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.
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]
Peaceful, calm ambient track blending japanese instruments (koto, erhu, shakuhachi, percussion) with electronics. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Calm and positive music featuring traditional Japanese / Oriental instruments. Meditative and cultural. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 58 BPM]
A light, transparent and neutral, cinematic/orchestral piece with a very slight Eastern or Oriental feel. A sense of time passing, a story developing. Good for underscore / drama / film. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A reflective, fragile, warm and heartening piece for drama, film, tv and storytelling. Graceful and emotive, a piece suitable for stories on the human condition. [Tempo: Medium / 176 BPM]
The relaxing sounds of a Japanese zen garden with traditional instruments and some modern electronic elements for a fresh feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Peaceful traditional Chinese / Far Eastern / Oriental music with a lilting walt like quality. Bawu and Dizi carry the lead along with guzheng, gongs and Daiko to accompany. [Tempo: Slow / 54 BPM]
Calm and meditative Chinese music featuring Bawu (wind) and Pipa (strins) accompanied by Daikos and gongs. Music suitable for travel and culture. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Peaceful and meditative Japanese music featuring kok, shamisen and shakuhachi flute. Gongs create a very courtly and ceremonial atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Exotic, futuristic and atmospheric track made with various synths, percussion and erhu. Mystical and Eerie, with a sense of ancient history meets distant future. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A short, gentle, ambient piece, with mild chordal tension and a Japanese flair. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A gentle, ambient piece, with a hint of Japanese instrumentation and an overall relaxing feel. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
A relaxing and calm new age piece, with a clear and gentle female vocalist and a Japanese flair. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 53 BPM]
A short Japanese Koto piece, with a mysterious vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A short koto piece that captures the essence of Japanese musical improvisation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A calm and warm Japanese koto piece, with mild electronic synthesizer elements and a laid back, grooving drum beat. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
An intense Japanese drum groove, with a strong sense of urgency and danger. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
A dark and mysterious Japanese piece, with an intense and adventurous overall vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
An intense Japanese piece. Heavy, grooving percussion combines with traditional wind and string instruments to create a dark, adventurous, and dangerous overall vibe. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
Mysterious, foreboding, gradually building music track with Eastern influences. Mystical, uneasy, atmospherical music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]