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Dark, atmospheric and dramatic music for films, videos, documentaries and trailers.

Composer Simon Wilkinson provides music for film, TV and documentaries. From dark atmospheric ambient soundscapes to dramatic orchestral action music for film and video producers.

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Individual music tracks available to license at low cost for your film and video projects, whether you're a student filmmaker or TV professional. Clients include Fox, Sky One, BBC, Channel 4, the LA Lakers and many more.

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Royalty-free music collections

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The royalty free collections include a license for unlimited usage.

Royalty-free music collections are also available that are ready to use in your films and projects with no further costs. From dark and cinematic atmospheric piano to quirky orchestral music for documentaries.

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Browse the collection of music tracks below or select a music category on the right to narrow down to a specific style (click each track cover for full details and to see other similar tracks). See licensing info and FAQs for full details on licensing the music for use in your projects. New tracks are being added all the time - sign up to the newsletter for news and exclusive subscriber discounts. Feel free to contact me with any questions or other comments.

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microlight_large1Track length: 4:05
Tempo: 100 bpm

Soft brushed jazz drums introduce warm electric Fender Rhodes keyboards, gentle acoustic guitar strumming, piano, oboe, soft strings and subtle electronica tones. Mellow instrumental music with a downbeat, melancholy and wistful air that would be ideal for reflective films or documentaries.

Keywords: acoustic guitar, atmospheric, autumn, contemplation, contemplative, documentary, downbeat, electronica, emotional, gentle, instrumental, introspective, melancholy, mellow, moody, oboe, pensive, piano, rainy, reflective, regret, sad, slow, thoughtful, warm, wistful

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Dark RoadsTrack length: 3:22
Tempo: 80 bpm

Dark and slow atmospheric music track with warm but ominous Fender Rhodes keyboard, subtle piano, sparse percussion, minimal pulsing electronica and background synth washes. Slightly spooky and creepy feel with an air of ominous danger, ideal for thrillers and dark dramas. Sounds like: driving at night along deserted roads or hazy desert scenes.

Keywords: atmosphere, atmospheric, background, chilling, cinematic, city, cityscape, cool, creepy, dark, documentary, downbeat, downtempo, eerie, electro, electronica, hazy, hypnotic, intriguing, instrumental, midnight, minimal, moody, mystery, night, nighttime, ominous, pulsing, Rhodes, shadowy, sinister, slow, sombre, soundtrack, sparse, spooky, thriller, trip hop, warm

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heretik_large1Track length: 0:30
Tempo: 70 bpm

Dark and dramatic 30 second music track ideal for short promos and TV commercials with a dark, serious feel. Distorted guitar notes introduce the track bringing in heavy dark drums and breathy wordless vocals giving the track a dangerous ominous air of mystery. Would work well on car commercials or similar dramatic short promo stings, adverts and trailers – see a promo example.

Keywords: 30 second, advert, advertisement, beats, breathy, brief, commercial, dangerous, dark, danger, drama, guitar, instrumental, mysterious, promo, serious, sexy, short, threatening,  trailer, TV

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Asakusa Temple

Track length: 5:16
Tempo: 100 bpm

Reflective, mysterious and gentle Far Eastern/oriental sounding instrumental music track featuring plucked harp, strings, light percussion, subtle acoustic guitar and washes of background atmospheric synth. Slow, sparse and contemplative music with a dreamy feel.

Would work well for films, documentaries or visuals with a focus on travel, nature or geography, especially China or Japan, or scenes with a mood of mystery or mellow intrigue (e.g. diving or underwater images).

Keywords: ambience, Asia, Asian, atmosphere, atmospheric, calm, China, Chinese, cinematic, contemplative, diving, documentary, drama, dramatic, dreamy, esoteric, ethnic, Far East, flute, gentle, harp, instrumental, introspective, Japan, Japanese, melancholy, mellow, monks, moody, mysterious, mystery, nature, oriental, peace, peaceful, plucked, rainy, relaxing, slow, soundtrack, shadows, shadowy, spiritual, subtle, Tibet, travel, underwater, warm

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Polaris by Simon WilkinsonTrack length: 9:58
Tempo: n/a (slow)

Dark and atmospheric ambient space music. Just under 10 minutes of long, organic, dark & evolving washes of epic instrumental cinematic soundscapes and ethereal unearthly drones.

