Intense Trailer Music and SFX for Video Editors
Amplify your next trailer with a collection of epic music and SFX! If you’re a trailer editor, keep this tool kit close at hand.
When you’re editing an action-heavy film or video trailer, the pressure’s on to pack as much as possible into only two to three minutes. You need to establish the story, introduce major characters, and set the tone of the final product — all while getting your audience pumped for the real deal.
An attention-getting soundtrack can tie everything together. Effective music and sound effects can amplify the emotional impact of your trailer and help you create something memorable.
At PremiumBeat, we believe that all trailer editors need a go-to collection of Hollywood-quality music and SFX, so we’ve done the legwork for you. Here is a curated collection of our most exciting, most intense music and SFX for trailers. Plus we’ve thrown in a few awesome freebies.
Intense Music for Trailers
Maximize the power of your trailer with this diverse collection of intense royalty free tracks. From pounding percussion to apocalyptic choirs, we’ve got it all. All of our trailer tracks are available for download as a free preview, so you can make sure that your music matches your video before you buy. You can also have a listen when you scroll down.
High Impact SFX
Nothing ups the ante in a trailer like the right sound effect at the right moment. If you need explosions, gunshots, slams, risers and beyond, we’ve compiled the best trailer SFX of the best from our library.
SFX Freebies
To see what kind of impact the right SFX can have on your trailer, we’re giving away 20 sound clips for free. Download your freebies and add them to your trailer now! Grab the free SFX here.
Footage Assets for Trailers
And finally, if ever you need extra video footage, too — like vintage film reel countdowns or film leaders — don’t forget to check out Shutterstock. Their royalty free video clips could help you add that extra something to your next trailer. You can get some awesome trailer footage assets right here.
- Unleashed
- Rhythmic and driving, featuring dramatic percussion and underlying drones create an adventurous and anticipatory mood.
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- The Uprising
- A slowly building introduction leads to pulsing piano, underlying dramatic strings and punchy percussion that create tension and anticipation.
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Power Trailer Percussion
By Chris Haigh
- Highly energetic and dramatic, featuring driving percussion and a trailer rise at the end that creates tension and anticipation.
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- Trailer Acts: Epic Builder
- A slowly building introduction leads to tense pulsing strings and determined percussion, and subtle choral elements that create an anticipatory mood.
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- Hope Will Prevail
- A dark and sinister feel leads to underlying percussion and smooth strings that metamorphasizes into an uplifting and triumphant mood.
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- Game of War
- Dark and eerie, featuring dramatic strings and heavy percussion hits that create a mood of urgency and tension.
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- Star Battle
- Heavy and driving, featuring pounding percussion and solemn strings that create an urgent mood.
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- Huge Hybrid Trailer
- Heavy and pounding, featuring aggressive percussion and edgy brass swells that create high tension.
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- Against the Odds
- Building and dramatic, featuring rhythmic strings, orchestral rises pounding percussion and tense textures that create suspense and adventure.
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- Exodus
- Epic and building, featuring intense strings, heavy brass and pounding percussion that create a heroic and powerful mood.
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- Last Uprising
- Urgent and building, featuring dramatic strings and driving percussion that creates a heroic, adventurous mood.
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Colossus Rising (Blockbuster Action Trailer)
By Chris Haigh
- Dark and heavy, featuring driving percussion, dramatic strings, trailer rises and a mixture of dubstep and orchestral elements that depict an epic battle scene.
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- Epic Action Trailer 2
- Building and dramatic, featuring tense strings, punchy percussion and choral elements that create urgency and anticipation.
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- The Last of Us (Hollywood Trailer)
- Urgent and building, featuring dramatic strings, driving percussion and emotive piano that create tension.
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The Apocalypse
By Score Squad
- Building and dramatic, featuring gritty synth drones, urgent strings, Dubstep elements, bold choral elements, and pounding drums that create anticipation.
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- Iron Fist
- Driving and powerful, featuring intense strings, epic brass, pulsating synthesizers and heavy percussion that create a racing, heroic mood.
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Aggressive Tendencies
By Chris Haigh
- Aggressive and energetic, featuring a driving Rock beat, gritty electric guitar and underlying string textures that depict an action adventure trailer.
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