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)"
Warm, mellow, melancholic and contemplative piano and pads melody. Live music performed without a metronome, with a human warmth and fragile imperfection. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Cinematic music, dreamy and slightly melancholic piano theme, with a subtle synth rhythm. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
An organic acoustic guitar and organ vibe with harmonica. Ambient, Americana music feel. Dark, mysterious, longing music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Cinematic, dreamy and slightly melancholic musical piano theme, with a subtle synth rhythm. Thoughtful and with a hint of mystery. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Emotional and uplifting ambient rock music track with dreamy and clean guitar theme rise up to post-rock hopeful outro. Spatial and glitched rhythmic sounds on the background. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Calm and peaceful, uplifting, ambient rock music track with dreamy arpeggio and nature sounds on the back emulated by shakers. Emotional and passionate music. The track changes from sweet and soft to post-rock at the end. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
Positive, emotional indietronica music track with a progressive and soft drum groove, wordless vocal theme with vocoder, guitar arpeggio and synth beds. The track evolves to a melancholic soft bridge, then back to the main theme and rise up to outro. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
An evocative, emotional music track with melancholic shades. Glitched beds made with dry guitars, synths and wordless vocal emulate the sound of the wind. The song rises up to a post-rock outro. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A sweet and emotional intro changes to an indie rock music track with lead vocal part and epic, hopeful stadium wordless choir lead theme. Staccato melodic percussive parts, with sudden stops and starts that can be used as edit points. Classic indie rock sound with crunchy wet guitars, bass, drum and pads. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
An emotional, melancholic and noir dreamy music track. Clean guitar main theme with wet guitar beds and wordless vocal glitch on the back. Soft crescendo to mid-tempo rock outro. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
An uneasy, ambient rock music track with noir and electronic shades. Obsessive piano theme is gradually enriched with synths and groovy drum pattern that lead to a nervous and restless outro. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
Modern and uplifting, hopeful and somewhat dreamy ambient-rock music track with positive and strong wordless vocal and piano theme. Synth and guitars beds with drum entrance in crescendo. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Noir, post-rock music track with electronic shades. Calm and passionate guitar main theme rise up to explosion on the outro. Spatial guitar glitched beds with groovy acoustic drum and bass section. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Ambient rock music track, calm, hopeful and inspiring. Spatial and glitched atmosphere on background with passionate guitar arpeggios rise up to solemn rock outro with drum entrance. [Tempo: Slow / 115 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]
Positive and emotional film score track with acoustic guitar arpeggio overture evolve into an epic orchestral chorus. Natural-sounding instruments with some electronic soft percussion groove and orchestral timpani hits and rises. Fantasy / Adventure / challenge / drama music. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
A cinematic piano track that conveys feelings of melancholy but also serenity and positivity, a smile after some tears. Delays and faraway strings and pads add to the atmosphere created by the piano slightly muted and distant sound and grow throughout the track. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
A positive, soaring and uplifting orchestral music track with a winter holiday feel. An uplifting emotional theme is reinforced with a beautiful glockenspiel bell and piano melody surrounded by a large string ensemble orchestration. Piano melodies and background elements bring a cinematic and film score quality to this music piece. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
An emotional and inspiring music with a dramatic, valiant, achievement mood. Featuring symphonic orchestra with large percussion ensemble. Heroic / Patriotic / Greatness. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A reflective, melancholic and contemplative, acoustic / ambient piece. Built on acoustic guitar, acoustic piano and ethereal pads, this track is understated, introspective and emotive. Perhaps haunting memories, longing, or reflection of what could have been. Wistful. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Progressive rock / Ambient rock / Fantasy music with elements of rock, classical and ambient music. Poignant and flowing. Fantasy / Amazement / Melancholy / Soaring. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A cinematic music featuring an inspiring and epic mood. Impressive, big symphonic sound, with orchestra and large piano. Touching / Wonderment / Amazement / Heroic music track. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A light, mellow and warm music piece for two clean electric guitars. Melodic, sincere and touching. Mellow and hopeful. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
An introspective, mystical and eerie music piece, suitable for mystery, drama and intrigue. A somewhat unsettling feel, like suppressed memories or an underlying, unresolved issue. Pondering / Searching music. [Tempo: Slow / 126 BPM]
