This is where we put the music that we feel is suitable for historical documentaries and films from any period before the 1920's. Be it the early 20th century America or even older going back to ancient times to explore Egyptian pyramids or South American Mayan culture, I guess you could say that this music would be suitable for use on the History Channel. You'll find a lot of classical music here, as well as folk / ambient and other music genres.
An inspirational, emotional and thoughtful track with classical music elements. Cinematic and riveting, this track will stir up emotions, inspiration, hopes and dreams. Chamber music production, with big percussion joining in later, but not too overpowering. Epic / Inspiring / Regal / Elegant. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
Orchestral action / fantasy / victory track. Dramatic, heroic and rousing. Big percussion with orchestral strings, brass, and some subtle hybrid electronics. Grand / Proud / Battle ready. (Stem files available). [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Orchestral glory / hero / victory track. Dramatic, heroic and rousing. Big percussion with orchestral strings, brass, and some subtle hybrid electronics. Grand / Proud / Victorious. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Latin / Spanish Flamenco with lively and joyful flamenco guitar and latin percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
A solemn and thoughtful cinematic background piece featuring piano and a haunting, ethnic Duduk. Foreboding, gloomy, thoughtful, contemplative. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 54 BPM]
Piano music for film, drama, TV, video, storytelling, Contemplative and Reflective. Dreamy and Introspective. The music can help to illustrate a thoughtful scene. Evocative and poignant. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
Reflective, introspective, contemplating underscore for film, video, drama etc. Dreamy, Evocative, Soul searching. Poignant background music for weaving stories. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]
A pleasant, timeless and elegant piece of 'chamber pop'. Classical music elements in a kind of Pop setting. Classy, luxurious and inviting. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A very inspirational and poignant track with elements of Neo-classical, Ambient music, Post-rock and Cinematic music. Starts soft and contemplative, before ducking down and then blossoming into a full 'symphonic rock' part of wonderment and amazement. Very emotional, uplifting, hopeful, grand, epic and heartening. The track features some 'natural pauses' that make it easy to edit this track to fit the events on your own project timeline. A wonderful 'reveal' moment at 01:14. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
A delightful European waltz with accordion and a traditional sound of France / Paris, Germany, Italy, Sicily, Greece, even perhaps Poland or Eastern Europe. Great for anything to do with Europe, European culture and history, traveling and discovering Italian, French, German, Sicilian roots, traditions, towns and foods. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Music with a hurried, urgent, active and bustling feel. Rush, chase, stress, high activity level. Time running out, things being done in a hurry. Neo-classical music, orchestra with piano. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 136 BPM]
Neo classical music for film, videos, cinematic storytelling and other media. Pensive / Thoughtful / Questioning / Puzzling. This music will go well with the gentle start of a story, or to illustrate gentle movement, stirring, a story progressing, leads and threads developing, unveiling secrets, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A determined, rhythmic, neo classical / film soundtrack for drama and storytelling. Dark and pensive, with a sense of building tension, perhaps building up to conflict or trouble. The rhythm is a slow march, and the music builds up slowly, with a sense of mystery, the pressure building. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Neo-classical music for film, videos, cinematic storytelling and other media. Uneasy / Urgent / Danger building. Orchestra with piano, a timeless classic movie sound. Great for film noir, mysteries, jealousy, crime drama etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
Neo-classical / orchestral music with piano, for film, cinema, theater and storytelling. Introspective, contemplative and searching. Background music for film, scenes of a progressing story or developing storylines. Also good for documentary, culture, history and more. [Tempo: Medium / 139 BPM]
Dark and ominous, foreboding and haunting, cinematic track. Great for historical battles, epic armies, horde, invaders, war etc. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Primal and raw battle drums with battle chants. A historical or pre-historical sound of perhaps Vikings or Tribal warlords. Savages, Barbarians, Brutal warriors. Marching or maybe preparing for battle. Strong, menacing, foreboding. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 144 BPM]
Inspiring and epic orchestral music. Crescendo from subtle strings to a full orchestra with big drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A slowly developing, cinematic ambient track that grows and rises up into a big, epic crescendo. Emotional / Grandeur / Amazement / Wonderment / Awe, tinged by a hint of sadness. Great for slowly developing trailers, scenes of incredible nature, space travel, grand journeys, overcoming adversity, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 114 BPM]
