Music for Drama and Personal Stories is a wide ranging description, since you can arguably use anything from hard rock to solo piano or solo cello music to illustrate personal stories. But we've tried to represent tracks here that have a certain emotional, introspective, or thoughtful side to it. Be it independent rock or orchestral / classical based music, you should find music here with an introspective feel; something that you would want to use when you are telling stories about people and their lives. This music also tends to be background music / underscores, rather than up-front music, although there are exceptions as some pop/rock music go well with personal dramas (e.g. "Grey's Anatomy)"
Very slow and soft piano track. Easy listening and quiet this music will be great for ambient music, cinematic and documentary projects. Good music for dramatic, familiar, tender situations [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A thoughtful, reflective and introspective solo piano track. Wistful and mellow, gentle and caring. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Emotional modern pop love songs about marriage and life together. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
An emotive and catchy piano melody leads the way with a light string accompaniment. Somewhat dark and evolving, yet encouraging and progressive. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
Opening on a simple, dark and haunting piano theme that grows in complexity over time, introducing cell and guitar motifs and ending with a quiet intensity. Moody / Intense / Subtle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
A very dreamy and lovely romantic piece with piano and ambient instruments underscoring anything from love making to a bittersweet homecoming. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This track feels like a sunny day in paradise. Duet guitars serenade to a flowing rhythm of fun and relaxation. Certainly creates the mood for a good staycation/vacation of your dreams. Think of this track as a mainstream meets John Mayer instrumental, fun and playful. [Tempo: Medium / 63 BPM]
A slowly swaying waltz track with a deliberately imperfect female vocal line, vocalizing the main melody. The laidback, up-close and personal vocal style gives the track a genuine, homely and very intimate mood. It's a bit quirky, a bit retro, a bit skewed, bittersweet, left-field and very warm and charming - like the last dance, after everybody else has left. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Piano is joined by a haunting female vocal and strings on a mission. Provokes a real sense of urgency; a decision needs to be made! Tension grows as big percussion accents take us to an ethereal ending. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
Reconciliation, forgiveness and hope. All these emotions are present during this two minute track. Originally used during a scene in which a father visits the grave of his wife and son in a bid for atonement, the tracks hopefulness also lends well to scenes in which involve someone confessing, apologising or performing an act of kindness . With piano, electric guitars, and strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Romantic easy listening. Airy and spacious with piano & textures. Calm, dreamy, meditative. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Piano, Classical, Neo-Classical, Impressionist, Drama. Soft and introspective solo piano music. Minimal and sparse. Deep relaxed atmosphere, with an European impressionist vibe. (Note: This is an actual live acoustic piano recording. As such, there are very minor sound artefacts, very subtle mechanical noises. This is a natural part of a fully acoustic, live piano recording without electronics - and is not a fault with the file). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Acoustic soft rock track with guitar riffs and bass. Featuring male vocals about everyday issues, wheeling and dealing. Electronic segments. Intro movie scenes. Scenic scenes. Scenes involving giving up. Two men being served breakfast by a sexy waitress. Fighting scene. Quitting job. An instrumental version is also available. [Note, the lyrics to this track contains an expletive / explicit word]. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Soundtrack-like music, that contains two different sections. A calm part with swelling strings and a second lively, positive part featuring gentle piano arpeggios. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A song about unrequited love. It has bitterness to it and builds up instrumental layers gradually. A catchy chorus that eventually leads into a climactic middle 8th. Instruments include violin, trombone, drums, piano and male and female vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This is a tender piece of solo piano music that is perfect for "pulling on the heart strings." Good for drama, romance, retrospectives and and all scenes aiming to gently touch the audience's hearts. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
Mystical and atmospheric Eastern music (India or Mid-East) track featuring tabla/perc, Sitar and Oriental flutes. A sense of urgency; something disturbing or not quite right. The music has a certain darkness and nerve. Pensive music / uncertain. Wailing/Regretful/Turmoil. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Slow, dreamy Americana / Acoustica with a haunting, solemn, sound. Beautiful and introspective, melancholic and nostalgic. Acoustic guitar and an old upright piano with a very nostalgic sound. Available with or without vocal 'oooh' part. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A bittersweet Modern Rock song about missing a former lover. Features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, harmonica, bass and drums. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Simple, minimal and ethereal starting with a percussive sound made using the sides and lid of a piano then joined by a gentle, happy and content theme also on piano. For projects with a positive, calming, moving and sensitive nature. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Dramatic, emotional and romantic solo piano piece that evokes the feelings of loss, reminiscence, love and romance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Beautiful vocal ballad / singer-songwriter material, with male vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 71 BPM]
A very thematic cue underscoring contemplative sentiments and a sense of longing, motion, and time ticking by. Light orchestral with piano melody and subtle percussion rhythm. [Tempo: Very slow / 59 BPM]
