DARK GUITAR — 25 Cinematic Sound Design Elements for Dark Storytelling

Dark Guitar is a collection of 25 unique sound-design elements created from original electric guitar performances and transformed into a cohesive palette of unsettling tones, textures, cues and transitions.

Bowed strings, scrapes, hits, strange sliding tones, above- and below-bridge plucks, resonant frequencies, and ascending and descending sul ponticello tremolo/glissando techniques push the instrument far beyond conventional guitar sounds. Dissonant melodic elements provide additional material for building tension, atmosphere and darker musical moments.

Each sound is individually performed, recorded and creatively processed using reverb, delay and granular effects, ranging from more immediate, intimate textures to wet, atmospheric designs.

Every element is distinct, yet the collection shares a cohesive sonic character—making it easy to layer, stack and combine sounds into larger transitions, textures, cues and evolving soundscapes.

🎬 MADE FOR CREATORS

Designed for horror and suspense, thrillers, dark fantasy, film and video production, games, trailers, YouTube, podcasts, content creation, music production and cinematic sound design.

🎧 WHAT YOU GET

✓ 25 unique sound-design elements

✓ 24-bit / 48 kHz Stereo WAV

✓ Original electric guitar performances and recordings

✓ Production-ready sound design

✓ Cohesive palette designed for layering

✓ Royalty-Free License Included

✓ No AI-generated audio

Dark guitar sound design library featuring bowed tones, gritty scrapes, sharp hits, haunting plucks and dissonant textures. Real instrument performances in 24-bit/48 kHz stereo WAV for horror, trailers, thrillers, games and film.

Sound Design License Summary

These sound-design assets come with a clear, royalty-free license for personal and commercial use. You can use them as part of larger creative works including films, videos, trailers, games, podcasts, music productions, and online content. The license is perpetual, while the original sound-design assets remain owned by Gregory Webb. Reselling, re-uploading, sharing, or redistributing the files as standalone assets is not allowed. All sales are final.

Check the Sound Design License Agreement Summary for full details and restrictions..

Original Music for Dark Story Telling