This is where you'll find music that would be suitable on the Travel Channel and, to some extent, on Discovery Channel and National Geographic. This music will have a sense of discovery and exploration and often with World / Ethnic influences. That's not to say that all the music here will be tribal or have a strong ethnic feel. There's also some music here that just has a slight Latin or Mediterranean feel, making it suitable for enjoying while chilling out on the beach or just enjoying a relaxing holiday at a fine hotel. Mostly, though, this music will convey the moods of Africa, Eastern / Middle East, Far East, South American or other exotic destinations.
Relaxed chillout with South Seas and summer atmosphere, cool groove, characteristic vocal parts and catchy bass lines. suitable for the long desired, deserved holidays. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
Mid-tempo Spanish style. Acoustic guitars over latin percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A crossover between samba and hip hop, in the style of Marcelo D2, a very popular MC in Brazil. Nice for urban videos with a twist. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Drone, windchimes and wood flute in an earthy / earth / tribal track. Ethnic, genuine, organic. Can be Native American, middle eastern / desert, south american / central america or other indigenous, aboriginal, tribe, primal. Also available in two sub-mixes: One with only the flute by itself, and one without the flute, leaving only the drone and windchimes; great for media underscore use. Mysticism / mystical / ancient / cultural / historical / world heritage. [Tempo: Very slow / 107 BPM]
A calm, soothing chillout / lounge / downtempo track. A lazy swinging subtle trip-hop groove, relaxing climate. The style of the track and its sound, both elegant and sensual, makes it suits well all kind of fashion productions. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A middle eastern / Arabian sounding, epic, highly dramatic piece, featuring eastern chant vocals, large drums and percussion section, strings, choir and other ethnic instruments. After a foreboding, tense opening section, the main percussion and chant part comes in at about 52 seconds into the track. Drama, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Daydreaming about a perfect vacation spot, place to relax and unwind. Fiddle, mandolin, dobro, electric guitar, vocal harmony. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Calm and minimal African music with a traditional yet modern flavor. Great for cultural or nature programming. Available in many different mixes / edits / versions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Melodic Indian piece featuring table and sitar. Drums, bass and Indian style strings come in after about 30 seconds to lift the piece and bring it home. Appealing Indian music track. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
This electric guitar based Indie track is happy, confident and adventurous. Its solid rhythm section and melody grabs you and runs through feelings of goodness, ease and appreciation. Instrumentation includes electric guitars, synth, bass and drums. A great sonic accompaniment for programming needing a positive infusion like commercials, family dramas, travel, cooking, and documentaries. [Tempo: Fast / 147 BPM]
A dark and ominous Arabian music, Middle Eastern world track with wailing female vocalizing and singing, booming drums and and a dramatic orchestral underscore. Sorrowful, foreboding and exotic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Happy, uplifting and inspirational corporate pop track that has an upbeat and motivated drive to it. Could be used in many media productions to add a feel-good and positive mood, including corporate videos, podcasts, time-lapse and video footage. It brings to mind images of happy people, families, business, workers, travel and much more. Main instrumentation includes guitars and strings. [Tempo: Fast / 129 BPM]
A fairly up-tempo, yet still very relaxed and easy-going bossanova. Good for summer holiday, joyful and care free days, vacation, exotic beaches and living the good life. Clean electric jazz guitar lead. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
An inspiring and motivational pop/rock track with an uplifting feel. Multiple guitar parts, driving drums and bass combine to create a full and enveloping sound. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Hip Hop track with Arab / Middle Easterm / Oriental influences and elements. Ethnic instruments, exotic melodies, traditional middle east percussion, over a typical hip hop beat. Very good for depicting urban conflicts in Arabic world. Also good for tension & suspense scenes, dangerous situations. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A positive and joyful light funk groove tune with a pleasant and care free melody on vibes and Glockenspiel. The tune has a nice retro 1970s feel. suitable for advertising, travel vlogs, TV underscores, and background retail stores. This track is there to make your audience feel at ease, and lift them up with joy. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Dreamy and floaty Pop / Downtempo / Ambient Chill-out track with an airy, fluttery feel. Light piano and ethereal sounding electric guitar, with subtle rhythms and lush strings. Positive and optimistic, in a mellow way. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
An elegant and sophisticated song in the style of the Argentine Zamba. It has a medium slow tempo and it has a beautiful and characteristic style of the northern area of this country. 100% authentic & live performed. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A groovy rock track with multiple guitars and plenty of zest and attitude. Funky and strutting, high on confidence, slightly rough but not too hard. Great for sports, adventure, fun and excitement. [Tempo: Medium / 91 BPM]
Fun, funky and groovy track in India Bollywood style, with a modern, hip-hop beat combined with the sounds and moods of India. Lively and sassy. Available with or without various Indian vocal parts. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A smooth and emotional, romantic R&B Track. Mellow layered guitar parts accompanied by a drumloop and lead guitar. For commercials, videos and as a film underscore. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 BPM]
An inspiring, uplifting pop track, ideal for videos and feel-good content. Happy, motivating music; a bright future ahead, positive progress, working together, striving for success. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Mexican jazz with Mariachi style trumpet and full band. Also available as an Underscore version, without the lead instruments. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A beautiful, light and up-tempo Indian pop music track. Pretty and positive, with a busy feel. Bollywood / India / Eastern journeys. Fun and discovery. Great music for travel commercials, exploration TV shows and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Traditional Russian music with a festive and celebratory mood. Like many cossack dances it starts slower and accelerates at the end for fanfare. Great for traditional Russian features. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
Cool and laid back jazzy hip hop tune, with a strong influence by J Dilla and 90s rap. Jazz horns and trumpet set the cool tone. Hip Hop, Jazzy, Retro Music. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
