Music For Film, TV and Documentary » Action/Excitement

Excelsior

Simon — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:39 +0000

Track length: 1:06
Tempo: 92 bpm

Dramatic epic orchestral action music with staccato strings, horns, thunderous pounding heavy drums and percussion, punctuated by staccato choirs as the music builds to a frantic climax. With the intro hit and tail trimmed, the track can fit 1 minute scenes exactly.

Ideal dramatic music for trailers, battle scenes, action videos, TV spots, commercials, stings or promos where intense dramatic orchestral action music is needed, e.g. extreme sports, war scenes, danger, excitement, thrilling chase scenes (as heard in pre-game intro videos for the L.A. Lakers). See an example promo video below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5_qjYQ_JLE

Keywords: action, battle, big, brass, brave, climactic, climax, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, excitement, exciting, fight, French horn, gladiator, Hans Zimmer, heroic, instrumental, LA Lakers, loud, machinima, orchestra, orchestral, percussion, percussive, pounding, powerful, production, promo, strings, thunder, thunderous, trailer music, war, warriors, widescreen

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Please note: A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued.

Tempest

Simon — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:09 +0000

Tempest
Tempest without sfx

Track length: 3:43
Tempo: 97 bpm

Thunderous and epic dramatic orchestral action music with spiccato strings, deep pizzicato double bass, sweeping French horns and staccato choirs as the music builds through ascending chord sequences to a frantic climax.

Ideal dramatic and atmospheric symphonic action music for battle scenes, film trailers, TV spots, commercials, stings or promos where intense dramatic orchestral action music is needed (e.g. extreme sports, war scenes, danger, excitement, thrilling chase scenes).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKc4yKgZTk

As heard in the stunning Dakotalapse time lapse video Tempest Milky Way by Randy Halverson (see video on the right).

The music is available to download in either of two versions: with or without background sound effects (which include atmospheric wind and thunder claps). Select your preferred mp3 version from the dropdown below when ordering.

Keywords: action, adventure, adventurous, battle, big, brass, brave, choir, choral, cinematic, climactic, climax, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, excitement, exciting, fight, fighting, film, French horn, geographic, geography, Hans Zimmer, heroic, Holst, instrumental, intense, lightning, loud, machinima, Mars, milky way, National Geographic, nature, orchestra, orchestral, Planets, pounding, powerful, production, promo, rousing, score, snare, soundtrack, storm, stormy, strings, suspenseful, symphonic, tempest, tempestuous, tense, thunder, thunderous, time lapse, tornado, trailer music, war, warriors, whirlwind, widescreen

Titan

Simon — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:35 +0000

Titan

Track length: 2:13
Tempo: 132 bpm

Exciting and epic dramatic orchestral action music with staccato strings, bold sweeping horns, thunderous pounding heavy drums and percussion, punctuated by staccato choirs as the music builds to a frantic climax. Ideal symphonic action music for medieval battle scenes, film trailers, TV spots, commercials, stings or promos where intense dramatic orchestral action music is needed (e.g. extreme sports, war scenes, danger, excitement, thrilling chase scenes). See a promo clip here.

Keywords: 300, action, adventure, adventurous, battle, big, brass, brave, choir, choral, cinematic, climactic, climax, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, excitement, exciting, fight, fighting, film, French horn, gladiator, Greek, Hans Zimmer, heroic, instrumental, intense, LA Lakers, loud, machinima, orchestra, orchestral, percussion, percussive, pounding, powerful, production, promo, rousing, score, snare, soundtrack, sparta, spartans, strings, suspenseful, symphonic, thunder, thunderous, Titan Attack Zone, trailer music, Trojans, war, warriors, widescreen

Scorpio

Simon — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:00:09 +0000

Scorpio
Track length: 2:49
Tempo: 88 bpm

Dark and dramatic modern action music by Simon Wilkinson. Big Zeppelin-style drum breaks, strings, piano, dulcimer, bass and synth. A repeating solo piano riff brings in heavy drums followed by a dramatic explosion of sound and a hammered dulcimer theme.

Would work well for exciting TV or film intro music, sports footage, library or trailer music (see it against some time lapse video footage from dakotalapse.com below or also against the Watchmen trailer in my visuals section).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkhlTdu5L74

Keywords: action, big, beats, brave, climactic, danger, dangerous, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, dulcimer, edgy, electrifying, epic, exciting, explosive, grand, heroic, impending, instrumental, intense, loud, melodramatic, mystery, piano, pounding, powerful, scorpio, sports, spy, strings, sub zero, sudden, superhero, theme, thrilling, vast

Outpost 31

Simon — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:00:52 +0000

Outpost 31

Track length: 3:41
Tempo: 70 bpm

Epic, dark and atmospheric instrumental track from Simon Wilkinson featuring cinematic strings, subtle piano, low horns and heavy medium-tempo Zeppelin-style drums and percussion. Inspired by the classic John Carpenter movie The Thing, the music has an epic, atmospheric, icy winter feel with a sense of impending danger or survival that would work well for geographic, nature or history TV trailers.

