Background horror music is the underpinning part of any kind of story of fear or suspense. For example, what makes you jump right out of your chair when you see a scary scene in a movie or when playing a horror video game, which can even contain violent and bloody scenes, is not the image itself, but the sound, its volume and its changes of rhythm, which cause you to experience a sense of alarm.
Try to watch any horror scene without sound and you will notice the difference. If you still keep jumping out of the chair it is because someone has put a thumbtack under you. Speaking of jokes, since a long time the so-called screamers move across the Internet, which are jokes in which people receive a link to a small horror video, which at first does not seem to be related to the genre until suddenly a demonic creature appears in the foreground with the intention of frightening.
It all started with the alien invasion games, when Atari and Commodore 64 video game consoles experimented with the first games in the eighties. Games like the well-known Space Invaders or Demon Attack , had a musical soundtrack that consisted of a single song formed by four notes that were repeated constantly in a loop but had the peculiarity that the rhythm was accelerating as the danger was increasing, resulting in a kind of scary music.
Later, better elaborated and sophisticated songs like the one of Panther came out, with a style that, still being 8-bit music , could more be assimilated to the current electronic music , but that still contained variants in some of its notes, modifying its tone gradually and causing tension in the player like every suspense soundtrack. Already in the nineties, with the advent of the fourth generation of video games, titles emerged whose horror genre extended beyond the classic invasions of aliens and they experimented with vampires, ghosts and zombies.
All with a horror music much more varied and, of course, more terrifying. Who would not be traumatized to see a fatality? Currently, in video game music there is everything , from horror music inspired by films with orchestral instruments to soundtracks that follow the chiptune theme of yesteryear.
Any style can sound thrilling. Before we move on, I recommend you listen to some of my songs from the list above while reading the rest of this article. Here we go:. Since music is composed of melody, harmony, and rhythm, this genre can contradict its meaning because it does just the opposite.
Horror music is not usually composed of harmony and is also arrhythmic, so it would not always fall within the correct definition. However, due to its beginnings and because a horror soundtrack in movies used to contain pieces with musicality, nowadays it is popularly considered a musical genre. While there is no unique way to compose horror music or scary music, history has set guidelines that are still valid today. Leaving aside the harmony and the rhythm, since it is about making you shudder, there is no better way than to create discomfort in the listener with the dissonances.
Composing scary music is an activity that has no limits and can be innovative. Jason Graves, composer of the chilling video game trilogy Dead Space , created his own sounds with even his own instruments to get the most piercing sound effects and the most terrifying video game music. This track will give you the feeling of futuristic music with a cyberpunk vibe. This track has a slow, dragging feel to it with elements of danger and suspense.
It will make you feel like standing on the edge of an abyss, looking into some dark scene where some deadly cybernetic machine might be guarding something valuable, waiting for you to make a wrong move.
This track will add a unique atmosphere to all RPG, adventure, and cyberpunk games. A bit dreamy and mysterious orchestral theme. Great for usage in a video game, horror and scary films, nightmares and nostalgic scenes, psychological thrillers, for Halloween, tense situations.
Halloween style children's piece with a 'haunted house' feel. Slightly creepy sounding but nothing too scary for younger consumers. Horror-styled instrumentation is frequently softened with more magical-like musical phrases. Features pizzicato cello phrases with mysterious music box and flute elements. Useful for kids games and apps involving witches, weird creatures, strange landscapes, spooky characters etc..
A dark, spooky and strange cinematic track. Perfect for genres in fantasy, horror, paranormal and more! A mysterious track with xylophone, synth bass, exciting string runs, dramatic effects, and a mellow, driving rhythm. Great for podcast intros , true crime, mysteries, dramas, paranormal, spy themes, horror, and more! Dark, pulsating and threatening cinematic music that begins with deep bass sounds, distorted synths and electric guitar, building to a full, dramatic hybrid orchestral climax.
A high-octane, forceful theme with a sense of relentless oncoming danger. Great for trailers, horror projects and video games.
This is an action-packed dark hip-hop music track with trap elements, powerful boomy bass, epic brass and strings. Perfect underscore for war games, dramatic moments, horror films like The Exorcist, crime in progress, the act of terror, etc. Welcome to the dark side of Halloween, where killer music is waiting to scare you. This Halloween track is perfect for spooky media projects. Use it in your next Halloween video game, for scary commercials, or to make your next podcast bone-chillingly good.
Featuring organ and piano melody, plucky strings, brass swells, and "scary" effects. This dark soundscape combines an menacing presence with an essence of danger and drama. The haunting pads and bass combine to make a modern droning atmosphere that fits perfect with horror, drama, film, television, video game and more.
Eerie and creepy evil circus track featuring brass, toy piano, calliope organ and percussion. Perfect for Halloween and horror projects about circus or clowns.
An action packed, energetic and high octane cinematic orchestral track with driving percussion for maximum impact. Great for trailers, horror, chases, fights and action scenes. Mysterious, dark, and tense. The perfect music for your suspicious thriller or dark sci-fi project. Features an arpeggiator, scary synths, and a pounding drum track. Perfect for movie trailers, crime thrillers, chase scenes, and various other sinister situations.
Imposing, dark, bewitched, and spooky dark fantasy track, comical, but also scary and eerie, which introduce you the real bloodcurdling and haunted Halloween world. Ideal for Halloween projects, animation and cartoons, dark fantasy films, horror movies, and video games, or any other spooky-Halloween project!
Knock Knock Dark and mysterious orchestral track that conveys a mood of tension and fear. A spacey and eerie track with powerful rises, epic roars, and spooky lead bell synth. Great for film and cinematic productions that requires a powerful and memorable background or underscore. Would fit well for a movie trailer, or any sci-fi soondscape.
Intimate chill out track with a beautiful combination of soft thunderstorm, electric piano, that sounds more like a musicbox and measured arpeggiator in the background. Can be applicable to the many different type of projects, from kids education software to horror films.
A haunting and mysterious modern orchestral track that builds to an ominous climax. This track will make you feel like in a blurry dream, a very haunting and scary cinematic atmosphere that makes you jump at night.
Plenty of suspense and fear, this track is perfect for horror visuals, psychological thriller, a journey to the unknown, sci-fi trailer. Dark, cold cinematic, and suspenseful orchestral music with an ominous choir.
A combination of romantic piano theme and scary choir and horrifying FX create a very dark and chilling atmosphere with a sense of fear. Perfect for thrilling video games, spine-tingling documentaries mystery scenes, and crime detective dramas. This is a scary and suspenseful music track, full of horror and fear. Great for horror and tension films, danger and dark moods.
Also perfect for strange and furious scenes, thriller and nightmares backgrounds and more. Bobby Cole. Dark Ambient. Dark Serious Cinematic Ambient Classical.
Hunting And Searching. Dark Serious Cinematic Ambient. Cinematic Suspense Action Tension Trailer. Angry Horror Serious Epic Inspiring. Dark Electricity. Cinematic Serious Dark Ambient. Horror Serious Dark Epic Ambient. Forever Unsolved. Dark Cinematic Ambient Serious. Sad Cinematic World Ambient Classical. Horror Ambience 1. Horror Dark Ambient Cinematic. Angry Dark Cinematic Ambient Classical. Epic Hollywood Tension Build. Horror Dark Serious Cinematic Angry. Witching Hour.
Tom Goldstein. Horror Dark Cinematic Classical Ambient. Suspense Trailer Dark. Slow evil rising build up music for the villain. Suspenseful chase action music with a very fast tempo. Horror chase music with intense feelings of fear. This horror music is about something ominous coming to get you.
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