In an attempt to recapture his lost innocence, a man time travels back to when he was a young boy on Christmas Day. Bouncy pop/rock with piano, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, strings, sitar, synths, female backing vocals. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 123 BPM]
Slow and sad song. Dealing with the death of someone close and ruminating on what happens after you die. Gentle and sparse with acoustic guitar and clean electric guitars. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Dramatic, suspense track featuring orchestra, piano and pulsating synths. Suspense mood is dominant, even though track has some epic elements. Works great for drama, dramatic trailers and more. Tension / Mysterious / Emotive / Epic. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A thoughtful, touching and moving light orchestral music with a poignant, and emotive theme. Moving, inspirational, reflective. Elegant and dignified. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A very inspirational, yet understated and subtle music with an uplifting, gentle flow. Light rock influenced guitar pick combines with orchestral textures. Very poignant, uplifting and triumphant. Patriotic, even, with grace, dignity and elegance. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A very inspirational, yet understated and subtle music with an uplifting flow. Heartening and aspirational, with a positive mood and an inspiring, poignant melody. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Sad and peaceful, this piano based piece sets a somber mood. A remarkable low-tempo piano track with a synth pad backdrop, this track has a nostalgic, intense, and romantic feel to it. [Note: This track has a deliberately 'dusty' sound. This is an artistic choice, done for effect. It is not an error with the file or a weakness in the recording quality.] [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
This raw, acoustic guitar music can easily evoke a given protagonist’s harsh reality, with turmoil, tough decisions and calamities abounding. The track is single recording of a 4-string acoustic guitar with an accompanying resonator slide guitar music. Perfect for setting a raw, rural feel in your drama or country lifestyle themes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
This lonesome resonator slide guitar music track contains the melodic sentiment of the South and the West. The recording is a single performance with flowing, human timing – without a metronome. Sounds of a bird and cricket rich, early autumn forest can also be mixed in for an added natural experience. This music is great for protagonists in sad, dire straits, or people between a rock and hard place in dramas or as a bed in documentary voice overs. Lonesome / Slide / Nature Sounds. [Tempo: Slow / 90 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]
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]
This melodic piece is a moving blend of synth instruments, choir and guitar. Emotive tones create a mix of feelings and energies in this engaging and imaginative piece. Searching / Subtle / Meaningful. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A very inspirational, uplifting and hopeful Cinematic Pop music track, with a sense of achievement and overcoming difficulties. Rousing / Inspiring / Motivational music / Heartening. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
An epic and orchestral music track with a sense of grandeur and greatness, with powerful percussive section and rising motion. Suitable as music for victorious and achievement scenery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Cinematic pop / classic music crossover, with a somewhat mysterious feel, of intrigue and drama. Secrets and emotions. Classy, luxurious strings combined with piano and subtle electric guitar, big percussion. Understated, yet lavish and passionate music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 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 slow, beautiful, haunting melody featuring weaving lines of the trumpet and saxophone over a walking bass. Of note is the woodwind choir of oboes, flutes and clarinets in the later part of the song. Suitable for mellow, low-keyed atmospheres. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
This track features lyrical saxophone melody and a drone played by bass and drums to evoke a peaceful, serene atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, No. 1: Sommerfugl (Butterfly). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 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]
Emotional and inspirational music track with mellow electric melody, and soft pulsating groove, with a passionate culmination in the middle section. Heartening / Strong. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Epic blockbuster track featuring full size orchestra, loaded with rising power and a futuristic mood. Suitable for trailers and high energy videos. Majestic / Valiant / Achievement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Soaring, uplifting and positive, epic orchestral theme. Adventure / Wonderment / Grand music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A heartening, romantic and positive music featuring pizzicato strings and piano. Also a passionate cello melody in the mid-part. Elegant, stately, timeless. A piano-only version is also available. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
An inspirational and emotional blockbuster music, starting out sentimental with a gentle piano, then rises up, up, into an epic and passionate journey. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Inspiring and heroic, Cinematic Pop track featuring piano, full orchestra, percussion and drums. Great for trailers, films, travel, aspiration videos and various other video projects. Inspirational / Elegant / Flowing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
