Genre
Tense
Video theme
Instrument
Library
AudiotoolInternet ArchiveccMixterWikimedia CommonsIMSLP RecordingsUCSB Cylinder Audio ArchiveOpenGameArt.orgFree Stock MusicHURT RECORDAudio LibraryENDE.APP (formerly Filmmusic.io)NoCopyrightSoundsSoundimage.orgIncompetechFree To UseBass RebelsFesliyan StudiosMaou Damashii (魔王魂)Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords)itch.io free music packsAmacha Music Studio (甘茶の音楽工房)Tabletop AudioAudionautixH/MIX GALLERYJosh WoodwardScott BuckleyMusMusSilverman Sound StudiosChris ZabriskieTim BeekAuboutdufilPatrick de ArteagaWhite Bat Audio
Tense
1,799 tracks1,799 free tense tracks from 26 libraries. 1,616 are cleared for monetized videos, and 148 need no credit line.
- Two looping retro midi songs (calm, tense)tapatilorenzo · OpenGameArt.org · loop · retroCC0 1.0· commercial ok · no credit
- Ghostly Piano MidnightTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · horrorPaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:44Get
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- Dark Horror Electro SoundscapeTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · cinematic electronicaPaidTunePocket membership · no credit5:18Get
- Angry Grumble MutteringTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:03Get
- A Skeletons in the ClosetAlexandr Zhelanov · OpenGameArt.org · pianoCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Ultimate MIDI Packnorthivanastan · OpenGameArt.org · ambient · metalCC BY-SA 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Horror ElectroTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · horror · electronicPaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:29Get
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- (Dark) The Whispering Shadows DungeonClement Panchout -Composer- · OpenGameArt.org · loop · horrorCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- (Horror) Unsettling Victory _LOOPClement Panchout -Composer- · OpenGameArt.org · loop · horrorCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Spooky Theremin OpenerTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · retro · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:08Get
- Post-Punk AtmoTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · rock · alternativePaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:28Get
- Angry Ghoul Growl GrumbleTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:03Get
- Distressed Zombie MoanTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:03Get
- Ambient Horror Track 01CleytonKauffman · OpenGameArt.org · horror · ambientCC0 1.0· commercial ok · no credit
- Ghostly Moan OpenerTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · horror · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:09Get
- Halloween HorrorTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · cinematic hybridPaidTunePocket membership · no credit3:18Get
Where tense music is used
Thrillers, heist scenes, countdowns, investigation videos and game stealth levels.
Good fit for: Editors who need suspense that builds.
Licenses in this category
- CC BY 4.055%
- NCS Usage Policy13%
- CC BY 3.06%
- Fesliyan Studios Music Policy5%
- H/MIX GALLERY License5%
Green: commercial use allowed. Amber: non-commercial only.
Where these tracks come from
- ENDE.APP (formerly Filmmusic.io)677 tracks · 677 OK for monetized videos
- NoCopyrightSounds236 tracks · 236 OK for monetized videos
- OpenGameArt.org163 tracks · 163 OK for monetized videos
- ccMixter145 tracks · 86 OK for monetized videos
How to credit a tense track
Every track has its own credit line, ready to copy. Press Get on a track and it’s at the top of the page, with a Copy button.
Example only · Stay the Course, Incompetech
"Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/