A soft piano-led emotional track with bursts of cinematic orchestral stabs and swells to accompany this dramatic piece. Perfect for trailers and emotion-driven visuals. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Downtempo hip-hop grooves, rap underscore, hip hop bed track, lo-fi influences. Slight mystery feel. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
Edgy, groovy, dramatic track with great urgency that would suit high tension medical drama. Full of nervous energy & suspense. Contains synths, strings, drums & erhu violin. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Touchy piano music accompanied by an orchestra. Romantic and kinda cheesy, with lots of love and devotion. The kind of love theme present in some seventies and eighties major motion pictures. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Slow, emotional, blues-tinged rock track with a piano intro and plenty of lead guitar and a melancholic feel to it. Slowly builds in intensity as it progresses to it's climax. Reminiscent in parts of Jeff Beck, BB King and Neal Schon [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 50 BPM]
Reflective, somewhat dreamy and hazy, acoustic folk / americana. Performed live on acoustic guitar and an old upright piano, with a nostalgic, mellow sound. Good for drama, storytelling, real life stories, melancholic and/or thoughtful content. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Emotional and heartfelt, short piano piece. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 73 BPM]
A sweet, orchestral light drama track. Perfect for scenes involving childhood, or a blossoming romance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Solo Acoustic Piano played completely freely. An elegant and tender improvisation. Romantic, thoughtful and nostalgic, with open spaces and a cinematic elegance. Serene, relaxing and soothing with a tiny edge. TV, film flashbacks, sweet memories, yesterday and tomorrow, filled with hope and longing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Sad and melancholic song. Toughing and honest. Dark and beauty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A slow and melancholy track with piano, pads and subtle percussion. Introspective, thoughtful, searching. This composition has an Epic feel, but in a subtle, understated way. Very emotive, contemplative and poignant. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Very soft and beautiful piece. Cool, lazy and melancholy piano arpeggios are overladen with lush strings and koto melodies to provide a very emotional and evocative jewel. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Soaring, inspirational, uptempo country song about beating the odds. Male vocal. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Atmospheric soundscapes with mournful flourishes of a distant flute. Something is simmering beneath the surface... [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A romantic and sentimental pop/rock ballad with a piano lead, backed up by acoustic and electric guitars, drums and bass. Strings arrive towards the end of the track to give it that extra lift. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
J. Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron Overture / The Gypsy Baron overture / Lo zingaro barone Ouverture. Arranged and produced by Roman Seekirchner of Seekirchner GmbH and conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Melodramatic track that is introspective and delicate reflection of the past. Thoughtful, melancholic, nostalgic, it goes well as underscore for film & TV drama, film scenes etc. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
Contemporary mix of orchestra and electronic instrumentation in this l lament to the passing of time. Pensive & thoughtful but offering hope and comfort with a haunting and memorable melody. Good for contemplative narrative such as poetry or prose and visuals such as time lapse. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks "Sky Dreams" and "Three Little Wishes". [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Solo piano. Minimalist repeating figures with some thematic development. Some tension in this introspective piece. Would carry a scene with no dialogue, but there are lots of spaces to let dialogue through. Editable into smaller cues and transitions. Version 2 is darker and in a lower range, with a tragic edge. Good for drama, mystery, TV, feature film. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A Pop/Rock music track with a an emotional, passionate feel and a rich, layered sound. Heartfelt / Sincere / Emotive. Good music for youth drama, young adult drama and more. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A solemn and heartfelt underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Fragile, tender, emotional. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This one is a groover with a riff that just won't quit. When it does give you a breather from it's grasp, it drops to a kind of electric delta blues feel only to explode again into a gargantuan riff. things get spacey in the mid breakdown section only to once again fly headlong into the monster riff. May contain guitars, bass, drums, synth and some traces of nut. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Spacey dreamy emotional & hypnotically peaceful piano/strings track that just lets you float out into the stratosphere and melt on to a big fluffy cloud. Ethereal, serene, sombre & very beautiful. Forget your worries, forget gravity and calmly drift up into the night sky. Would suit mystery / science / space / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Melodic, emotional film score music, highly suitable for drama, opening sequence or underscore during emotional, thoughtful scenes of sorrow or soul searching. Semi-orchestral, semi-electronic arrangement. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 93 BPM]
A mournful pop ballad about a love lost. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 BPM]
An acoustic rock song about unity and togetherness. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
A gentle, reverberant choir chant, like singing in a church, temple or monastery. Spiritual, religious feel, like prayer hour or worshipping in a cathedral. Soft and gentle, ethereal, heavenly, angelic. Perhaps angels, spirits or simply gathering in a place of worship. Great for fantasy, adventure, spirituality. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
