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)"
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]
Intense and emotional pop ballad, reflective and dreamy, with intimate male vocals and synth. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Tensions rise as stoic piano and guitar build to a dramatic exposure of driving bass, urban drums and strings. Would work excellent on a film or TV show as a revelation of betrayal or selfish intent. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Electro-Ambient, Downtempo, Chill-Out grooves. Warm / Quirky / Pretty / Calm. [Tempo: Slow / 90 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]
Vocal pop-rock / singer-songwriter track from Jamestown Story. Unplugged acoustic style, with guitar and male vocal. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Low-key, laid back acoustic and vocals. Wanting to just share a moment with someone you love. Very intimate song, reflecting a live “around the campfire” style performance. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
Cool piano, marimba, bass, and drums in the style of American Beauty give a feeling of sophistication, drama, movement and determination. Energy builds to a tight ending and a reflective coda. [Tempo: Medium / 96 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]
Romantic Cinematic soundtrack with a melancholic, soft and warm sound. Emotional piano music with flute and orchestral strings great for films, trailers, love and romance videos and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 63 BPM]
Tender yet with growing excitement, this track exudes innocence and nurturing. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A powerful Folk song that deals with a father and son relationship. [Tempo: Slow / 80 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]
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]
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]
Melancholic, tender piano piece. Perhaps dearly held memories, nostalgia, or quiet reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A touching, delicate and beautiful track with piano. Performed on an old, restored upright piano, for a nicely nostalgic sound. Mellow / Fragile / Pretty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
A delicate and tender solo piano piece. Romantic, gentle. Great as mood music or for use with media. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Soundtrack to a 70’s movie. Female vocals, flute melody, acoustic guitars. Looking back at one’s life and realizing there is no way to change the past, so look to the future. Keywords: Memories, Past, Looking back. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Soaring, inspirational, uptempo country song about beating the odds. Male vocal. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Acoustic guitar ballad with relaxed and reflective mood. [Tempo: Slow / 101 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Melancholic / Fragile / Emotional / Sincere Music. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
A very melancholy and contemplative dramatic cue with a hint of romance underscoring anything from the nostalgic memory of a lost loved one to a somber walk in the park. Piano, strings, and bass. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
A song with a moderate tempo and luscious acoustic guitar and instrumental arrangements. A love song with a prominent male lead vocal with ascending piano melody lines in the chorus. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dramatic and dark solo piano composition. Tragic but beautiful music full of nostalgia and dramatism about the memories of the past, reminscence of lost loved ones. This emotional composition can greatly enhance dramatic trailers, films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 62 BPM]
Slow and sizzling traditional blues music with drums, bass, organ and electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Pretty and delicate solo piano. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
An emotive and catchy piano melody leads the way with a light string accompaniment. Somewhat dark and evolving, yet encouraging and progressive. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
Inspirational, emotional and reflective music track with a dreamy and ethereal feeling. Imaginative and creative composition with a sense of wonder. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Nice and easy acoustic guitar track, excellent for illustration, background etc. Also equally suitable for for grown-up and childrens TV. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Slightly dramatic piano track with optimistic parts and changes in tempo. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A mellow and reflective latin ballad with acoustic guitars. Very atmospheric, warm, tender. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
A soulful 6/8 ballad that has positive lyrics. It has a nice build to it with a key change going into the last chorus. Very feel-good lyric about letting down facades and being real. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A song about unrequited love. It has bitterness to it and builds up instrumental layers gradually. A catchy chorus that eventually leads into a climactic middle 8th. Instruments include violin, trombone, drums, piano and male and female vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A very slow and soothing jazz piece led by piano. Late night, piano bar, classy restaurant or jazz place. Relaxing, mellow, playful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 84 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]
A short, fluttering, melodic, orchestral piece, suitable for programme opening or closing, commercial, company intro sequence etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, dreamy Americana / Acoustica with a haunting, solemn, sound. Beautiful and introspective, melancholic and nostalgic. Acoustic guitar and an old upright piano with a very nostalgic sound. Available with or without vocal 'oooh' part. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A hopeful and somewhat reflective piano led ballad. Poignant and a little melancholy, this track would be great for projects with a reflective feel, along with romance, heartfelt productions and more. [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
A sincere, warm and close, guitar jazz/blues performed on two electric guitars. Emotional, expressive, reflective. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
An edgy, aggressive song that tackles the issue of conflicting views from father and son. The song has a quick tempo and is surrounded by lush sounding trombone, piano, violin and vocal harmonies. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Tension / Excitement / Mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Reconciliation, forgiveness and hope. All these emotions are present during this two minute track. Originally used during a scene in which a father visits the grave of his wife and son in a bid for atonement, the tracks hopefulness also lends well to scenes in which involve someone confessing, apologising or performing an act of kindness . With piano, electric guitars, and strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A melancholy yet heroic piece with piano, pulsing strings and drums. Supports a bruised feeling of determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 BPM]
Slow, emotional piano is joined by strings and brass for crescendo impact driving home the emotion of triumph. The cue finishes with a restatement of the main piano theme accompanied by woodwinds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Slow, emotional, blues-tinged rock track with a piano intro and plenty of lead guitar and a melancholic feel to it. Slowly builds in intensity as it progresses to it's climax. Reminiscent in parts of Jeff Beck, BB King and Neal Schon [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 50 BPM]
Relationship where one person is committing more than the other and questioning why the other person has more interest in someone else when he doesn't treat her nearly as well. Ballad with a strong hook and melodic chorus, and a string section on the bridge. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
A mellow, acoustic underscore with acoustic guitars and a rich, lush string section. Dreamy, a little wistful and ethereal. Thoughtful, insightful and reflective. Suitable for fantasy, drama, discovery and much more. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Piano music. A majestic and passionate piano duet, with a full string section entering at 1:19 creating a strong romantic and uplifting mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
A tender and emotive solo piano piece. Gentle and romantic, warm and true. Flowing and soft. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 62 BPM]
