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)"
Deep and meaningful Cinematic composition with emotional piano melodies and harmonies, accompanied by orchestral strings and heavenly pad sound from the middle of the track. Passionate and heartfelt music for films, trailers, TV and documentaries. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 58 BPM]
Slow spacey rocker. starts slow and sleazy and gains in intensity And emotion as it progresses. Lots of cool guitar licks and lush sounds. Think Jeff Beck meets satriani at Steve Lukather's barbecue. Contains guitars, bass , drums and keyboards. [Tempo: Slow / 117 BPM]
Piano, strings, and guitar portray a lonesome and expansive landscape and seeking warmth in the cold. Would work great for a scene involving snow. Paints a picture of someone going through the motions but unsure of the next step. [Tempo: Slow / 129 BPM]
Mid-tempo vocal pop / R&B track. Some ballad like elements, but not really a slow ballad. Electronic drums and synthesizers, male vocal with occasional additional female vocals. [Tempo: Slow / 113 BPM]
A mellow, reflective and haunting acoustic music track, with elements of Americana and ambient music. Dreamy, textured, atmospheric, based on acoustic guitars with ethereal arrangement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Melancholic / Nostalgic / Sad / Reflective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dignified, soft, proud and reflective cinematic piece. Emotional, soaring, and patriotic in a thoughtful, solemn way. Honor, dignity and reflection. [Tempo: Very slow / 96 BPM]
Acoustic piano track with a dramatic and mysterious mood. With large room reverb this music is suitable for documentary, cinematic projects. Reflective, soft, sensitive music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A melancholy, emotive and reflective soft-rock / light rock music track. Melodic, emotional, heartfelt music. Slightly bluesy mood. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A mellow, melancholic and dreamy music ballad track lead by female vocal, piano and acoustic guitar. (Also available in an Instrumental version). Big thunderous drums lift up the chorus for an almost epic, yet emotional feel. Floating ambient synths fill out the track and add a dreamy quality. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
This is a film soundtrack with a melancholic vibe. Lonely and sad cello melodies accompanied by emotional piano parts and contemporary delayed drum loop. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Deep and Emotional piano track full of drama and tragedy. Listening to this track brings to imagination the images of lost love, old memories, loneliness, pain, sorrow and sadness. Performed live on Grand piano and suitable for films, documentaries, films and videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Slow / Sad / Melancholic. Poignant and Emotive. Touching and Personal. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A warm and reflective piece performed on clean electric jazz guitar. Elements of jazz, pop ballad and blues. A poignant, thoughtful, nostalgic, emotional and comforting track, highly suitable for film and media. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Dreamy, film like peace with a melancholy feel to it. Manipulated voices, hazy, dreamy, longing soundscapes. Melancholic / Emotional / Travel Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A hauntingly beautiful solo piano piece for scenes of lost love, sorrow, loneliness, funerals and other tragedies. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
Electronica / Experimental / Reflectional Music. This reflectional piece is made up of acoustic and synthesized instruments giving it an unusual tone. However, it successfully creates the reflectional feeling. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
"How did this happen? Things weren't supposed to feel this way." Piano and acoustic bass sets a sophisticated tone, while the clarinet and guitar whispers "what happens now?" Uncertainty, and an air of mystery and sadness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 125 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Melancholy / Introspective / Searching Music. More hopeful second half. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A melancholic and solemn underscore for film / drama. Introspective / questioning / searching. Piano and strings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A sad but hopeful piano is accompanied by strings and marimba. In the style of Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo) but with a modern twist. An urban beat comes in later to give a sense of momentum, and big percussion builds the intensity. Perfect for a documentary about the streets, or a scene pondering the outcomes of tough decisions, reflecting on decisions made. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 129 BPM]
Gentle piano plays a song-like melody and dances over strings, pads and a light percussion. Builds to a march like feel and nice solid ending. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
A slowly developing film underscore track; piano, orchestra, solo violin. Later, soft clarinet lead. Pensive / apprehensive / questioning mood, slowly passing of time. Story telling, mystery, drama, gradually developing plot. [Tempo: Slow / 53 BPM]
