Oriental / Far Eastern royalty free music that evokes the atmosphere of the ancient past. Background music suitable for far eastern projects, business, travel material, documentaries about ancient kingdoms, exotic places, spiritual landscapes, meditation and relaxation. Listen to these royalty free tracks, buy a license to any individual track and download the music immediately in MP3 and WAV format, along with an official License document.
Softly swaying, silky smooth. Floating, ambient pads. Bliss. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A relaxing, smooth lounge track with a Japanese feel, using a warm electric piano, downtempo drums and a koto for the melody line. Slightly jazzy lounge feel. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
This unique and appealing Far Eastern / Oriental piece starts off very exotic with chinese / oriental instruments and then gradually increases it's "funkability" as it goes along. Great for commercial use, travel & adventure, exploration and holiday. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Chinese / Oriental moods and melodies. Uplifting with a classic Far East sound. China, Tibet, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 62 BPM]
Sparse and beautiful, with meditation bell and resonant pads. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This is a collection of live recordings of various Japanese performing artists. Among these recordings you'll find Japanese temple monks chanting, Japanese street musicians, live Taiko drumming, Japanese theatrical song/music performances, and more. Note: These recordings are made live, on the spot, often with an audience present -- so they are not entirely clean, and certainly not audiophile. You may hear some audience chatter and other imperfections. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Soft Chinese, oriental mood music. Plucked strings, soft stringpads and hand percussion. China, Tibet, Malaysia and other Oriental destinations. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Short, upbeat track with a fun party feel and a Chinese/oriental sound. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
Very atmospheric and dreamy Japanese winter garden style with echoey acoustic guitars, koto and shamisen over sparse oriental percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 54 BPM]
A grand, sweeping, semi-orchestral piece with a gradual build-up towards a crescendo at the end. Loud percussion with a slight eastern or oriental feel. Ominous, dramatic, epic. Grand adventures, history and mythology. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
A fresh, inspiring and uplifting track with elements of Chillout, Electronica and a World/Ethnic slant with faint hints of oriental and african vibes. Uses bright and positive sounds, but also features a wistful undertow with warm marimbas and string pads. Full instrumentation kicks in after 50 secs. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Atmospheric, soft, slightly oriental inspired harp and pan flute track. [Tempo: Slow / 52 BPM]
A dark and ominous piece with heavy use of the Taiko drum and japanese/chinese Gong. No melody, all percussion. Martial Arts, Japanese triads, dark, foreboding. Chase scene, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
This piece moves through various sections of chinese inspired ambient and rhythmic music. Some melodic elements (Chinese main theme), but also some sections with just background ambience and Chinese percussion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A feel-good chillout electronica track with a slight Oriental feel to it and trip-hop style drums. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A varied track which goes through various movements; some serene and romantic - others dark and menacing. Japanese Taiko drums, Shinmue, Koto, and Waterphone. This track goes through many different sections of Japanese inspired music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Far-Eastern feel with Chinese/Tibetan cymbals, monk choirs. Moods go from light to dark, through mysterious, majestic, then back to light. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Japanese Koto performance. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Beautifully exotic, sensual and tasteful track blending elements of Ambient, Ethnic, electronic and tribal music with a haunting middle eastern chant/vocal and a slow, dark, enticing bass drum groove. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A warm and uplifting ethnic track with transparent production, Chinese finger cymbals and a Tibet inspired chant. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A varied track that goes through various stages of different moods, but with a dark thread running through it. Features taiko, chinese cymbals, finger cymbals and other oriental instrumentation. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
Short (15 seconds) oriental track, highly suitable as an intro, theme tune, welcome screen, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
A beautiful and melodic China / Tibetan / Malaysian / Far Eastern Orient instrumental track. Romantic, pretty and evocative, featuring Java gong, Chinese temple flute and various other oriental instruments. Suitable for travel programs, documentaries as well as romance and idyllic imagery etc. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
Oriental moods and melodies, joined by a contemporary backing. Pan flutes. China, Malaysia, Thailand, Tibet, Far East. Positive, happy and uplifting. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Oriental / World Mystery. Dreamy/Reflective, Pensive, Unhurried. Ethnic/World Instruments, World percussion, Sitar. Adventure, Documentary, Travel. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
An authentic and varied Chinese/Oriental track featuring Chinese stringed instruments, taiko drums and soft pads. This track has a lot of variation throughout, as well as several different 'submix' versions which contain separate elements from the main composition -- which means you can get a lot of different cues from this track and it gives you a lot of options during editing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Japan traditional. Japanese flute and oriental percussion. Eerie, mystical, historical. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Traditional Japanese meets todays hi-tech and busy life, with Drum & Bass rhythms. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
