Cinematic action music is a genre of music that is typically used in film and television to accompany scenes of action, such as fight scenes, car chases, or other intense moments.
Want to keep your viewers at the edge of their seats? Add some dynamic and tense action music to your video!
Hi, I’m Mik, one of TunePocket music composers. I went though our catalog of royalty free music and picked some of our best action music tracks filled with cinematic energy and excitement. Watch the video below or jump straight to the playlist.
Action music helps to create memorable and engaging content!
Action music is typically associated with high-intensity scenes that involve fast-paced movement, excitement, and danger.
Here are some examples of where creators can use royalty free action music:
YouTube videos and vlogs
From sport vlogs to extreme stunts, the right action music can help create the immersive experience and make the videos more engaging.
Action movies and trailers (obviously!)
From car chases to fight scenes to epic battles, action movies rely heavily on music to add the excitement and intensity to these high-octane moments. Trailers for movies, TV shows, and video games often rely on action music to generate excitement and anticipation for the upcoming release.
Video games
Same as with action films, intense music can help to enhance the gameplay experience, particularly during boss battles, intense combat sequences, and other high-stress moments.
TIP: Action music isn’t always tense or gripping. “Fun action music” works great for content that involves action and movement, but isn’t necessarily associated with danger or high-stress situations. Think a funny chase action in a comedy!
Last but not least, don’t forget about the action sound effects, like explosions, deep boom trailer kicks, aggressive shouts, car crash or engine revs, tire screeches, and gun shots.
Best action music for video and film
All action music in this playlist can be used in films and videos with lifetime royalty free music license. Learn how to license our music for action videos and films.
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Energetic classic metal rock music with confident powerful 80s rock feel for action, sports, or promo videos, motivational vlog, bikers film, game, and commercial business use.
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Dramatic royalty free cinematic action music with aggressive tense feel for powerful video, intense vlog or podcast, epic game, brooding film trailer, and commercial business use.
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Powerful and energetic royalty free action music with dark cinematic feel for promotional video, films, games, documentaries, and commercial business use.
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Energetic cinematic electronica royalty free percussion and bass music with strong motivational build up for action sport video, motivating vlog, documentary, and commercial business use.
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Energetic royalty free dubstep / techno electronic royalty free music with futuristic retro technology synthwave / retrowave feel for powerful video, vlog, dark game, action background, commercial business use.
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Dramatic epic orchestra hybrid music with emotional cinematic build up for video, drama film, action trailer, documentary, and commercial business use.
Download more epic dramatic music from this playlist: Dramatic Cinematic Royalty Free Music
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Tense royalty free breaking news music with intense urgent broadcast feel for anxious announcement, aggressive background soundtrack, epic newsflash, action vlog, and commercial business use.
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Energetic instrumental funk music cue with upbeat funky feel for promotional video, groovy vlog, action retro film, and commercial business use.
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Funny royalty free music with iconic comedy chase (think Benny Hill and Yakety Sax) fun feel for happy video, whimsical vlog, prank or parody video, comic skit film, and commercial business use.
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Energetic cinematic rock music with retro TV show chase action feel for video, motivational vlog, film, game, and commercial business use.
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Energetic cinematic action royalty free music with exciting James Bond spy thriller retro feel for fast paced video, film, vlog, podcast background, and commercial business use. Download unlimited royalty free cinematic music for videos.
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Energetic royalty free techno music with powerful action feel for motivational sport video, modern fashion or workout vlog, podcast, intense film, and commercial business use.
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Powerful metal rock royalty free music with aggressive action feel for intense sport video, energetic vlog, action film, commercial business use.
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Energetic acoustic percussion beat rhythm with upbeat motivational or tense feel (depending on the context) for promotional video, film, dance vlog, and commercial business use. Download unlimited royalty free music for videos.
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Powerful alternative rock royalty free music with confident heavy action feel for intense sport video, motivational workout vlog, extreme film, aggressive game, and commercial business use.
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Powerful muscle car engine revving royalty free sound effect for video editing, sound design, game, film, commercial business use.
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Close range small explosion sound effects for video editing, games, film, and commercial business use.
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Car crash accident impact royalty free sound effect with tires skid, metal hit, and shattered glass sounds for video editing, traffic game, film, presentation, commercial business use.
