This is a pretty far reaching concept, because documentaries, culture and art can be of pretty much anything at all, but we've tried to put music in this area that you would expect to hear in documentaries about real world issues, as well as art and culture. The music in this area will be -background- music; music that is meant to just stay in the background, almost unnoticed, to provide a subtle atmosphere while the viewer concentrates on the matter discussed. Often used behind voiceover / narration and interviews, this music will not have any outstanding, loud, or attention grabbing melodies or effects. The music you find here should also go well with historical and cultural subjects.
A set of Irish jigs on solo fiddle. Lively and authentic. 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, Fast / 180 BPM]
Cool and laid back chill out. Smooth beats, atmospheric synths and percussive fx over a deep sub bassline. Culture, Travel, Watersports, Youth, Videogames, Science and Technology, Architecture and Design. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Gabriel Urbain Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50. Arranged and recorded with real live orchestra, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Chopin Etude #12 in C-minor, also called "Revolutionary" (Piano). Classical music track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Dark, Emotional and Exotic music track made with synths, effects, percussion, orchestra and emotional piano. A sense of mystery, perhaps an ancient secret or civilization, with a hint of world / exotic / ethnic atmosphere. Epic / Trailer / Discovery Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An introspective and lonely track featuring guitars, bass and electric piano. Suitable for drama, story telling, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Piano in the style of Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Lemony Snicket, Finding Nemo, Wall-E). Feels like running, perfect for a montage, or about kids. Could also work well for hi tech or biotech companies, as it has a feeling of motion and discovery. [Tempo: Medium / 148 BPM]
A stately, pleasant track prominently featuring wordless solo female vocals. The track evokes a feeling of anticipation that could be compatible with montages and scenes depicting the passage of time, or scenes in which characters engage in a discovery. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
An orchestral string section unwinds a gentle, heartfelt harmony that builds to a single note. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 84 BPM]
Meditative music track featuring classical guitar on a drone of electronic pads and Indian tanpura. Great music for relaxation, documentary and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Johann Sebastian Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh.119. Classical music performed live in studio, exclusively for Lynne Publishing, by concert pianist Želimir Panić. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
J. S. Bach: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring performed by a live Chamber string orchestra / String quartet version, with harpsichord. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This track features a traditional ethnic African ensemble. It has a trancelike tribal quality and is festive in nature. Great for documentaries, nature and cultural themes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 158 BPM]
(Maurice Ravel) Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Valse in G Minor, M.61, II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense. Performed and recorded by Abigail Mettry exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 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. The tempo starts very slowly and then gradually builds faster and faster. Polish spelling: Komu dzwonią [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Andante con moto - from Beethoven symphony no. 5 in C-minor. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Historical Court, lordship or aristocracy. Regal, royal, honorable - played on harpsichord. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
A dark and ominous tribal music track with urgent, intense, earthy African drums and various foreboding instruments and vocal grunts. Danger / Darkness / Primal / Savage. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Relaxing ethnic flutes, rain falling and other sounds of nature perfect for films, documentaries, yoga and meditation dvds or any project looking for a calm and repetitive soundscape. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This orchestral, neo-classical piece, reminiscent of the Baroque era, is driven by a clear rhythm supported by a harpsichord and enhanced by strings. As an alternative version, there is a loop-compatible rendition. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Exotic, dark, atmospheric and adventure track made with various eastern percussion, native middle eastern instruments, strings and more. Exotic, mystical, foreboding, haunting. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Hypnotic, innocent, ethereal, delicate, atmospheric, peaceful track mixing tuned percussion, harp & a tiny, ticking drum beat. Beautiful, mellow, subtle, sublime, serene, whimsical & relaxing. Would suit art / culture and cinematic projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A mystical world / exotic music track made with atmoshperic synths, epic drums and eastern native instruments. Dark / Hot / Foreboding Music. Can be ancient Africa or Middle East. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A dark and mysterious Japanese piece, with an intense and adventurous overall vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
A set of Irish jigs on solo fiddle. Lively and authentic. 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: Fast / 200 BPM]
