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.
An uplifting, inspirational, modern pop rock track. Features feelgood piano melodies and tape echo electric guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Sounding like an Eastern European ensemble of players, this cheeky and off beat theme would not be out of place alongside the deadpan humour of a Wes Anderson movie. Intended to portray a distorted or deluded vision of the human condition in the build up to a punchline. Instruments include piano, organ, mandolin, trombone and a variety of amusing percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Children’s Corner, Petite Suite pour Piano seul, VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk, Allegro giusto, by Claude Debussy. Performed and recorded by Abigail Mettry exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This is a cute, innocent track that tells a whimsical story in 30 seconds. Use it as an underscore for light stories with a touch of comedy , fantasy, or adventure. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Two short stingers/idents in kids / childrens music style. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
60's or 70's styled lounge music with a hint of 'elevator muzak' and a tongue in cheek attitude. Quirky and a bit cheesy, but cool. Bass guitar, organ, latin bossa nova percussion, subtle guitar licks and kitsch strings. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A quirky, light hearted and upbeat track featuring piano, acoustic guitar, strings and bells. Creates a very warm hearted, positive and feel good mood. [Tempo: Medium / 80 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]
This light-hearted comedy cue is full of novelty, innuendo and quirkiness. Pizzicato strings guide this track and are accompanied by acoustic guitar, piano, marimba, and light percussion. Eminently suitable for positive comedy and light relationship themed programing and commercials. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Laid back cheesy muzak, with a dreamy melody over a retro groove, reminiscent from Raindrops Keep Falling On My head, by Burt Bacharach. Floating easy listening music. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
An ominous and mysterious track, that remains innocent, bouncy and fun. Sparse and light instrumentation works well to create a whimsical and quirky mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
Funky and cool, down-to-earth, this marimba based track is easy on the ears and has a great rhythm section groove. The catchy melody is backed up by electric guitar, synth pad, bass and drums. Highly suitable for comedy, drama, travel, and commercials. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
A cheeky and quirky little music track made with mallets, small percussion, piano and woodwinds. Simple / Light / Playful / Happy Music. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Fun, bright big band jazz with a slightly tropical or vacation feel. Great for family films, comedy and fun times! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Uptempo jazz guitar trio backs male vocalist. Energetic, fun, and cool. Humorous, poignant lyrics about what its like to be the boss and all of the roles that entails. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
Upbeat and exciting Indie-Pop music track featuring piano, acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, percussion, bass and drums. The positive and catchy vibe of this track will work well for different types of light hearted media. [Tempo: Fast / 157 BPM]
Positive, fun and friendly composition featuring acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, piano, bass guitar and drums with hand claps. Inspiring and catchy composition great for commercials and adverts. [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
This Jazz tune is happy, silly, funny, clever and ideal for 15 and 30 second advertising/ jingle projects. I think it's great for playful and funny ads that require cute, clever comedic, and quirky messaging. The track can be applied to several media projects including animation and film soundtracks that need a retro swinging jazz vibe. Features drums, bass, piano, brass section, guitar, vibes, and sax. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A happy, lighthearted track starting with an Ukulele intro and Mbira melodies over African percussion and slowly growing to a full band final chorus. An Ukulele solo graces the middle section of the song. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
Bluesy with a touch of jazz and a slice of retro. This music track features vibratone guitar, upright bass, horns and drums to get a Inspector Clouseau type, sneaky detective sound, straight from the 60's. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
This piece just enlivens your spirits with happiness and good feelings in a simple, innocent and playful way. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A happy and feelgood acoustic guitar track. Care free and uncomplicated. Uplifting and refreshing, a little bit playful. A jolly whistling melody enters around 02:10. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 170 BPM]
A simple, innovative, thought provoking, cute, playful, and catchy. It designed with the purpose of bringing attention not to itself but to work hand in hand with your message, you spot, your idea. The melody itself symbolizes “great ideas”. Your customers and audience will really feel and remember what your commercial is about. The music is intended to motivate your audience and make them feel optimistic, trusted, and be positive about your product or service. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
A happy and relaxed acoustica track. Acoustic guitar and whistling a care free tune. Playful, easy-going. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
