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Counter Communications is the premier library for all dark music. Our award-winning composers and artists are alchemists of angst, experts of edgy, masters of melancholy, writing cues, songs, score & dark covers.
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Music Library

Easily license exclusive tracks from our one-stop boutique library, now distributed worldwide (excluding BeNeLux) by Spirit Production Music.
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Dark Cover Versions

Apart from our music library, we also offer very special, dark cover versions. Please check them out below. For licensing of cover versions please contact us directly at licensing@counter-communications.com.

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Latest Library Releases

Our library is distributed worldwide (excluding BeNeLux) by Spirit Production Music - click here to go to our full catalog.
For licensing in BeNeLux, please visit our local partner SMI Production Music.
 

Heavy Metal Beast

The Beast is alive in these Heavy Metal cues! Perfect for action, sport, horror - whenever you need that original Heavy Metal feeling. From pure guitar driven tracks to Industrial Rock and epic orchestral/metal.

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Epic Orchestral Action

Music for the big fights: Orchestral action score for epic blockbusters, Fantasy and Science Fiction, heroes fighting against super-villains and lifeless, menacing machines.

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Cracks In The Ice - Ominous Nordic Score

A murder victim in the snow, mysterious happenings on the ice lake, and dramas in lonely woods - this is the perfect score.

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Pulsing Tension 7

Supsense and drama, investigative scenes and tense discussions. These pulsing, suspenseful and often mysterious cues support crime shows, documentaries, reality formats or trhillers.

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Fragile Thoughts - Dark Drama Tension

Dramatic confrontations, frightening encounters, and horrible nightmares: Here are the sonic ingredients for crime shows, documentaries, drama and horror.

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Pulsing Tension 6

Dramatic turns, tense discussions, and eerie investigations - these pulsing tension cues build the suspense in crime shows, documentaries, reality formats or trhillers.

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Chills Of Terror - Sinister Drama And Horror Score

From sad emotions to dramatic events, from nightly terrors to gruesome police investigations. These dark and ominous score cues support eerie tales and melancholy memories.

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Line Of Souls - Creepy Underscore 2

From the dark underbelly of the city to creepy places where demons dwell. These eerie, minimal horror & drama cues keep the tension going.

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Pulsing Tension 5

More tension, more drama, more pulsing cues that underline the suspense in crime shows, documentaries, reality formats or trhillers.

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Pulsing Tension 4

Dark alleys, mysterious stalkers, tense confrontations - these pulsing tracks keep the drama and suspense going in an unobtrusive way. Perfect for tension underscore and challenging moods.

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Mystery And Fear

From otherworldly creatures to creepy monks, from mysterious caves to eerie forests. These tension cues keep you on the edge of your seat, supporting all the drama and horror you can imagine.

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Marks Of Evil 4 - Modern Horror Score

Demons, creatures and otherworldly dangers - the cues on "Marks Of Evil 4" bring every imaginable horror to life. From eerie underscore to orchestral tension, from creepy pianos to mysterious soundscapes.

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Haunted Children - Creepy Underscore 1

Explore eerie dungeons, dark forests and deserted houses. With these creepy, often otherworldly tension cues the haunting feelings never drop and they will keep you on your feet.

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Dystopian Horror

Forbidden worlds, robots, outer space demons. These cues bring dystopian suspense scenes to life.

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Unsolved 4 - True Crime Tracks

Crime & investigation. More cues for True Crime, Cop shows, Reality. Mysterious, tense, chilling.

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Marks Of Evil 3 - Modern Horror Scores

Evil below, terror above. In the vein of Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place), Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl), Michael Abels (Get Out)...

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Marks Of Evil 2 - Modern Horror Scores

Terror strikes back: Weird pianos, ghostly strings. In the vein of Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place), Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl), Thom Yorke (Suspiria)...

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Marks Of Evil 1 - Modern Horror Scores

Unbelievable terror. In the vein of Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place), Charlie Clouser (AHS), Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl), Thom Yorke (Suspiria)...

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Unsolved 3 - True Crime Tracks

Burglaries, murder investigation & private detectives. More music for True Crime, investigative formats, cop shows.

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System Down - Dystopian Western Score

These score cues & Electro Rock instrumentals perfectly fit dystopian universes from Steampunk to Sci-Fi.

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Dark Cover Versions

For licensing of cover versions please contact us directly at licensing@counter-communications.com.
 

People Are People

Rising Voices

Orchestral-Rock cover version of Depeche Mode's classic, benefitting BLM/Social Justice organizations.

All proceeds are donated. Release November 20, 2020.

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Bad Guy

echoekill

Harsh Industrial cover version of the Billie Eilish hit.

      

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Lovesong

no:carrier, Mills, Nadia S.

Epic, orchestral cover version of The Cure's Goth Rock classic.

      

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Bad Moon Rising

no:carrier

Dark, eerie, electronic cover version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit.

      

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The Boys Of Summer

no:carrier

Dark, eerie, electronic cover version of Don Henley's hit song.

      

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California

no:carrier

Dark Pop cover version of Belinda Carlisle's melancholy song.

    

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Room With A View

no:carrier

Melancholy, eerie cover version of Tony Carey's hit about being homeless in LA.

    

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She Moved Through The Fair

no:carrier

Eerie cover version of the Irish traditional.

    

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Playlists

Halloween Playlist 2020

Just a few more weeks until it's Halloween - and we have the perfect music for your horror movie, haunted house, and creepy nightmares.

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Contagion Playlist

With the Corona virus spreading, and other, still unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, this playlist offers the best music for dramatic news coverage, tense forensic investigations, science, and sterile laboratories.

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Gothic Rock and Dark Pop

Music for dark souls - from Electro to Gothic Rock and Dark Wave.

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Aliens and Ancient Cults

Emotive, tense and eerie soundtrack for everything alien, fantasy, science fiction, history, and adventure. From ancient ruins to far-away star systems - these songs take you on an exciting journey.

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Latest Credits

I Will Keep You Safe

Home invasion horror - short movie

Invisible

Multi award winning short documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles

MTV The Challenge: War Of The Worlds 2

Intervention

Multi award winning short drama about opioid addiction and depression

Trick Of The Old Cat

Multi award winning urban-fantasy short

39 And A Half

Comedy feature film, title song and score

MTV The Challenge: War Of The Worlds

Dance Moms

Cat Dexx: Inkosi

Multi award winning short movie and media franchise

MTV The Challenge: Final Reckoning


Contact

General & Music Briefs

Please send any questions and music briefs to:
info@counter-communications.com
phone: +1 323-365-6600
 

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Licensing

You can license our music directly via our distributor Spirit Production Music.
For BeNeLux countries, please contact our local partner SMI Production Music.
 
If you have any licensing questions, feel free to contact us at licensing@counter-communications.com or call Chris at +1 323-365-6600.

Submissions

If you think your music would fit well into our catalog, please send us an email to submissions@counter-communications.com including links (no files in email!) to some of your best songs/cues.
 
We are happy to listen and get in touch with you if we also think they'd be a fit.

Legal Contact

Ben McLane
McLane & Wong Attorneys at Law
email: bcmclane@aol.com
phone: +1 818-587-6801

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