
DARK DRAMA: TIME RUNNING OUT
Driving, Tension, Suspense. These tense cues often feature pulsing synth or bass in their fleeting tension, using repeating figures to build suspense and pace.
Track
Dauer
David Edward Brent
Percussive, driving cue creates a flurry of danger and aggressive energy.
1:32
Ethan Deppe
This dark mysterious, investigative cut features a repeating electric piano, mallets and an electronic beat.
2:08
David Edward Brent
A harp line ticks off tension like the last seconds of a time bomb as building percussion, orchestral strings and arpeggiated synthesizer bring the suspense to the brink of explosion in this cut.
1:28
David Edward Brent
Intense, mallet driven cue is a calculated frenzy of excitement and vaguely exotic intrigue.
1:38
Bernd Schoenhart
Atmospheric crime cue with electric guitar swells that subtly increases in intensity.
1:06
David Edward Brent
Flowing, atmospheric synths lead into the action of a cool effected groove.
1:29
Bernd Schoenhart
A tension building percussive soundscape with distorted guitar FX.
1:04
Darko Saric
Tense, ominous pulsing and FX create urgent, creepy suspense in this fast moving cue.
1:34
Darko Saric
Tense FX swirls build creeping suspense in this eerie, dark cue.
1:46
Lindsay Marcus
Driving harp and piano create tension in this minimalist composition.
1:15
Lindsay Marcus
Compelling harp and piano create tension in this minimalist composition.
1:15
Robert Reale
Complex driving underscore with light tension created by cycling delayed mallets, high sustained strings, and a quick electronic beat, sometimes supplemented with breaks or piano solos.
2:16
Robert Reale
Complex driving underscore with light tension created by cycling delayed mallets, high sustained strings, and a quick electronic beat.
1:00
Robert Reale
Complex driving underscore with light tension created by cycling delayed mallets, high sustained strings, and a quick electronic beat.
0:30
David Edward Brent
Light, neutral tension bubbles through mallet and tuned percussion instruments in this eerie, investigative cue.
1:11
Henry Terepka
Repeating rhodes arpeggio accompanied by ticking high hats and clicks creates a driving, creepy, expectant, suspenseful mood.
1:12
Chris Hajian
Criminal tension is expressed with repeating mallet phrases, eerie synths and dark, low synths in this suspenseful cue.
1:18
Robert Reale
Dark, mysterious, futuristic sound of beats starting off with a clacking clock sound and devolving into grotesque FX shutdowns in this deeply unsettling cue.
0:57
Robert Reale
Driving, intense cue with quick synth and piano repeated notes building towards an intense conflict or conclusion.
1:00