Dark Emotions

Exploring The Shades of Gray

At CSS Music we often are asked for tracks that are “dark.” But what exactly does this mean? Are you after end-of-the-world doom and gloom? A lonely scene with lots of emotion? Or perhaps you need a thematic to explore a highly troubled character? The shades of “dark” are quite varied and we try to provide you with subdivisions of this generic description.

Try this: use the CSS Music Keywords drop down menu. Make your first selection (A-G) Dark and then choose Heroic from the H-Q menu. You’ll see the first track is titled “Dark Hero” (Super Themes 73) followed by “Fighting Evil” (Super Themes 76) and then two more pages of similar tracks of this styles.

But if you try another search again using Dark (A-G) and Sad (R-Z) you’ll find tracks like “Dramatic Change Question” (Project Platinum 16) and “Listen To My Story” (Target Tracks 50) that while “dark” they offer a more emotional, lonely and forlorn vibe. You will also notice a glimmer of hope in the music which differs from other dark tracks.

If you’re looking for dark action, try the same Dark (A-G) with Sports (R-Z) and you’ll have six pages with a potpourri of powerful music that runs the gamut from orchestral to dubstep.

And don’t forget to audition the “Emotions (Dark Side)” that features 252 tracks of our favorites from our CSS Music Hand Picked Genres. When you need dark music, look to us to make your real sad! J