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 warm, emotive and touching music track, with a sense of enlightenment and coming to terms. This track starts off very gently and then increases and grows towards ever higher ground, before settling down with a melancholy afterthought towards the end. A very poignant, dignified and touching track that will give you goosebumps. Contemplative / Love / Inspirational Music. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A slow paced, emotive music track that builds in texture and tension to give the piece a dynamic twist in emotion and feel. The Violin melody makes the track mellow for an emotional end. Epic and grand music, in an understated way. Valor, grace, dignity. Real people, real stories. Unlikely heroes. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
A seductive and hypnotic texture that on piano and slowly builds with synth pads/strings and subtle rhythms to an ending full of hope and reflection. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A peaceful and sentimental piano track tinged with sadness. A heavenly sounding intro combines Harp and piano as the tempo descends to give a feeling of falling into peace, followed by bittersweet Piano chords that ebb and flow with light strings and harp effects. Great for use in daytime TV drama and also spiritual/religious scenes, especially anything heavenly - but equally well suited to triumph, gives a feeling of having overcome or to come through something. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
This hopeful and cute indie pop/folk music track conveys a lot of heart and wellness. It flows with an arrangement of acoustic and electric guitars, bells, whistles, electric bass, male voices, percussion, brush drum kit and keyboards. This piece also well complements themes of outdoors, travel, youth, falling in love and following one's heart. Optimistic / Upbeat / Tender Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Emotional and uplifting ambient rock music track with dreamy and clean guitar theme rise up to post-rock hopeful outro. Spatial and glitched rhythmic sounds on the background. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Piano solo, an elegant waltz with an air of mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A very touching and heartening melody, suitable for heartening, romantic and uplifting stories of any age. The piano is later joined by sweeping orchestral and cinematic strings. Emotional, sentimental, touching, melancholic and heartwarming. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
A dark and pulsating blockbuster track, combining synth sounds with orchestral music. Suitable for movie scenes, thrillers, blockbusters, intense scenes and epic material. Cinematic / Heroic music / Amazement. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 125 BPM]
Instrumental light rock. Bright, positive and moderately excited. Led by acoustic guitar, electric guitars and piano on the chorus part. Feelgood rock with a nice human touch. A sense of freedom and movements; hope and expectations. Friendly / Positive / Hopeful. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Semi-orchestral, neo classical track with a sense of expectation, something stirring, something coming this way. A very cinematic and inspiring track that gives the listener a sense of something happening, a story unfolding, a new thing arriving. Positive and developing. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
This slow cyclical waltz speaks of tristesse, loss, tenderness and longing. Style similar to Erik Satie. Two melodies gently intertwine and separate to create a story all their own. Ideal music for a love story. A hanging or resolved ending are both possible with some easy editing in or out of the last chord. Works with or without dialogue. Good music for drama, love story, TV, film, family. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 84 BPM]
Mid-tempo, relaxing mood with a bit of sentimental melody outlined by piano and violin. Performed by retro-styled swinging jazz combo could be placed anywhere between 20's and 50's of the twentieth century. This performance is influenced by classical or european "restaurant music" mixed with mainstream american jazz music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17, No. 9: Naar mitt oje (When My Eyes). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Western / Mexican style ballad. Shoot out at the OK Corrall! Twangy electric, Spanish guitars, church bell. Builds in stages over 3 choruses. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
A progressive indie rock song that takes the listener on a sonic journey with bombastic drums and spacious vocals that coat the production. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 142 BPM]
A contemplative, delicate and deliciously noir piano composition. Melancholic and introspective, with a slight sense of melancholy and mystery, this is an elegantly flowing neo-classical composition. Great for drama, film, storytelling, and setting an introspective mood. We have this track in a 'clean piano version' as well as an 'old nostalgic piano version'. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A powerful song that deals with a significant story about a sister. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
An emotional and inspirational music track made with orchestra and epic drums. Touching, passionate, and grows to a grand crescendo, before a contemplative, reflective end part. Epic / Uplifting / Cinematic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Mid-tempo Tango featuring accordeon, piano, bass, pizzicato string section and subtle drums. Tango dancing, retro show, freakshow, novelty. Also circus, musical caravan, fairground and merry-go-round etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
An intriguing and dreamy royalty free piano track, somewhat mysterious and haunting. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
A melody of spacious strings & soprano voice quickly descend into darkness & mystery. Fantasy, sci-fi, adventure. Perhaps magic or mysterious intrigues. Amazement, wonderment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient and atmospheric cinematic music composition with an inspiring but slightly melancholic vibe, perfect for Sci-Fi, drama, movies and videos, motivational clips and more. Understated / Ethereal music / Subtle / Wonderment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Felix Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words, Book 3, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
