Acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal pads. Reflective, dreamy, melancholic and hazey. Available with or without 'oooh' type vocal. Good for film / drama, personal and touching stories, and poignant footage, perhaps something to do with humanity and the human condition. Imperfect, human, solemn. The piano part is performed on an old upright piano for a nice and nostalgic sound, and the vocal is deliberately unpolished. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Singer-songwriter track with male and female duet vocals and emotive piano. Somber and solemn vibe about separation and sacrifice. Great for dramatic montages in Film and TV, and as soundtrack or theme song. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A twisted, tragic melody played by piano is wrapped in a sinister, yet subtle blanket of strange metallic synths. The music is subtle until near the end, when big percussion intensifies the drama. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
Slow, serene,sad & tragic modern orchestral track that tugs at the heartstrings and makes you think deeply. Lush strings swathe simple and emotive snatoor / synth melodies as a choir can be heard in the distance. Music for many styles of project including romance / history / requiem / nostalgic / war. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Soft & slow, cello oboe & piano. Tension, sad, dramatic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 51 BPM]
A melancholic and moving drama piece for strings and piano with an American folk feeling to it. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
This song is to describe that utter darkness you feel after a recent break-up and nothing in your life or routine seems normal anymore, something's missing. You desperately cling to anything that reminds you of that old life, even if it isn't real. You can't seem to fall asleep without that warm body next to you in bed. You just want to hold or talk to that person. You miss them so much. The lyrics cite- it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all-and although that might be true, it still makes getting over someone really hard. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Mysterious-melancholic trip hop/downbeat track featuring a catchy piano theme, spherical pads, gentle synths, electric guitar, strings, a relaxed beat as well as female opera vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Very soft and beautiful piece. Cool, lazy and melancholy piano arpeggios are overladen with lush strings and koto melodies to provide a very emotional and evocative jewel. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
An ambient rock track which builds from a quiet start to a bigger and more powerful sound with an uplifting and passionate feel. Thoughtful / Emotional. [Tempo: Slow, Very slow / 80 BPM]
This is a cinematic composition with an Eastern European motif. Dark piano accompaniment with Duduk melodies. Great for films and videos with an eastern vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A suspenseful thriller cue with varying textures underscoring anything from hostage negotiations to a prison break. Orchestral with low piano, percussion, and and ambient fx. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Emotional strings set the mood for this track. Big hits sound distant yet powerful. The main drop happens at about 1 minute into the track, with bit-crushed, mechanical sounding drums. Violent, dramatic, epic, futuristic. For epic trailers, sci-fi, scenes of rising armies. Also for sports / achievement / grit. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
This is a very emotional cinematic composition. Peaceful and slightly melancholic beginning building up to the very dramatic and sensational middle part with a very epic powerful orchestra and grand piano passages, and then going back to the first part. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Slow temp, spacious guitar instrumental. Features a sparse echoing guitar melody, melodic echoing lead lines and reversed guitar swells. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
A melancholic and solemn underscore for film / drama. Introspective / questioning / searching. Piano and strings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Emotional, cinematic action track with a mystical feel in the beginning but escalating to a more dramatic orchestral ending, great for trailers, films, games and TV. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
An orchestral piece for Piano, it's melancholic and romantic feel would give a poetic addition to a colourful video. [Tempo: Slow]
Starts with a gregorian chant punctuated by an occasional bell. great for a church scene, like a confessional dialog. Then it blossoms into a full mixed choir and orchestra, with pizzicato basses and cellos, ideal score for the entrance of a noble, such as a king or a queen. [Tempo: Slow]
Short solo piano track. Lamentation and tears. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Deep and meaningful Cinematic composition with emotional piano melodies and harmonies, accompanied by orchestral strings and heavenly pad sound from the middle of the track. Passionate and heartfelt music for films, trailers, TV and documentaries. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 58 BPM]
A touching an emotional piece. Featuring piano and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
Warm, elegant and tasteful acoustic guitar with soft jazz backing. A simple, memorable and heartfelt melody line with further guitar plucking and soft strings. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Thoughtful and dreamy cinematic music track featuring Grand and Upright pianos played together, orchestral strings, glockenspiel and harp. Beautiful and inspiring melodies create an emotional soundtrack. Inspirational / Drama / Love Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Harp and flute music. A dreamy theme, like dream time, wonderful discoveries, magic in the air, unexplained beauty or strange beings... Elegant, delicate, innocent. Understated and playful music. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
