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)"
Soft folk track with male vocals featuring guitars. A song about spirituality. Airy. Could be used in a sad drama about losing someone close. Vocals transcend uncertainty, but still hopeful Switchfoot Scenic movie scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A graceful, elegant neo-classical piece for storytelling and emotive content. A sense of movement, progress, motion. Timeless / Classic. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Inspired by a part of evolution of man, short dramatic and moving music tracks using string quartet and piano. Good for scenes showing a kind of dramatic changes in one's life, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 112 BPM]
Slow / Downtempo Hip-Hop track with lush strings and a dreamy, ambient feel. Nice and smooth chillout music with an urban flavor. Lounge / RnB / Urban. Calm and soothing. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
A pulsing but steady piano riff and melody lead the way in this progressive, memorable and unique melodic underscore. The style fits adverts looking for that unique style perfectly. At points becomes strong, emotive and intense, but without becoming overwhelming. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
An intense epic action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
(Please note that Gershwin's compositions are public domain in the EU, but not in the USA. To use this music from within the USA, you need additional licensing from the rights holders. For more information search Wikipedia or Harry Fox Agency). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A love song that starts softly with gentle acoustic guitar and male vocal. Building up into uplifting chorus with strings, piano and many vocals. Instrumental version also available. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
A mellow, heartfelt acoustic and electric guitar ballad, somewhere between Light Rock and Country Music. Hopeful, sincere and warm music track. E-bow lead solo. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
Nostalgic and melancholic solo piano composition full of emotional drama. Beautiful harmonies and melodies performed on solo piano brings the feelings of reminscence, love and deep feelings to the listener. Suitable for dramatic films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 62 BPM]
A relaxed and joyful, feelgood light rock track. Melodic chorus part with a very catchy hook. Optimistic, laidback and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
This track is Jekyll and Hyde. The tense intro has techno beats and synth sequences which build in intensity until all hell breaks loose and the guitars enter with a hellishly ferocious and relentless riff. Contains synths, drum machines, guitars and bass. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
An ambient, calm, almost still track featuring clean electric guitar and soft pads. Reflective, thoughtful and introspective. Useful for many types of media, including drama or personal stories, natural vistas and underwater visuals, space or earth imagery, or even as soft background music just for listening. Has a calming stillness, combined with reflection and afterthought. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Mellow and reflective folk/americana with piano, acoustic guitar and humming vocals. Dreamy / Nostalgic / Relaxed. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Classical acoustic guitar piece. With drama, suspense and many mood changes, played very emotionally. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Gentle but edgy abstract piece that portrays a variety of moods with variations in pitch and tone. The piece can be edited to suit the nature of the narrative. would suit a poignant, alternative or artistic documentary narrative. A number of mood variations are available in 30 second versions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A moving and sincere love theme with Celtic undertones. Beginning slowly with a harp and Irish flute, then moving into a faster, more playful version of the theme on piano [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Calm, epic piano piece which build in emotion and tension that builds to a calm and final conclusion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Optimistic-dreamy synthesizer melodies play a sweet lullaby. Serene score for children's movies, drama and romance. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 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]
A beautiful, touching and graceful, cinematic music track based on a memorable piano theme, strings and subtle orchestral brass. Poignant / Fragile / Haunting / Introspective Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Soft-rock track with emotional melodies, layers of guitars and a college-rock like production. Youth, young love, young lifestyles. Sincere, melodic, heartfelt light rock. Heartening / hopeful. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
This epic 9-minute long closing track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with a very low energy level. Just ocean waves and ambient noises. Slowly strings, ambient feedback, and reverse effects come in. Soon after acoustic guitar and heartfelt vocals come in. It progresses into the most epic full band rock ballad you've ever heard. It will work well with footage that is reflective, calm, tranquil, nature, ocean, waves, night, sleep, sailing, wings, dream, leaving home, hypnotic, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. Indie/ progressive rock along the lines of "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie". The lyrics are sung from a father's point of view. He is signing about his son leaving home, and how he should never feel alone, and that he will always be with him, inside his heart. However, the lyrics can also be interpreted in other ways, i.e. a lover telling his mate to not worry and that he/she will always be with them. For example, an army soldier telling his wife not to worry before he leaves for war. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
Short, medium tempo orchestral piece full of suspense and unknown destiny. Contains small string section of violas and cellos... Also a haunting piano melody and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
