Dark

Dark atmospheric background music & ambient underscore. These instrumental tracks can add an atmosphere of tension, darkness and drama to your productions. Ideal for use as background soundtracks in documentaries, dramas, psychological thrillers, crime stories , horror films and YouTube videos.

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  • Synaesthesia by Simon Wilkinson

    Synaesthesia

    £0.99£29.99

    Track length: 3:47
    Tempo: 96 bpm

    A medium tempo instrumental electronic/alternative rock track underpinned with piano arpeggios, atmospheric synth lines and explosive drum hits with hammered dulcimer notes that punctuate the drama.

    A bookend to its sister track Scorpio (with a similar feel) Synaesthesia is an explosive instrumental soundtrack full of danger and dark atmosphere, ideal for action trailers.


  • Royalty Free Music Vol.8 by Simon Wilkinson

    Royalty Free Music For Film & Documentary Vol. 8: Deep Space Ambient

    £39.99

    Total running time: 74:57 (10 tracks)
    Tempo: n/a (slow)

    Deep Space Ambient is my 8th volume of royalty free music and focuses on atmospheric ambient space music. Ethereal electronic soundscapes, interstellar alien sound design, beautiful floating organic sound textures and deep space drones. One-time purchase of the album includes a lifetime license that lets you use the music in all your films, documentaries and videos (including monetised YouTube content). Hear short clips from all the tracks in the preview above or click below for full length track previews.


  • Cryosleep Dreams by Simon Wilkinson

    Cryosleep Dreams

    £4.99

    Total running time: 101:24 (10 tracks)
    Tempo: n/a (slow)

    Ambient space music album containing 10 hypnotic tracks (101 minutes) of atmospheric instrumental space music, sparkling ethereal drones and imaginary landscapes. Inspired by themes of deep space travel, Cryosleep Dreams is a calming ambient musical journey through interstellar sonic dreamstates. Listen to short clips above or click below for full-length previews. Note: This album is sold for personal listening only but you can contact me to discuss licensing this music for your films.


  • Exodus by Simon Wilkinson

    Exodus

    £0.99£29.99

    Track length: 3:23
    Tempo: 75 bpm

    Quietly epic instrumental music featuring slow pensive orchestral strings with a haunting atmosphere of beauty and melancholy. The music slowly builds in intensity and atmosphere to introduce deep muted percussion, sparse piano, plucked harp and mournful French horns. An emotional soundtrack you can license for your time lapse films, personal documentaries, art videos and movie trailers.


  • Tempest by Simon Wilkinson

    Tempest

    £0.99£29.99

    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. Exciting and dramatic orchestral music that's ideal for trailers and promo videos.


  • Royalty Free Piano Music For Film & Documentary Vol.5: Cinematic Piano by Simon Wilkinson

    Royalty Free Music For Film & Documentary Vol. 5: Cinematic Piano

    £39.99

    Total running time: 48:33 (13 tracks)
    Tempo: Various

    Royalty free piano music for documentary and film makers Vol. 5 focuses on atmospheric and cinematic piano. Dramatic and emotional instrumental piano album including a lifetime license to use the tracks in all your films and videos. Hear short clips from all 13 tracks in the preview above or click below for full length track previews. Buy once, use the music repeatedly in all your videos (including monetised YouTube videos).


  • Royalty Free Music For Film & Documentary Vol.6: Dark Matter by Simon Wilkinson

    Royalty Free Music For Film & Documentary Vol. 6: Dark Matter

    £39.99

    Total running time: 53:32 (17 tracks)
    Tempo: Various

    Vol.6 of my atmospheric royalty free music makes the perfect soundtrack for film & documentary makers needing dark and edgy music for their film soundtracks, videos, trailers and documentaries. Mixing piano with dark electronica the music is tense and ominous and ideal for crime documentaries, thrillers, conspiracies and tense dramas. The album comes with a lifetime license to use in all your videos and productions. Hear short clips from all the tracks in the preview above or click below for full length track previews.


  • Neon City by Simon Wilkinson

    Neon City

    £0.99£29.99

    Track length: 3:42
    Tempo: 60 bpm

    Neon City is an atmospheric and moody instrumental track with warm organic washes of ambient background sound, sparse deep bass, gentle and subtle percussive beats and rhythms and lush Blade Runner style synths. Ideal slow atmospheric background music for documentaries and moody videos.


  • Royalty Free Music Vol.7 by Simon Wilkinson

    Royalty Free Music For Film & Documentary Vol. 7: 13 Days Of Nightmares

    £39.99

    Total running time: 49:25 (13 tracks)
    Tempo: Various

    Royalty free horror music Vol.7 for documentaries, films and videos. A nightmarish collection of dark twisted soundscapes, subtle atmospheric horror drones and scary instrumental music to use in your horror film soundtracks and dark documentaries. Hear short clips from all the tracks in the preview above or click below for full length track previews. The included lifetime license means you buy once, then use repeatedly in all your videos (including monetised YouTube videos – please let me know your YouTube channel URL and I will ensure it’s whitelisted for use).


  • Outpost 31 by Simon Wilkinson

    Outpost 31

    £0.99£29.99

    Track length: 3:41
    Tempo: 70 bpm

    Epic dark atmospheric instrumental music track from Simon Wilkinson featuring cinematic strings, subtle piano, low horns, heavy medium-tempo Led Zeppelin-style drums and percussion. Slow icy epic music with an atmospheric ominous feel of impending danger. Ideal for dramatic or geographic nature trailers and videos.