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)"
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]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Tension / Excitement / Mysterious. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Dark and sombre background music based on strings and piano. Very cinematic piece suitable for any dark, ominous drama or fiction. [Tempo: Slow]
A sweet, orchestral light drama track. Perfect for scenes involving childhood, or a blossoming romance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
A tasteful mix between smooth, summerly chillout grooves and R&B Funk. From the breezy and mellow feel of the verse part, the chorus part picks up the groove and introduces a funk guitar. Good for holiday, travel, summer time and enjoyment. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This is a tender piece of solo piano music that is perfect for "pulling on the heart strings." Good for drama, romance, retrospectives and and all scenes aiming to gently touch the audience's hearts. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 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]
Spacey dreamy emotional & hypnotically peaceful piano/strings track that just lets you float out into the stratosphere and melt on to a big fluffy cloud. Ethereal, serene, sombre & very beautiful. Forget your worries, forget gravity and calmly drift up into the night sky. Would suit mystery / science / space / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A contemporary arrangement of Schubert's classic, with a beautiful male vocal. Schubert / Arr: J. Lamasset. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
Clean guitars with lots of reverb and delay create an open and airy feel to this progressive rock music track. Later on, the piece builds with drums, more guitars and bass to a powerful and emotive climax. Aspirational, inspirational, hope/hopeful, emotional. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
Dramatic and Tragic cinematic film soundtrack with a heroic feel, orchestral strings and grand piano accompanied by synth pads evoke the deepest emotional feelings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 96 BPM]
A progressive and climactic rock track which builds from simple guitar notes into a grand and epic climax. Strong and packed with emotion, this track could be a great addition to projects looking for an emotional lift. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
A beautiful, haunting, emotional and loving theme played on Indian flute with soft pads. Atmospheric, evocative and ethereal. [Tempo: Slow]
A mellow and reflective latin ballad with acoustic guitars. Very atmospheric, warm, tender. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
Indie ballad music track influenced by the sound and style of Bon Iver, Kodaline or Daughter. Warm, unique, inspirational, touching. Piano, acoustic guitar. Available with or without the angelic/ghostly vocals. Heavenly / Innocence / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 146 BPM]
Emotional and Dramatic Cinematic music piece great for films, trailers and documentaries in the drama genre. Featuring instruments like solo Cello, Orchestral Strings, Acoustic guitar and Piano. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Piano, strings, choir and light percussion in a romantic piece. Melancholy yet hopeful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
A solemn and heartfelt underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Fragile, tender, emotional. [Tempo: Slow]
An ambient and progressive rock track which builds from a quiet introduction to a big and soaring climax. Strong drums, layered electric guitars and bass combine to create a warm and full sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 109 BPM]
A very dreamy and lovely romantic piece with piano and ambient instruments underscoring anything from love making to a bittersweet homecoming. [Tempo: Slow]
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]
Dramatic and dark solo piano composition. Tragic but beautiful music full of nostalgia and dramatism about the memories of the past, reminscence of lost loved ones. This emotional composition can greatly enhance dramatic trailers, films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 62 BPM]
Emotional and sincere, this pop or light rock track has an appealing melody and a polished production based on electric and acoustic guitars, piano and bass. Suitable for young people and adults alike, this track has a real commercial edge. Love and romance, friendships and relationships, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 105 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]
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 very slow downtempo lounge track. Muted, low-fi drums with wistful bass, pads and piano melodies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 79 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]
Upbeat easy listening. Constant motion, twangy acoustic guitars. Positive, flowing and energetic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
A longing, sorrowful and dreamy Aria of sorts, with soft orchestra, piano and artificially generated female vocal. A little bit eerie. Ethereal/dreaming. [Tempo: Slow / 64 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]
A crossover RnB / pop track with elements of Roots and blues. Available both as a vocal and an instrumental version. Catchy and melodic. [Tempo: Medium / 74 BPM]
A twisted, tragic melody played by piano is wrapped in a sinister, yet subtle blanket of strange metallic synths. The music is subtle until near the end, when big percussion intensifies the drama. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
A slow and beautiful Folk song about a child's journey through life. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Lonely on a rainy day. Piano and strings play a steady rhythm, similar to that of raindrops. Perfect for scenes of waiting and loneliness. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A slowly swaying waltz track with a deliberately imperfect female vocal line, vocalizing the main melody. The laidback, up-close and personal vocal style gives the track a genuine, homely and very intimate mood. It's a bit quirky, a bit retro, a bit skewed, bittersweet, left-field and very warm and charming - like the last dance, after everybody else has left. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
A subtle and reflective underscore for film / TV. Piano and strings. Gentle, innocent, fragile, pretty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow]
A gentle and reflective piano piece with emotional strings. Perfect soundtrack for film and TV, drama, romance and personal stories. Nostalgic, hopeful and heartfelt. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A heartfelt acoustic rock ballad about being in love, feeling unworthy, and doing anything for someone. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
A short, poignant, emotive and melancholy track. Wistful / Regretful / Introspective. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Piano / Thoughtful and touching. The second half of the track features experimental drum and bass / electro drum beat. Calm and warm, juxtapositioned against the thoughful and somewhat futuristic element of the electro drums. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Alternative Rock track about overcoming the negative voices within. Reflective and personal with acoustic guitar starting track that heads to full band with strings. Great for TV/Film montages, themes, or dramatic underscore. Available as a Vocal version and as an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Slow, tender and caressing theme with a European / French feel. Accordeon, piano, soft strings. Mellow, thoughtful. Love and romance, dearly held memories, good times, love and romance, slow dancing. Elegant, classic. [Tempo: Very slow / 92 BPM]
An atmospheric and rich guitar ballad. Melancholy, reflection, perhaps longing. Slowly swaying, comforting, soothing music. Slight blues music element. Grows more emotional, passionate as the song progresses. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A very tender filmscore style lyllaby track featuring a child's voice singing "la la" in an imperfect, frail, vulnerable voice, with acoustic guitar and lush string section. Emotional, soft and caring, perhaps wondering what the future may bring. Hopeful, tender, warm and caring. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
This is an upbeat country pop song with male vocals about losing a girl to another guy. It's acoustic till about 2 mins into the song when a full band comes in with a rockin' guitar solo. Also available in an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 163 BPM]
A heartfelt, melodic pop/rock crossover track that starts softly and then grows to a sweeping, emotional chorus part. Intense, romantic, with rock band plus orchestral strings in an arrangement similar to Coldplay etc. Heartbreak, young people, first love, loss, sorrow or just personal stories, soul searching. Would go well with youth drama, scenes of inner turmoil, thoughts and perhaps personal conflict or great love. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
A delicate, reflective and pensive piano piece accompanied by strings and flute. It has a hopeful air about it conveying deep thought and emotion. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Somewhat weird sounding, down, slow and gritty royalty free hip-hop stock music with repetitive bass pattern, rhodes piano, scratching and odd sounds - with a wah-wah riff guitar on the chorus. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
A gently moving, melodic track for symphony and choir. Suggests a state of reminiscence and could work in scenes in which characters are experiencing bittersweet emotions or are looking back upon their lives. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 55 BPM]
