Scary royalty-free music

Scary music works on the nerves. Low drones, dissonant strings and sudden hits make these royalty-free tracks a reliable way to put an audience on edge.

Good uses for scary music

• horror films and short scares;
• Halloween videos and promos;
• creepy game levels and trailers;
• true crime and mystery content.

How fear sounds

Dissonance, silence and surprise. Slow drones build unease, high strings scrape, and deep hits land at the worst moment. Unusual sounds, like reversed audio or distorted voices, make the brain feel something is wrong before it knows why. Silence is part of scary music too. Dropping the sound right before a jump scare makes the hit land much harder. For trailers, a slow build with rising strings creates dread before the reveal.

Make a scary track

Describe the scene, for example low drone with eerie strings and sudden hits for a horror short, and Mubert Render writes an original track. More fright is on the Horror page.

License

Every track is royalty-free and comes with a clear license. What each plan covers is listed on the license page.