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Dark Side Of Mars
Royalty Free Dark Ambient Music
Shane Ivers
2021
Dark Side Of Mars is named for its inspiration – the battlescape music from the original XCOM game, that masterpiece of strategic tension where every mission felt like it might be the last. That specific atmosphere of industrial dread and slow-burning threat is reproduced here with considerable skill. A deep grinding bass establishes the character immediately whilst distorted percussion adds industrial weight, and horror elements – screeches, shrieks, and tapping – build the texture into something genuinely unsettling. The piece maintains its oppressive atmosphere throughout without ever resolving into something comfortable, which is precisely the point. This is music for situations where comfort would be inappropriate.
Ideal for sci-fi game soundtracks, horror game environments, and any interactive project where the player should feel constantly observed and slightly threatened. Works brilliantly for stealth game content, survival horror videos, and YouTube gaming content in these genres. Also effective for sci-fi film and video content where industrial dread is the required atmosphere, and for any creative project dealing with deep space, alien environments, or the darker possibilities of the future.
60
UKEZT2100014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BWHguBczFg
Ambient, Soundtrack
Dark, Intense, Scary, Suspenseful
Drums, Synth

Deep grinding bass, industrial distorted percussion, and horror screeches create a spine-chilling dark ambient piece – relentless unease with genuine cinematic character.

Category: Royalty Free Music Tags: ambient, danger, dark, deep, drums, evil, explore, futuristic, game, hiding, industrial, intense, scary, sci-fi, soundtrack, suspenseful, technology, video game, waterphone

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Featured

BPM 60

ISRC UKEZT2100014

Released 2021

Length 3:08

Downloads 11.6k

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Royalty Free Dark Ambient Music

Dark Side Of Mars is named for its inspiration – the battlescape music from the original XCOM game, that masterpiece of strategic tension where every mission felt like it might be the last. That specific atmosphere of industrial dread and slow-burning threat is reproduced here with considerable skill. A deep grinding bass establishes the character immediately whilst distorted percussion adds industrial weight, and horror elements – screeches, shrieks, and tapping – build the texture into something genuinely unsettling. The piece maintains its oppressive atmosphere throughout without ever resolving into something comfortable, which is precisely the point. This is music for situations where comfort would be inappropriate.

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Ideal for sci-fi game soundtracks, horror game environments, and any interactive project where the player should feel constantly observed and slightly threatened. Works brilliantly for stealth game content, survival horror videos, and YouTube gaming content in these genres. Also effective for sci-fi film and video content where industrial dread is the required atmosphere, and for any creative project dealing with deep space, alien environments, or the darker possibilities of the future.