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)"
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]
Piano music for tv and radio spots and for any situation where a positive, deep melody es required. Also very nice music for medical, technology comercials. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
A gentle acoustic love song with picked acoustic guitar, male main vocal and female backing vocals. Soft piano entering at 1:21. The lyrics are about falling for the ‘wrong’ person. Instrumental version also available. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Slow and sizzling traditional blues music with drums, bass, organ and electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
A melancholy yet heroic piece with piano, pulsing strings and drums. Supports a bruised feeling of determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 BPM]
Romantic easy listening. Airy and spacious with piano & textures. Calm, dreamy, meditative. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Melancholy but uplifting song about watching sunrise from beach. Features three acoustic guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Powerful & emotional atmospheric orchestral track. Slow synth pads drone out into the stratosphere as strings & a pulse bass drum join. The chorus section's lush strings and lonely piano lines tug at your heartstrings, telling a tale of lost love & smouldering desire. [Tempo: Very slow / 40 BPM]
Slow, brooding, synthetic, trance-inducing hip-hop soundtrack. Melodic synths, strings, and pianos lull you into a world worth floating through. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 69 BPM]
A short, romantic piece with a wistful or nostalgic tone. Highly suitable for radio commercial, TV program intro, web site and more. Soft strings and tender, melodic piano. Love, family, friendships and cherished memories. Two different 30-secs versions are available; on version 2, the piano goes to a higher octave towards the end. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A very romantic, soft and caressing, gentle piano piece. Hopeful, melancholic, introspective, loving. Good for a tender film scene, commercial or as romantic mood music. [Tempo: Very slow / 63 BPM]
A song with a moderate tempo and luscious acoustic guitar and violin arrangement. A love song with prominent male and female vocals including a piano solo. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A very dreamy and lovely romantic piece with piano and ambient instruments underscoring anything from love making to a bittersweet homecoming. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Pop/Rock track with the wonderful vocal of Tara Lynn Simon. Christian / religious lyrics. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Soft strings and acoustic guitar picking, with a solo female soprano voice. (Also available without the voice). A bit dreamy feeling. Good for background use in media and film. Also for weddings, religious / spiritual content and more. [Tempo: Slow / 125 BPM]
Slow, thoughtful and peaceful piano-lead track. Soft piano chord sequences blend with beautiful lush strings and brass. Has a meloncholy but hopeful atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A fragile, tender and soaring cinematic soundtrack piece with full orchestra arrangement. This music track is tender, graceful and somewhat sorrowful / wistful. It rises to a more passioate / epic feel at around 01:40. Great love. Amazing feats. Unlikely heroes. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A simple, tender piano/strings track which is packed full of emotion and a melancholic, yet somewhat hopeful feel. Great for romance, reflection, heartbreak and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
This epic 9-minute long closing track has an exponentially-rising energy level throughout, starting with a very low energy level. Just ocean waves and ambient noises. Slowly strings, ambient feedback, and reverse effects come in. Soon after acoustic guitar and heartfelt vocals come in. It progresses into the most epic full band rock ballad you've ever heard. It will work well with footage that is reflective, calm, tranquil, nature, ocean, waves, night, sleep, sailing, wings, dream, leaving home, hypnotic, sad, depressing, lonely, bittersweet, homesick or driving. Indie/ progressive rock along the lines of "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie". The lyrics are sung from a father's point of view. He is signing about his son leaving home, and how he should never feel alone, and that he will always be with him, inside his heart. However, the lyrics can also be interpreted in other ways, i.e. a lover telling his mate to not worry and that he/she will always be with them. For example, an army soldier telling his wife not to worry before he leaves for war. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 138 BPM]
Dark rock waltz feel, heavy backbeat, ominous, driving, and intense. atmosphere of tension and tragedy. This is and ideal piece for horror or evil sinister plot lines. Crunchy guitars, driving bass, and metallic drums. Good for pulp and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 BPM]
A very thematic cue underscoring contemplative sentiments and a sense of longing, motion, and time ticking by. Light orchestral with piano melody and subtle percussion rhythm. [Tempo: Very slow / 59 BPM]
An emotive and melodic, cinematic piece for aspiration and achievement / hopes and dreams. Greatness and everyday heroes. Feel similar to Chariots of Fire by Vangelis. [Tempo: Slow / 63 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 / 0 BPM]
Melancolic, reflective and calming piano melody. Slightly serious mood. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
Slow, emotional piano is joined by strings and brass for crescendo impact driving home the emotion of triumph. The cue finishes with a restatement of the main piano theme accompanied by woodwinds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This is a mid-tempo pop/country duet about a guy who is missing his girl that left him. Catchy melodies, male & female vocals, and meaningful lyrics. For fans of Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, and The Fray. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Piano music. A majestic and passionate piano duet, with a full string section entering at 1:19 creating a strong romantic and uplifting mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
Melancholic, tender piano piece. Perhaps dearly held memories, nostalgia, or quiet reflection. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
A mysterious & atmospheric passage featuring a solo flute, strings, celeste and glockenspiel. Used to create a sense of unease underneath a monologue. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 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]
The sound of peace and reflectiveness, like Monet's water lilies. [Tempo: Slow / 46 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]
This one is a groover with a riff that just won't quit. When it does give you a breather from it's grasp, it drops to a kind of electric delta blues feel only to explode again into a gargantuan riff. things get spacey in the mid breakdown section only to once again fly headlong into the monster riff. May contain guitars, bass, drums, synth and some traces of nut. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
This track starts off as a sultry guitar tune, and ruptures into blazing overdrive guitar textures on the choruses. There is a vocal version, as well as full-length and shorter instrumental versions. The first heavy parts start at around 1:30, so the 60-secs and 30-secs versions only have the slow part. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Film soundtrack style piece featuring strings and piano with lush pads, with a rhythmic feel creating a sense of movement or activity. Atmospheric, emotional, a little dreamy. Suitable for many types of film or media productions including drama, fantasy, commercials, audio books and much more. A downtempo drum groove joins in after about 2 minutes. [Tempo: Slow / 118 BPM]
An emotive and catchy piano melody leads the way with a light string accompaniment. Somewhat dark and evolving, yet encouraging and progressive. [Tempo: Medium / 108 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]
Sad and melancholic song. Toughing and honest. Dark and beauty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A short, poignant, emotive and melancholy track. Wistful / Regretful / Introspective. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Slightly dark & sinister electronic rock track with great atmosphere, forward drive & spacey textures. A mixture of synths, drum machines, acoustic drums, strings and guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
A very inspirational track with a strong piano melody, inspired by Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" etc. and very suitable for inspiration, achievement, dreams and aspirations. Inspirational, motivational, patriotic. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Lonely clarinet plays a longing melody over strings, followed by piano telling the story of someone who defies the odds. Could also work for a romantic scene. Bittersweet yet building to a victorious climax. [Tempo: Very slow / 61 BPM]
This is a melancholic and ambient film soundtrack with a lonely and sad vibe. Emotional piano parts accompanied by mellow cellos. passionate cinematic music. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
This is a male vocal driven acoustic/hip hop song about seeing someone going down the wrong path. The verses have a hip hop artist rapping and the chorus' is a male singing. The end of the song is extremely intense and doesn't stop building till it's done. Guest vocalist Felix. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 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]
Piano led pop ballad, lyrics about lost love, relationships, Features piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, synths. Available in a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
An ambient dramatic track of strings, piano, and pads, reminiscent of the American Beauty and Road to Perdition soundtracks. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
