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)"
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]
This track is a bit hard to categorize. It's a very emotional and melodic piece based on a string section, bells and electronic percussion. The purposefully staccato electronic sounding drums interact with the tender and expressive string section to create a unique and captivating sonic imagery. The composition itself is a bittersweet, loving but also sorrowful aria. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Piano, Classical, Neo-Classical, Drama. Soft and introspective solo piano music. Deep relaxed atmosphere, with an European vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A cinematic and moody piano piece, in a similar style to Thomas Newman. Open and poignant, this track is packed with emotion and will add an extra dimension to projects looking for a thoughtful and reflective feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Acoustic Jazz ensemble with Spanish influenced chords and melody. Romantic, melancholy, passionate and dreamy featuring piano, flute, upright bass and drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
Introspective piano instrumental. Sparse notes over a soft strings and synth bed. Portrait of loneliness or melancholia. Empty and pensive, yet hopeful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Tender yet with growing excitement, this track exudes innocence and nurturing. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Subdued and touching solo piano great for films. Sadness shrouded in intense beauty and heart broken bliss. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 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]
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]
An experimental post-rock, cinematic underscore cue. Based around a delayed guitar arpeggio, synth pad melodies, some modern dance risers and pulsing kick drum pushes the end of this cue into a modern vibe. The Vibe is a dark, mysterious, and flowing at the beginning, with a big pushing pulse towards the end. Also available without the kick drum. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
About a person who wants to be in a relationship but is not having any luck. An endless search for love. Ballad, acoustic, intimate, personal. [Tempo: Slow / 60 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]
A modern indie/alternative rock song with layered production that lyrically reflects on leaving home for the first time. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
An acoustic rock song about unity and togetherness. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
An intense epic action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine, with a riveting climax. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Fast / 155 BPM]
Movie and TV underscore. A dark and gentle melancholy theme with slight moments of hope. Piano arpeggios, beautiful melody on cello with subtle electronic percussion and synth pad. A haunting, tender and dreamy soundtrack for contemporary film. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
A beautiful solo piano ballad. Tender, understated, poignant, perhaps regretful or vulnerable music track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
Lonely and exhausted - a feeling of hopelessness in the face of an unending challenge. But, will there be a breakthrough? [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A lone piano begins a lament, soon joined by distant choirs and a sedentary drum beat. Then emotive strings swell and bring more colour. In the outro section a searing guitar solo says it's final piece. Contains piano, strings, choirs, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
A song with a moderate tempo and luscious acoustic guitar and violin arrangement. A love song with prominent male and female vocals including a piano solo. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A chill, folk music sequence perfect for scenes of content resolution. Possesses a positive music flavor that suggests the continuation or ending of a story. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Melancolic, reflective and calming piano melody. Slightly serious mood. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Country ballad about missing a lover who has died. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Electronica/Motivational. An interesting arrangement of instruments/textures makes this piece have that special feeling. Strange and unusual production combined with a light, pleasant melody. Good for commercials and presentations. (Note: some sound elements are deliberately distorted for mood/effect - this is not a problem with the file.) [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
Calm, reflective and mellow, solo piano piece. Classical-romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 60 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]
A warm, sensual and windswept, late-night, big band jazz piece. Saxophone, piano and string sections, jazzy drums. Swaying, intriguing, inviting, yet with a dark side. Very smooth and emotional. [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
A gentle love song with soft picked acoustic guitar and male vocal. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A sincere, warm and close, guitar jazz/blues performed on two electric guitars. Emotional, expressive, reflective. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 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]
A reflective piece lead by a restrained piano with hints of both happiness and sorrow, all combined to produce a nostalgic mood. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Calm and melodic piece with accompanying classical guitar and oboe playing melody. The arrangement is sparse but later also strings enter. Finally the classical guitars finish the piece with gentle melodies. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A purposeful and driving pop/rock track with layered guitars, driving bass and pounding drums. Upbeat and uplifting, this track has a strong motivational feel, which could enhance many projects. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Thoughtful / Mysterious / Slow Paced. Brief Encounter is ideally suited for a "serious" but thoughtful project. It includes a sense of mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 49 BPM]
Piano led pop ballad, lyrics about lost love, relationships, Features piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, synths. Available in a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A mournful and solemn, but also hopeful and inspirational dramatic underscore track. Starts with cello and gradually builds with acoustic guitar strumming and drums. Sad, but comforting and soothing. Dreamy, inspirational, aspirational. Good for commercials, drama/film and more. ('Pleureuse' is French and translates to 'mourner'). [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
A set of 6 minimalistic cinematic strings pieces made to function as underscore, background music for drama and storytelling. Each of the 6 cues (parts) share the same sound, but with different chords and hints of melodies, each carrying different moods and emotions. Use at low volume during film scenes, to stay back and create an emotion or mood, without being noticed too much. The sound used is a combination of acoustic strings and synth strings, like much of cinematic / TV drama / film score music uses. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Upbeat easy listening. Constant motion, twangy acoustic guitars. Positive, flowing and energetic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
Atmospheric and emotional track featuring soothing piano, electric guitar and synth. Mellow, spacious and magical sound to create emotive mood. (Note: This track contains deliberate 'static' sound - this is done for effect, and is not an error with the file). [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Bluesy, slowly shimmering emotive guitar track that gradually builds and builds from cool and soothing to fever pitch intensity. At this point waves of distorted rhythm guitars come crashing in soaring lead guitar takes over. Think in the rough area of Beck, Satriani, Lukather [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Vocal ballad with piano and female vocals. Christian / religious lyrics. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
An ambient rock track that uses intertwined guitar parts to build from a quiet beginning into a strong and emotive climax. Progressive and passionate, this track would be great for projects looking for that emotional edge. [Tempo: Slow / 74 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]
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]
Symphonic electronica. Epic, huge, sci-fi feel. New discoveries, amazing visions... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Sad and melancholic song. Toughing and honest. Dark and beauty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Beginning with a light and pretty piano motif and gradually building while increasing in darkness and dissonance with ambient strings and choir. Great for film scores, mystery, tragedy and heartbreak. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Vocal Pop / R&B crossover track, male vocals. RnB / Hip-Hop style drums, catchy chorus, male vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
A classy, delicate and tasteful piano track. Somewhat wistful and reflective, but not really sad - this elegant piece projects reflection and contemplation. Available with or without ambient pads added to the piano. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
