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)"
Melodic, stately, romantic. Like an old English mansion, suitable for royalty or period drama. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
Solo piano. Evocative, inspired by windswept moors, or the spray of a wild sea shore. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
An easy going and steady acoustic pop track. Warm and soothing, combining acoustic guitars, drums and piano to create a great backing for many projects. A natural sounding track with a genuine and friendly appeal. Family and friendships, relaxing times with good friends, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Tender and classy, slow and loving, acoustic jazz. Touching, melancholic, delicate and beautiful. Upright bass and acoustic piano. [Tempo: Very slow / 57 BPM]
Soundtrack cue with a feeling of magic or magical beings. Fairies, angels or beautiful, mystical creatures. Soft bells, angelic voices. Feels similar to the Sugar Plum Fairy or Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals 'Aquarium' piece. Also works great for underwater scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Emotional drama underscore. Nostalgic, wistful, reflective. Strings, piano, clarinet. Rich sound, melancholic. Perhaps deep thoughts or revisiting a familiar place? [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A softly sweeping orchestral cue with melancholic, emotional, strings, harp and oboe. Personal reflection, memories, storytelling. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A melancholic, nostalgic, drama- or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for romantic drama, personal stories, emotional content. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A down and dirty, groovy mid-tempo rocker. Determined, cool and confident. Great for sports footage, racing, commercials and much more. Classic live rock sound with a slight retro feel. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Acoustic and thoughtful. A beautiful trip down wooded roads that lead past the home where you grew up. Dreamy and positive, with a European feel. Guitar, bouzouki, sitar, harmonium, up-right bass. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Smooth and elegant track with a simple piano melody on the verse and a soft but catchy flute melody on the chorus part. The congas give the track a slight mediterranean, balearic or tropical feel. Gentle and breezy, like a dream vacation. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, sad romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Rich, vibrant and melodic synth-rock with lots of variation throughout. Vast, open sonic landscapes with pulsating synthesizers and occasional guitar leads, with acoustic drums and bass guitar. Perhaps a space adventure or just moving imagery. Captivating and sweeping. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Emotional and soulful piano waltz. Classical/Contemporary, Piano Music. Love, Sad, Nostalgic, Soft/Smooth, Peaceful/Calm, Soulful, Melancholic/Sentimental, Gentle/Tender. Piano. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Acoustic guitar mood music. Warm, impressionistic, relaxing with a slightly folky feel and a sense of the natural and true. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 67 BPM]
Acoustic guitar mood music. Warm, impressionistic, relaxing with a slightly folky feel and a sense of the natural and true. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 79 BPM]
Acoustic guitar mood music. Warm, impressionistic, relaxing with a slightly folky feel and a sense of the natural and true. [Tempo: Very slow / 65 BPM]
This track starts from a simple bell melody and rises up gradually throughout in a crescendo. A sense of achievement, aspiration, glory, hopes and reaching for the stars. Inspirational/inspiring music. [Tempo: Slow / 121 BPM]
Acoustic guitar mood music. Warm, impressionistic, relaxing with a slightly folky feel and a sense of the natural and true. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Acoustic guitar mood music. Warm, impressionistic, relaxing with a slightly folky feel and a sense of the natural and true. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Dark and atmospheric ambient chill, filtered and distorted beats with harsh synth slices and spacious pads, low sub bass, weird time signature, futuristic, sci-fi, science and technology, would also work for contemporary erotic scenes [Tempo: Very slow / 35 BPM]
Insightful textures and layers, existential overtones and atmospheres. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 102 BPM]
Progressive and uplifting ambient, interweaving synth textures, good for scenes of bliss and ascension. [Tempo: Very slow / 110 BPM]
A slow and reflective film underscore, with few, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, piano and violin. Reflective, sorrowful, emotional. Suitable for drama, tragedy, personal loss and sorrow, background music for scenes of dark memories, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Beautiful, slow choir track building feel of sorrow with an addition of mystery with gentle pipe organ and string pads in the background. A picture of misery and wreckage or something magic by its mysterious, gloomy side. Yet also with a heavenly, angelic feel. Spiritual, perhaps worship or floating on clouds. Good for commercials, drama, strong visual presentations, exhibitions, and more. [Tempo: Very slow / 71 BPM]
