An authentic and varied Chinese/Oriental track featuring Chinese stringed instruments, taiko drums and soft pads. This track has a lot of variation throughout, as well as several different 'submix' versions which contain separate elements from the main composition -- which means you can get a lot of different cues from this track and it gives you a lot of options during editing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Reflective solo piano music. This music will be great for dramatic, strange, mysterious, and climactic situations. Intriguing and atmospheric. Beautiful acoustic sound. [Tempo: Slow / 49 BPM]
A fast tempo track that continually builds. The song deals with heart-break, coming close to having something, but never actually attaining. It's fast paced, upbeat intro is perfect for the start of any segment or transition. Male vocals. [Tempo: Fast / 154 BPM]
Hip Hop styled theme to the urban underworld. Groovey beats combine with plucked strings, synth pads and leads to make a hypnotic and unnervingly atmospheric soundscape. Don't look behind you. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Emotional, melancholic and sentimental film score featuring dreamy beautiful piano melodies and hopeful strings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
A rather dramatic / melancholic piece of music, a good fit for any "It's time to go" kind of scene. The main theme is created by the cellos and uplifted with harmonies on violins and upright basses. I also believe that it could be useful to most game or videos in need of a peaceful break to it, due to it's slow tempo, limited orchestration and minimalistic melody theme. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 76 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Sad / grief / melancholic / nostalgia. [Tempo: Very slow / 57 BPM]
Modern alternative rock in the style of Garbage/Hole/Ladytron/Curve. Dreamy electric guitars, pulsating bass groove, bass synths and pads, drum machine and drum kit. Turning the tables on the bully in your life, whoever that may be, your boss/spouse/best friend/ worst enemy/politician. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Slow paced royalty-free music track with digital drums and deep digital basslines mixed with orchestral hits and strings. Broken future, bleak and ominous. The build up is slow into a melodic yet unsettling drop with strings and crushed drums that resemble a gun shot. A good track for movie and video game trailers, scenes of struggle and repression. Also for forensic investigation, crime / crime scene, spy and undercover agent, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 65 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]
An eclectic midtempo alternative rock song with a male vocal, distorted/clean guitar, organ, piano, bass and drums. Low grindy electric guitars, ticking clock percussion, analog synth. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Solemn, dark, ambient guitar track. Haunting, reflective, introspective. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
A light pop-rock ballad, with sweeping tremolo electric guitars, Wurlitzer, bass, drums and male vocals. This song describes a couple who are sneaking around behind the backs of their spouses, and then get caught. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
An emotional journey. Cold synths create a lonely atmosphere and percussion hits accentuate great space. A forlorn solo cello states a desperate theme as tense strings build to the end. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 84 BPM]
A moody, deep and emotional guitar rock music t composition. Slow, but powerful Emotional, soaring, highly melodic and building in mood and energy as it progresses. Great for outdoor adventures, achievement, overcoming struggles, amazing feats etc. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
This is a very emotional cinematic composition. Peaceful and slightly melancholic beginning building up to the very dramatic and sensational middle part with a very epic powerful orchestra and grand piano passages, and then going back to the first part. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A dark and ominous fantasy / adventure soundtrack, dominated by dark and moody pad textures and a muted trumpet. This track starts out sneaky and foreboding, and grows over time, gradually building up the intensity towards a climax at the end. A combination of orchestral and modern sounds, the track is gloomy, eerie and majestic. [Tempo: Slow / 97 BPM]
Haunting and emotional piano and strings with a melody consisting of only two notes, signifying the monotony and isolation of routine and loneliness while dreaming of a better life. Suitable for tv and movies. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This track transitions from an acoustic guitar to a full band ending. This track would be good for anything with a sad tone. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 154 BPM]
Modern alternative rock in the style of Garbage/Hole/Ladytron/Curve. Distorted bass guitar, theme electric guitars, bass synth and pads, drum machine and live drum kit. The psychotronic girl will break down your will to resist with her propaganda based mind control love attraction. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 104 BPM]
Slow, sad & serenely sombre orchestral track. Slmost a requiem piece. Lush strings intertwine with a steady bass drum pulse to produce a regal and melancholic atmosphere. [Tempo: Very slow / 102 BPM]
Acoustic song about youth. Hoping for a brighter future and for loved ones to prosper. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
