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)"
Mid-tempo guitar rock. Driving, steady rhythm, good forward motion. Positive and friendly, with acoustic and electric guitars [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Emotions, memories, a slight melancholic flavour, still with a sense of hope and a clear future. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A gently swaying contemporary piano piece. Styled on einaudi, this has light tones along with heavier parts which offer differing dynamics. Freely played, this would be ideal for documentaries or film as a background to someone searching their feelings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium]
Chopin Prelude No 4 E Minor (arr D Lukyanov), solo piano music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium]
Neo-classical, film score, cinematic type soundtrack based on staccato strings, piano and bells. Determined, pensive, with an underlying energy, like a developing story, or piecing together clues and information. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A gentle, reverberant choir chant, like singing in a church, temple or monastery. Spiritual, religious feel, like prayer hour or worshipping in a cathedral. Soft and gentle, ethereal, heavenly, angelic. Perhaps angels, spirits or simply gathering in a place of worship. Great for fantasy, adventure, spirituality. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Symphonic electronica. Epic, huge, sci-fi feel. New discoveries, amazing visions... [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Soundtrack to a 70’s movie. Female vocals, flute melody, acoustic guitars. Looking back at one’s life and realizing there is no way to change the past, so look to the future. Keywords: Memories, Past, Looking back. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Beautiful, sad & melancholic modern orchestral track lead by soft, hypnotic piano chords. very sombre, moody, dramatic & moving & full of regret & sorrow. would suit romantic / history / drama / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Dreamy sounds with a relaxed beat and soulful synth sounds. Melancholic mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A weird and quirky drum'n bass / electro track with a positive, uplifting feel. Uptempo electronic drums, funky sub-bass synth lines, with ethereal / swirley pads and light melodics. Relaxed and pleasant, despite the up-tempo feel. Somewhat dreamy, reassuring, comforting. Feelgood Drum & Bass. Use with feelgood nature & discovery footage, busy/active urban scenes, science and technology, space and space travel, and much more. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
This track is a laid back acoustic track with high energy drums in the choruses. Soothing acoustic guitars with powerful drums. The lyrics are about missing someone and needing help from them. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Bluesy, slowly shimmering emotive guitar track that gradually builds and builds from cool and soothing to fever pitch intensity. At this point waves of distorted rhythm guitars come crashing in soaring lead guitar takes over. Think in the rough area of Beck, Satriani, Lukather [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
Opening on a simple, dark and haunting piano theme that grows in complexity over time, introducing cell and guitar motifs and ending with a quiet intensity. Moody / Intense / Subtle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 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]
A beautiful, haunting, emotional and loving theme played on Indian flute with soft pads. Atmospheric, evocative and ethereal. [Tempo: Slow]
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 track is hard to categorize. It has a melancholic but comforting feel, with fretless bass, acoustic guitar picking and pads. Melodic and somewhat dreamy. Good for drama, personal stories and more. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
This is a male vocal driven piano song about dealing with a broken relationship. The song has a few different movements and a catchy guitar solo towards the end. [Tempo: Slow / 135 BPM]
Very peaceful & thoughtful piano-lead orchestral-pop tune.Tugs at your heartstrings- makes your mind drift back to what might have been or forward to what the future could hold. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Dreamy piano, intricate synth and string layers provide a subtle feeling of longing and reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A sincere, warm and close, guitar jazz/blues performed on two electric guitars. Emotional, expressive, reflective. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
Vocal pop / singer-songwriter ballad. Simple piano arrangement, beautiful vocal melody. Male lead vocal and occasional female harmonic vocal. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
J. Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron Overture / The Gypsy Baron overture / Lo zingaro barone Ouverture. Arranged and produced by Roman Seekirchner of Seekirchner GmbH and conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev. [Tempo: Slow, Medium]
A soulful ballad about a couple losing the fight of holding their relationship together. Heart-wrenching and emotional. Suitable for dramatic TV shows, films and commercials etc. Featuring vocals by Tricia Kelly. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Tension / Excitement / Mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A solo violin leads this short but poignant track, accompanied by strings, synths and light electronic percussion to create a reflective, romantic, relaxed & sensual mood. [Tempo: Slow]
Atmospheric and emotional track featuring soothing piano, electric guitar and synth. Mellow, spacious and magical sound to create emotive mood. (Note: This track contains deliberate 'static' sound - this is done for effect, and is not an error with the file). [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Acoustic rock, alternative rock with vocals. About the death of someone close. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A slow and melancholy track with piano, pads and subtle percussion. Introspective, thoughtful, searching. This composition has an Epic feel, but in a subtle, understated way. Very emotive, contemplative and poignant. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Downtempo hip-hop grooves, rap underscore, hip hop bed track, lo-fi influences. Slight mystery feel. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
Soaring pop ballad (think Paramore) about the hope to live and not hide behind walls. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Pleasant, positive, traditional Flamenco, performed on Spanish guitar with hand clapping. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Slow and reflective film underscore. Piano and strings, slowly developing theme. Good for use in drama, film, tv, or storytelling. Perhaps memories, contemplation, reflection or unveiling a mystery. A sense of something underlying, more than the eye can see, a hidden truth or thoughts forming. Mystery, drama, intrigue, introspection. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
An easy-going, light pop / ambient pop / chill-out track featuring mellow Rhodes piano, lush pads and a relaxed drum beat. Feelgood, relaxed, comforting. Green values, family friendly, eco friendly and with a bright, positive outlook. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Pretty, yet sad piece, builds to a medium climax. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Dramatic, emotional and romantic solo piano piece that evokes the feelings of loss, reminiscence, love and romance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
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]
This is a dreamy and very positive solo piano improvisation with a feeling of waking up in the beautiful morning and seeing the sun shining from the window. Pleasant, sweet and warm composition. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A melodic, emotive / emotional film soundtrack cue with a sense of closure, solution, finality. Perhaps the ending of a grand adventure or things settling into place. [Tempo: Slow]
A modern classical piano piece that is both haunting and thoughtful. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
A melancholy yet heroic piece with piano, pulsing strings and drums. Supports a bruised feeling of determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 BPM]
A reflective and emotive pop/rock music track, richly layered and with emotional depth. The track develops from a somewhat introspective, pensive opening part, hinting to the more passionate parts that follow. Melodic and sincere. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An experimental post-rock, cinematic underscore cue. Based around a delayed guitar arpeggio, synth pad melodies, some modern dance risers and pulsing kick drum pushes the end of this cue into a modern vibe. The Vibe is a dark, mysterious, and flowing at the beginning, with a big pushing pulse towards the end. Also available without the kick drum. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Emotional, yearning piano starts out before being joined by electronic drums, brittle sounding strings and subtle synth bass providing a great mix of modern and classic sounds. Influenced by Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm great for projects with a deep, introspective, passionate or fragile theme. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Mystical and atmospheric Eastern music (India or Mid-East) track featuring tabla/perc, Sitar and Oriental flutes. A sense of urgency; something disturbing or not quite right. The music has a certain darkness and nerve. Pensive music / uncertain. Wailing/Regretful/Turmoil. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Slow and sizzling traditional blues music with drums, bass, organ and electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A romantic and heartfelt piece underscoring the bond between two friends or the love between two lovers. The first half has much more motion, and the second half is more sentimental. Nostalgic piano, harp, strings, and clarinet. [Tempo: Slow, Medium]
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]
