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)"
An intriguing and dreamy royalty free piano track, somewhat mysterious and haunting. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
A time for reflection and truth - gentle, romantic and slightly wistful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Excerpt from Johann Sebastian Bach's - Magnificat. This instrumental version arranged & performed by Yuri Sazonoff and his orchestra. There are full orchestra or chamber orchestra versions. 100% live recording, no synths or samples. Various cuts and versions are available for your convenience. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Felix Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words, Book 3, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Mellow, Dreamy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A very light and positive track, but in a mellow and thoughtful way. Acoustic guitars, piano and light strings combine Folk / Acoustica with Ambient and Light Pop to create a friendly, woozy and cosy groove, with a slightly introspective mood. Good for thoughtful films and messages with that "human" touch. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A delightful, feathery, light orchestral cinematic music track featuring piano and flautando strings. Pretty, warm-hearted and touching. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
An uplifting, epic and inspirational music track made with warm cinematic piano, cinematic orchestra, breathy vocals and epic drums. The track's structure is based on a gradual rise (starts small and then evolves towards the main climax). Uplifting / Cinematic / Epic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A touching, delicate and elegant 'noir' solo piano piece. Delicately flowing, with a sense of warmth and melancholy, tenderness and reflection. We have this as a normal clean piano version, and as a 'dusty old nostalgic piano sound' version. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
An inspirational and uplifting music track. Emotive and poignant, creating a cinematic experience great for trailers, films and presentations of various types. Touching / Heartening music. [Tempo: Slow / 101 BPM]
A beautifully haunting, ambient track in the style The Dead Texan or Sigur Ros, featuring dreamy, hazy organ and vocal textures. Reflective, dreamy, heavenly, emotive. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A musical depiction of nature. Pastoral and peaceful, dynamic and rich in variety. Modest, optimistic and colourful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Thoughtful / Light / Contemplative / Quirky / Neutral Music, like time passing. Neo-classical, light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A chilled out, ambient track with electric piano, pads, strings and bitty drums. Warm and reflective, this track would be great for adding depth to projects looking for a subtle backing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Ambient and atmospheric cinematic music composition with an inspiring but slightly melancholic vibe, perfect for Sci-Fi, drama, movies and videos, motivational clips and more. Understated / Ethereal music / Subtle / Wonderment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Reflective Piano piece. Touching, Wistful, Graceful, Nostalgic. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A cinematic track of beauty, amazement and wonder. Sweeping and romantic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A soaring, touching and emotional orchestral / film score type track. Lush strings. Dignity, class, vital moments. Touching and heartening. Spiritual. [Tempo: Slow / 115 BPM]
Epic blockbuster type music track, with a powerful bottom end and valiant strings. This track starts slowly and then builds and increases gradually, until returning to the beginning with a sense of reflection. Emotive / Touching / Honorable Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An inspiring and heartfelt cinematic music track, featuring piano and several cellos combined, with a chamber orchestra in the background. Elegant, swaying, passionate and slowly building. Inspiring / Motivation / Epic Love Music. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
A stark and isolated piano melody flows through this track, and the intense drama builds to an epic climax. Huge layers of percussion, orchestra and electric guitar give this track a modern Hollywood sound. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Reflective Piano & Pads. Ambient, thoughtful, graceful. Pretty and sincere. Wonderment. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A rising, passionate Rock song about feeling love. Features guitar, bass, and drums. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
Reflective, introspective and emotional solo piano composition that evokes the feelings of sadness, reminiscence, love and regret. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
An ethereal, contemplative piano based theme that slowly introduces subtle synth pads and strings - Reflective / Ambient / Peaceful [Tempo: Very slow / 75 BPM]
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4, Op. 90. Movement IV. Saltarello. Presto. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