Perfect atmospheric and dramatic underscore or background music for documentaries and films or for fans of ambient music artists such as Brian Eno, Biosphere, Stars Of The Lid and other ambient textural music and soundscapes. Also makes ideal music for meditation, study, relaxation, yoga or sleep.

See the promo video on the right with a cut-down clip of the music set against deep space video footage from the European Space Agency/Hubble Telescope (the full track is 10 minutes long).

Keywords: 2001, ambient, Apollo, atmospheric, background, beatless, binaural, calm, cinematic, cold, cosmic, cosmos, dark, deep space, documentary, dramatic, drone, eerie, epic, ethereal, evolving, floating, galaxy, hyperspace, hypnotic, instrumental, interstellar, landscape, long, meditation, metallic, minimal, minimalist, mystery, mysterious, NASA, organic, outer space, peaceful, relaxing, scary, sci-fi, science fiction, slow, solitude, soundscape, space, space music, sparse, study, universe, void, Zeit

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coolbreeze_large1Track length: 3:33
Tempo: 80 bpm

Mellow, crisp, medium tempo instrumental breakbeats with cinematic string effects and warm bass topped off with sun-kissed soft melodic trumpet lines. Ideal music for relaxing on chilled summer nights with a glass of wine or lazing on the beach.

Keywords: bass, beach, breakbeats, breezy, calm, chilled, cool, crisp, dinner party, easy, holiday, instrumental, laid back, lazy, mellow, melodic, mp3, placid, positive, relaxed, restaurants, sand, sea, serene, sun, summer, sunset, tranquil, travel, trumpet, upbeat, vacation, warm

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Attack Of The MachinesTrack length: 1:00
Tempo: 165 bpm

One minute dramatic and instrumental orchestral action music track ideal for feature film or exciting video game trailers needing epic intensity. Heavily percussive loud drums and orchestral strings build in drama and intensity to a frenetic climax with choir, string and brass stabs.

Keywords: 60 seconds, action, big, brass, climactic, climax, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, excitement, exciting, Hans Zimmer, heroic, instrumental, loud, machinima, one minute, orchestral, percussion, percussive, pounding, powerful, production, strings, tense, thunderous, trailer music, war, widescreen

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Wind On WiresTrack length: 6:20
Tempo: n/a (slow)

Dark and eerie atmospheric background drone music, ideal for horror films, thrillers, dramas or dark documentary scenes. Over 6 minutes of evolving atmospheric washes of dark ambient background sound that will add a chilling sense of ominous dread and foreboding to your film. Similar style of sound design as films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Wolf Creek.

Keywords: alone, ambient, atmosphere, atmospheric, background, beatless, cinematic, cold, creepy, danger, dark, desolate, desolation, documentary, dramatic, dread, drone, eerie, ethereal, evolving, fear, fright, frightening, fx, ghost, ghostly, halloween, haunting, horror, hypnotic, instrumental, landscape, long, metallic, minimal, minimalist, mystery, mysterious, organic, scary, slow, solitary, solitude, sound effect, soundscape, sparse, spooky, tense, tension, unease, unsettling

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Ocean BlueTrack length: 2:36
Tempo: 86 bpm

Mellow, medium-tempo instrumental track featuring gentle acoustic guitar picking, strings, harp and subtle percussive stereo rhythms and effects. Relaxing and gently uplifting summer music to relax and chill out to. Would work well for nature or wildlife video, travel and holiday footage or underwater documentary scenes.

Keywords: acoustic guitar, beach, breeze, breezy, calm, caribbean, chilled, chill out, documentary, easy, elegant, holiday, instrumental, island, laid back, lazy, mellow, melodic, morning, nature, ocean, optimistic, picking, placid, positive, relaxed, relaxing, sand, scuba diving, sea, sealife, serene, sun, summer, sunrise, tranquil, travel, underwater, upbeat, uplifting, vacation, warm, water, waves, wildlife

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The AnswerTrack length: 5:24
Tempo: 125 bpm

Pumping and exciting instrumental disco house dance track with 4/4 beats, pulsating stereo synths and deep bass. Ideal fast tempo dancefloor club music with a Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’-style feel in the synth arpeggios.

Keywords: arpeggiated, bass, beats, beep, club, dance, dancefloor, dancer, dancing, deep, disco, exciting, fast, funky, groove, house, instrumental, nightclub, percussion, pulsing, pulsating, pumping, rhythm, rhythmic, sexy, synths, synthesizers

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