Here is our selection of light and quirky 'subtle comedy' royalty-free music tracks. This selection from our production music library features music with a goofy, oddball and whimsical sound - not so much 'in your face' but rather, a more sophisticated comical approach. These stock music tracks will go great with light comedy, sneaking around, candid camera, quirky scenes, animation and more. Royalty free music tracks to license and download in WAV and MP3.
An odd but quirky track, dominated by marimba, harp and light pizzicato strings and subtle guitars to create a cheeky tone that would suit a scene that winks to the audience. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Marimbas and vibraphone lead a waltz-like theme that has a passive quality to it. The theme's variation, played by celeste, then piano, was used to underline a character's child-like personality when dealing with day-to-day life. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A track that has a sense of something being created. It has a slight industrial feel to it, so would work well in scenes something is being constructed, such as a building, or with a puzzle game, something to do with building blocks etc. Instruments include a detuned xylophone, vibraphone, percussion, strings and piano. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Traditional jazz, stride piano music. Happy and funny with a fast tempo. One minute of music, will be great for old movies scenes, commercials, and other projects. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
This enchanting novelty marching tune suggests the magic and intrigue of Eastern European fables and parables. A little bit wonky & off-kilter, Its naive child-like quality suggests a toy military band or images of a hurdy-gurdy or Calliope at a fairytale fairground. Builds from a single instrument into a small ensemble and then lifts by two semitones with an added glockenspiel & solo flute. Quirky / Novelty. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Quirky / Acoustic / Summer Time. "Can't Stop Me" is a definite hit with people of all ages. With Ska & Reggae influences and "cheesy organ" lines, this is a perfect summer time track. Double time ending brings a "get up and jive" feel to the track. Playful and lighthearted. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Acoustic / Quirky / Up Beat. This pleasant, happy piece is sure to make you want to sway your head and shoulders in time with the track. Simple yet catchy melodies make this piece what it is. Homely, light hearted, charming. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Acoustic Pop / Quirky / Motivational. An inspiring and optimistic track. With a drawn out introduction, dynamic middle section and a gradual ending to the track brings out a feel of movement. Like a happy story unfolding. A sense of light, positive energy. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
A very happy, tongue-in-cheek, joyful and playful track featuring ukulele and whistling, with background vocals and bass/drums joining in later. A happy-go-lucky, care free track to illustrate the simple pleasures in life. Has a certain homely, farmland type "back to nature" feel. Fun and charming. Also available without the whistling. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A fun, upbeat Gypsy Jazz version of Tchaikovsky's 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,' with acoustic guitars, clarinet, violin, upright bass and drums. A great energetic track for comedies, chases, cartoons, commercials, parisian scenes and vintage 20s / 30s / 40s themed projects. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 125 BPM]
Cool, lazy, laid back,sexy, smokey, slightly fun & twisted, jazz-tinged track. Soundtrack to a big diamond heist.. Or the arrival of your estranged & rather 'unusual' uncle larry, the black sheep of the family who puts everyone on edge with his bizarre eccentricities. Groovy staccato string bass combines with a lazy feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
A bright, playful and upbeat piece of music. Fresh and vibrant with a real sense of positivity and fun. Playtime mixes modern electronic sounds with a great beat, warm synths and an effective piano. Refreshing, feel good modern music. Will work well with positive ideas, technology, learning, health and well being. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Quirky and relaxed, this track features acoustic guitars and deliberately imperfect whistling. The track has a charming, off key and off beat sense of "doing it yourself" and just letting it all hang out, enjoying the simple pleasures and taking it easy. This track will go well with commercials and feelgood, quirky presentations, perhaps a little bit tongue-in-cheek. Also available without the whistling, and without the drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Upbeat, retro, orchestral theme reminiscent of old time 50s, 60s, game shows and TV series. Featuring orchestral percussion, pizzicato strings. Full horn section in B section. Sting ending. Ozzie And Harriet and Leave It To Beaver, come back to life! Great for award shows, retro game shows, broadway, fanfare, walk ons. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
With a bright & jaunty skip in the step, this mischievous romp pays homage to the golden age of whacky comedy film scores while still remaining ironic & contemporary sounding. The memorable hookline makes it a fun motif for radio & TV ads, cartoons, short films & games. Similar in style & sentiment to Elliot Simons’ ‘An Unfortunate Incident’, ‘Another Working Day’ and ‘A Midnight Symphony’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
A fun and campy, disjointed, orchestral cue featuring pizzicato strings that would work well for a comedy like Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, light drama, or rom com. Features pizzacato strings, marimba and percussion. Would also work well for The Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon or kid shows. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An upbeat and happy background track. Ideal to send a cheerful and positive message. Playful and sparkling. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Cool and fresh cocktail jazz track, featuring vibes hammond organ and jazz trio. Underscore version also available. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
Happy and fun country / bluegrass track with a modern twang. Upbeat, uptempo drums, banjo picking, acoustic bass and drums. Fun and charming. Homely, wholesome, country life, fun and games. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
This happy-go-lucky track features Ukulele and whistling. The track definitely has a bluegrass / country feel, but the ukulele and occasional ooh-ooh background vocals also gives the track a slightly tropical or hawaiian feel. This is a great track for easy living, fun and holidays, enjoying the simple things. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
Featuring pizzicato strings, marimba and orchestral EFX. A fun and campy orchestral cue that would work for a comedy like Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty or any rom-com. Any quirky or cartoon type scenes in a film or TV show. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A French inspired blend of accordion, tuba, drums, xylophone and stand up bass create the image of a day in Paris, cartoon characters like Pepe La Pew and movies like Ratatouille. Ideal for happy, playful, goofy video games and TV cues. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
