The music we keep in this area is closely related to Horror, but with tongue-in-cheek and perhaps a sense of the bizarre or quirky. This music can be chaotic or "wonky", like a creepy, odd machine, or it can have the style of a bizarre cabaret, or a weird and bizarre haunted house. The works of Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Henry Selick (Coraline) are useful references. And of course, this music works great in all kinds of Halloween productions.
Danger lurks around every corner in this urgent string driven orchestral pursuit theme that shocks and frights towards a nightmarish conclusion. The danger deminishes with a reflective end passage. [Tempo: Fast / 165 BPM]
Slow, spacey, unnerving, slightly sinister electro pop track. Contains dark & hypnotic synths & drum units. Would suit horror/thriller/spy/drama/psychological type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 60 BPM]
Quirky and hypnotic retro classical piece, with a heavy influence from Italian traditional music and Baltic/Gypsy music as well. With a somewhat funny and unusual mystery aura, investigative and foggy. A repetitive cello pizzicato progression is surrounded by a series of dreamy chromatic melodies on mandolin, clarinet, flute, celesta, glockenspiel, basson, harmonium and violin. This piece could easily fit a Frederico Fellini's surreal scene. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Harry Potter meets the Addams Family in Wisteria Lane! An engaging black comedy symphony with dark, eccentric orchestration, a woozy hookline and big brassy ending. Good for ads or rolling credits with a central theme of 30 seconds duration. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks 'An Unfortunate Incident' and 'Another Lovely Day'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
Medium- to fast paced, high-intensity, adrenaline-fueled, chuggy monster guitar rocker. Dramatic, atmospheric & passionate combination of monster riffs, strings and hefty grooves. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Orchestral, cinematic theme with oboe lead. Melodramatic, haunting, like an unfolding story. Good for drama, film / historical / cultural, Emotional, grand and sweeping. Some parts somewhat heroic or epic, others more nostalgic. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Dark, twisted and sinister electro-metal track. Eerie synths and hypnotic bass meet in a head-on collision to form a powerful formula . Imagine Nine Inch Nails jamming with Massive Attack and asking Jeff Beck to guest. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Intense, atmospheric, space rock monster. Huge guitars mix with electronic elements & strings to produce highly cinematic, adrenaline-fuelled beasties that would suit thriller / action / sports projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Very dark, driven, disturbed, sinister electro-rock track with an unnerving organ intro, tribal syncopated beats, big guitars and synth textures. Great drive and power but with melody and release to the tension it builds. Powered by determined riffs over monster beats. Intense & wicked. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Soothing, tranquil and yet slightly mysterious and uneasy orchestral piece. Unusual blend of piano, strings and ambient synth sounds to make this track a little journey through different moods. Contains piano, strings, synths and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Slow, beautiful, emotive and peaceful track with hypnotic piano lines, lush strings and a steady, spacey beat. Has a mesmeric, slightly melancholic atmosphere. Would suit dramatic/cinematic/romantic/documentary projects. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Cool and ethereal electro rock track with a slightly sinister undertone. Spacey plucked santoors float over soft and spacey synth pads and noises as a slow, determined beat kicks in. Would suit dramatic or cinematic projects. [Tempo: Slow / 59 BPM]
Fun mischievous orchestral piece full of light-hearted delighted trickery. Would suit fun horror projects. Has that happy/creepy Sorcerer's Apprentice/Nightmare at Christmas/Scooby Doo haunted fairground /don't look behind you vibe to it. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Dark, sinister and brooding horrow/Halloween type piece that combines church organ, tremelo-ed strings and distorted guitar riffs. Hi tension and suspense is blown apart by the chorus part exploding into shining black light. Would suit horror/mystery/suspense projects. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fun and intensely busy groove track featuring loads of brass lines and stabs, strings and organ. Very lively , energetic and driving with a 70's retro vibe to it. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Hip Hop styled theme to the urban underworld. Groovey beats combine with plucked strings, synth pads and leads to make a hypnotic and unnervingly atmospheric soundscape. Don't look behind you. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A cool classical-style piano intro brings in walls of guitars. Very intense and powerful track with lots of distorted riffs and leads. Very slightly reminiscent of Muse but more metal than indie. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Eerie, ghostly voices start off this track, and are soon joined by a slow, dark, primal drum beat. Unearthly presence. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Irresistably bitter-sweet, warm, inviting and sensual with a dark undertow. French inspired. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Spooky but charming, this is a fun and a little bit scary, Halloween-style royalty free music track combining rock and orchestral sounds. About half way through there is a nice "breakdown" section that cuts down to a few sparse sounds with spooky clarinet. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
New classical piece for piano, cello and clarinet. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Wacky and action filled, almost slapstick, with a spooky mood... and lots of fun. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Creepy and eerie horror musical soundscape. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Modern horror material. After a surreal opening part with high piano notes and scattered noise, the track brings in a staccato, stabbing distorted guitar riff. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Big booming drum, dark pulse, staccato. Strings and brass join in. Horror, cult film or sci-fi soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium / 65 BPM]
