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.
A procession of fire eaters, freaks and magicians mixed with the monochrome charm of a 1950's science fiction B movie. Mysterious, beautiful & grotesque in equal measures with just a pinch of ironic humour. A great Halloween track. There are two different mixes available: Version A has a "bubbly magic" sound which is not included in Version B. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A very different and charming little piece. Nice vocal hook. Skewed off-center, leftfield, different, understated and laidback. Great as a feelgood track for advertising or as an intro / title theme. Available in various versions / instrumentations. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A short (30 seconds) track starts with a real 'undercover spy / detective' funky sound and then finishes off with a melodic fun theme. The alternative '20-secs' version drops the melodic theme towards the end. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Cool and swingin' jazz tune, great as a retro childrens music track. Mellow and cheecky trumpet lick, strolling jazz rhythm and playful piano tinkles. This one's got plenty of attitude, but is still nicely laidback and fun. The live trumpet performance gives it a nice human touch and character. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Cheeky and strange, ghostly childrens music theme. Highly suitable for "house of mystery", Halloween or any spooky, quirky story. Inpsired by things like "The Corpse Bride", "Beetlejuice" and any Tim Burton film etc. Funny, spooky, cheeky and quirky music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Happy, light hearted jazz strut. Piano, acoustic bass, drums. Easy on the ears, and just puts you in a good mood. [Tempo: Slow / 106 BPM]
A fun and playful ska. Organ and horns top line, funny woodblocks percussion. Different and cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Tender and soft lullaby with a smooth groove at the end of the first section. Sweet, lovely and beautiful. Featuring celesta, glocken, fretless bass and strings [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A little bit spooky but mostly playful, this TV/film score track has a "sneaky" feel and is a bit cheeky. Like little detective, or someone planning a prank, perhaps. A little bit similar to some of the music in Desperate Housewives. Tip-toe'ing. [Tempo: Medium / 95 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]
Playful flute melody (recorder) over acoustic guitars and light percussion. Also a nice bass guitar and some pizzicato strings. The kind of music you would hear on a Fisher-Price ad. perfect for children-oriented videos and adverts, or heath care, insurance and other "everything's fine" kind of spots. Acoustic yet contemporary. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
A collection of bright and feel-good jazz pieces that are made to work well together, but each part also works great on it's own. Whimsical, carefree and playful jazz, suitable for fun and games, feelgood presentations, cartoons, childrens TV and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 163 BPM]
Sunny chill-out track with acoustic guitar, beat and strings, live feeling. Strange, different, a bit cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
A fun and jolly 'hot club of france' style track with acoustic guitar, accordeon and violin. Playful and whimsical, suitable for comedy, novelty, parody, animation, casual games and more. The accordeon gives the track a French tint, but it's by my means limited to France or French content. It's just suitably quirky, zany and jolly. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
Full of 'Joie de vivre' this accordion and mandolin led piece is a bright, filmic, retro sounding waltzer conjuring up visions of traditional European city streets, mountains, lakes, fairgrounds, carousels, flowers and festivals. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 62 BPM]
Originally composed for a computer, internet flash arcade video game as a background soundtrack for the a certain level. Reminds of 8-bit style games but has a more contemporary, full, ambient, electronic sound. Also can be used in any internet, web, flash project, commercial, tv program, film, movie and anything positive. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 83 BPM]
Harry Potter meets the Addams Family in Wisteria Lane! An engaging black comedy symphony with dark, eccentric orchestration, a woozy hookline and big brassy ending. Good for ads or rolling credits with a central theme of 30 seconds duration. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks 'An Unfortunate Incident' and 'Another Lovely Day'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
A big bass drum, tuba, accordian & piano set out the 3-4 rhythm for a memorable melody line in this jaunty bohemian waltzer. Burlesque, boisterous and gloriously chubby. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks 'An Unfortunate Incident' and 'Carnaval De Paris'. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
This track sounds like the ingredients Reggae, Acoustic and Pop have all been mixed within a summer dish to create this joyful soundtrack. With influences such as Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz, this track is a beautiful uplifting track. [Tempo: Fast / 97 BPM]
Fun background music with a swing feel. Played by melodic acoustic piano, live bass, groovy brush drums and uplifting shaker. Great for children project, family album, video game, flash animation or anything that needs chic retro music on the one hand and modern funny tune on the other. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Slow old time rag. Historical, retro, novelty. Muted trumpet over guitar, piano, bass and drums. Cheeky and fun. A little bit bluesy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A fun and charming electro-pop piece with digital synth lead and acoustic guitars backing. Happy, cheeky and playful, with a fun, digital sound. Great for video games, digital media culture, computers and cute robots, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A fun packed track with vocal scratches funky bass over a ska breakbeat. Swinging its way with what can only be described as a 'wah-wah' like meow. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Uplifting, fun and bright, this is a Hot Club of France style acoustic jazz guitar piece. Saucy and swingin'! [Tempo: Fast / 115 BPM]
