Royalty free ambient music with focus on the light, blissful, airy, relaxing and soothing stock music tracks that you can use as background music for relaxation videos, music for guided meditations, or for poignant, beautiful scenes such as nature photography, nature footage etc. Often with a sense of ease, beauty and reflection, these ambient background music tracks were composed by professional composers and producers, then hand picked and curated for the Shockwave-Sound stock music catalogue.
Soft, light and gentle music. Soothing and pretty; suitable for relaxation, yoga, chilled-out background music or romance / charity / heartfelt stories / beauty / nature etc. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Bring out your inner Zen master with this ethereal meditation piece featuring temple bells, ocean waves and breeze, flute, percussion, and choir. Use for yoga, meditation, spa treatments, travel, corporate branding, tourism, exotic locations. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Very light, mellow, downtempo electronica with an ambient feel. Sparkly twinkles, soft pads and piano with an understated ambient drum groove. Pleasant and friendly, calm and relaxing - a bright outlook. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Atmospheric, chilled track, with spacious reverby pads and a warm, spacey feel. Minimal, driving beats and soft hooks make this a great track for games, commercials, or just chilling out, pampering, luxury, spa, wellness, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A deep, intimate and delicate relaxation music track with a warm sound. Also features smooth Indian percussion. Mindfulness / Work Focus / Study Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A slow, dreamy, and soaring track of Ambient / Americana type music. Reminescent of Sigur Ros, with a haunting, organic, hazy sound. All live upright piano, acoustic guitar and 'oooh' vocal. No computers or electronics. Wonderment / Reflection / Emotive.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 59 BPM]An understated and nicely flowing groove. Synth pulses with a minimalist, syncopated beat. Good for media use, science and technology, eco-issues, data flow, presentations, background use. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A melancholic and somewhat enchanting piano led ambient track backed up by strings, glockenspiel and synths. A simple piano phrase is gradually added to and developed into a sensitive and rich sounding piece of music. Fantasy / Wonder / Magical / Storytelling. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
A vibrant, wondrous and flowing piece of music. Has a natural, joyful and loving air to it. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Reserved, atmospheric theme, slowly building up around a harp-loop. Good for a flashback scene. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
A warm, emotive and touching music track, with a sense of enlightenment and coming to terms. This track starts off very gently and then increases and grows towards ever higher ground, before settling down with a melancholy afterthought towards the end. A very poignant, dignified and touching track that will give you goosebumps. Contemplative / Love / Inspirational Music. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A beautiful, soft, airy track perfect for nature documentaries, commercials or inspirational corporate projects. Blending New Age sounds with African and Celtic undertones this track features Kalimba, Gamelan, Congas, Hi-Hat, female vocal chants, Pads and subtle sound effects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Layers of warm, harmonic guitars, floating, blissful sound beds & a sprinkling of slow, filtered rhythms. A cool, chilled out soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Uplifting and emotional rhodes piano, accordian and Cocteau Twins style guitar over a spacious and atmospheric shoegazer backing. Poignant and inspiring. Tv and Film, travel and living, documentary, drama, advertising, [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
Minimalist synth and light orchestral music, consisting of intertwined repetitive motifs. Builds up some confidence and curiosity throughout the track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A dramatic and mysterious downtempo / ambient track. Featuring lush chords and haunting echoing top lines that are backed by steady beats and basslines. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
This drifting, fluttering bed of sound flows like a warm, atmospheric wash and will mix seamlessly with the track ‘Free Ride’ creating over 8 minutes of colourful, layered music. Its kalidascope layers offer a continuous central theme of freedom, movement, discovery & relaxation. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
An interesting combination of light orchestral, neo-classical and cinematic, with an electronic synth pattern. Soft, understated, but uplifting music. Light / Optimistic / Positive. Also available without the synth. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
This soundtrack was made in electronic ambient style. Well suited for documentary programs, TV series, video about nature,wild animals and underwater world. Bells, arpegiators, synth strings and choir are creating an amazing atmosphere of a huge and graceful animal whale. Medium tempo, calm, meditative, nice, spatial. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Ambient Drum & Bass. Atmospheric, deep, rich and with a nicely flowing DnB groove. Good for technology, innovation, future, discovery and much more. Also available in a version without the drums & bass (No Drums Bass version), making it a really nice ambient music track in its own right. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
Solnatt is a Norwegian word that means 'Night Sun' (roughly). Inspired by the northern midnight sun, this is a fragile and reflective piano piece, with hope and light mixed with melancholy. Highly suitable for use in film or other media or art, this track is somewhat inspired by the tender film music style of Thomas Newman. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A gentle, joyous and peaceful creation that eminates a sense of tranquility and serenity. Is pleasingly light and positive. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Emotional movement with minimal pads, lush and meaningful, scenes of longing. [Tempo: Very slow / 127 BPM]
