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)"
Solo piano piece recorded live on an old, upright piano. Warm, slow and relaxing. Good for Film / Drama and more. Heartening / Comforting / Soothing / Mellow. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A fragile, melancholic solo piano piece, recorded live on an old, upright piano with a nice, nostalgic sound. Poignant and emotive.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]A nice and mellow acoustic guitar track. Folky and earthy, nice as a background for travel, culture and more. [Tempo: Slow / 129 BPM]
Simple, beautiful, hypnotic, peaceful, atmospheric & dreamy piano & strings piece with a nostalgic, thoughtful, melancholic air to it. Slow, tranquil, serene and ethereal. Care free, sedate, somber music to drift away to. [Tempo: Slow / 118 BPM]
Touching and nostalgic, warm and tender piano piece. Fragile and delicately flowing. Neo-classical / Ambient piano work for reflection, contemplation and love / intimacy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Inspirational, emotional and reflective music track with a dreamy and ethereal feeling. Imaginative and creative composition with a sense of wonder. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
A mix of orchestral and electronic elements creates a beautiful tension. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 92 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]
An Americana / Acoustica track of two halves. The first half is very understated and thoughtful, whilst the second half is a little more lively and has a richer arrangement. Homey, reflective and warm. [Note: We have deliberately let some imperfections, such as sounds of fingers on strings and slight movements on the guitar case, in this recording. This is done for effect, and is not an error or weakness with the file or recording process]. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Piano solo, slow theme. Mellow, peaceful, easy, romantic, perhaps wistful or nostalgic. [Tempo: Very slow / 72 BPM]
Acoustic driven alternative/pop song by Jamestown Story about having relationship troubles. Song starts off acoustic, with a full band coming in halfway through. Male vocals and group vocals. Also available in an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
A mixture of emotions can be felt during this track; wonderment, hope, enchantment, fantasy and reflection. The natural space created by the music make it accommodating to a variety of scenes such as big landscape shots, montages and scenes with dialogue. Instruments include piano, strings, horns and synths. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A melancholy piano waltz that leads into a happier and more hopeful middle section. A romantic, bittersweet and refined sounding background track. [Tempo: Slow / 160 BPM]
Semi-orchestral track with accordeon melody. European, Balkan or Gypsy feel. Mid- to up-tempo, waltz rhythm. Good for drama, travel and adventure, exploration, holiday, film score and more. Can also be a jewish / Israel track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A gentle, yet evocative and uplifting music track featuring piano, electric guitar, bells, synth and strings. Perfect as music for a creating a sense of growth and renewal. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
The famous grand piano piece, "Fur Elise" (for Elise) by Beethoven. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A determined, rhythmic, neo classical / film soundtrack for drama and storytelling. Dark and pensive, with a sense of building tension, perhaps building up to conflict or trouble. The rhythm is a slow march, and the music builds up slowly, with a sense of mystery, the pressure building. [Tempo: Slow / 104 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]
Tender solo piano piece. Reflective and gentle, with softly romantic and a slightly wistful feel. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
A light, loving indie-pop song about picturing the future. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 114 BPM]
Vocal Soul / R&B / Blues ballad with female vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 63 BPM]
Edgy song about coping with the vices and the stresses of modern life. [Tempo: Fast / 129 BPM]
Dark and atmospheric ambient chill, filtered and distorted beats with harsh synth slices and spacious pads, low sub bass, weird time signature, futuristic, sci-fi, science and technology, would also work for contemporary erotic scenes [Tempo: Very slow / 35 BPM]
A slow and melancholic guitar ballad. Slight blues music feel. Introspective, thoughtful, reflective. music Warm and caring. Love / Nostalgia / Missing / Lost / Touching. Grows more emotional, passionate as the song progresses. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 64 BPM]
An inspirational and powerful cinematic piece. The track builds from a simple string arpeggio to an emotional epic brass motif, incorporating other orchestral and electonic elements. Amazement / Wonderment. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
A very slow and gentle acoustic guitar track. Graceful and tasteful, with warm acoustic strings over lush acoustic washes. Heartwarming and comforting, mellow and relaxing. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Dark and desolate film underscore. Haunting / Mournful. Quirky and unique sound design with acoustic piano and strange synthesizers. Otherwordly / Poignant / Fragile / Dark. Think Donnie Darko. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A sweet, gentle and tender track featuring quiet piano and string quartet that will work for scenes of understanding and empathy. A Solo Piano version is also available. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Don't let the rather slow intro-part mislead you, this is an intense, high energy, hard rock track with a dark side. We have a vocal version as well as various length instrumental versions and 5 flash music loops. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
