Here is our selection of light and quirky 'subtle comedy' royalty-free music tracks. This selection from our production music library features music with a goofy, oddball and whimsical sound - not so much 'in your face' but rather, a more sophisticated comical approach. These stock music tracks will go great with light comedy, sneaking around, candid camera, quirky scenes, animation and more. Royalty free music tracks to license and download in WAV and MP3.
With a bright & jaunty skip in the step, this mischievous romp pays homage to the golden age of whacky comedy film scores while still remaining ironic & contemporary sounding. The memorable hookline makes it a fun motif for radio & TV ads, cartoons, short films & games. Similar in style & sentiment to Elliot Simons’ ‘An Unfortunate Incident’, ‘Another Working Day’ and ‘A Midnight Symphony’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Positive, uplifting and fun music track with Ukulele, acoustic guitars, percussion, glockenspiel / bells, bass and drums with funny sound effects. Best for commercials and children's / family videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Traditional jazz, stride piano music. Happy and funny with a fast tempo. One minute of music, will be great for old movies scenes, commercials, and other projects. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
An upbeat, fun, modern folksy track featuring chimes, strings, piano, acoustic guitar, bass, and drums. A catchy melody, and an infectious beat make this perfect “good mood” music for your production. [Tempo: Medium / 138 BPM]
Like an old-school show theme on TV, this funky track has ‘70s wah-wah swag, coolness and is catchy. Your choice between guitar or whistle as carrying the melody, this track sits right in the pocket: bass, drums, congas, wah guitar and Wurlitzer electric piano. Awesome music for media needing a strong, thematic element in drama, travel, comedy, and urban settings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 74 BPM]
This is a cute, innocent track that tells a whimsical story in 30 seconds. Use it as an underscore for light stories with a touch of comedy , fantasy, or adventure. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A track reminiscent in sound and style to Lemony Snickett's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Danny Elfman. Strange and unusual sounding mandolin creates an ominous mood that is kept warm and friendly by other instruments including harp, bass guitar, stomping and clapping, celesta and strings. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A bouncy, happy-go-lucky music with a modern lo-fi feel. It skips and darts along with a touch of underlying melancholy, growing & expanding towards it’s inevitable conclusion. It’s unique quirkiness is similar in style to the Elliot Simons tracks, Dubweed and Squeezer. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
A happy and charming pop / beat track with a feelgood, optimistic sound. Innocent / Naive / Cute. Bouncy, joyful, care free. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A bright, upbeat and fun version of the French traditional melody, Chevaliers de la Table Ronde. Happy and excited, French sound with Accordeons etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Cool and jazzy piano over a clock-like ticking woodblock rhythm. Accompanied by pizzicato strings and upright bass. Reminiscent of "Peanuts" and Charlie Brown. Nice for time-related subjects, such as game shows and competitions, or corporate videos. In Version 2 happy flute closes the piece, ideal for emphasising an achievement. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Bombastic, grooving and lively, this music track is funky and fun with a pinch of New Orleans. Accordion, slide guitar and cornet play on the catchy and loose melody, while tuba, clavinet and drums whip up a solid grooving rhythm. The feel of this music is great for comedies, dramas, cooking, lifestyle and travel shows. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
A fun, swinging and happening, jazzy track with funny whistling, horns and piano parts. Upbeat, catchy and toe-tapping fun! (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A very warm, bright and heartening little music track, with an innocent, homey feel and a sense of friendship, hope and joy. Sweet / Simple / Heartening / Positive Music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Happy, Joyful and Uplifting track featuring Ukulele, Acoustic Guitars, Glockenspiel, Upbeat Drums, Piano and Bass. This Cheerful composition is suitable for commercials and advertising, YouTube videos, corporate presentations, marketing campaigns, crowdfunding videos, TV and radio, travel videos, kids videos, games, cartoons and many other media. [Tempo: Fast / 95 BPM]
A different and thought-provoking track that builds and builds throughout. With bell sounds, glockenspiel and marimba it has a friendly and slightly nu-folk feel. A very uplifting track that has driven guitars and whistling at the end. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Happy, easy going pop rock music track featuring cheerful glockenspiel and piano melodies, ukulele and hand claps. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 105 BPM]
A bright, light and joyful indie-pop music with a summer family party feel and a slight folk feel. Jovial, casual, easy-going and a bit quirky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A happy, excited and uplifiting indie folk song featuring vocals, whistles and ukelele that makes a fun and fresh piece. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Authentic opera music sung by a soprano. Could work just as well for a comedy scene. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A curious and quirky little track, with a sense of mockery and slight mischief. Arcane / Odd / Unusual. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This happy-go-lucky track features Ukulele and whistling. The track definitely has a bluegrass / country feel, but the ukulele and occasional ooh-ooh background vocals also gives the track a slightly tropical or hawaiian feel. This is a great track for easy living, fun and holidays, enjoying the simple things. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
Happy and upbeat music piece featuring ukulele, hand Claps, acoustic guitars, piano, glockenspiel, bass guitar and drums. Uplifting and Motivating composition great for commercials and adverts. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 119 BPM]
A light, slightly playful and whimsical track. Cute and innocent. Happy, but not too intense. Child-like curiosity. For life's quirky and cheeky moments. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
An upbeat and fun acoustic song with a nice melody and a joyful feel. With melodies coming from the piano, the ukelele, and more, this folksy arrangement is perfect for media looking for a happy, joyous, feel good soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 144 BPM]