Keywords: atmospheric, beats, big, brave, climactic, cold, courageous, crisp, danger, dangerous, dark, drama, dramatic, drums, edgy, electronic, epic, exciting, forbidding, foreboding, freezing, frozen, geographic, grand, heavy, heroic, hostile, ice, icy, impending, imposing, instrumental, intense, John Carpenter, large, loud, melodramatic, nature, pounding, powerful, strings, survival, survivor, the thing, thrilling, valiant, vast, wind, windy, winter

The Getaway

Simon — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:00:14 +0000

The Getaway

Track length: 2:54
Tempo: 115 bpm

Exciting and dramatic fast paced electronica with heavy cinematic percussion, frantic action packed drums, big horn swells and arpeggiated stereo synth lines. Ideal action music for car chase film scenes, trailers or tense and exciting pursuit music (see it against a car chase example scene here).

Keywords: action, car chase, delay, dramatic, drive, driving, edgy, electronic, escape, exciting, extreme, fast, frantic, hunt, instrumental, pulse, pulsing, pursuit, rush, rushing, soundtrack, speed, stereo, synths, tense, track, trail, trailers

Aeternus

Simon — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:00:38 +0000

Aeternus

Track length: 0:30
Tempo: 132 bpm

30 second dramatic orchestral action film trailer music that builds to a frantic climax. Intense heavy orchestral drums and percussion with stabbing strings, brass and choir builds to a symphonic climax as the hordes begin their attack (think of the film ’300′). Ideal dramatic music for film trailers, adverts, video games or other short dramatic promo videos needing intense orchestral music.

Keywords: 30 second, action, assault, attack, battle, brief, carnage, choir, choral, climax, climactic, combat, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, fight, fighting, film trailer, filmic, Hans Zimmer, heavy, instrumental, intense, LA Lakers, machinima, movie, onslaught, orchestral, percussion, percussive, pounding, powerful, promo, quick, short, soundtrack, stormy, symphonic, trailer, war

Algiers

Simon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:00:15 +0000

Algiers

Track length: 4:38
Tempo: 80 bpm

Pulsing, driving and exciting contemporary electronica with synths, drum breaks, dramatic violin string stabs, piano riffs, sitar lines and a dusty yet modern electronic feel. Imagine James Bond set in the North African deserts: exciting, dangerous and atmospheric instrumental action music. Would work well for exciting TV or film intro music, sports footage, library or trailer music or as part of an ethnic drama/thriller soundtrack.

Keywords: action, Africa, Arabic, beats, breaks, chase, climactic, danger, dark, desert, drama, dramatic, driving, edgy, electrifying, electronic, epic, exciting, exploding, explosive, heroic, instrumental, intense, James Bond, melodramatic, Middle East, Middle Eastern, modern, Morocco, mystery, piano, powerful, pounding, pursuit, rush, rushing, sexy, sitar, spy, strings, synths, thrilling

Zahara

Simon — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:19 +0000

Zahara

Track length: 2:21
Tempo: 162 bpm

Pounding epic orchestral action track with contemporary thunderous heavy drums, percussion and sweeping strings building to a dramatic and frantic climax. Ideal instrumental action music for film trailers, TV spots, commercials, stings or promos where exciting and intense dramatic orchestral action music is needed (e.g. extreme sports, danger, exciting, thrilling, chase scenes).

Hear the track in action below, as used in promo trailers for Fox’s smash hit show ‘24‘ starring Kiefer Sutherland:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1WQqVnyDcs

Keywords: 24, action, adventure, battle, big, blazing, brass, builds, chase, cinematic, climactic, climax, courage, courageous, danger, dangerous, drama, dramatic, drums, epic, exciting, excitement, extreme, fast, fearless, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, frenzy, Hans Zimmer, heavy, heroic, huge, instrumental, intense, intensity, lightning, loud, machinima, massive, orchestra, orchestral, percussion, percussive, pounding, power, powerful, production, promo, pursuit, quick, smash, strike, striking, strings, symphonic, thunder, thundering, thunderous, trailer music, TV, war, widescreen, Zahara, Zorro

See more TV trailers for Seasons 7 and 8 of Fox’s hit show 24 using Zahara!

Bloodstorm

Simon — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:00:54 +0000

Bloodstorm
Bloodstorm 1 Minute Mix

Track length: 2:31 or 1:00
Tempo: 150 bpm

Dramatic and epic orchestral action track, ideal for film trailers or scenes of fighting & battles. Starts off quietly and erupts into a dramatic attack of orchestral percussion, heavy drums, brass & strings before quietening down to a piano coda then building one last time to a persistent intense & dramatic climax. Likened to the Lord Of The Rings or The Omen soundtrack. Select from a full length mix or also available in an exact 1 minute version.

Keywords: 60 seconds, action, battle, brass, choir, choral, climactic, drama, dramatic, epic, fight, film music, Hans Zimmer, heroic, instrumental, LA Lakers, machinima, one minute, orchestral, percussion, piano, pounding, powerful, soundtrack, strings, symphonic, tense, thunderous, trailer music, war