PlaylistTension: Horror Toolkit
From nightmarish strings to twisted electronics, discover spine-tingling soundscapes
18 tracks
Bloodstain 34047/51Spooky piano & mysterious strings build in suspense with ticking rhythms & pulsing synths to a dark outro. Lighter mix2:54
Demonic Possession2983/4Disturbing orchestral soundscape with broken clocks & jarring interjections2:22
Do Droids Dream 33935/49Dark atmospherics, haunting vocal FX & analogue synth textures & notes gradually build with high strings to tense climax with brass. No percussion 2:47
Disorientated4028/7Menacing drones, tones & textures featuring bowed glass & metals with nightmarish sound design 2:34
Incantation3730/6Menacing discordant strings & low stabs build with guitar, tense synths & uneasy cello to a scary climax 2:54
Noir Investigation3831/7Uneasy hybrid orchestral soundscape with tense beating synth bass & ominous delayed melody. Builds with sustained string chords 3:38- Temperature Rising3730/3Dystopian soundscape with sinister guitar, scary cello & dark pads builds to a terrifying crescendo of swirling textures3:15
Imminent Danger3715/1Moody soundscape with pulsing synth bass, low clarinet, pumping bass guitar line & insistent repeating lead guitar3:18
Fumes4102/6Tense metronomic rhythms & pulses steadily build in menace with surging distorted pads & percussion crashes2:11
Caustic Cloud4087/2Mysterious strings build with menacing synths & electronic percussion to a tense driving section & sinister ending2:56
Counting Out4030/1Slow building tension with percussion, ominous twisted synth textures, enigmatic motif & dark fx2:35
The Abyss3938/7Tense & hypnotic hybrid score with alien-like sound design & dark slow strings. Gives a sense of impending doom 2:45
No Backing Down3849/3Ethereal plucks, razor-sharp screaming synths, piano, hard hitting drums & tense pulses build to a bold dramatic trailer finish2:43
Sub Aqua3649/6Spooky piano over dark drones builds to eerie music box melody then falls into a claustrophobic chamber of horrors 2:56
Overlook Hotel3261/1Scary strings & menacing effects build slowly to suspenseful climax. The hotel from hell2:09
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