A moderate tempo that matches the feel of this philosophical song. The delicate male vocals and acoustic guitar help the song along before the memorable chorus featuring concertina, banjo, acoustic guitar, trumpet and violin. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Slow, dreamy Americana / Acoustica with a haunting, solemn, sound. Beautiful and introspective, melancholic and nostalgic. Acoustic guitar, mellotron, and an old upright piano with a very nostalgic sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 47 BPM]
Octave laden piano and plucked strings highlight a dark romantic mafia sound within this piece of music. This would work perfectly with an Italian, Sicilian or Spanish mob or Mafioso character within film or television. There is some similarity to the style of the theme from “The Godfather.” This could also be used to illustrate an unusual romance. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A very melancholy and contemplative dramatic cue with a hint of romance underscoring anything from the nostalgic memory of a lost loved one to a somber walk in the park. Piano, strings, and bass. [Tempo: Very slow]
A beautiful and sorrowful piano track with a historical feel. Perhaps wartime Europe, sadness and reflection, yet also beauty and hope. Played live on an old piano. In the later parts of the track, the piano is joined by soft, frail strings. Very touching piece. Mournful, thoughtful and delicate. Serious. Good for history, historical drama, documentary, film/television drama, loss and sorrow. [Tempo: Medium / 60 BPM]
A sombre and very slow moving underscore track for mystery, drama or fiction. Dark subjects, perhaps crime, criminial investigation or difficult subjects. Stories of struggle or hardship. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Revenge 1 Danger' and 'Revenge 3 The Plot'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 51 BPM]
Solemn underscore track for drama. Perhaps loss, death, sadness. A solo female voice over dark pads and subtle rhythms. Aftermath, or gloomy outlook. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Calm, soothing, beautiful solo piano performance by Dmitriy Lukyanov. [Tempo: Slow]
Strange, otherworldly, and at times eerie - this ambient musical soundscape has both darkness and light. Floating, Dreaming, perhaps in an alternative reality. Good for sci-fi, space travel, hypnosis and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Traditional Polish song performed with female vocals, violins, accordion and frame drum. Available as a vocal version, and an instrumental versions with suka biłgorajska lead. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
Slow acoustic jazz with just guitar and upright bass. A bit downtrodden, slow moving, disappointed. Old-time jazz or rag sound. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A subtle bell and percussion rhythm, with emotional and sorrowful violin lead. European, Eastern European, Balkan or Gypsy feel. Melodic and cinematic, moderately dramatic, genuine cultural / historical European or Balkan music. Can also be Jewish / Israeli / Hebrew. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 53 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 very sad and quite tragic piece. A lonely piano pulse starts this tune off..soon strings join in and the piece swells with emotion. Would suit any romantic or dramatic project. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
An emotional, sentimental and heartfelt melody for piano and strings. Soft, passionate, delicate, heartening music. Melancholic and richly layered. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Layered guitars and drums played on the rims combine in the early part of this track to create a slowly building atmosphere which leads to a brief pause before everything 'kicks in' for a big climax that soars above and takes things to a new level. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
An apocalyptic track that combines elements of emotional piano / orchestra with very hard, edgy, harsh and gritty Dubstep / Tech elements. The melancholic and fragile clashes with the cold, mechanical and brutal, for an interesting score that could be used for sci-fi, edgy sports or technology montages etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Solo piano. Mellow, reflective, slight blues or gospel feel. Heartwarming, beautiful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 54 BPM]
An emotional, instrumental guitar rock ballad. Sincere, heartfelt melodies with medium tempo guitar riffs and solos. Good for drama, tv show, personal stories, love stories, love drama, introspection and more. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Ave Maria in B-flat major, D.839 by Franz Peter Schubert. A beautiful and fragile rendition of this popular piece of classical music by Schubert, arranged for piano and violin. Tender and poignant. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by F Hegedus. [Tempo: Slow / 51 BPM]
A slow and sultry, bluesy soft rock music. Alternative rock / Indie-rock and Blues feel. Heartbroken, sincere, touching music track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 76 BPM]
Soul touching and deeply emotional this track starts with a beautiful piano melody and builds towards the end with dynamic spicatto string arpeggios. Perfect for melancholy films and other powerful imagery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
The end of an epic film or the rise of the nation’s hero. This develops into a fully orchestrated track with rippling synth and percussion, interwoven with powerful choir. Perfect for promos, trailers or any project needing a modern Hollywood sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Ominous synths with pounding drums set the scene, while solo violin creates a lyrical and emotional mood. Huge brass section enters at 0:55 to create a massive sounding theme along with violins and booming crunchy drums. Epic in every sense - good for a movie trailer. [Tempo: Slow / 125 BPM]
An organic acoustic guitar and organ vibe with harmonica. Ambient, Americana music feel. Dark, mysterious, longing music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
