Live performed soft jazz / soul ballad. Recorded on the spot in one take. Nice lounge feel. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
A fun Irish folk song about drinking, the past, and having a good time. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 137 BPM]
Sad, melancholic and yet hopeful track lead by spacey mellotron strings and simple, slow piano lines supported by lush strings. Would suit romantic/tragedy/documentary type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A slow, sad, longing track with a poignant, touching theme, featuring strings and horns. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A cool, laidback, swinging version of this beautiful Christmas carol arranged for Vibraphone, Piano, Bass and Drums. This track will add holiday spirit to any production, visual, commercial, website, media or film project. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 53 BPM]
Very sparse, very tender, almost sad, almost childlike. Introspection and reflection are strongly supported in this cue. Gentle enough to allow dialogue to breathe, but complete enough to carry a quiet scene. Highly editable, and piano only and strings only tracks are presented as well. Last chord can be edited out for hanging end. Could be used for transitions as well with creative editing. Good for drama, romance, love story, TV, film. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
This track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with low energy (just vocals, strings and piano) and working its way into a full band rock ballad. It will work well with reflective, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving footage. Energetic guitars with a thumping bass line somewhere between pop and rock. The lyrics are all about losing control of yourself, feeling like you've turned into a monster, hating yourself and the choices you've made. A negative, evil or peer influence taking over the person you used to be. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Vocal ballad / singer-songwriter material from Jamestown Story. Acoustic guitar, piano and vocal only. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
Rural, resolute and willful, this country blues music is slow, drawn out – balancing between future hope and past pain. It’s sparse, slide resonator guitar arrangement is an excellent pairing for rural settings: dramas, reality and cooking shows. Resonator Slide / Delta Blues / Reflective / Prideful music track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A cinematic / orchestral track for drama and storytelling. Emotive, poignant, valiant. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
A song about compromising in love with simple production of just a male vocal, acoustic guitar and gentle shakers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Downtempo soulful song about letting go. Features male vocal, smooth sounds and nice drums. Wait for the mellow Moog solo! Sounds like Jill Scott, Raphael Saadiq. Could be used in a break up scene or a scene where someone is reminiscent of his lost love. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Melodic, soaring, soft rock music track. Heartfelt, emotive, a little bit bluesy. Melancholic music, but also strong and proud. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A dreamy and chilled light pop royalty free stock music with a happy and bright feel. It has a slight retro sound to it with its grainy synth pads and organ sounds. Uplifting and feel-good with a sense of achievement and assurance. It could be used for video production, drone footage, vlogs, telling stories, television, corporate videos, presentations and time-lapse photography. Images that come to mind are of people happy, travel, summertime, making progress, commuters and cityscapes. The main instrumentation is synthesiser and bells with an underlying organ sound. It has a moderate pace at 115 BPM. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A reflective, melancholic and somehow soothing Ambient Piano track, with echoey, eerie vocal textures. Created by sampling a live singer and processing the samples through various reverse and layering techniques. The piano is an old, upright piano, for a nice and nostalgic sound. Reflection / Melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Americana free feeling song about moving away from home. Lyrics are about getting everything you can out of a person/place and needing to take a personal step forward and onto new things. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Four short jazzy trumpet solos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This grooving, self-reflective music track evolves from shadows to light, from minor to major. It has a early, soft ‘70s RnB feel with nylon string guitar, whistles, synth lead and pads, electric piano, bass, percussion, snaps and drums. Fitting as music for relational drama, friendship and intimate themes. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
A mellow, acoustic underscore with acoustic guitars and a rich, lush string section. Dreamy, a little wistful and ethereal. Thoughtful, insightful and reflective. Suitable for fantasy, drama, discovery and much more. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Ambient, relaxing, romantic and simple modern Jazz. Soothing piano with upright bass and drums leads to a more tense, darker B section with cello melody. Lush sensual and sophisticated. Candlelight, silk sheets, making love to the love of your life, urban settings, opening scenes and love affairs. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
Film soundtrack, calm, relaxing and piano driven. Old Acoustic vintage piano. Reflective / Contemplative / Nostalgic music track. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Soulful, minimalist folk song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Compelling vocal jazz in slow swing. Powerful lyrics paint a stark picture about what can be one of the toughest things in life; facing the truth. Smokey male vocalist backed by bass, piano, brush drums lineup. Blues feel within jazz context. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 67 BPM]
Seasonal brass band version of the traditional Christmas carol 'O Come All Ye Faithful' featuring trumpet, French horn, tuba and marching drums. This festive track is ideal background music for Christmas themed productions. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
