Royalty-Free Music

Feels: Action

Clenched Teeth

Timpanis and strings battle with a snare drum and horns throughout this epic piece, slowly building and rising to chaos. The music is high-action and only includes a few short dramatic interludes. 033 Action, Driving, Epic, Intense 2010

Download "Clenched Teeth" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Ghostpocalypse - 7 Master

7 of 8. This is the giant percussive piece of the series. Break in the middle, resumes fast to the end. Action, Epic, Intense, Unnerving 2010

Download "Ghostpocalypse - 7 Master" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Final Count

Epic piece taking off from Chopin's famous funeral march (Piano Sonata #2). Death! Death! Death! Action, Dark, Epic, Intense, Somber, Unnerving 2009

Download "Final Count" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Alchemists Tower

A crazy ride, starting calm and erupting into a frenzy. Calm again at the end. Very Elfman-like. Action, Dark, Epic, Intense 2009

Download "Alchemists Tower" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Truth of the Legend

Solo voice along with a small choir and giant percussion section. Ends in a sort of ethereal mode. 042 Action, Dark, Driving, Epic, Intense 2009

Download "Truth of the Legend" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Danse Macabre - Low Strings Finale

Just the low strings and brass from the finale of "Danse Macabre". 005 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic 2009

Download "Danse Macabre - Low Strings Finale" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Danse Macabre - Finale

Just the finale from the "Danse Macabre". This is the highest energy portion of the piece in isolation. 005 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic 2009

Download "Danse Macabre - Finale" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Exciting Trailer

A militaristic snare drum march begins this piece, reminiscent of Eastern Europe during World War II. The orchestral sounds blend with the sharpness of the brass throughout, but especially after 0:36, when the music is lyrical and melodic, though intensely emotional and suspenseful. At 0:52, the rhythmic march begins again, with the strings playing the melody and the brass reaching discordant, swelling heights until the final crescendo at 1:10. 039 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Epic, Intense 2008

Download "Exciting Trailer" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Interloper

Multi-part cue that builds as it accelerates. 044 Action, Dark, Eerie, Epic, Intense, Mysterious, Suspenseful, Unnerving 2008

Download "Interloper" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Chase

Several mode changes made for an action-like chase scene. 033 Action, Driving, Eerie, Epic, Intense 2008

Download "Chase" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Colossus

Nice mid-level orchestral action piece. Culmination at 3:43. 030 Action, Dark, Epic, Intense 2007

Download "Colossus" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Stoneworld Battle

Giant movie battle sound kicks in at 2:00 with the finale starting at 2:50. 030 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Eerie 2007

Download "Stoneworld Battle" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Failing Defense

This piece begins immediately with horn blasts, strings, and a bone-jangling xylophone. After the brief intro the horns play a melody, then the horns drop away away except tribal drums and staccato string bursts. The music returns in a big way, suggestive of a tense battle, as the instruments compete against each other, until the rapid discordant end. 033 Action, Aggressive, Intense, Suspenseful 2010

Download "Failing Defense" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Evil March

Description pending. Action, Driving, Intense 2010

Download "Evil March" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Ibn Al-Noor

Evocative of the Arab world, the music begins stoically; the melody accentuated by simple percussive sounds. Within the first minute, the strings hypnotize with their sinuous melody, the tribal drumming awakening the senses. In the third minute the piece changes to a heavy, dangerous string and tribal drumming that builds until all of the instruments come together in a fitful way, until the abrupt ending. 046 Action, Eerie, Suspenseful 2010

Download "Ibn Al-Noor" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Split In Synapse

A short piece that mixes the symphony with frenzied electronica elements and a dance beat. The horns are blasting and discordant, the synthesizer is manic, the effects disorienting, and the final cresecendo push is loud and forceful. 033 Action, Intense, Unnerving 2010

Download "Split In Synapse" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Mistake the Getaway

The chase begins with horn blasts, and the kit plays a solid beat while the bass strings are a pulsing drone below the horn melody. The piece grows more tense and emotional, the strings taking the lead and rise into a flowing intensity. Danger returns in full force as the music crescendos and return for one final push. 033 Action, Driving, Epic, Intense, Suspenseful 2010

Download "Mistake the Getaway" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Nerves

The first two minutes contain many changes and shifts in tone - all intense. The final minute is a collection of all that came before, ending in a pulse-quickening finale. This is music for an action film, or a scene that begins with tremulous anxiety and ends in a big way. 033 Action, Dark, Eerie, Epic, Intense, Suspenseful 2010

Download "Nerves" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Robo-Western

A smooth glitchy action piece with a guitar sound inspired by Morricone and a setting that is very contemporary. Action, Driving, Grooving, Intense 2010