An easing of tension with calming bell tones. Calm rises to inspiring heights of grandeur led by the same bell tones. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Minimalist and mysterious steel string acoustic guitar layers. Dark and light contrast. Great for drama, dreams, memories, reflection, contemplation, fear, uncertainty, denial, the arts, culture, history, landscapes, animals and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
Solo piano piece recorded live on an old, upright piano. Warm, slow and relaxing. Good for Film / Drama and more. Soothing / Mellow / Melancholic / Nostalgic.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]A poignant and touching music track, featuring an ambient, cinematic mood, a simple melody and mellow sound of intimate string orchestra. Mellow, heartening, touching music. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
A melancholy start that builds to a big, dramatic setting with strings. Drama / Contemplative / Graceful Music. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
Beautiful, slow choir track building feel of sorrow with an addition of mystery with gentle pipe organ and string pads in the background. A picture of misery and wreckage or something magic by its mysterious, gloomy side. Yet also with a heavenly, angelic feel. Spiritual, perhaps worship or floating on clouds. Good for commercials, drama, strong visual presentations, exhibitions, and more. [Tempo: Very slow / 71 BPM]
A gentle and reflective ambient track consisting of electic piano, soft synth pads, picked guitar and piano. Warm, soft and open, this track would be great background music for all sorts of applications. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Fine harps and bamboo flutes take us to an inner harmony. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Deep, calm piece with organic touches and melodies. Would suit a wide variety of programming such as nature or retrospective pieces. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A soft and intriguing piece of ambient electronic music. Has a real warm, calm and relaxing feel to it. Will work well in relaxing environments such as relaxing at home, massage clinic, or treatment spa. Interestingly the song also has exploration and discovery qualities in it. Such as venturing into outer space or deep underwater into the unknown. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
This track is a bit hard to categorize. It's a very emotional and melodic piece based on a string section, bells and electronic percussion. The purposefully staccato electronic sounding drums interact with the tender and expressive string section to create a unique and captivating sonic imagery. The composition itself is a bittersweet, loving but also sorrowful aria. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A somewhat dreamy and melancholic, but also hopeful and heartening, ambient/acoustic track. Acoustic guitar, piano and resonant, ethereal pads made with echoey electric guitars. Homey, simple, thoughtful and honest. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
A dreamy and hazy Americana / Acoustic / Folk track with a cinematic, mellow feel. Nostalgic, a little bit 'down' and very reflective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 82 BPM]
Melodic piano arpeggios, minimalistic, positive. Uplifting mood reminiscent of significant ceremonies and holidays. Ceremonial / Happy / Uplifting / Light touch. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Driving and serious minimalist track, consisting of intertwined repetitive motifs. It has a strong influence by Vangelis, famous for his Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks. Dark and grandiose. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Somewhere between Ambient and contemporary music, this track has a somewhat introspective, soul searching feel. Subtly melodic, transparent, thoughtful and insightful, and with a sense of hope and sincerity, this track will go well with many types of projects, from film & drama underscore to important messages about society, nature and more. Also for political messages, educational projects. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Indie ballad music track influenced by the sound and style of Bon Iver, Kodaline or Daughter. Warm, unique, inspirational, touching. Piano, acoustic guitar. Available with or without the angelic/ghostly vocals. Heavenly / Innocence / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 146 BPM]
An emotional, cinematic music great for retrospect and a sense of becoming. Optimistic / Positive / Warm Music. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
A chilled out, ambient track with electric piano, pads, strings and bitty drums. Warm and reflective, this track would be great for adding depth to projects looking for a subtle backing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A tender and emotional track consiting of a simple piano backing with a full and dynamic string section. Cinematic and evocative, this track will heighten the emotion of many projects. Bittersweet / Melancholic. Touching / Thoughtful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A warm and inviting soft pop music pulse. Flickering, warm lights. Ambient pop / Pleasant / Snug / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 165 BPM]
A reflective, introspective and thoughtful underscore for drama and storytelling. Fragile, different / unique. Features fretless bass, piano and ethereal pads. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient guitar washes. Calm, celestial, melodic and relaxing. Dreamy / Soothing / Deep / Rich. Introspective / Reflective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
A mellow and evocative ambient/soundtrack style track, reminescent of Vangelis' work in Blade Runner. Analogue synthesizers with a simple, understated drum beat. Vast, open, great for imagery, science, future, art, or a movie scene. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Warm ambient pads and tinkly bell melodies, with a subtle pulsating rhythm. Smoothly flowing ambient-pop crossover. Nice and floating, relaxing, mellow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
A futuristic, layered wash opens into a wide blaze of colourful sound. Similar in feel to the Dream Valley Music tracks, Bloom, Black Light, Mass Limit and The Deep Dark. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A very light, warm and heartening light pop / indie groove with hint of classical music inspiration. Comforting / Hopeful / Snug / Inviting / Delightful Music. [Tempo: Slow / 145 BPM]