Dramatic, cinematic trap trailer music track with a lots of builds, risers, swooshes and edit points. Strings, piano, synths and brass stabs. Bass and drums from Roland TR-808. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 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]
A grand and passionate, orchestral / epic track which starts with a sombre and melancholic tone and gradually builds from there, into an emotional and soaring piece, and then reaches a climax at 2 minutes. Full orchestral sound with choir -- also available without the choir. Suitable for dramatic trailers, presentations of awe and wonderment, amazing feats and discoveries. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Grieg Peer Gynt Op.23: Act II. n the Hall of the Mountain King. Arranged and recorded by Bryan Chi. Starts from tippy toe quiet to full-blown frantic tutti. Tempo and dynamic all intensifies as it moves toward the end. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Atmospheric, moody, cinematic, ethereal, magical, enchanted music with an exotic world flavour to it. Rhythmic, sublime, sedate, hypnotic, wondrous, dreamy, spacious & beautiful. Would suit nature / documentary / discovery / travel / filmic type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A driving percussion groove. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Traditional baroque music with chamber strings and recorder, fully arranged. All instruments are played by real musicians. Originally composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A set of Irish jigs on solo fiddle. Lively and authentic. 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: Fast / 120 BPM]
A live performed recording of this traditional Celtic / Irish folk tune. Ballad / World /Medieval Music. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A medium tempo chacarera / waltz depicting the beautiful landscape of northern river coast of Argentina, south of Brazil and Paraguay. Green trees, a wide river and a typical warm humidity of this area. 100% authentic & live performed. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Exotic and dark Middle East / Arabic vocal (non-verbal) ominous, foreboding, deep pads and Eastern strings combined with a dark, edgy and minimalistic Trap / Hip-Hop beat. World / Arabian / Middle Eastern with a dark and edgy urban twist. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
This is a haunting piece featuring 2 electric guitars. It is deliberately sparse to evoke feeling of isolation and despair. Hard to place this track in a specific "music genre". Folk? Ambient? Film score? Rock? Either way, it's an atmospheric piece, suitable for film and other media. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Traditional African percussion, flutes and mallets in a joyful and upbeat sound of Africa. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 156 BPM]
Bizet - Carmen, A major, WD 31, Act I. Prelude. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by Y Sazonoff. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
An exotic alt rap anthem about traveling the world and finding yourself. Available as a Vocal version and as an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Mysterious and exotic music track performed with native flute. Mysterious / Ethnic / World Music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An original piece of music, stylized as a Scandinavian song of medieval music times. Performed live in studio by the Fleurdelis ensemble featuring percussion instruments of the time, Bouzouki and Rabab Kashgar (a long-necked Lute instrument). Excited and energetic, playing in an odd time signature. [Tempo: Fast / 117 BPM]
A pan flute soloist dances over a steady percussion groove in this Japanese styled piece. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
An elegant, minimal, modern, and sophisticated Piano and Strings track that morphs into a dynamic and building groove with modern drums. Should be a perfect fit for sophisticated advertising projects that need to make a bold impact of "cool" and "elegance". Should compliment a vo message that has confidence and swagger. The emotional feeling is powerful and hip. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Middle eastern ska. Arabian pipes over a ska beat. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) JB 1.112/2 in E minor (Excerpt). Arranged and recorded by Bryan Chi. Starts with winds solo, the beautiful, lyrical theme starts at 1:08, played by the violins. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
India / Bollywood / Indian and Eastern / Oriental pop culture. Tabla, Sitars, Eastern flutes and India style string sections combined with Western / modern drums and synths. Confident / Funky / Exotic. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
This groovy, lively, sexy track has a Latin beat with a strong lonely Trumpet melody on it. Sophisticated, with a jazzy touch, this is the perfect track for productions that require a refined, atmospheric, warm feel. Great for commercials, films, and others. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Cheerfully, this Chinese-inspired ensemble music track blends bamboo flutes, mallets, strings, percussion and deep drums to convey celebration, beauty and unity. It easily evokes the cadence, melodic sentiment and ambiance of an ancient past. Music suitable for period pieces, docu-biographies, and Asia cooking, travel and leisure. Cheerful / Celebration / The Orient music. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
An uplifting and festive music track with a flavor of Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Eastern Europe or the Middle East / Gulf region, even India Bollywood. The Greek Bouzouki plays with Middle Eastern sounds and fused with modern, western elements too. Vacation and travel, holidays and fun, discovering amazing places and cultures. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