Download "Robo-Western" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Space Fighter Loop

Written as a background loop for a space fighting video game. Action, Dark, Epic, Intense 2010

Download "Space Fighter Loop" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

World Vice

Piece in three parts (appx 1 minute each), all up-tempo. Written for a juggling competition. Action, Grooving 2009

Download "World Vice" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Impact Allegretto

Track 5 of 6. Percussion starts on the offbeat. Large shift at 34 seconds, building to another at 42 seconds. Additional shift to mostly percussion at 1:52. Good pacing contours. Action, Bright, Driving 2009

Download "Impact Allegretto" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Freddy's Menagerie

Fast chaotic piece in 3 sections. Almost rock, almost African, almost soundtrack material - this is a very useful piece in many applications. Action, Driving, Grooving 2009

Download "Freddy's Menagerie" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

The Whip (Extended Version)

The extended version of the show theme written for The Whip Podcast. Aggressive, hip, theme. Slow fade out at the end. This version can be looped easier than the shorter version. 026 Action, Aggressive, Intense 2009

Download "The Whip (Extended Version)" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

The Whip

The shorter theme written for the opening of The Whip Podcast. Starts off quick with a short drum roll, then continues with guitar. Guitar used throughout, ends with a fade out using Kit. Bass in the background only. 026 Action, Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2009

Download "The Whip" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Gustav Sting

A grooving sting featuring percussion and low staccato strings. Action, Driving, Grooving, Intense, Suspenseful 2009

Download "Gustav Sting" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Kick Shock

Poppy electronic dance piece, thick with synths and phasing. Strong lead synth melody in beginning, ends with exposed drum part. 029 Action, Aggressive, Bright, Driving, Grooving 2008

Download "Kick Shock" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Mighty and Meek

An epic piece involving lots of parallel chordal movement. All Horns throughout. Trumpets used mainly for the fanfare type bits. 033 Action, Epic 2008

Download "Mighty and Meek" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Achilles

Written as theme music for an epic drama. This starts broad and kicks into awesome at 0:27. 042 Action, Dark, Driving, Epic, Intense 2008

Download "Achilles" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Exotic Battle

Definite African influence on this mostly orchestral piece. Clean ending. 030 Action, Aggressive, Epic, Mysterious, Unnerving 2008

Download "Exotic Battle" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Militaire Electronic

Snare line with quads and a bass line add marching flair for an electronic groove. Action, Aggressive, Driving, Intense 2008

Download "Militaire Electronic" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Keystone Deluge

This piece has 3 major sections, all of which are large and violent. Action, Driving, Intense, Unnerving 2008

Download "Keystone Deluge" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Plans in Motion

Major feel change at 1:15. It loses the highly disjointed theme, and takes on a smoother note. 033 Action, Aggressive, Dark, Driving, Intense, Somber, Unnerving 2008

Download "Plans in Motion" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Some Amount of Evil

Starts at a fast pace, and slows. 035 Action, Dark, Intense, Unnerving 2008

Download "Some Amount of Evil" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Dangerous

Crescendo and sting at the end. 033 Action, Dark, Driving, Eerie, Epic, Intense, Unnerving 2008

Download "Dangerous" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Big Mojo

Big grooving percussion loop with a massive bass kick that will rattle teeth. It starts out with high and low shelves, and kicks in at around 30 seconds. Big ending. 046 Action, Dark, Driving, Epic, Grooving, Intense, Mystical 2007

Download "Big Mojo" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Feral Chase

Someone's running from something... or to somewhere... High energy, but reserved. 033 Action, Driving, Suspenseful, Dark, Epic 2007

Download "Feral Chase" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Cartoon Battle

Mongolean sort of battle music. Quite over-the-top. 010 Action, Epic, Driving 2007

Download "Cartoon Battle" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Welcome to the Show

A one-chord wonder designed to open a show. It has a long lead out for fading. Modulation about halfway through. 026 Action, Driving 2007

Download "Welcome to the Show" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Cognitive Dissonance

Main theme used in two different treatments. Specifically designed to turn your brain around... one sort of gets lost in the fog in the middle, and ends up pointing the wrong way by the end. Starts with a very long slow fade. 018 Driving, Aggressive, Action 2006

Download "Cognitive Dissonance" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

The Way Out

Understated intensity with a hair of creepiness. 018 Driving, Action, Eerie, Dark 2006

Download "The Way Out" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Overriding Concern

Slow fade in with source recordings from a carnival, leading to a clean sharp synth and round synth. Tubular bells and glock add interest later. 018 Driving, Action, Unnerving, Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful 2006

Download "Overriding Concern" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Long Time Coming