A dark, foreboding underscore track, suitable for dark drama, mystery, detective stories and more. Haunting, sorrowful strings and an echoey, rhythmic background pulse. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An unsettling and nervous film or television underscore cue. A repetitive rhythm gives the piece a pensive feel and the uneasy drones and pads brings a sense of terrible realization or an unfolding mystery. Great for crime investigation, horror, dark drama, documentary and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Acoustic guitar solo piece. Wistful and melancholic. Heartfelt and passionate, with some Flamenco influences. Free tempo. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Some mystery and a hint of magic. So many questions and curiosities. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Dark orchestral thriller / conflict music. Military mission, war preparations, conflict, tension. Also highly suitable for sci-fi or political thriller, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A reflective acoustic guitar based song featuring organ, percussion, bass and male main vocal. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Acoustic Pop / Light Rock with male vocal. Lyrics about feeling like someone could care less about whether you stick around in a relationship or leave. The girl tries to explain why she wants to leave and how it’s for the better and the guy doesn’t understand and misses her. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Bombastic, orchestral, high octane, dramatic underscore features industrial percussion, French horns, strings and woodwinds. Great for film, TV or video game. [Tempo: Fast / 112 BPM]
A subtle bell and percussion rhythm, with emotional and sorrowful violin lead. European, Eastern European, Balkan or Gypsy feel. Melodic and cinematic, moderately dramatic, genuine cultural / historical European or Balkan music. Can also be Jewish / Israeli / Hebrew. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 53 BPM]
This song is about being an escape artist in relationships and in life. It's about running away from situations and problems and not being able to be tied down. It’s a sarcastic song about not minding that you’re always on the run. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 225 BPM]
A grand cinematic piece with ethnic & tribal undertones. Chants, pulses and crescendoes give a sense of witnessing thousands of years of mystery and mythology. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Slightly sad and wistful tune. A soft and hypnotic beat drives it along as piano and strings colour the track with emotion. The end section brings piano and strings to the fore as a classical guitar joins in with simple melodies. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
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]
A full sounding and easy going melodic pop-rock royalty free music track with a heartfelt and passionate feel. Interweaving guitars, drums, bass and an organ make a warm, full sound. Great for many applications. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
A brooding, ominous and dark soundtrack for mystery, thriller or drama. Foreboding / Tense / Threatening. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
Sneaky and darkly pensive underscore for drama or dark mystery. Perhaps crime scene investigation, criminal activity, lurking danger. Suitable for documentary, film score, TV drama or nervous tense moments of reality show etc. Sneaking pads, dark bass undertow, unnerving and twitchy strings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Solnatt is a Norwegian word that means 'Night Sun' (roughly). Inspired by the northern midnight sun, this is a fragile and reflective piano piece, with hope and light mixed with melancholy. Highly suitable for use in film or other media or art, this track is somewhat inspired by the tender film music style of Thomas Newman. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This song is about forgetting about someone on New Years Eve. It is about new beginnings and a fresh start, a holiday themed song that is meant for those who want to move on and start over.. Its about New Years resolutions. [Tempo: Fast / 152 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Mysterious / Passing time / Waiting. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A hazy, slow, Americana / Folk, textural track featuring acoustic guitar, acoustic piano and harmonica lead. Lamenting, with a sore/regretful feel. Also available without the harmonica, making it a more ethereal, reflective underscore track. All live performance; no computers. [Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]
This track has a very sleek and "swanky" feel, ragtime piano, it has a high energy level throughout and will work well with scenes about relationship problems, as well as extreme sports, speed, action and fun filled footage. Energetic guitars with a driving piano and violin. The lyrics are about the frustration and anger that the singer is feeling towards a failing relationship. It's about a negative influence "dragging" the singer down whenever she is around him. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 163 BPM]
A nostalgic folk singer songwriter track about change, growing up, and moving on. A march, patriotic type rhythm with acoustic guitars, piano, and soft orchestra. Great for tv/film montages, dramatic ads, and emotional vlogs. Available as a Vocal version and as an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Very slow / 90 BPM]
Uptempo 80's style alternative pop with quirky female vocals. Thematic synth melody over top of pulsing bass synths, cutting rhythm synths, over fast paced drum machines and live drumkit, verse highlights a distinct bass guitar theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Spacey, slow and slightly dark electronic piece. Trancey synth-piano lines are overlaid with more jagged synth and drum noises to produce an ethereal and yet quite emotive soundscape. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A dark, gloomy, emotional and sorrowful underscore for sci-fi, thriller, mystery, or action drama. Conflict, unease, with an ethnic / world mystery undertow. Available with or without drums, and with or without a wailing, sorrowful, ethnic solo vocal. Desolate / Tense / Uncertain. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An emotional but subtle film soundtrack score. Strings and piano, good for drama, personal reflection. Introspective, hopeful but apprehensive. [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 in B minor, Op. 46: 2. Death of Ase (Ases Death). Arranged and recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This is a high energy track with acoustic guitars, heavy drums, and driving vocals. It maintains a fast feel through the song. The lyrics are about getting over a girl and reflecting on a bad relationship. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
