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 sorrowful and bittersweet music ballad available with Hebrew vocals, or as an instrumental. A summary of the lyrics; a queen is singing her lament and sorrow, what good are all my riches, when I am so sad? The track has a Middle Eastern or Hebrew, Israeli feel and background. Lament, loss, sorrow, regret. The Instrumental version is good for background music for travel, drama, ethnic mood etc. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Ethereal modern Jazz, understated and mellow throughout featuring alto sax, piano, upright bass, congas and drums. The drums and percussion give it a world music flavor, a touch latin and african. Quiet nights, relaxing moods, thoughtful moments, peaceful and contemplative journeys. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Soft and tender acoustic guitar track. Romantic, gentle, pastoral, picturesque and mellow. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Vocal Pop / R&B crossover track, male vocals. RnB / Hip-Hop style drums, catchy chorus, male vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 113 BPM]
Soft strings and acoustic guitar picking, with a solo female soprano voice. (Also available without the voice). A bit dreamy feeling. Good for background use in media and film. Also for weddings, religious / spiritual content and more. [Tempo: Slow / 125 BPM]
Neo classical piano with subtle pads; somewhat sad / final. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Somewhere between smooth jazz, acoustic pop, downtempo chill-out, this track has both a positive and a slightly melancholic feel. Jazzy chords combine with simple acoustic guitar melodies and a syncopated drum groove. Emotive and atmospheric. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 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]
A delicate, atmospheric track of pads, piano, and strings and driving celeste, suitable for contemporary dramas like American Beauty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 64 BPM]
Soft, slow, spacey & peaceful track which combines simple harp arpeggios with lush strings and ethereal vocal lines. Very calm, haunting, serene & relaxing. Would suit romantic / documentary / dramatic / history type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
A purposeful and driving pop/rock track with layered guitars, driving bass and pounding drums. Upbeat and uplifting, this track has a strong motivational feel, which could enhance many projects. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Acoustic guitar ballad with relaxed and reflective mood. [Tempo: Slow / 101 BPM]
A short, fluttering, melodic, orchestral piece, suitable for programme opening or closing, commercial, company intro sequence etc. [Tempo: Slow]
Piano led pop ballad, lyrics about lost love, relationships, Features piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, synths. Available in a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A very romantic, soft and caressing, gentle piano piece. Hopeful, melancholic, introspective, loving. Good for a tender film scene, commercial or as romantic mood music. [Tempo: Very slow / 63 BPM]
Dramatic Orchestral composition with a slow buildup, suitable for trailers and film soundtracks. Begins with a somber piano theme, and escalates to the dramatic intense full orchestral part with strings, brass section, timpani, and orchestral snares. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
Calm and melodic piece with accompanying classical guitar and oboe playing melody. The arrangement is sparse but later also strings enter. Finally the classical guitars finish the piece with gentle melodies. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A reflective piece lead by a restrained piano with hints of both happiness and sorrow, all combined to produce a nostalgic mood. [Tempo: Slow]
Strumming acoustic guitars with light percussion, with a slightly mystical, earthy sound. Americana influence. [Tempo: Medium / 74 BPM]
An intense epic action cue with driving percussion rhythms, orchestral energy, and big drums, underscoring anything from a fast car chase to a battle between man and machine. Very much in the vein of John Powell's "Bourne" movies and the scores of Hanz Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky ("Batman Begins" and "Transformers"). [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Starting with soft acoustic guitar, gentle organ and female vocal, this song builds up into chorus with male vocal and harmonies followed by slide electric solo at 1:33. This slide electric continues through the next verse building again into big double chorus with uplifting backing vocals. Long electric guitar solo begins at 3:28. The lyrics are about the two different sides of a relationship, told with both male and female main vocals. Instrumental version also available. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 124 BPM]
Quiet, slow and reflective solo piano with a few simple guitar notes that enter late on. Poignant, hopeful, wistful, conforting. Personal reflection, love, eternal hope. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A building and uplifting song about expressing supressed feelings. Featuring acoustic guitar, organ, and male vocal, later joined by bass guitar and percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
The beginning is happy and innocent and changes midway to more romantic and contemplative, and ends slightly down - perhaps the boy didn't get a chance to ask the girl out. Piano, strings, drums and acoustic bass. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