A powerful and forceful battle track for historical, fantasy, adventure battles. Perhaps vikings or hordes of savage invaders. Dark and powerful stuff. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
An alluring and somewhat mystical, cinematic, fantasy, semi-orchestral track. Emotional and intriguing, suitable for drama, storytelling, fantasy and adventure, deep oceans underwater, romance, wonderment, magic and enchanted forests. Elegant, sweeping, classic cinematic movie sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
A hybrid electronic/orchestral track with a very determined feel and a sense of momentum, pride and substance. Important events / Breaking news / Great strides being made / New and important developments. Olympic, regal, proud and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Proud and regal, this orchestral track starts with a sense of expectation, and continues to rise up, up, into a grand, strong and valiant classical / orchestra music, before ending with a reflective, contemplative and subdued reprise of the main theme. Great for drama, period dramas, storytelling and more. Heroic / Luxurious / Dramatic / Proud / Regal. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
Folk song with a sound and feel of the Middle Ages or Medieval times. Folk music perhaps with an Irish, Celtic or English twist. Lute, Hurdy-Gurdy and hand percussion. Historical / Adventure / Documentary / History / Storytelling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Historically accurate, light and flavorful Medieval music, Middle Ages music, Irish / Celtic folk music style, to take you back in time featuring live frame drums, classical guitar and baglama. [Tempo: Medium / 214 BPM]
An orchestral cinematic score that combines elements of beauty and wonder, with power and danger. After a fantasy filled opening section, the music moves into a darker, determined, and staccato section, imagining something of awesome force, but also of elegance and pride. Marching / Horde / Invaders / Warmongering. Underneath the bravado, there is also an element of sadness or tragedy. [Tempo: Medium / 170 BPM]
An orchestral cinematic mystery background track. Classic movie soundtrack / film score sound, with piano and orchestral elements create an eerie, suspicious, investigative feel. This rather dark and foreboding background music will go well with drama, mystery, crime, detective investigation, solving riddles, finding clues, or just following a developing story of intrigue and enigma. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
A dark and intense orchestral action track. Edgy and staccato, with a dark mystery and urgent, tension and dramatic fight, battle mood. A great track for a fantasy fight, action adventure, stressed situation, escape or survival themes. Somewhat tribal / primal sound. This track is available with or without the Koto instrument which, if included, gives the track a Japanese / Oriental twist. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 87 BPM]
An endearing and timeless, cinematic / small orchestra track with a very inspirational, uplifting and heartening feel. The understated production combines with the graceful melodies to bring a sense of elegance, hope, warmth and love. From a gentle start, this track builds up to a more grand main theme, before settling back down with a mellow ending. Stately, poignant, heartwarming and emotional. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A somewhat mysterious and foreboding 'hero music' track, with a strong cinematic theme and an underlying nerve and pulse. Serious, grand and honorable, this track has a somewhat 'Epic Trailer' feel, but in a tasteful and gracious way, rather than all-out action. This music would go great with every-day heroes, for building a great legacy. To unveil an amazing new brand or an epic project. Will also go well with documentaries and amazing discoveries. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Action-packed orchestral chase scene with traditional Arabic musical influences. Harmonic minor scale. Featuring dramatic strings and drums, with the occasional sting of the dulcimer. Perfect for a fight, race, or epic battle scene. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
A melancholy, inquisitive piece featuring electric piano and slow strings. Perfect for setting a sad, dramatic, or inquisitive mood. Contemplative, introspective and reflective. Also good for mysteries, true crime, and background music for developing a thoughtful mood. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
A steady, somewhat sneaky and dark track that feels like plotting and scheming. It utilizes a solo cello, solo french horn, and string orchestra. Great for a period drama or palace intrigue. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An upbeat, optimistic piano, drum, and orchestra theme. A simple piano ostinato starts the piece in a dreamy, fluttering manner. Over time it builds into a determined, proud, regal and heroic theme. It ends with a triumphant string orchestra. This is an uplifting piece that will work well with TV, drama, storytelling, or as a main theme for a film, presentation etc. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
