Cinematic sound effects built for the big moments. Booms that land with a sub drop under them, whooshes and risers that drag you into a cut, deep rumbles for when the room needs to shake. Plenty of it is designed rather than recorded. There's real material too, from blade fights to fire and thunder, made larger than life so it reads on a cinema system.
Libraries
169
Publishers
39
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7 to $395
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Cinematic trailer sound effects featuring over 100 designed risers, impacts, explosions, glitches, whooshes, tension builds, drones, stingers, and transitions for film trailers, game promos, and multimedia projects.
Cinematic whoosh sound effects featuring 209 designed sweeps, risers, impacts, and fast pass-by transitions, delivered in 24-bit/96kHz audio for films, trailers, motion graphics, and game interfaces.
A comprehensive collection featuring layered sound effects combining synthesizers, percussion, and real-world recordings of metal, wood, and explosions for cinematic impact and dramatic transitions.
Metallic sound effects blend dark drones and industrial textures with eerie wails, deep bass tones, and nautical elements, delivered in high-resolution 96kHz/24bit format with metadata tagging.
Industrial-grade sound effects featuring metallic creaks, ghostly drones, and atmospheric risers delivered in high-resolution format, ideal for horror and sci-fi productions.
Cinematic sound effects featuring 100 stereo braams, ranging from powerful impacts to airy synthetic tones, delivered in high-quality 96kHz-24bit format with comprehensive metadata.
Featuring 294 high-quality sound effects, this collection delivers whooshes, transitions, and sci-fi elements - from magical swishes to cinematic impacts in 24bit-96kHz WAV format.
This professionally crafted collection features over 180 unique horror sound effects, including whooshes, impacts, and drones, available in multiple formats and intensity levels for cinematic projects.
This comprehensive collection features layered sound effects ranging from subsonic impacts to angelic tones, offering versatile transitions and stingers suitable for modern media production needs.
This expansive collection features 20 scenes and 121 stems of intense sound effects, providing composers with unsettling, cerebral elements for crime and thriller productions.
Meticulous collection of space-themed sound effects featuring 12 full scenes, 34 alternative arrangements, and 58 individual stems suitable for extraterrestrial exploration and cosmic discoveries.
Within this atmospheric collection, 27 scenes blend ominous drones and eerie sound effects, offering 81 stems and alternate versions for psychological thrillers and dystopian productions.
Most cinematic sound design comes down to a few building blocks: hits, booms, whooshes, a Riser to build into them and a drone to sit underneath. The libraries here cover all of that, and plenty go further with designed fire, blades, monsters and weather, pushed and layered so they feel huge. Big isn't everything. The low end does a lot of the work, so check how a boom sits on small speakers as well as big ones. People cut these into Trailer edits and game cutscenes, and use the quieter textures to hold Tension between the hits. Everything is royalty-free for commercial work.