This moody solo piano cue is more about texture than pure melody, although there are strong recurring melodic fragments that can be used thematically to tie together dramatic elements. Rich harmonies and deep textures make this cue versatile with a strong emotional footprint and a sublte undercurrent of tension. Presented in three versions; full, medium length, and shorter. Good for drama, romance, love story, TV/feature film, family drama. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Relationship where one person is committing more than the other and questioning why the other person has more interest in someone else when he doesn't treat her nearly as well. Ballad with a strong hook and melodic chorus, and a string section on the bridge. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
This is a mid-tempo pop/country duet about a guy who is missing his girl that left him. Catchy melodies, male & female vocals, and meaningful lyrics. For fans of Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, and The Fray. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
A wholesome and sincere, pop / lite-rock royalty free music track with a memorable melody. Good for family related stories, real lives, real people, real stories. Heartfelt, genuine, caring, heartwarming. Light rock band arrangement with acoustic guitars, piano, drums, bass. TV drama, opening scenes, commercials, titles, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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]
This is a darker acoustic song with male vocals about dealing with the consequences of being an addict/alcoholic. This is a very lyrical song with a lot of meaning. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A romantic piece that suggests a feeling of determination. Features piano, strings and choir creating a lush texture. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 67 BPM]
Mid-tempo, melodic, broadcast / corporate track. Inspiring piano, driving/energetic drums and percussion. An emotional melody by the string section and subtle electronic arrangements makes this track a good choice for news, broadcast, corporate and dramatic shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
This smooth and slightly caribbean and latin inspired R&B love song ballad is as tastefully produced as it is memorable, catchy and irresistable. Romantic love lyrics. Available both in a vocal and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Warm, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, subtle piano, cello. Loving, emotional, caring. Good for romance, wedding, romantic drama, personal stories / reflection and more. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
Pleasant, positive, traditional Flamenco, performed on Spanish guitar with hand clapping. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Slow, sad & serenely sombre orchestral track. Slmost a requiem piece. Lush strings intertwine with a steady bass drum pulse to produce a regal and melancholic atmosphere. [Tempo: Very slow / 102 BPM]
This song I wrote to cope with someone I loved very much who I knew I was going to lose but not ready to let go of. These lyrics are my lullaby to a little boy who was taken from us much too soon in life. He was a fighter and a dreamer and I hope this song does his life some justice. This is my way of never letting him go from my heart. I wish I could have held on to him forever. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
Positive, motivating and uplifting music track with beautiful melodic lines and harmonies featuring piano, emotional orchestral strings, glockenspiel, drums and bass. Composition starts with a simple and peaceful piano melody accompanied by legato strings and builds up to an inspiring main part with staccato strings and drums to conclude with an ending similar to the intro. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Dreamy sounds with a relaxed beat and soulful synth sounds. Melancholic mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
Lonely and exhausted - a feeling of hopelessness in the face of an unending challenge. But, will there be a breakthrough? [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A solemn and heartfelt underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Fragile, tender, emotional. [Tempo: Slow]
A very slow and gentle acoustic guitar track. Graceful and tasteful, with warm acoustic strings over lush acoustic washes. Heartwarming and comforting, mellow and relaxing. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
A beautiful, wistful, nostalgic, sorrowful and soothing piece of classical music in baroque style, with strings and harpsichord. [Tempo: Slow / 42 BPM]
An eclectic midtempo alternative rock song with a male vocal, distorted/clean guitar, organ, piano, bass and drums. Low grindy electric guitars, ticking clock percussion, analog synth. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A sorrowful, longful and sad song with octave laden piano over a very warm bass and keyboard. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
A gentle love song with acoustic guitar and male vocal. Building slowly with synths, and bass guitar with a piano interlude. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Solo piano with very subtle orchestral strings in the background. Tender, touching, fragile. Insightful and loving.
[Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]A beautiful duet for Piano and Cello for accompanying those special moments in life. Relaxing, tender, calm and serene great for happy occasions, romance, weddings, nature, nostalgia, tv and film dramas, contemporary dance, sophisticated and elegant settings etc. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
The sound of peace and reflectiveness, like Monet's water lilies. [Tempo: Slow / 46 BPM]
Contemporary mix of orchestra and electronic instrumentation in this l lament to the passing of time. Pensive & thoughtful but offering hope and comfort with a haunting and memorable melody. Good for contemplative narrative such as poetry or prose and visuals such as time lapse. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks "Sky Dreams" and "Three Little Wishes". [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