A funny and quirky track with a reggae rhythm and cheesy "Doo Bop" type sampled voices. Playful, quirky, quaint and just the right amount of naff. Feelgood stuff, with a sense of tropical vacation. Flute- and sax solos follow. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Doesn't get much more hazy this! A sleazy French inspired blend of accordion, tuba, drums and xylophone. The walking tuba bass line mixed with the accordion create the image of a day in Paris, a smoky French cafe, dirty French men, cartoon characters like Pepe La Pew and movies like Ratatouille. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
Like the awakening of an idea or the start of a great adventure, this bold orchestral piece grows from small beginnings to a huge striving precession that reaches a frantic conclusion at 1:00 returning to its original idea and finally to rest. Suitable for rites of passage sequences or the birth of ideas and on-going initiative. [Tempo: Medium / 67 BPM]
Fun, cheeky and cute retro video game style music. A nod back to the 80's and 90's with Super Mario and his friends. About a minute into the track there's a faster, more action filled part which can be edited to a separate file and used for a different scene/stage in your production. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A Charlie Brown inspired jazz piece with two contrasting sections, much in the style of Vince Guaraldi. Fender Rhodes with bass and drums playing a straight ahead beat soon turns into a full out playful swing beat with piano soloing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
An eccentric, haunting melody hook is accompanied by intensional scratchy, swirling sounds that give an extra layer of oddness & charm to this quirky, offbeat tune. Darkly comical music and yet strangely uneasy, this has a unique futuristic quality that is equally alluring & LOL funny. In a similar style to Circuits Of Beauty, Carnival Of Magic & The Hands Of Time. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 147 BPM]
A bright, uplifting & heart warming melody with the feel of an independent comedy-drama or children’s animated feature. Orchestration adds humour and a sense of fun & a longing cello line adds a tinge of melancholy. Calming & buoyant with a quirky, positive outlook. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Whistled melodies, uplifting ukulele and an energetic rhythm make this short track a highly explosive good mood bomb. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
A mash up of bluegrass and hip-hop with twangy banjo, fiddle, dobro, guitar and low down beats. Think urban twang in the style of Rench and Ganstagrass. Urban and sassy it's sure to make your neck turn red! Great for car chases, action, fights, comedy, parties, reality shows. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
A bouncy, happy-go-lucky music with a modern lo-fi feel. It skips and darts along with a touch of underlying melancholy, growing & expanding towards it’s inevitable conclusion. It’s unique quirkiness is similar in style to the Elliot Simons tracks, Dubweed and Squeezer. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
Light marimba and pizzicato string melody with a slow building groove. Great for any happy, positive project with an organic and relaxed feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A jazzy, playful track with ukulele and acoustic guitar strumming, marimba melody, pizzicato strings and swinging rhythm. Great for fun, cheeky, childish and silly themed projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A jolly, chilled, laid-back and humorous ukelele lead tune perfectly suited for an underscore or background music role, or in scenes involving a sense of comedic irony. A little Spongebob Square Pants under the sea. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 BPM]
Upbeat, quirky and unusual, this track is fun and slightly whacky. Opens with piano, pizzicato strings and xylophone, moving into a more bouncy and whimsical style. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A light-hearted and quirky track with lots of interesting percussion and clapping. Unusual sounding instruments mixed with fun and upbeat melodies creates a happy mood. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Mysterious, yet playful, this track is relaxed, fun and intriguing. Creates a somewhat contemplative mood, but has enough energy throughout to keep it upbeat and mischievous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A toe tapping happy cue which is innocent, fun and playful. Full orchestra, a marching band and plenty of interesting instruments playing create a light and humorous cue. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A modern, fun and Catchy, spring in your step piece. Light melodies overlay sidechained pads to bring a joyful blend of musical airness, highly suitable for contemporary commercials and happy times. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
An upbeat, fun instrumental comedy cue with a very sneaky sound. Would work well for reality TV background music, as well as for games and apps. [Tempo: Slow / 170 BPM]
A sneaky and happy instrumental comedy cue with a very fun theme. Would work well for reality TV background music, as well as for apps and games. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A slower instrumental comedy cue in 3/4 time with strings and marimba! Would work well for reality TV background music, as well as for apps and games. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 175 BPM]
A sneaky and mischievous instrumental comedy cue with mallets and strings. Very mysterious -- would work well for comedy, TV background music, as well as for apps & games. [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
Jolly and positive soundtrack was made in a Jewish slightly folk style. Grotesque, comical, funny. Will work well like a main tune in a sitcom, funny events, video backgroound. Solo acoustic guitar, brush drums, vibraphone, piano, Hammond organ. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A happy and charming pop / beat track with a feelgood, care free, optimistic sound. A bit quirky. Good for feelgood, charming, happy-go-lucky, presentations. Can also be retro / 1960's / 1970's. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A happy and charming pop / beat track with a feelgood, optimistic sound. Innocent / Naive / Cute. Bouncy, joyful, care free. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Perhaps a mom is rushing around to the house attending to the havoc created by kids. Comedy yet not over the top, has a sparkle to it that makes you think of someone doing their very best to keep things spotless and clean.Reminiscent of Desperate Housewives. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Quirky piano melody with gradual orchestral elements accompanying. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Driving strings build tension as counter melody resolves with horns and flutes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]