Find the perfect tense or eerie synth soundtrack for your epic sci-fi film with these royalty free songs.
When shooting sci-fi films, there are a few key things you should take into account. You want to make sure you establish the right look. We have previously discussed five ways you can nail the Sci-Fi look, but part of figuring out the look is deciding why type of future your film takes place in.
Does you film have a noir style to it, or is it a more lighthearted paradise?
Once you know the look you’re after, you can then set the atmosphere by choosing the perfect background music. Synthesizer music has long been used by sci-fi and horror filmmakers because it creates the perfect type of suspense.
This curated collection of royalty free music features our favorite tracks to complement the darker futures we may one day see. These songs use pulsing synthesizers that can create a foreboding mood or mysterious atmosphere.
Tune into this playlist and let your mind escape. Build the future you want to bring to life in your sci-fi thriller.
If you’re looking to build upon your sci-fi world, consider incorporating HUD elements of futuristic computer displays. You can get over 400 heads-up display elements in the Shutterstock Interface pack. You can download a few free HUD elements in this series of tutorials, which will show you some of the many ways you can use these video elements.
If you need some SFX to complement your sci-fi film, we’ve actually given away 29 free sound effects for sci-fi user interfaces. You can download all 29 free SFX over on the Sci-Fi UI page.
- Prometheus By Remember The Future
- Dark and eerie, featuring warm keyboards and percussion that creates tension and fear.
- Gravity Assist By Zeonium
- Building and dark, featuring eerie synth textures that create a foreboding mood.
- Central Processing Unit By Zac Nelson
- Driving and epic, featuring pulsating synthesizers, choir and heavy synth drums that build up to a powerful, heroic mood.
- Do Not Rewind By Yan Perchuk
- Dark and reflective, featuring pulsing analog synthesizers, brass and powerful percussion creating a mysterious, intriguing mood.
- Mission Is Possible By ARTiria Productions
- Floating and building, featuring pulsing electronic elements, dark atmospheric textures and dramatic percussion that creates tension.
- Risen From the Ashes By Delicate Beats
- Dark and building, featuring heavy drums, gritty textures and dramatic strings that create tension and anticipation.
- Ready Go! By MVM Productions
- Heavy and urgent, featuring gritty synthesizer, edgy sound design and boomy orchestral drums that create a dark and menacing atmosphere.
- Infiltrators By Brightside Studio
- A dark and solemn introduction builds to pounding drums, dubstep elements tense strings and dramatic risers that create heavy tension.
- Iron Fist By Tenacious Orchestra
- Driving and powerful, featuring intense strings, epic brass, pulsating synthesizers and heavy percussion that create a racing, heroic mood.
- The Sledgehammer By Quality Quest
- Building and dramatic, featuring gritty brass drones and urgent strings that create tension.
- Hero By Bari Parrott
- Boomy and heroic, featuring bright brass, horns, synthesizers and heavy percussion that create an epic, powerful mood.
- Investigate By Lost Harmonies
- Laidback and smooth, featuring a pulsing synth drum groove and atmospheric textures and underlying strings create a mellow yet dark mood.
- Stranger World By Peter McIsaac Music
- Dark, with a laid-back Trip Hop groove, featuring pulsing synth textures that create a bold mood.
- Spiritual Glow By Marc C. Nichols Productions
- Smooth and dreamy, featuring floating atmospheric drones that create a heavenly mood.