A hazey, somewhat melancholy Americana / Acoustic music track with a dreamy, slightly dark feel. Has an almost earthy sound. Available with or without a drum beat that joins in towards the end. Can work well as music for storytelling, drama and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal pads. Reflective, dreamy, melancholic and hazey. Available with or without 'oooh' type vocal. Good for film / drama, personal and touching stories, and poignant footage, perhaps something to do with humanity and the human condition. Imperfect, human, solemn. The piano part is performed on an old upright piano for a nice and nostalgic sound, and the vocal is deliberately unpolished. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Minor piano melody with backing strings resolves into an uplifting end. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Acoustic royalty free piano music with a tender and determined mood. With large room sound and repetitive motif this sensitive music will fit for background music, cinematic, documentary, dramatic projects [Tempo: Medium / 65 BPM]
An emotional solo piano composition with a moody, peaceful and lonely feel. Serious and dark film score performed on a grand piano. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Contemplation / Uncertainty / Longing / Remembrance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A grand, cinematic, sweeping Fantasy track blending elements of ambient music, new age, progressive rock and orchestral, movie style music. Emotional / emotive. Amazement / wonderment. Amazing discoveries, grand adventures. Also carries a sense of melancholy / nostalgia. Many different parts throughout with varied melodic and rhythmic parts, some with a slightly Celtic feel. Somewhat similar to classic rock legends, Yes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Solo piano music. Good for reflective, defeated, sad situations. Serene, calm acoustic track. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Soft music track recorded on piano, clarinet and strings. Nice for sensitive and delicate situations. This slow and warm music will fit well in drama, personal stories and cinematic projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Sombre Americana / Folk featuring acoustic guitar, piano and subtle strings. Haunting, thoughtful, solemn. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Emotional, dramatic and tragic cinematic solo Piano composition. Beautiful harmonies and melodies full of nostalgia and drama evoking the feelings of coldness, reminiscence of long lost love. Great for dramatic trailers, films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Reflective and solemn underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Heartfelt, fragile, sore. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A soaring, melancholic/nostalgic theme. Dark, but with an inner force, perhaps a glorious past or a tremendous sacrifice. Patriotic, honorable and sombre. [Tempo: Very slow / 60 BPM]
Vocal soul ballad, with piano and female vocal. [Tempo: Medium / 72 BPM]
Chilling acoustic rock track with male vocals about a unhinged breakup. Could be used in a relationship drama series. Girl walking from deranged situation on a dirt road. Guy sitting in a log cabin with a rocks glass of whiskey. Dreary and sad intro. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Soft and peaceful music with guitar, solo violin and harmonica in American style. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Melodic rock in the vein of Nickelback, Soundgarden, Tool, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, etc. Live three-piece rock band. Available both as a vocal version and as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Urban hip-hop with an edgy feel. Downtempo, funky synth riff joined by hiphop style drum beats and midway through a jazzed-up funky muted trumpet solo. Infectious and groovy. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Sad / grief / melancholic / nostalgia. [Tempo: Very slow / 57 BPM]
Warm choir with piano and strings pay penance for a wrongdoing. Understated power underneath the soft pattering of piano, feels like the end credits song to an epic story - soft and soothing, as if a painful event has passed and now is the time for healing. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Solo piano. Minimalist light intrigue, with heart. Lots of space for dialogue. Repeated figures are easily edited to length. Two versions in different lengths and pacing. Good for soap opera, drama, TV, romance [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A solo piano song that is reflective, nostalgic, pretty, classy, thoughtful, instrospective, romantic and tender. Very new age piano sound. Perfect for underscore in dramatic scenes or to set up a reflective mood. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Simple and slow minor song about feeling empty. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Piano music. Inspired by the sound of Thomas Newman - soothing and loving, evoking and beautiful. Magical and inspiring, the beauty of the piece remains consistent throughout, creating a touching and warm mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Intense, atmospheric, melodic rock track with lead guitar acting as lead vocal. Slightly reminiscent of Satriani. Riff-laden & determined but with catchy guitar hooks in the choruses. Full of vibe & surprises. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A sad and melancholic song about fear that has conquered one's mind and prevented them from reaching their full potential. Mood enhancing nylon guitars, clean electric guitars, slow electronic r&B drums and an uneasy sounding voice with a sad but beautiful melody. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
Piano, Soundtrack, Pensive, Indie Drama Music. Delicate yet disturbed solo piano piece, with some dreamy textural elements. Dramatic and self-contained, personal and intimate suffering. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