A sentimental country song about the people in our lives. It incorporates organ, bass, piano, electric guitar, and strings. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Warm and easy track with a slightly Spanish, Mediterranean or summerly feel. Good for holidays and leisure, home and gardens, good times with good friends or at home. Mellow and relaxed. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Beauty tinged with tragedy, piano and string piece, getting through something difficult. Feeling everything will work out. Intimate, personal, heartfelt and understated. Works with love and nostalgia scenes. The ‘B-section’ version would work for e.g. corporate / insurance advertising. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
Piano arrangement of George Gershwin composition. Arr: D. Lukyanov. (Please note that Gershwin's compositions are public domain in the EU, but not in the USA. To use this music from within the USA, you need additional licensing from the rights holders. For more information search Wikipedia or Harry Fox Agency). [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A seductive and hypnotic texture that on piano and slowly builds with synth pads/strings and subtle rhythms to an ending full of hope and reflection. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A friendly and bright light-pop royalty free music track with appealing piano and guitar arrangements. Fresh and soft at the same time, with emotional melodies. Family and friendships, wholesome values, appreciation of life and nature. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Lyric about lost love done in a country style with Pedal Steel Guitar and b-bender electric guitar, vocal harmony, acoustic guitar, sadness, calm. Also available as an instrumental version; country ballad. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Beautiful, yet melancholic acoustic guitar piece, with a feeling of Baltic winters and icy landscapes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A slow, mournful piano music track. Fragile / Touching Music. [Tempo: Very slow / 58 BPM]
Piano in the style of Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Lemony Snicket, Finding Nemo, Wall-E). Feels like running, perfect for a montage, or about kids. Could also work well for hi tech or biotech companies, as it has a feeling of motion and discovery. [Tempo: Medium / 148 BPM]
A mellow, easy-going and tasteful jazz piano track. Lounge piano / Solo piano. Suitable for dinner parties, romantic scenes, reflection, love, memories etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Acoustic Americana folk track, featuring Dobro, Acoustic guitar and a subtle harmonica. Dreamy, cosy, warm and appealing. Wholesome, friendly, gentle and calm. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 63 BPM]
A beautiful and evocative orchestra track made with piano and strings. An exhale celebrating success, packed with emotions of hope, triumph and love. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
This song is about that moment when you first meet someone and feel as if the universe is telling you something. It reflects a relationship sparked at a party where the couple falls madly in love in a matter of hours and journey through the night together. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A pensive and introspective track with a sense of mystery and drama. A process being worked through, thoughts, motion. Perhaps intrigue or story development. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A mellow and soft Acoustica / Soundtrack type track based on an acoustic guitar riff and melodic piano with strings. A bit dreamy and thoughtful, even melancholic, but also joyful and loving. Use for travel, discovery, journeys, reunions, and life's important moments. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Whimsical orchestral score that is reminiscent of Disney style scores, youthful and innocence . It's dreamy & melodic and child-like. It features pizzicatto and bowed strings, woodwinds, harp, glockenspiel and sweeping percussive swells. It would be nice for cartoons and animation, toys, or fairy tales and fils films with that majextic disney touch. Wwarm & light-hearted, but upbeat, vibrant and joyful music. It would work nicely in family drama, film and video needing disney like touch, cartoon and animation, and joyful Christmas and holiday projects. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A warm, sincere and caring acoustic track featuring piano, acoustic guitar and string ensemble. Nostalgic and heartening, as if to remind us of the truly meaningful things in life. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A positive and emotional guitar rock / adult oriented rock royalty free music track. Melodic, with a somewhat playful lead on the verse part, with a more intense and emotive style on the chorus parts. Guitar driven contemporary pop/rock, good for youth / young adults / teens. Use for drama, TV / commercials, appeals, after school / teen television etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Melancholic music, filmic piano ballad. Distorted manipulated voices. Nordic music feel. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
A beautiful solo guitar piece in a classical style, melancholic-romantic and recalling times long past. Great film score for romantic and historic themes! [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A bright and pleasant, light contemporary groove with a very slight "highland" feel and occasional Celtic or Far Eastern type flute. Very inspiring / inspirational, great for goals and aspirations, eternal friendships, achievements, overcoming challenges, and moments of perfect clarity. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 12, No. 5: Folkevise (Folk Song). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A female voice sings aahh over lush film soundtrack orchestral background featuring string section with violin. Slow, mournful, melancholic, sorrowful, a little dreamy. Suitable for fantasy and drama. Motherhood / Woman. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
A melancholic and nostalgic, ethnic waltz featuring Middle Eastern or Northern African flutes and string instruments over soft pads and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Vocal pop/rock, Female vocal, Christian lyrics. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