J. S. Bach: Air on a G String for orchestra with violin and harpsichord.Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A somewhat celtic sounding folk dance tune. Reminescent of medieval ages / middle ages, perhaps a gathering at the local inn, or just the musical backdrop to a historical / fantasy world. Think "Ye Olde Barrel", old England, Ireland or Scotland. Could also be a Pirates' drinking song. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A humorous downtempo mock love song with a male vocal, clean guitar, strings and eventually glockenspiel, piano, horns, trombones, bass and drums. Big band feel on the outro a la Sgt Pepper. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Note: Explicit lyrics] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Reflective, melancholic solo piano. Pretty, delicate, graceful. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
Inquisitive and brooding, this piece is suitable for mysteries, dramas and storytelling. It starts with a pulsing synth that drive the entire piece. The melody is played by a bell-like synth and accompanied by non-melodic instruments. Thoughtful, introspective and insightful, with a melancholic, mysterious edge. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
Slow, emotive & filmic orchestral track with a melancholic & tragic yet heroic feel that builds in intensity as it goes. Would suit many projects - cinematic / drama / romance / history / documentary etc. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A powerful song that deals with a significant story about a sister. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Fond de mer, sea's bottom in english, is a solo piano piece, it's a calm and somehow profound composition. Melancholic and melodic, it would match a scenery or any slow shot footage. [Tempo: Medium / 56 BPM]
A delightful and feathery light, impressionistic, neo-classical piano piece, with a slight jazz influence. Pretty, pastoral, dreamy and fluttery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Peaceful piano dreaming melody in 6/8. Emotional, reflective. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A Country Americana instrumental that features banjo, bass, violin, and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Minimalist folk song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 146 BPM]
Haunting, ethereal, contemporary jazz played by soprano sax, electric piano and bass. Heartfelt, delicate, romantic and slightly melancholy this is perfect for romantic dramas, daydreaming, relaxing, smooth background music, lost love and poignant moments. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A soaring, wistful instrumental version of this traditional Irish folk song. Irish flute (penny whistle), acoustic guitar, fiddle and a subtle humming choir. The track gradually builds up from a lonely flute to a more rhythmic, folk-ish production later in the track. As an alternative, we also have a version where the Irish flute is replaced by a regular Orchestral flute, which has a softer sound. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Dreamy R&B pop ballad featuring vocals, synthesizer, electronic drums and piano. A soulful, romantic and laidback groove, good for romance, love, tenderness. Warm, tender and attentive. [Tempo: Slow / 124 BPM]
Introspective piano instrumental. Sparse notes over a soft strings and synth bed. Portrait of loneliness or melancholia. Empty and pensive, yet hopeful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A driving set of Irish traditional jigs, beginning with Morrison's, and leading into Out in the Ocean at 1:02 which is slightly more happy and upbeat in tone. Mandolin, fiddle, whistle and guitar play the opening, and when bodhran joins in at 0:31, you really get the feel for Irish traditional music - similar almost to Riverdance music. 100% live performance. This track has two titles because this is traditionally how many Irish pub tunes are performed, as a double set of short tunes, the first leading directly into the second. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A soft, smooth and delightful piano jazz waltz performed by a jazz trio of piano, upright bass and jazz drums. Feather light, delicate and romantic music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 150 BPM]
Electro-pop / Synth-pop track with somewhat innocent, nave feel. Slightly melancholic, but also bright, sparkly and innocent. Good for first love, retro 1980's feel, youth TV series, romance, amazing stories, amazement / night sky, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Emotional and heartfelt track full of hopelessness but also awe and distant relief, like a shimmer of hope at the horizon. Cinematic arrangement with piano, strings and choir. Starts soft, gets a more intense and a bit epic at 0:24. [Tempo: Slow / 160 BPM]
Solo piano, tender and reflective. Relaxed and gently optimistic, with a slightly wistful side too. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
35 seconds of dreamy, melancholic segment. Featured by piano and strings quartet. Full of sadness but with a hint of hope, sensitive, serene and quiet. Nostalgic / Wistful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
An emotive, melancholic soundtrack piece for drama or melodrama. Bleak / Cold / Isolation / Regret. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
Country ballad about a high school sweetheart who died too young. A sweet, reminiscent tune that carries both feelings of heartache and hope. It features acoustic and electric guitar, drums, and beautiful string accents. Also available in an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Anthemic, stadium rock in the style of Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Keane, etc. A slow tempo song with sweeping melodies, driving rhythm, piano and electric guitars. Great for sports, drama, emotional scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
This song has a high energy level and is great for getting someone pumped up. With its catchy guitar lines, driving drum beats, and a big chorus, it would be a top choice for any extreme sports athlete. The lyrics are about positivity, ambition, and energy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