A relaxing and gentle vocal new age piece. The clear and warmly harmonized female vocalist glides steadily over grooving percussion and string tracks. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
An inspiring and uplifting royalty free music track with a haunting melody. The track opens with a guitar solo over some piano notes and gradually builds to a full orchestral track. The main part has a large sound with big drums and full orchestra. Emotive, touching, reflective, with a sense of new hope / wonderment. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
An ambient, calm, almost still track featuring clean electric guitar and soft pads. Reflective, thoughtful and introspective. Useful for many types of media, including drama or personal stories, natural vistas and underwater visuals, space or earth imagery, or even as soft background music just for listening. Has a calming stillness, combined with reflection and afterthought. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Starting small with a sense of isolation and tension, the drama gradually intensifies, ending with an epic final note. A modern combination of piano, guitar, synths, percussion and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A very positive, fresh and joyful pop/rock track. Acoustic and electric guitars, drums and bass. Melodic, sincere. Good times, happy days. Great for young drama, youth / college material, young adults, friendship and family ties, Feelgood, optimistic soft-rock. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A positive and light pop rock track with a driven feel that maintains a sense of purpose and movement but doesn't get too heavy or overpowering. With a wide and general appeal, this track would be great with many different projects. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A warm ambience music track that sounds like sunlight. Slow, relaxation and thoughtful music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
Fast, high energy, adrenaline-fueled rock music with great driven, motivating, forward momentum. Big guitars mix with pounding drums, synths , strings & soaring lead guitar lines to make music for action / extreme sports or thriller type projects. White knuckle ride. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
A warm and hopeful Ambient Pop / Cinematic Pop music track with a transparent, sparse production, and with a snug, heartening flow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A melody of spacious strings & soprano voice quickly descend into darkness & mystery. Fantasy, sci-fi, adventure. Perhaps magic or mysterious intrigues. Amazement, wonderment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An epic romantic theme with full symphony orchestra and solo violin, underscoring anything from a King's secret love affair to a bittersweet farewell in ancient Rome. The authentic ancient feel makes this cue perfect for period and Bible films. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
An emotive and cinematic piano led track, with warm strings, subtle percussion and a quiet drone. Evocative and somewhat melancholy, this track would be great for adding an emotional edge. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Frederic Chopin Preludes Op. 28, Prelude No. 2: Lento in A minor, C.167. Classical music performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by concert pianist Želimir Panić. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Melancholic, tender piano piece. Perhaps dearly held memories, nostalgia, or quiet reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A warm, fragile and melancholic piano piece. Recorded live on an old, upright piano with a nostalgic sound. Good for Film / Drama and more. Introspective / Reflective / Dreamy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Urgent and dramatic action cue, suitable for chase or battle scene, military conflict, combat sports, action movie trailer or other high impact footage. Live orchestra combined with sampled percussion and fast congas patterns creates a sense of desperate urgency and struggle. Chaos and destruction. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Understated and delicate acoustic guitar ballad. Very mellow and pretty. Pastoral and relaxing like a warm, gentle sea breeze. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Warm, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, subtle piano, cello. Loving, emotional, caring. Good for romance, wedding, romantic drama, personal stories / reflection and more. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A stirring emotional track with a solo piano opening that builds into an epic motivational theme with hopeful strings and dramatic percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
Tender and classy, slow and loving, acoustic jazz. Touching, melancholic, delicate and beautiful. Upright bass and acoustic piano. [Tempo: Very slow / 57 BPM]
This piece is subtle, quietly yearning and contains a beautiful tension. This tension could easily be an inner drama of the mind wrestling with dark emotions. Instruments include: piano, Chinese Kim, marimba, pizzicato strings, bass, synth pads, drums and soft percussion. Excellent for commercials, travel and drama/comedy based themes, as well as for mystery and intrigue, analysis and data gathering, puzzle / crime solving and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 142 BPM]
