drums is also available; this is an Ambient / Ethereal / Angelic track all the way through which can also be used for Relaxation music, Yoga, Spa etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A storming cinematic track that evokes a classic cinema sound and fantastatic film introductions. Very high energy and heavy orchestration. The energy of this track remains fairly high throughout. Thematic fanfare. Classic movies / Big Sky. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
A melancholy piece with piano, strings, choir and synth textures. Evokes a feeling of acceptance and reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Lush strings and piano are the backdrop for a very emotional solo violin melody. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
Mysterious and dreamy, electric guitar gently plays over a rich soundscape. Perfect for creating a mood of mystery, intrigue and sadness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An explosive and epic symphonic electro hybrid track. A driving blend of huge percussion with powerful orchestral brass and string melodies. Suitable for dramatic promos, trailers, montages, video games, sports, action and adventure. Something you might hear in The Dark Knight, Call of Duty, Halo, Transformers, Tron, The Avengers and Star Trek. [Tempo: Slow / 170 BPM]
An epic and rousing track for fantasy, adventure, epic trailers. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples. Urgent, strong, intense. Valiant, powerful. Full orchestra with choir. Available in various different version/mixes. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Brass plays a melody full of hope and heroism, accompanied by orchestra and percussion. Perhaps an epic journey has begun, and optimism abounds. [Tempo: Slow / 144 BPM]
Battle drums / marching percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, conflict, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 120 BPM]
Battle drums. Pounding percussion. A combination of orchestral percussion and ethnic / tribal drums. Suitable for battle, fight, chase, brawls and action scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 98 BPM]
Brooding atmospherics as a distant vocal drifts across a deep menacing soundscape. At 1:38 soaring chords take the forefront offering hope & dignity. The track resolves with a feeling of pride and optimism. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Provocative Eastern tinged cello lines add mystery and intrigue to this brooding underscore. A mournful female vocal sings over sweeping chords at 1:21. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Building from an uneasy atmosphere into complete Bedlam with a variety of orchestral passages, stabs and flourishes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 114 BPM]
Grand, sweeping, Cinematic piece performed by a live philharmonic orchestra. Romantic, dreamy, melancholic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A deep, emotive, World / Ethnic / Ancient earth type track with sorrowful strings, mystical ethnic elements, and available with or without a sorrowful female vocal. A place of beauty and sorrow, deep memories. A steady, ethnic beat provides a nerve and a tension. Elements of dark and despair combines with hope and determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