Deep drones, dark synth pulse, glass pads. Horror, scary, science fiction. Airy, ethereal strings over deep piano wire clanks. [Tempo: Slow, Very slow / 96 BPM]
A fun orchestral fantasy cue that starts with a mellow and mysterious intro leading to a magical montage of the Wicked Witch, Frankenstein Monster, and a Disney Princess, followed by a smaller and more child-like echo of the three themes. Goes from dark to light to dark to light... Great for Halloween or film cliches. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 0 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with piano and hear beat pulse, in the vein of James Newton Howard's horror scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
An intensely suspenseful mystery cue underscoring anything from a deceitful murder to a mass epidemic. Orchestral with creepy piano, in the vein of James Newton Howard's scores for M. Night Shyamalan films (The Village, Signs, The Happening). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A quirky and odd production music track with naive bells and a slight 'medieval' touch of harpsichord. Like an old house with secrets, perhaps something that would go in a dark comedy, a Halloween related production or a haunted house music. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Both enchanting and spell binding in equal measures this filmic orchestral piece twists and turns like a mysterious & beautiful path leading to a spine tingling Theremin motif. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
A crazy TV-type Looney Tunes theme tune hook with whacky nonsensical interludes and FX. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An Eastern European holiday. Dreamy and far away, beautiful meadows of golden grass waving in the summer breeze. Somewhat mournful yet optimistic. Harmonium, bouzouki, sitar, slide guitar, ruan, Rhodes piano and upright bass. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
Underlying tension. A dark and creepy underscore track for horror or dark drama, criminal documentary or crime scene investigation. What gruesome discovery lies behind the next turn? A nervous, pensive background track. Clanky percussion, deep drones and a serious, tense undertow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
A strange and unsettling semi-orchestral film underscore. Nervous and uncertain, swirling and clangy. Suitable for a very tense and pensive moment in a dark drama, horror, crime thriller or documentary. Carries a sense of hidden evil or a disturbing truth. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A transparent film or movie underscore, ambient but with a hint of emotion or personal intrigue. Good for a dark drama, mysterious or understated scene of discovery or reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
An unsettling and nervous film or television underscore cue. A repetitive rhythm gives the piece a pensive feel and the uneasy drones and pads brings a sense of terrible realization or an unfolding mystery. Great for crime investigation, horror, dark drama, documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
A fun and mysterious comedy cue underscoring anything from sneaking around, scheming, hiding, tip-toeing, to investigating a haunting. Light orchestral with pizzicato strings, piano, flute, clarinet. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Ghostly, atmospheric pads. Dark, scary, eerie. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Odd and quirky, strange, rhythmic, with world/ethnic percussion, glass tinklies, celeste, accordeon and strings. Like weird creatures, fun ideas, playful activity. Kids, children, funny animals, cute aliens or other beings. Nice 'oddball' novelty track. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A dark and creepy track suitable for trailers, movie opening scenes and more. Starts with an eerie, almost child like piano melody, then grows into a more horror feel, like evil forces, black magic or a horde of dark warriors. The track appears to end with a crescendo at about 01:12 but it comes back with a creepy closing section, revisiting the main theme. Good for horror, fantasy, dark forces, creepy films and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 109 BPM]
Movie soundtrack style, orchestral / orchestrated fantasy-adventure piece. Great for family adventure movie, magic and mischief, exciting stories and wondrous discoveries. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Effervescent, Whimsical & slightly unhinged. This black comedy chamber music is similar in feel to Tim Burton's Danny Elfman scores. Breaks and interludes can be edited against narrative to create different moods. Portrays happy, mysterious, melancholic and sinister overtones in equal measures. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, mystical, mysterious and haunting. Filmscore, fantasy-adventure style with strings, bells, voices. Magic and wizardry. Atmospheric and eerie. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A dark, stressed battle or conflict track. Pulsating, big ethnic percussion, darkly twisted orchestral textures, vocal chants. Danger, tense situation. Rock guitar enters the mix at about 02:40. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A witty, bouncy uptempo orchestral overture with twittering flutes, brassy horns and pizzicato cellos. A variety of happy and sad cues make it highly suitable for use with a humorous commercial/infomercial narrative. Reminiscent of post war comedies and Aardman Animation. Or the post irony of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Danny Elfman style film scores. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 119 BPM]
Pizzicato cellos tip toe through a veil of shimmering strings and mystical, elfin-like flute lines in this engaging mid tempo orchestral interlude. Perfect for underscoring narratives or commercials, the track draws a metaphor between a dark forest and life's winding journey. The track is divided into interchangeable segments with 1 bar gaps so that it can be easily edited to suit durations. Both witty and dark in equal measures, the track is similar in style and instrumentation to An Unfortunate Incident. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
Fresh and funky, mid-tempo Hip Hop track. Strong beat, juicy synth- and orchstral licks. Hiphop R&B Similar to Eminem etc. Urban, funky, groovy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Downtempo, crips and clean hip-hop groove with a sparse, funky bass line. Subtle scratching enters later. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A short comedy track/cue. Pompous, brash, swaggering. Real live orchestra recording. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]