Quirky / Acoustic / Summer Time. "Can't Stop Me" is a definite hit with people of all ages. With Ska & Reggae influences and "cheesy organ" lines, this is a perfect summer time track. Double time ending brings a "get up and jive" feel to the track. Playful and lighthearted. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This old-timey, guitar-based country music track is welcoming and friendly. It has a front porch feel: a definitive “Americana” feel made from the bluesy structure of the composition but also the sound of the resonator slide guitar. The resonator guitar plays a catchy melody over a steady rhythm of acoustic guitar with light, jazzy drums. This music track is perfect for dramas, comedies and American “South” period pieces between 1940s-1970s. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Just a bottleneck guitar playing some quirky country licks. Dizzy and dazed... Perhaps drunk. :) Fun and quirky. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Two different versions of the Happy Birthday To You song played on piano. An easy-going, cozy version, and a more lively, party like version. Each comes with or without Applause sound and with or without a Party Toot sound at the end of the tune. [ Note about the copyright situation of this composition: This composition is now in Public Domain in USA. It is in Public Domain in EU no later than 31 December 2016. You may only use this composition if it is Public Domain in your country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You ] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A fun and quirky, upbeat track, featuring a ukulele and chimes over piano, acoustic guitar, and simple drums. Nice for the modern production looking to provide an upbeat, feel good soundtrack to their footage or commercials, this track captures a smiling summer day. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 BPM]
An innocent and upbeat track that has a hint of mystery and comedy to it. Harp, piano, pizzicato strings and unusual percussion come together to create a quirky mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A positive, quirky and fun vintage 1950's style track. Kitsch and quirky, made with percussion and orchestra. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Happy and playful track, great for advertising and joyful, care free content. Uplifting and bright. Features pano, guitars and light vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A fun, bright and cheeky little number with a cute synth melody over a Pop / Nu-Folk backing. Unique / Whimsical / Sweet. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
Fun loving and positive, this marimba-pizzicato string based tune is excellent at capturing the pleasant tone of a moment. Accompanied by nylon string guitar, bass, drum and shaker. Great for moments of celebration, adventure and fun. Excellent music for commercials, comedy, travel and lifestyle. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
An optimistic and playful feel-good track. Cheeky and fun, with a nice bounce. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Joy and adventure are feelings close at hand when this 70’s inspired, Indie-Folk music track starts. Its whistles and bells play a fun and light-hearted melody over a rhythm. Splendid for web tutorials, adult drama, travel, children’s and lifestyle shows. Cute / Fun / Satisfying music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Tensions are mounting, and things are coming down to the wire. This track conveys the uncertainty of a very rural sounding chaos – brought out by a fiddle, played with fingerpicks and slide. Its supporting instruments include banjo, four-string guitar and kick drum. This is great track for dramatic or comedic tension. Tension / Plucked Fiddle / Odd. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
A curious and quirky little track, with a sense of mockery and slight mischief. Arcane / Odd / Unusual. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Like the awakening of an idea or the start of a great adventure, this bold orchestral piece grows from small beginnings to a huge striving precession that reaches a frantic conclusion at 1:00 returning to its original idea and finally to rest. Suitable for rites of passage sequences or the birth of ideas and on-going initiative. [Tempo: Medium / 67 BPM]
A happy, cheery track with ukelele, piano, glockenspiel, acoustic guitars, claps, drums and bass. Perfect for silly upbeat commercials, cute videos, pet videos, baby play dates, corporate videos, or your personal videos with your children, pets, or family. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
The famous Pizzicato from Sylvia, by Leo Delibes. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A slower instrumental comedy cue in 3/4 time with strings and marimba! Would work well for reality TV background music, as well as for apps and games. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 175 BPM]
A different and thought-provoking track that builds and builds throughout. With bell sounds, glockenspiel and marimba it has a friendly and slightly nu-folk feel. A very uplifting track that has driven guitars and whistling at the end. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A fun and quirky music track made with light percussion, pizzicato strings and other acoustic instruments. Light / Investigative / Playful Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Quirky pizzicato soundtrack piece with light xylophone, cheeky plucked violins and airy flutes. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
This happy, carefree track implies innocence and magic. Featuring pizzicato strings and flute, this track is suitable for adding a little nostalgia and feel good energy to any advertising project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 133 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]
Fun and feelgood, upbeat Gypsy Jazz / Hot Club of France style. Toe-tapping and light hearted. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Upbeat and happy, summerly music track featuring ukulele, acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, bass guitar and drums. Exciting and fun composition great for commercials, presentations, fun videos and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 104 BPM]
A French or European style accordeon waltz with a slightly hellish feel, this track will go well with anything France, Gypsy, or traditional Europe. It has a subtle undertone of humor, with a tuba solo some way in. Will work for travel and culture, as well as for comedy and productions needing a unique touch. [Tempo: Medium / 197 BPM]
