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)"
A beautiful and gentle melody on subtle harmonies with a delicate and silky sound. Great music for using in yoga, relaxation and meditation. Love / Dreamy / Contemplative Stock Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 52 BPM]
A Romantic European style film score that is sexy, light, and sophisticated. Provides light tension and has a jazzy, cool feel. Slightly sad. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A graceful and heartwarming track featuring delicate piano, sweeping violin with full orchestral strings and atmospheric pads. Tender and warm. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
Country song with fiddle riff about being a real spouse/life partner as opposed to chasing a dream that doesn't exist. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Soft and sentimental, romantic and peaceful music track with a gentle, smooth and mellow touch, performed on a grand piano, featuring beautiful orchestral strings and a clarinet. Peaceful and warm harmonies that will work as background music in films, romance videos, commercials, nature documentaries, wedding videos, love and romance videos and more. [Tempo: Slow / 123 BPM]
A melodic and positive pop rock track with drums, bass, synths and layered guitars combining to create a full sound. Driving and positive track, this track has a sense of direction and purpose. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This upbeat acoustic song is about having someone very close to you be involved in a bad relationship. It is about wanting to save them from that situation and show them how you could be better for them. It asks bigger questions about why people will endure so much pain for something they think they want in their life. The instrumental version works nicely as an acoustic / folk / light pop track for country / outdoors / home and property and much more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A very warm and appealing track. Hard to pin down, with elements of ambient, pop, new-age and urban. Repeating patterns of guitar and electric piano create a dreamlike, textured sonic image. Great for use with visual media, carries a lot of emotion and reflection. A sort of kaleidoscope of sound and music. Thoughtful, unique and interesting. This track is available in many different versions, with or without the high guitar notes, and with or without the drums. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
Emotive and warm track build on a slow and vaporous piano accompaniement sustained by strings and a touch of electronic drums. Good for Production / Film Scores. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
This acoustic track has a medium energy level throughout, starting with ambient piano, strings, with epic violin parts and vocal harmonies. It will work well with footage that is scenic, of nature, outdoors, reflective, beautiful, epic, victorious, uplifting, hopeful, ashamed, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. The lyrics are all about a guy and a girl in a relationship both looking into the sunset from a different part of the world. Confessing to the sunset their relationship troubles. Available in a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
Deep, ethereal and atmospheric cinematic piece featuring delayed guitars, inspirational piano melodies and harmonies great for introspective film scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A piano duets with a sad, crying violin in this piece of music. The violin's melody is super emotional describing a range of emotions including sadness, regret and hurt. You can almost hear the tears dropping from the violin! This could also be used to set up a dark, dramatic, mysterious or emotional scene. It can also work quite well in a horror or thriller film. [Tempo: Slow / 126 BPM]
This groovy, lively, sexy track has a Latin beat with a strong lonely Trumpet melody on it. Sophisticated, with a jazzy touch, this is the perfect track for productions that require a refined, atmospheric, warm feel. Great for commercials, films, and others. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A melancholic piano and cello duet evoking a reflective and sentimental feeling. Tender and loving with a feeling of loss or sorrow throughout. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A sparse, understated and gentle solo piano track. Melancholic but hopeful. Eternal love, reflection, perhaps loss or dearly held memories. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A beautiful, traditional Indian love song arranged with a mixture of Indian ethnic instruments and more modern/western elements. Sung by the highly renowned Indian thumri singer Vidya Rao who has been kind enough to work with us on this track. Thumri is a form of Indian singing which originated in the temples where the courtesans of the temples used to sing about lost love. The lyrics in this song can be summarized as a woman singing to a dear friend or lover in a far-away land, singing for him to return to where he belongs. Arranged with tabla, Indian strings and soft pads. There is also an alternative version without the vocals, and yet another version with only the vocals and soft pads, in a more "ambient" setting. Haunting and beautiful. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A dark and haunting track for mystery, thriller or dark drama. Bleak, haunting, ominous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 34 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]
Slow, peaceful and very beautiful ambient track. Soft piano combines with spacey synth pads and lush, pensive strings to create a sad anthemic piece in remembrance of the fallen. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Gentle, delicate, fragile and emotional acoustic guitar track with a crystal clear, singing guitar sound and exquisitely placed few piano notes. [Tempo: Medium / 140 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]
Electric Guitar arpeggios drenched in effects create a haunting, mysterious tone while brooding strings and electronic percussion gradually build throughout. Great for movie and tv dramas with a dark theme, video games, trailers, horror and crime thrillers. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
Soft solo piano track. Repetitive melody with variations and a mysterious mood. Warm acoustic grand piano sound. Dramatic, tender, sensitive music with a touch of suspense. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
