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)"
A slow and melancholy track with piano, pads and subtle percussion. Introspective, thoughtful, searching. This composition has an Epic feel, but in a subtle, understated way. Very emotive, contemplative and poignant. [Tempo: Slow / 61 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 solo violin leads this short but poignant track, accompanied by strings, synths and light electronic percussion to create a reflective, romantic, relaxed & sensual mood. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Solemn underscore track for drama. Perhaps loss, death, sadness. A solo female voice over dark pads and subtle rhythms. Aftermath, or gloomy outlook. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Contemporary jazz tune recorded on trumpet, alto sax, piano, contrabass and drums. Very Powerfull with high energy improvisations. Acoustic, instrumental, groovy, modern music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Story of a person who recently lost their partner suddenly and without warning. Coping with the pain and the questions from friends and family, and questioning why this would happen to them. Down- to mid-tempo, big chorus, vocal harmony, string section. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Subdued and touching solo piano great for films. Sadness shrouded in intense beauty and heart broken bliss. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This track is comprised of piano, light rhodes and double bass. It is a beautiful depiction of any common dramatic scene. It shows both sad and happy tears throughout. For dramatic films, tv shows and other media needing a dramatic musical element. [Tempo: Slow / 80 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]
A reflective and emotive pop/rock music track, richly layered and with emotional depth. The track develops from a somewhat introspective, pensive opening part, hinting to the more passionate parts that follow. Melodic and sincere. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A short, poignant, emotive and melancholy track. Wistful / Regretful / Introspective. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
A short classical piece in the style of Bach. Very minimalist in nature. This track feels moody, somber, dark and haunting, and will fit many types of media. Emotional music that reaches into the unknown. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
Slightly dramatic piano track with optimistic parts and changes in tempo. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An assured and confident acoustic indie track with lively strings to stir the emotions. Great for scenes and videos of achievements, accomplishments and successes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
A piano-driven pop song about still loving someone after they've already left and moved on emotionally. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Underscore for drama, storytelling or reflective, contemplative media. Poignant / Introspective / Reflective / Regretful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A heartfelt acoustic rock ballad about being in love, feeling unworthy, and doing anything for someone. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Spacey dreamy emotional & hypnotically peaceful piano/strings track that just lets you float out into the stratosphere and melt on to a big fluffy cloud. Ethereal, serene, sombre & very beautiful. Forget your worries, forget gravity and calmly drift up into the night sky. Would suit mystery / science / space / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Touchy piano music accompanied by an orchestra. Romantic and kinda cheesy, with lots of love and devotion. The kind of love theme present in some seventies and eighties major motion pictures. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 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]
Solo Piano with Strings. This sad and reflective piece begins with solo piano playedwith soft classical feel. The song moves to a place where there is hope and healing. Cellos, violins and viola add to the listening experience, to provide a somber and emotional mood for video production. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
This is a dreamy and very positive solo piano improvisation with a feeling of waking up in the beautiful morning and seeing the sun shining from the window. Pleasant, sweet and warm composition. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ethereal modern Jazz, understated and mellow throughout featuring alto sax, piano, upright bass, congas and drums. The drums and percussion give it a world music flavor, a touch latin and african. Quiet nights, relaxing moods, thoughtful moments, peaceful and contemplative journeys. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
Dramatic, emotional and romantic solo piano piece that evokes the feelings of loss, reminiscence, love and romance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, jazzy electric piano chords with weeping saxophone solo. Painful, sorrowful, dark and regretful. Good for city night scene. Intrigue and unfolding stories. [Tempo: Slow / 59 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]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. After a pensive and mystical opening part, this track changes into a tense and active part. Excitement / Escape / Chase / Dramatic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Delicate, touching, fragile and beautiful piano composition, with subtle strings. Reflective / Emotive / Tender. Available also as a solo piano track, and with/without FX on the piano (prepared piano / straight piano). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
Beautiful, sad & melancholic modern orchestral track lead by soft, hypnotic piano chords. very sombre, moody, dramatic & moving & full of regret & sorrow. would suit romantic / history / drama / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Slightly dark & sinister electronic rock track with great atmosphere, forward drive & spacey textures. A mixture of synths, drum machines, acoustic drums, strings and guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
An upbeat folk song that deals with the issue of ‘missing a loved one’. A very catchy chorus with multi-layered male and female vocals. A driving rhythm culminating in a dynamic build up and explosion in the last chorus. Instruments include mandolin, trombone, drums, bass, violin, piano. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Alternative rock song in the style of Arcade Fire. Female vocals, clean guitars, bass and drums. Odd feel to the verses contribute to a unique indie track. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A downtempo / Ambient chill track with a sense of mystery and vast open landscapes. We would label this as "Nordic Ambient" with influence from Sigur Ros and from Scandinavian / Nordic dramas and landscapes. The bitty drum sounds give it a little bit of a retro / 1980's feel too. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Soundtrack-like music, that contains two different sections. A calm part with swelling strings and a second lively, positive part featuring gentle piano arpeggios. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Vocal ballad with piano and female vocals. Christian / religious lyrics. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
Emotional and touching cinematic music track featuring piano and full orchestral strings. Beautiful melodies with deep romantic feel great for films, love and romance videos, photo slideshows and documentaries. Tender, gentle, slightly melancholic and sentimental composition with a deep thoughtful harmonic background. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
This epic 9-minute long closing track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with a very low energy level. Just ocean waves and ambient noises. Slowly strings, ambient feedback, and reverse effects come in. Soon after acoustic guitar and heartfelt vocals come in. It progresses into the most epic full band rock ballad you've ever heard. It will work well with footage that is reflective, calm, tranquil, nature, ocean, waves, night, sleep, sailing, wings, dream, leaving home, hypnotic, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. Indie/ progressive rock along the lines of "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie". The lyrics are sung from a father's point of view. He is signing about his son leaving home, and how he should never feel alone, and that he will always be with him, inside his heart. However, the lyrics can also be interpreted in other ways, i.e. a lover telling his mate to not worry and that he/she will always be with them. For example, an army soldier telling his wife not to worry before he leaves for war. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
A melodic, emotive / emotional film soundtrack cue with a sense of closure, solution, finality. Perhaps the ending of a grand adventure or things settling into place. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A gentle love song with acoustic guitar and male vocal. Building slowly with synths, and bass guitar with a piano interlude. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Melodic, emotional film score music, highly suitable for drama, opening sequence or underscore during emotional, thoughtful scenes of sorrow or soul searching. Semi-orchestral, semi-electronic arrangement. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 93 BPM]
An inviting forest beckons, and majestic mountain views await. Using traditional acoustic instruments re-combined in a new setting, this track is a different and unique sound that could illustrate a fantasy world or a strange, exotic place. Acoustic guitar, bouzouki, Rhodes piano and bass. [Tempo: Slow / 84 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]
This is a minimal acoustic/piano tune with male vocals. The singer has lost someone he loves and is finally learning how to let her go. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
An emotive and melodic, cinematic piece for aspiration and achievement / hopes and dreams. Greatness and everyday heroes. Feel similar to Chariots of Fire by Vangelis. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Piano and strings based composition for film, TV, movies, drama, media. Neo-classical, with a sense of motion, strength, forward movement. Determined / Decisive. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
Somewhere between smooth jazz, acoustic pop, downtempo chill-out, this track has both a positive and a slightly melancholic feel. Jazzy chords combine with simple acoustic guitar melodies and a syncopated drum groove. Emotive and atmospheric. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 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]
A progressive and climactic rock track which builds from simple guitar notes into a grand and epic climax. Strong and packed with emotion, this track could be a great addition to projects looking for an emotional lift. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