Nice and open, transparent track somewhere between ethnic, ambient and spiritual. Subtle percussion and bell like melodies create a sense of discovery, exploration and wonderment. This track is available with or without female vocals singing a simple melody over the music. The version with vocal gives the track a somewhat more dreamy, heavenly mood. Great for fantasy & adventure. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Historical, waltz rhythm with piano and orchestra. European or Hebrew cultural history. Period 1900-1940 approx. Also nice for silent film. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Traditional style Waltz with acoustic guitars, accordeon and band. Main lead melody played on oboe, giving a the track a dreamy, romantic feel. Old Europe, culture, distinguished and classy. Cultural, historical, great for a period drama or film/TV series set earlier in the 20th century, say, 1920-1960. Ballroom dancing, travel, culture, history. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Electro-Pop / Mid-tempo electronica, nice synth lines, vocoder, melodies. Space, scifi. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Minor swing jazz with a trumpet top line. Jazz club, etc. Groovy, sultry. [Tempo: Fast / 141 BPM]
A very slow deep-house or deep-funk track with cascades of dusty and pulsating synth textures with electric harp patterns. Moody, sultry, deep groove. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
A classy and tasteful, easy going track with a slightly Historical feel. Acoustic guitar, tenor & soprano sax. A somewhat surly, jazzy feel, could be 1930's, 40's, 50's or 60's. Would go well with historical or retro film, or any classy, jazzy film scene or other media. [Tempo: Medium / 55 BPM]
This is a Pop track with bluesy guitar parts. Mellow and chilled out composition that's great for tv themes, commercials and other projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
Very peaceful and relaxing track using soft piano, lush strings & spacey synth sounds. Has a gentle air of mystery & suspense to it & also slight melancholy but with hope. [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A big bass drum, tuba, accordian & piano set out the 3-4 rhythm for a memorable melody line in this jaunty bohemian waltzer. Burlesque, boisterous and gloriously chubby. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks 'An Unfortunate Incident' and 'Carnaval De Paris'. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
A soft and uplifting pop/rock music track led by a simple guitar phrase and backed up by an acoustic guitar, drums, bass and keys. This has a great background music sound due to its warm and appealing nature but also is strong enough to just listen to. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
This track has a very atmospheric and cinematic sound created by soft synths, atmospheric guitars and piano. A slight minor feel gives this track a mellow, slightly wistful or nostalgic feel, but very soothing, calming and relaxing. Works for a great variety of projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 84 BPM]
Gentle, laidback, slightly nostalgic, mid-tempo background track. Lazy jazz feel, slightly retro, with acoustic piano, acoustic drums, electric bass and hammond organ. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A Warm and gentle ambient track with a relaxing and reflective feel. Soothing and soft, this track could work in many different ways, from health and beauty products, to relaxation and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 77 BPM]
A grand and somewhat rousing, orchestral / cinematic theme. Staccato strings with sweeping orchestral strings, brass and flute. Various melodies soar. Heroic, amazing, and inspirational music. New frontiers, new adventures. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 71 BPM]
Vibraphone, strings and synths create a somewhat cinematic, corporate track. A simple phrase sets the tone for this track, which is one of perhaps, class, elegance and sophistication. It has the sense of something exclusive, shiny, with elegant confidence. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
Minimalist solo piano. Mysterious and reflective. Great for historical, factual, documentary, the arts, drama, fantasy, psychological thriller/horror and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Bollywood / India: A fast, groovy, upbeat, hindi dance number. Energetic, full of life, vigorous, lively, strong, forceful, spirited, feisty, determined, aggressive, go-getting, unwavering. Describes how one should be in life. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Male vocals chant a solemn and slow melody that has an air of austerity about it. Other instruments include acoustic guitars, piano, solo cello and violin. Good for trailers and montages that have a sombre quality. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Ambient and airy strings create a sense of wonder which is ideally suited to scenes that need some positive suspense. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Repetitive fast piano music. Very organic and elegant will be great for technology, commercials, spots and medical presentations. Almost 60 seconds of music with a conclusive ending. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Instrumental piece with piano, flute and strings. Very positive and motivational. This acoustic music is very organic and happy and will be great for cinematic projects and for commercials, corporate projects too [Tempo: Medium / 79 BPM]
A beautiful, piano based, semi-classical, semi-contemporary track full of wonder and amazement. Delicate / Enchanted. Good for depicting beauty, hope, wonderment, family and friendships, values and aspiration. Inspirational / emotional / uplifting. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
A very mellow, smooth bossanova / latin jazz track featuring soft brush drums, romantic electric piano and a sincere, expressive electric guitar lead. Ultimate smooch / easy listening / retro feel. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
A dreamy and ethereal cinematic soundtrack. Smooth layered guitar parts and live cello sound. Great as a film underscore and video soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]