One of the most famous traditional Irish songs ever, this number is much covered drinking song, straight out of Irish pubs and steeped in Irish history. This version was performed on accordion, acoustic guitars, Irish fiddle and Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle). Crowd hand clapping joins about half way in. "Jolly, hell bent and spiteful" would probably be a good description of this piece of Irish music. An Underscore version (without the lead instruments) is available in case you want to sing along, karaoke style [Trad./Arr: B Lynne] [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Warm rhodes keyboards, gentle strings and percussion building into a confident chilled house track. Also features house stabs, funky bassline and swirling tones. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Slow and pulsating Indian or Middle Eastern moods with sitar, deep bass, tabla drums and raq. Sparse, mystical, tribal. Great for travel, adventure, Asian/jungle. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A pastoral piece with a Scottish / Celtic feel, prominently featuring a traditional bowed string instrument, the fidule. Could work well in medieval or fantasy themed productions. Conveys the sense of open spaces or remembrance of times past. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
Live performed waltz, with a European flavor - perhaps Italy or Sicily. Accordeon, mandolin, violin and snare drum. Good for anything European or historical Europe, Italian / Sicilian productions, historical drama and more. Authentic and elegant. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Fast-paced bouncing ball track that gradually builds to sweeping, all-out, hand-clapping, tambourine-shaking heights. Exciting, positive and energetic. [Tempo: Fast / 141 BPM]
Driving through a mysterious dark jungle and past remote villages, native kids running with your mud splattered Land Rover as you wave back. You're a long way from modern civilization, and you feel strangely at home. Suitable for travel documentaries, or promos and scenes involving the edge of civilization. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 119 BPM]
This horn-based ska tune is fun loving, summery and inclusive. Fast-paced and catchy, it makes this easy and cheerful. The organs, guitars, bass, percussion and drums create a perfect backdrop for the three-part harmony old-school ska horn section (Baritone sax, tenor sax and trombone). This is a perfect fit for comedy, travel, and upbeat commercials. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 156 BPM]
R&B / Hip-Hop crossover with a downtempo beat, melodic strings and a sense of melancholy and importance. Perhaps sadness or regret, but also a comforting / warm feel. Good for urban storytelling, youth drama, TV drama, or just as a nice and melodic urban / RnB flavored background track. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Swaying and moving Brazilian / latin / lounge chill-out crossover underscore, similar to the sound of Fila Brazillia and others. Highly suitable for media and commercial use, with an exotic vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Upbeat and lively traditional Irish tune. Banjo, fiddle and bodhran join together in a popular Irish hornpipe set. The first tune is called "Harvest Home" which then leads into Boys of Bluehill at 1:40 when the guitar enters. This track has two titles because this is traditionally how many Irish pub tunes are performed, as a double set of short tunes, the first leading directly into the second. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A chilled, downtempo electronic track with laidback beats. This chill-out groove track brings to mind images of summertime, vacation, relaxation, beautiful vistas, picturesque sunsets, great for travel footage, fashion, luxury destinations, spa, as well as business related content, advertising and for any media production that needs chilled and dreamy background music. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Nice and deep chill-out track with swirling pads, ethereal mood and various dub / chill instrumental elements. Drawing on jazz, reggae and R&B to create a nicely swaying, relaxing but groovy flow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A raw and exotic sounding Middle Eastern / Arabic / Persian piece dominated by the Saz - a persian string instrument with a deep and moving sound, with its origin in Persia and Turkey, sometimes refered to as a Baglama. Available with or without the background pads / drone. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Technology around the world. Eerie, lively and strange. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
A fun, spirited, adventurous and catchy dance pop track that is suitable for advertising music beds, jingles, marketing videos and more. The song has memorable melody played on rhythm. Drums, claps and bass drive the song. The guitar riff is disco like and fun as ever. Big drums, hand claps, and a synthesizer add to the adventurous summer beach island vibe. Launch you next advertising and marketing campaign with this memorable and hooky tune. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
Like great fusion cusine, this music mixes East and West tastefully, blending traditional Chinese instruments with a Hip Hop feel. This joins the majesty of Great China (represented by the Erhu, Kim, Tingklik, Bamboo Flute) with modern urban American culture. This music track is an exquisite fit for Far East dramas, documentaries, travel and historical programing. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
Slow, swaying and sultry latin track. Exotic, hot blooded, loving and wistful. Spanish flamenco with a slight nostalgic tango feel. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Traditional Polish folk song performed with female vocals, violins, accordion and frame drum. Available as a vocal version, and an instrumental versions with accordion lead, or violin lead. Instrumental versions can refer to Ukraine, Hungary, the Balkans, Russia, Slavic, etc. Polish spelling: W moim ogródecku. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A lively little Samba with light, contemporary House beat, Portuguese and scat singing female vocals, horns and electric piano. Fun, sophisticated, youthful and vibrant track for ladies fashion, exotic getaways, commercials, corporate, in-store music and trendy bars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
A funky and laidback, nice and chilled, summer time groove. Good for lounge, chilling out, a cool and funky lifestyle. Slight hint of retro chic. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Simple and softly floating, acoustic and dreamy, this live feeling guitar and bass groove gently ebbs and flows in intensity and gives a feeling of zen, natural beauty and world harmony. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Traditional Irish/Celtic music piece featuring Irish flute, soft pad and guitar. This piece starts slowly and shifts to a faster section later on. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
An adventurous Persian, Egyptian, Middle Eastern theme track. Like setting off on a new quest, confident and battle ready. A feel of the Middle East, Arabia, Persia and perhaps historical, legends, fantasy etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