Nature / universe epic. Classical, big movie style. Calm, confident, vista. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Solemn, dark, ambient guitar track. Haunting, reflective, introspective. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
A pop / R&B style ballad, available with or without vocals. Soft, soothing female vocals. A warm, melancholic song about lost love and tender memories. Instrumental version works well as a general romance / romantic background track for media etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
An slow, spacious eastern rock ballad which evokes a vast desert and dreamlike imagery. Tea Party meets QOTSA. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
Peaceful, beautiful, simple, mellow, atmospheric, slow, thoughtful, serene, relaxing piano piece with an air of nostalgia and longing to it. Slightly melancholic and reflective. Would suit cinematic / dramatic / romantic type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 92 BPM]
A melancholy piece with piano, keyboards, strings and synth textures. Evokes a feeling of reflection and longing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
Mellow, soulful clean rhythm guitar strumming bring this beautiful Floyd-esque track to life. Then floating high above the clouds, enters some weeping lead guitar. As the track progresses each verse and chorus get bigger and more powerful until the grand finale where the floodgates open and all feeling is let loose. Think Gilmour, Satriani and Beck area emotions. Contains guitars, bass, organ and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Slowly swaying acoustic track, melancholic and with a celtic touch. A calm and quiet verse part, with a more up-front chorus part. Guitars, bass, accordion. [Tempo: Slow / 135 BPM]
Very peaceful, lilting, ambient track. Lush synth chimes and soft pads mix to make one big fluffy textural piece. Contains synths and drum units. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
A very melodic and dramatic orchestral piece with marching drums. Suitable for battle, action, chase, or gearing up for conflict. The track starts somewhat pensive, expectant and builds to a more staccato, battle-like section from around 0:40 onwards. Epic / Glorious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
Romantic, acoustic ballad with both male and female vocals. (Vocal duet). This track features guest vocals by Whitney Wiatt. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 76 BPM]
A song about finding love in todays environment of social media, information overload, and online dating. Modern rock with a country flair, rocking string section at the end. Electric violin, string section, electric guitar, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, vocal harmony. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Minimalist and melodic piano theme, cyclic and memorable. Great for setting a mood and atmosphere for tv, film, documentary, advertising and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
This song is to represent the feeling that anything is possible, that there is new excitement in your life. Listening to this makes you want to smile and bop up and down. Addresses emotions such as hurt, past loves, ignored, and heartbroken. The lyrics are about that spark you feel with the arrival of a new potential relationship and you're so excited that you just can't contain yourself. You feel weightless and hopeful. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 69 BPM]
A gritty rock track somewhere in-between hard rock and pop like bands such as foo fighters and kings of leon. This track has a real drive and energy about it without being too overpowering or harsh. Great for projects looking for that energetic and uplifting vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
A delicate, fragile and touching, understated composition. Piano and strings. Light and beautiful, with innocence and melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A passionate piano duet composition with a classical touch. Very emotional and full of drama at moments, though also very romantic. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Orchestral drama underscore; poignant and melancholic. Tender and delicate strings. Pain, sorrow, sad memories. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Mellow, but emotional and sincere. Distant grand piano, close-up acoustic guitar, occasional oboe harmony. Pretty and delicate, like a beautiful flower or a song for that special loved one. Warm, soothing and heartwarming. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
Epic, soft rock in the style of Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Keane, etc. Sad lyrics and an atmospheric feel. Anthemic song with hard drums, piano and electric guitars. Great for sports, drama and emotional scenes. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
An ambient, indie music track featuring male vocals. The hand percussion gives is a tribal vibe reminiscent of some of Radioheads music. Atmospheric / Cinematic / Epic, in a subtle, understated way. Hints of folk / American music. Reflective, with an underlying energy and sense of wonderment. Not sure why, but something about this makes me think of the David Lynch drama series, Twin Peaks. This track can work well as a theme song for drama and film. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Slow, beautiful, dreamy, atmospheric & thought-provoking track with a sense of intrigue & mystery. Reflective, moody, ethereal, hypnotic & sublime. spacious, plucked string synths combine with soft, swirling pads & purposeful drums to create music suitable for dramatic/spy/psych thriller type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 71 BPM]
Thunderous drums and pipe organs play a menacing, ominous, dark Gothic music piece. Great for fantasy, goth, horror music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A sad and dramatic song about a forgotten Vietnam war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. [Tempo: Medium / 74 BPM]
Touching piano track. Easy and slow melody with beautiful acoustic piano sound with large room sound. Suitable for tender situations, family and frienships, love and romance scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 59 BPM]
Modern alternative rock track about dreams and hopes. Thoughtful lyrics and emotional male vocals. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Movie soundtrack featuring acoustic piano with delay fx, electric guitars, strings, electronic elements. Melancholic and thoughtful, sad. Will work with love, romantic, dramatic movie and as a video background too. Solo piano version is also available. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