An emotional, cinematic / pop musical piece, with dramatic strings, airy vocals, and marching drums. Builds strength and power to a intimate finish. Love / Glorius / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Rock country track about regret and acceptance. Twangy guitars, male vocals, modern drums, and keys. Introspective tune great for montages, as soundtrack or theme song, or just background music for vloggers. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Reflective and intimate, cinematic ambient pop music, semi-orchestral, neo-classical. For film, video, stories and storytelling. Sad / Contemplative / Thoughtful / Memories. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
An emotional soundtrack piece, with dramatic strings, cinematic drums, and delicate synths. Dramatic, Raw, Powerful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Emotional piano playing arpeggios throughout with subtle strings and synth pad. Great for projects of a serious and dramatic nature. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Sweeping, exciting and uplifting with big culmination, suggestive of eternal love new beginnings, life success and achievement, or other celebratory moment of glory and accomplishment. Good for epic and love stories, sweeping landscapes or passages of time. Suitable for movie soundtrack, historic documentary, movie trailer and more. Exceptional value real orchestra and piano recording. Multiple edits of various moods and length are available for your convenience. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Organic, repetitive, functional music featuring piano, keyboards and bass. Good for TV commercials, infomercials, documentary projects, openings, endings and for background music too. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
A warm, touching, comforting and mellow solo piano piece. Delicate and tender, with a touch of melancholy, a quiet and understated, unconditional love. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
A developing, unfolding track that starts quietly and builds, builds, builds. A feeling of activity, awakening, springtime. Something stirring, growing, approaching. A great sense of amazement and wonderment. Piano, harp, strings and bells. [Tempo: Medium / 168 BPM]
Piano music for film, drama, TV, video, storytelling, Contemplative and Reflective. Dreamy and Introspective. The music can help to illustrate a thoughtful scene. Evocative and poignant. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Claude Debussy - Préludes, Book 1 (Premier Livre) CD 125; L.117. VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Solo piano. Performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by Abigail Mettry. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Easy, gentle and relaxing, nostalgic msuic track made with orchestra and warm piano. Tender / Soft / Warm Music. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
A pretty and quaint piano piece, performed live on an old upright piano with a nostalgic sound, combined with light strings. Delicate and happy, in a relaxed way. A sense of freedom, as a bird carried by the summer breeze. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 51 BPM]
Acoustic guitars and light electric guitars in a sort of uptempo, but still relaxed, feel-good track that blends elements of acoustic folk / light rock / country crossover. Good for nature and the outdoors, house and property, family / light entertainment, breakfast TV. weather forecasts / weather channel, as well as personal stories and storytelling. Has a good sense of forward movement with optimism and high hopes, expectation. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
Pretty / Delicate / Fragile / Comforting / Heartening / Endearing Music. Small orchestra soundtrack piece, featuring live performed orchestral instruments, suitable as music for film and other media. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 131 BPM]
Orchestral, cinematic, background music for drama and storytelling. Contemplative, questioning and mysterious. Thoughtful and introspective. Great music for a mystery drama, fantasy, crime drama, searching and contemplation. A brooding and intriguing story evolves. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
Frederic Chopin, Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A slow- to mid-tempo, steady alternative rock music with a thoughtful, emotive and poignant feel. Soaring, Driving, Reflective, Ethereal. Great music for road trip, hiking, outdoor adventures and much more. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
This is true romance, the classic way. A beautiful evening at the beach, looking up at the stars. Features a beautiful woodwind and strings melody with lush piano arpeggios. Suitable for a romantic trailer or a special moment in a production. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Soaring, uplifting and positive, epic orchestral theme. Adventure / Wonderment / Grand music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Six Norwegian Mountain Melodies: No. 4: Sjugurd og trollbrura (Sjugurd and the Troll Bride). Classical music performed and recorded by concert pianist Zelimir Panic, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Small instrumentation and textures that grows into a huge orchestral sound with movement throughout, with a massive climax at the end. Piano, choir, strings and percussion create a thoughtful, emotional and inspiring mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A warm and melodic Light Rock / Pop-Rock track with a memorable main hook. Heartening, sincere, emotional, hopeful. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
A pop rock track with hints of U2, Coldplay and Kings of Leon, which starts with a sparse and somewhat ambient feel and moves to a more driving and powerful sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
Mozart String Quartet No. 3 in G Major K156/134b Movement 2. Adagio. Classical music arranged and recorded by the Allegro String Ensemble exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. Live performance. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Epic, inspiring and trailer music track made with chamber orchestra, epic choir and drums. Trailer structure. Free flying, soaring, epic, uplifting feel. Touching / Heavenly Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 165 BPM]