Oriental, far eastern. China, Thai, Malaysian, Tibetan. Pompous and mystical. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Light and melodic, delicate, China / Chinese music. Finger bells, strings, Chinese plucked strings. Traditional China, can also be Tibet, Malaysia etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
Nice and pretty music with a friendly World/Island sound. Can be a breezy and relaxing time at a lovely Island, or can also be Thailand, etc. Positive and inviting music, joyful holiday, exotic, feelgood World/Ethnic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 103 BPM]
A tense, pensive and very percussive track with a Far East / Oriental / Japanese flavor. Orchestral and Japanese percussion, koto, taiko. High intensity, arming up, building up to impending conflict or fights. Good for chase scenes, battle scenes, fantasy games, action-adventure, film trailers and more. Available in many different cuts, edits, versions to give you great options in editing. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
A drums / percussion-only track with a Japanese, Oriental, Far Eastern feel. Tense, dark, urgent Japanese Taiko & other orchestral- and ethnic percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
An ethereal pad over ethnic percussions and mechanical 'guitars' set the stage for a journey in an oriental city of the future. Starts with the pad and adds all the elements to slowly build the full arrangement and adds a bridge and a few variations. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 160 BPM]
A joyful, spirited and light Asian / Far Asia / Oriental track featuring a mix of indigenous / ancient instruments with a softly flowing background atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
This track fuses traditional instrumentation such as the Koto, Santur and Shaku with a contemporary hip hop type beat making it the perfect soundtrack for projects relating to modern chinese culture, travel and cuisine. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A Chinese/ Japanese style piece of music, used to represent a Kung Fu Master while he is teaching one of his students how to fight. Opening with big taiko drums, followed by the Chinese stringed instrument called the Erhu, then by a male choir chanting like a monks, who build the track up to its climax. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Japanese flavoured fantasy and adventure with a Shakuachi flute that would be great to use as 'trek music', with big landscape shots, travelling shots etc. It opens with a sense of wonder and magic, then the tempo increases as the music heads into the more adventurous section. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
An evil, Far East / Oriental style 'bad guy' theme that moves slowly, but threateningly to create a sense of anxiety. The Erhu is backed by a deep chanting male choir, drums and tense strings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A haunting, ambient, cinematic piece featuring cello, orchestral string drones and subtle Japenese woodwind. Inspired by John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma's soundtrack to the movie Memoirs of a Geisha. Dark, beautiful and moving, perfect for dramatic soundtracks. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Bring out your inner Zen master with this ethereal meditation piece featuring temple bells, ocean waves and breeze, flute, percussion, and choir. Use for yoga, meditation, spa treatments, travel, corporate branding, tourism, exotic locations. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A percussion-only Battle- or Fight track. Urgent drumming on Taiko and other Eastern / Japanese / Tibetan percussion gives the track a Historical feel; perhaps ancient Japan / Oriental / Far East, or Fantasy worlds. Martial Arts, hand to hand combat, fighting and brawling, chase or wild escape. Available in three different tempo options. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
A stylish blend of the East and the West. This track features traditional japanese instruments like koto (playing the main melody) and shamisen in the background. Shakuhachi joins second time around. Tong Zi drums and other hand percussion instruments. The West is represented by the contemporary r'n'b groove and occasional electronic elements. Highly suitable for travel, journeys, holidays and vacations in exotic and far-away places. "Underscore" version omits all lead/high pitched instruments. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A mellow paced theme played on a Dawn Yueqin and ethnic Chinese flute. Evokes the soft, peaceful and beautiful landscapes of modern China. Perfect modern production which bridges the old historic China with the emergence of the new generation. Ideal for corporate, travel channel and drama. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
a contemporary percussion filled composition accompanied by a japanese picked metallic string instrument called a koto. It's weird but dancy touch would certainly be a righteous pick for any ethnic moving and dynamic footage. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
This solo instrument piece describes a journey throughout the country of China. This would work extremely well in a travel show as well as any media requiring a piece of asian background music. [Tempo: Slow / 93 BPM]
Ethnic instrumental music with flute and percussion. Percussive, haunting track with moments of cinematic tension, ethnic and ethereal ambiences blend with drums sounds, acoustic percussions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
A beautiful, serene, calming, hypnotic, spacious, delicate, ethereal, magical and thoughtful piece. Gentle plucked harmonics and lush orchestral strings. Trancey, tranquil, dreamy and repetitive. Would suit documentary / space / science / fantasy / travel / history / dramatic / cinematic projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
An expressive and very cinematic theme led by a chinese flute and gamelan, resulting in a strong asian/chinese/japanese cinema sound. Very heroic and emotive. Think The Last Samurai. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Asian ethnic soundtrack with a live Chinese instruments. Well suited for the documentary travel culinary programs and video background about Asia. Spa massage, meditation and relaxation too. Slow tempo. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
