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 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 beautiful and emotive piece. Has a quite solemn and melancholy vibe to it. Makes you delve into your memory banks. Slightly reminiscent of coldplay style tracks. Contains piano arpeggios, piano melodies and orchestral swells. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
A slow and beautiful Folk song about a child's journey through life. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Bluesy, slowly shimmering emotive guitar track that gradually builds and builds from cool and soothing to fever pitch intensity. At this point waves of distorted rhythm guitars come crashing in soaring lead guitar takes over. Think in the rough area of Beck, Satriani, Lukather [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Neo classical piano with subtle pads; somewhat sad / final. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
A very romantic, soft and caressing, gentle piano piece. Hopeful, melancholic, introspective, loving. Good for a tender film scene, commercial or as romantic mood music. [Tempo: Very slow / 63 BPM]
Acoustic guitars create dissonance, sadness, introspective and mood altering emotions turning to positive and hopeful feelings. Flute , violins , cellos, violas, and help color the musical palette and melodies soar throughout dramatic underscore for film and TV. [Tempo: Slow / 121 BPM]
Soft and delicate solo piano music. Repetitive and fluid, with a odd dreamy vibe. Piano, Classical, Neo-Classical, Drama. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Nostalgic and tender music track with acoustic piano, mellotron flutes and subtle strings. Melancholic and with a fragile beauty. Personal, intimate, perhaps daydreaming. Love / Dreamy / Summer Music. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A chill, folk music sequence perfect for scenes of content resolution. Possesses a positive music flavor that suggests the continuation or ending of a story. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Mysterious, dark and ethereal cinematic track with pianos, dreamy pads and sound effects create a mystical atmosphere. Good for movies, documentaries and more. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Mozart Fantasy in D Minor (arr D Lukyanov). Solo piano music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Dark and sombre background music based on strings and piano. Very cinematic piece suitable for any dark, ominous drama or fiction. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Introspective and thoughtful ballad with grand piano and acoustic guitar. Poignant, reflective. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A happy, joyful orchestral soundtrack piece in a "big sky" style. Great open landscapes, new adventures, exciting and uplifting. Classic movie soundtrack style, highly suitable for movie production, western film or family adventure. Bright, promising, a positive outlook and grand new discoveries. [Tempo: Fast / 148 BPM]
A lone piano begins a lament, soon joined by distant choirs and a sedentary drum beat. Then emotive strings swell and bring more colour. In the outro section a searing guitar solo says it's final piece. Contains piano, strings, choirs, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
This is a tender piece of solo piano music that is perfect for "pulling on the heart strings." Good for drama, romance, retrospectives and and all scenes aiming to gently touch the audience's hearts. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
Very slow and soft piano track. Easy listening and quiet this music will be great for ambient music, cinematic and documentary projects. Good music for dramatic, familiar, tender situations [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, dreamy Americana / Acoustica with a reflective, introspective feel. Peaceful and poignant, melancholic and nostalgic. Acoustic guitar and an old upright piano with a very nostalgic sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
An energetic, uplifting dramatic track with piano, synths, bass, and percussion, reminiscent of the American Beauty soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Pretty and delicate solo piano. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Country ballad about missing a lover who has died. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 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 mysterious & atmospheric passage featuring a solo flute, strings, celeste and glockenspiel. Used to create a sense of unease underneath a monologue. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
A building and uplifting song about expressing supressed feelings. Featuring acoustic guitar, organ, and male vocal, later joined by bass guitar and percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Mellow and melancholic, loving and tender melody with soft soprano saxophone, piano and harp. Delicate, touching, highly suitable for use in drama, personal reflection, story telling. Nostalgic, beautiful, caring. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Slowly building - this track represents a leap into the unknown, breaking free from restraints. This track expresses love and bravery. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A heartfelt acoustic rock ballad breakup song about loneliness and regret. [Tempo: Slow / 158 BPM]
Tender yet with growing excitement, this track exudes innocence and nurturing. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Emotional and heartfelt, short piano piece. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 73 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]
A solemn female vocal with subtle drones, ethnic percussion and flute. Middle Eastern, North African, Palestinian or other world/ethnic content. Ominous, foreboding. Sorrow, loss, pain or anguish. Builds in intensity after about 01:45. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Warm, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, subtle piano, cello. Loving, emotional, caring. Good for romance, wedding, romantic drama, personal stories / reflection and more. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A pretty and reflective, mellow and graceful composition for piano and strings. Poetic, lyrical, tender. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 58 BPM]
Folk / Americana with a nostalgic sound, featuring acoustic guitar, piano and textural pads. Waltz rhythm. Sensitive and melancholic, with a calm beauty. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 159 BPM]
A mournful and solemn, but also hopeful and inspirational dramatic underscore track. Starts with cello and gradually builds with acoustic guitar strumming and drums. Sad, but comforting and soothing. Dreamy, inspirational, aspirational. Good for commercials, drama/film and more. ('Pleureuse' is French and translates to 'mourner'). [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
Romantic easy listening. Airy and spacious with piano & textures. Calm, dreamy, meditative. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
A very slow downtempo lounge track. Muted, low-fi drums with wistful bass, pads and piano melodies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 79 BPM]
A thoughtful, reflective and introspective solo piano track. Wistful and mellow, gentle and caring. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A solemn and heartfelt underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Fragile, tender, emotional. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Acoustic rock, alternative rock with vocals. About the death of someone close. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
An acoustic rock song about unity and togetherness. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
Calm, still, beautiful. Piano, strings, acoustic guitar in a blissful harmony. Touching, delicate and heartwarming. Innocent / Sincere / Wistful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
Slow and mellow French music / Parisian music style ballad with accordion over lush strings, pads and keyboards. Streets of Paris, French culture, also suitable for other European cities and European heritage. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 61 BPM]
A very positive, happy, guitar driven, contemporary pop/rock track with a universally appealing and highly commercial sound. Excellent for daytime TV, home and leisure, holiday, grown-up, teen and young adult programming and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
This is a mellow cinematic track with layered guitar parts accompanied by live Cello sound. Will fit best as a soundtrack for films and videos. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
A melancholic and moving drama piece for strings and piano with an American folk feeling to it. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
A nostalgic piano track with a touching melody and chord progression. A simple piano-only arrangement. For scenes of nature, love or heartbreak, memory of a loved one, reflection etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 94 BPM]
Modern and edgy rock track with a similar sound to bands like Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters etc. Strong and confident sound with crunchy guitars and raw sounding drums. Heavy but not over-powering, strong but not dominant. Great for projects looking for a modern sound. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Acoustic/Electric, light rock with emotive melodies and a melancholic, emotive mood. Heartfelt / Sincere / Hopeful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