Fun and cool jazz lounge track. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Jazzy, bluesy and a little bit silly. Great strutting shuffle with jazz guitar. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 134 BPM]
Two short stingers/idents in kids / childrens music style. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A cosy and playful little jazz tune played on clean electric guitar, electric piano and bass, with subtle strings. Has a certain kitch retro factor. Warm, unique and with a lot of character. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
Playful, jazzy swing. Cheeky, happy, joyful and lighthearted. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A mixture of country and funk music with a fun melody. Great for any children and funny material. [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
A comedic and funny cue underscoring a multitude of hilarious predicaments from a bad date to a bad first impression to bad practical joke. Also, sneaking and scheming. Pizzicato strings, piano, humor, vibraphone, clarinet, and percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
A fun comedy cue with a lot of character underscoring any of the daily idiocies we all face every day. Great for introducing new scenes and locations that need a silly and "not-so-serious" character. Piano, pizzicato strings, dobro, mandolin, and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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]
Pleasant and appealing, melodic track with accordeon and acoustic guitars, later joined by violin. Playful, joyful and a little whimsical. Like a fun day out, picnic in the park or other pleasure activity. The track has a slightly European feel. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
A playful and whimsical orchestral music tune. Action filled and fun, cheeky, like the music in Home Alone or Desperate Housewives. Great music for family movies, comedy, games, commercials and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
Effervescent, Whimsical & slightly unhinged. This black comedy chamber music is similar in feel to Tim Burton's Danny Elfman scores. Breaks and interludes can be edited against narrative to create different moods. Portrays happy, mysterious, melancholic and sinister overtones in equal measures. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A short, fun, orchestral track. Playful and whimsical. Good for comedy, clowns or on-stage kids show, animation and more [Tempo: Fast / 172 BPM]
Playful and whimsical kids track. Playing around, fooling around and having fun. Quite laidback, as childrens music goes. Main melody line sets in at about 30 secs. Accordeon, subtle horns, keyboards and bass. Bright and happy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Bright and playful, happy Latin / Spanish / Mexican piece. Live band performance. Cheesy and fun. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A very happy and feelgood, homely and wholesome tune with a whistled melody, with acoustic guitars and bells. Joyful and positive, you simply can't help but feel happy and free. Pleasures of the simple life, relaxing and playful. Living the good life. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A nice and happy, melodic, mid tempo track with slide guitar feel. Good for kids/childrens productions, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
A playful, happy but rather laidback, melodic track. Nice for childrens production, casual game, funny little character, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This lively & mischievous filmic sounding leitmotif builds from quizzical phrases into busy, bustling orchestration that hurries along with occasional humorous hesitations. Evoking excitement & magic or the busy drudgery of the working day. Matched in style & character to other Elliot Simon’s tracks, Another Lovely Day, The Secret Path, A Midnight Symphony, Hotel Tango and An Unfortunate Incident. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 108 BPM]
This amusing & magical leitmotif features lively pizzicato cellos as they tip toe towards a marching Mariachi trumpet line that vanishes into thin air, only to be replaced again by the creeping, mischievous cellos. Hotel Tango is matched in style & character to the other Elliot Simon’s tracks, Another Working Day, The Secret Path, A Midnight Symphony and An Unfortunate Incident. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
A cute and funny "trip back in time" to the early versions of Super Mario and other fun Nintendo / Commodore / SEGA / Arcade retro games. [Tempo: Fast / 105 BPM]
Funny, jazzy, cheeky and easy-going music for commercials and underscore projects. Jazzy mood with a repetitive rhythm and melody. Acoustic track Featuring Marimba, upright bass and funny crash cymbals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 121 BPM]
A light and gentle orchestra/pop crossover track. Pizzicato, harp, acoustic guitar, gently flowing string chords later joined by drum patterns and deep, soft bass tones. Delicate and appealing. Beauty, enjoyment, heavenly, children. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
A really nice, happy and playful kids track with a subtle world / jungle / exotic / discovery / travel and adventure type feel. Cool marimba groove with bongos and a cute & perky flute melody. Great for childrens TV, games and more. Lasts 30 seconds. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A somewhat strange and quirky, up-beat electro pop music track with a cute and charming style. Like odd beings, funny aliens, playful animals or silly, funny creatures. Friendly and fun music. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Fun, lighthearted and chirpy track with a whistled melody and jazzy acoustic backing. Perfect for kids tv, comedies, commercials or any cheerful, carefree character or situation. Features acoustic guitars, bass, soft drums and whistling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]