Tense and mercurial, “Long Time Coming” begins with a slow, frenetic crescendo, and at 0:40 builds into the main melody with heavy percussion. At 1:04 the percussion is tacit, and at 1:18 a rippling crescendo builds to long, demented pulls on the string bass. The percussive beat begins again at 2:18, and then the frenzied, reverbed staccato of the piano enters, accompanied by a swelling synth lead. At 3:40 the piece finds it’s stride with pulsating synthesizer effects and a rumbling bass line. Best used as accompaniment for a tense, difficult level of a game or as the final battle with a villain. Because of its steady bass beat and snyth effects, this could also work well to depict a tense and suspenseful race to the finish, or as the music playing during a vibrant, pounding rave. 018 Driving, Action, Grooving 2006

Download "Long Time Coming" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Noble Race

Full orchestra plus piano. This is a long piece with several dynamic changes. Semi-heroic at times. 033 Intense, Action, Epic, Driving, Mysterious, 2006

Download "Noble Race" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Eighties Action

Super 1980's-style synth action. Something like one might intro a sports team to, or maybe a late-night radio show. It picks up about 1/3 of the way in... 025 Driving, Action 2006

Download "Eighties Action" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Zombie Chase

Aggressive, but smooth action sequence; earthy and powerful, using the same piano theme as Zombie Hoodoo. 033 Driving, Action, Unnerving, Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful 2006

Download "Zombie Chase" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Unrelenting

Aggressive low strings and a synth choir. Driving, Action, Epic, Dark 2006

Download "Unrelenting" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

We Got Trouble

Super action, but still a bit restrained. Quite a long cue with a few changes on the inside. 044 Dark, Epic, Action 2006

Download "We Got Trouble" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Power Restored

Turbulent low brass and snare countered by high winds. High energy. 039 Dark, Epic, Action, Suspenseful 2006

Download "Power Restored" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Action

Underscore for a very dramatic scene with lots of cut-outs for dialog. Tubular bells, snare, tymp, etc are all at the fore. Might be difficult to use generically, but it is quite a good cue. 033 Dark, Epic, Action 2006

Download "Action" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Harmful or Fatal

Electronica (techo, light industrial). This one moves with a crazy speed guitar doubling some synth lines, and making some lines or its own. Harsh. 012 Aggressive, Driving, Intense, Dark, Action 2006

Download "Harmful or Fatal" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Shiny Tech II

Electronica (techo-pop dance). Much like its predecessor, but with a brand new, less pop main synth line. 012 Driving, Action, Intense, Dark 2006

Download "Shiny Tech II" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Shiny Tech

Electronica (techo-pop dance). This is a fast and energetic piece polished almost to a fault. Lots of synth, and a happy clave. Think fashion show runway. Works best loud, works also not so loud. 012 Driving, Action, Intense, Uplifting, Bright 2006

Download "Shiny Tech" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

In a Heartbeat

Electronica (industrial dance). Hard, hard, super-hard, gritty, you-had--better-want-to-be-angry electronica. This piece is fast and harsh. 012 Aggressive, Unnerving, Action, Driving, Dark, Intense 2006

Download "In a Heartbeat" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

El Magicia

Every now and again I get a request that is so odd, I have to try it. This is hard driving guitar rock with traditional Spanish flair. Imagine Chriss Angel meets Los Del Rio for an in-your-face Spanish/stage magic performance. Thick and busy. 026 Aggressive, Driving, Intense, Dark, Action 2006

Download "El Magicia" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Enigma

Written as a theme for a podcast, this was requested as "upbeat with an air of mystery". So that's what it is. 041 Driving, Action, Intense, Suspenseful 2006

Download "Enigma" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

Vortex

Blatting brass ensemble. Uneven phrasing. 033 Driving, Epic, Dark, Action, Intense 2005

Download "Vortex" in High Quality (to your downloads folder)

All music on this page is provided royalty-free.
Frequently asked questions.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Additional Licenses available.

All pieces © 2001-2010 Kevin MacLeod.

This document is part of Incompetech.com. kevin@incompetech.com. Also please visit my friends at: Kelly Howlett Illustrations, Craig Abrams, and TubaPants! Big chuncks of programming and a pile of behind-the-scenes things you can't see were done by The ninjas at Seppuku.net
This site uses elements available from www.MouseRunner.com, cooltext.com, and a couple bits from the silver lexus theme.

Flash Multiplayer by LMG

British Authors Bios, and The Movie Critic ©1996-2010 Laura MacLeod - Artist Bios ©1998-99 Steve Lange - Music, Photos, Renderings, Everything else ©1998-2010 Kevin MacLeod