A powerful song that deals with a significant story about a sister. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A soaring, touching and emotional orchestral / film score type track. Full orchestra, growing to a crescendo / climax at 1 minute. Heartening, touching, emotional. Good for drama, personal stories, history and culture, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 55 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 71, No. 2: Sommeraften (Summer's Eve). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Rock country track about regret and acceptance. Twangy guitars, male vocals, modern drums, and keys. Introspective tune great for montages, as soundtrack or theme song, or just background music for vloggers. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An emotional soundtrack piece, with dramatic strings, cinematic drums, and delicate synths. Dramatic, Raw, Powerful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Rootsy and emotional solo acoustic steel string guitar. Great for love, romance, memories, longing, passion, reflection, rural, mother earth, travel, nature and much more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Western / Mexican style ballad. Shoot out at the OK Corrall! Twangy electric, Spanish guitars, church bell. Builds in stages over 3 choruses. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Emotional and cathartic film score music track with passionate piano overture evolve to an intense and moving theme. Synth and piano main theme with spatial beds on the background without rhythmic instruments. [Note: This music track contains some deliberate distortion. This is done for effect and is not an error or weakness with the file.] [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 105 BPM]
Woodsy, swampy, emotive and funky, this slow-burn rock music track sounds loose and spontaneous, featuring a great example of in-the-pocket guitar playing. Joining this 4-string acoustic guitar, is electric slide guitar, drums and claps. This is a great bed for rural/country life programs: dramas, lifestyle, docs, cooking music, vlogs, voiceover, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Soft, ambient guitar music. Understated and reflective, with a warm sound. An open aural landscape. Slightly mysterious. Room for thought and reflection. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mellow, but uplifting track with piano and subtle backing. Warm, reflective, hopeful and heartening. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A graceful, elegant neo-classical piece for storytelling and emotive content. A sense of movement, progress, motion. Timeless / Classic. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A grand musical theme with an inspirational, cinematic, spirited and hopeful feel. Inspiring / Beautiful / Cinematic / Rising music. [Tempo: Slow / 135 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Sweeping, exciting and uplifting with big culmination, suggestive of eternal love new beginnings, life success and achievement, or other celebratory moment of glory and accomplishment. Good for epic and love stories, sweeping landscapes or passages of time. Suitable for movie soundtrack, historic documentary, movie trailer and more. Exceptional value real orchestra and piano recording. Multiple edits of various moods and length are available for your convenience. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Meandering and reflective, gentle and still, calm and relaxing piano music with soft pads. Soothing, tender, touching and contemplative. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, No. 5: Erotik (Erotikon). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A developing, unfolding track that starts quietly and builds, builds, builds. A feeling of activity, awakening, springtime. Something stirring, growing, approaching. A great sense of amazement and wonderment. Piano, harp, strings and bells. [Tempo: Medium / 168 BPM]
Positive yet with substance, this pop/rock track has a big and appealing sound with a driving feel and a sense of momentum. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
In the Thomas Newman style, this track contains suggestion of African elements in a light , fresh contemporary urban presentation. Percussion driven, with piano and voices, this is pure underscore, with a consistent texture that will drive picture and is highly editable. A button ending is easily edited into a fade to picture. At home in drama or comedy, it adapts itself to the picture it is placed against, and is extremely versatile. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
A supremely tasty, classy, lush and delicate classic jazz track. Smooth as velvet, featuring all live instruments and orchestra, and a female vocal towards the end of the track. Classic big band jazz ensemble with orchestra. Stick around to hear the short vocal part around the 3 minute mark - it'll be worth it. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
An easy going pop/rock with a bass guitar introduction that leads into intertwined, twangy guitars and steady drums. A little bit country sounding, a little bit rock sounding, this track could provide great backing to many projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 111 BPM]
A melancholy, inquisitive piece featuring electric piano and slow strings. Perfect for setting a sad, dramatic, or inquisitive mood. Contemplative, introspective and reflective. Also good for mysteries, true crime, and background music for developing a thoughtful mood. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A mysterious and deep cinematic track featuring piano, synthesizers, atmospheric pads, guitars, bass guitar and percussion. Great for trailers, drama, movies and documentaries. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
A beautiful uplifting track with piano lines, orchestral strings, guitars in the background. Starts warm and romantic, gets more dynamic and motivating at 0:40. [Tempo: Medium / 189 BPM]