An intense, powerful and unique piece with strong ethnic, primal, edgy feel. A hybrid of electronica, orchestral and wailing, maddening, ethnic voices. This moving and burning track makes a big impact for trailers, historical documentaries, fantasy worlds, epic journeys or the supernatural. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
A delicate and deliciously noir piano piece with subtle orchestral strings. Melancholic and introspective, with a slight sense of mystery and sensuality, this is an elegantly flowing neo-classical composition. Great for drama, film, storytelling, and setting a contemplative mood. We have this track in a "clean piano version" as well as an "old nostalgic piano version". [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A majestic orchestral soundtrack that depicts a grand and reflective journey. It conjures up images of vast landscapes, epic adventures, and heroic feats. This track features the timeless elegance of an acoustic piano, the emotional depth of violins and cellos, and the captivating melodies of a flute and orchestral brass. It is the perfect soundtrack for breathtaking visuals, whether it's conquering mountains, sailing through uncharted waters, or embarking on a heroic quest. This orchestral piece evokes a sense of awe and stirs the imagination. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A quaint and dream-like ambient track featuring a mellotron flute sound along with ethereal, glistening washes of ambient bells. The sound is deliberately 'Lo-Fi', to convey an earthy, ancient, wistful feel. Like distant echoes of a lost world. Also available without the flute; just the ambient washes on their own. For fantasy, nature, dream scenes and more. Melancholic / Dreamy / Earthy. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A somewhat minimalistic background track with a contemplative, slow, thoughtful feel. This enigmatic music is transparent and suitable for continuous listening over a longer period of time without taking too much attention or getting tiring on the ears. The music has pockets of air, and just stays in the background to provide an atmosphere. This track is neither very happy, nor sad, nor scary, neither very light or very dark. It has a sense of mystery, contemplation, and thoughtfulness. It is slow and relaxing, in an eerie kind of way. The set of 4 music loops can be used to build a customized version of this track in a modular way. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
A track that slowly crescendos, building on a foundation of synth and horns, accented with violin ostinatos. A powerful, resolute statement. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 78 BPM]
Deep and brooding strings establish a mysterious atmosphere before climaxing and evolving into a powerful, confident theme statement. Rich strings and horns make for an epic feel. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
An epic, establishing theme. Broad strings and horns paint a picture of legends and storybooks as they slowly build to a climax. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Driving percussion and ancient Greek strings combine into a pulsing, fast-paced dance or action sequence. Minor modal scales allude to something dark or ominous. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
A conniving, dramatic string movement. It starts with a solo cello and viola, playing a static, offset melody. It grows into an epic, sneaky orchestral bombardment. It would work well as a period piece, or in a documentary. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
A deeply touching and stirring heroic theme. A grand cinematic orchestral arrangement, with a grand and sweeping sound; this soaring composition will touch your heart and bring a moving, stirring, emotional dimension to any cinematic content. Uplifting / Heroic / Melancholic / Emotional / Heartfelt / Amazement. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A heroic and epic orchestra music track for big screens and big productions. Growing in intensity throughout, this cinematic trailer track features a full orchestra sound with choir and marching percussion. Driving and forceful. Triumphant, determined and strong. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 84 BPM]
A cinematic and inspirational track of amazement, wonderment and heartening joy. The track starts gently and then slowly builds up to a soaring crescendo. Uplifting, regal, inspiring and emotional. Elegant, graceful, timeless and classic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 155 BPM]
Light and bright Cinematic Pop / Chamber Pop track with a light string orchestra and a playful mood. Beauty and timeless elegance go hand in hand with a lightness of heart and a time of innocence. Happy, joyful, innocent and inspirational. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A dark and determined, forceful and methodical, orchestral march. Relentlessly marching on, an awesome force. Dark / Foreboding / Relentless / Doom-laden / Forceful. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
An orchestral / electronic hybrid soundtrack with emotional depth, full of amazement and wonderment. Chamber orchestra with movie / film-score textures. A subtle pulse builds gradually up towards an emotional climax. Graceful, elegant and dignified, this track has a a timeless sound and a poignant mood. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]