A quirky, uplifting & playful song about young love set in an innocent 1980’s-type era of video tape & goldfish. This catchy, eccentric aria has a memorable chorus of singalong vocables & a backing track featuring synth, drums & layered acoustic & electric guitar. Performed by the popular singer Daisy, whose other Dream Valley Music tracks include ‘Falling’ and ‘Follow Me’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
This piano-based pop music track is bursting with excitement and joy. There’s a touch of “vacation” also with the marimba layering the piano melody. This upbeat track is pushed along by electric guitars, bass and drums. Perfect music for travel, vacation, undiscovered destination programming, also suitable for family and relationship dramas and comedies. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 152 BPM]
An innocent and upbeat track that has a hint of mystery and comedy to it. Harp, piano, pizzicato strings and unusual percussion come together to create a quirky mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Positive, fun and friendly composition featuring acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, piano, bass guitar and drums with hand claps. Inspiring and catchy composition great for commercials and adverts. [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
60's or 70's styled lounge music with a hint of 'elevator muzak' and a tongue in cheek attitude. Quirky and a bit cheesy, but cool. Bass guitar, organ, latin bossa nova percussion, subtle guitar licks and kitsch strings. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A happy-go-lucky, bouncy and colorful track that is also somewhat laid-back, with an optimistic, uncomplicated feel of the good life, fun times and the simple life. Acoustic guitar, Ukulele, whistling, xylophone and simple percussion with hand claps. A memorable tune that will have you whistling along, as you tap you foot. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Happy and carefree, bright and bouncy track touching on Nu-folk and Pop. Features ukulele, acoustic guitar, piano and bells, with a simple hand clap for rhythm section. Folksy, uncomplicated and joyful. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
A classic House of Mystery soundtrack with a quirky, bizarre, haunted or magical feel, in a grotesque mood and sound. Old musical box, carousel or fairground genre. Great for fairy tales, mystical tales, Halloween, magical mischief, or dark comedies. [Tempo: Medium / 156 BPM]
Positive, upbeat and motivational track with Ukulele, Acoustic/Electric Guitars, bass and drums. Catchy and exciting melodies create a perfect background for advertising. [Tempo: Fast / 93 BPM]
Fun, bright big band jazz with a slightly tropical or vacation feel. Great for family films, comedy and fun times! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A light-hearted and quirky track with lots of interesting percussion and clapping. Unusual sounding instruments mixed with fun and upbeat melodies creates a happy mood. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
This jazzy, small ensemble piece is great for inspiring comedic moments and images of that swanky, big city 1920’s / 1930's lifestyle. Its clarinets and horns swing on top of a rhythm section of piano, tuba and drums. Great music for comedy, dramedy, historical period pieces and dramas. Swinging / Easy / Ritzy Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
Passionate Latin music composition with authentic acoustic guitars, percussion, bass and drums. Great for films and videos, exotic dance, music for holiday and vacation, travel and fun. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Eccentric and comedic, this 20’s jazz ensemble piece conveys light-hearted hilarity with a bizarre touch. Woodwinds and horns interweave melodies on top of a trad-jazz rhythm section of tuba, banjo and tack piano. Great for nutty comedies, children’s shows, web tutorials and period pieces. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
A fun, bright, playful piece of vintage big band jazz. Funny and busy, this track is full of twists and turns. A retro vintage jazzy romp! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
A catchy and happy folk / country music featuring acoustic guitar rhythm and melodies, ukulele, percussion, bass and drums. Positive and optimistic composition great for commercials and adverts. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Cool jazzy tune with a strong sexy vibe. Inspired by 50s and 60s type of cool cat tracks. Great for teasing, sassy subjects and sensual stuff, kinda like The Pink Panther theme. Jazz, Cool, Retro, 50's / 60's, James Bond. [Tempo: Slow / 97 BPM]
A mysterious track creating magical atmosphere. Multilayer composition featuring a variety of sounds: orchestral parts, strings, big choirs and opera voices, jazz type of percussion with symphonic drums and various sounds effects. Perfect for black humor movies or animations, entertainment projects as well as Halloween productions. [Tempo: Medium / 139 BPM]
Energetic and happy music track with catchy and exciting melodies that bring joy and positive emotions to the listener. Featuring bells, glockenspiel, acoustic guitars, percussion, bass guitar and drums. Fun / Jovial / Natural / Playful. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Odd and quirky, strange, rhythmic, with world/ethnic percussion, glass tinklies, celeste, accordeon and strings. Like weird creatures, fun ideas, playful activity. Kids, children, funny animals, cute aliens or other beings. Nice 'oddball' novelty track. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Quirky pizzicato soundtrack piece with light xylophone, cheeky plucked violins and airy flutes. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
Upbeat and cheerful jazz music with whistling. Features a care-free whistled melody, accompanied by a playful, light jazz band. (Note: This track was originally titled 'Playful Jazz' but was retitled to 'Playful Sunday'). [Tempo: Medium / 147 BPM]
Tensions are mounting, and things are coming down to the wire. This track conveys the uncertainty of a very rural sounding chaos – brought out by a fiddle, played with fingerpicks and slide. Its supporting instruments include banjo, four-string guitar and kick drum. This is great track for dramatic or comedic tension. Tension / Plucked Fiddle / Odd. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Two different versions of the Happy Birthday To You song played on piano. An easy-going, cozy version, and a more lively, party like version. Each comes with or without Applause sound and with or without a Party Toot sound at the end of the tune. [ Note about the copyright situation of this composition: This composition is now in Public Domain in USA. It is in Public Domain in EU no later than 31 December 2016. You may only use this composition if it is Public Domain in your country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You ] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Bells and whistles play this up-tempo track’s catchy melody. It conveys a rush and urge for innocent adventure and discovery. Pushing the rhythm along are the acoustic guitars, synth, bass and drums. Great for adventure, travel, comedy, family and relationship dramas. [Tempo: Fast / 208 BPM]
