Royalty free ambient music with focus on the light, blissful, airy, relaxing and soothing stock music tracks that you can use as background music for relaxation videos, music for guided meditations, or for poignant, beautiful scenes such as nature photography, nature footage etc. Often with a sense of ease, beauty and reflection, these ambient background music tracks were composed by professional composers and producers, then hand picked and curated for the Shockwave-Sound stock music catalogue.
Ambient Drum & Bass. Atmospheric, deep, rich and with a nicely flowing DnB groove. Good for technology, innovation, future, discovery and much more. Also available in a version without the drums & bass (No Drums Bass version), making it a really nice ambient music track in its own right. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 170 BPM]
This track combines luscious, angelic organ and plucked nylon guitar to create a scene of true beauty. This can be used in any scene of beauty or wonder! Perfect for fantasy and romantic chivalry. Similar sounding to The Princess Bride. This can also work very well as relaxation music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This track starts with a rather classical sounding and mellow introduction, but soon takes off with ethnic percussions and brasses. There are several sections in this track that gives it lots of dynamics. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
Atmospheric, chilled track, with spacious reverby pads and a warm, spacey feel. Minimal, driving beats and soft hooks make this a great track for games, commercials, or just chilling out, pampering, luxury, spa, wellness, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Atmospheric, subtle ambient guitar track with an intriguing mood. Suitable for fantasy, adventure, drama, insights and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A pretty and quaint piano piece, performed live on an old upright piano, with a nostalgic sound. Delicate and happy, in a relaxed way. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 59 BPM]
A warm, fragile and melancholic piano piece. Recorded live on an old, upright piano with a nostalgic sound. Good for Film / Drama and more. Introspective / Reflective / Dreamy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
A pretty and quaint piano piece, performed live on an old upright piano with a nostalgic sound, combined with light strings. Delicate and happy, in a relaxed way. A sense of freedom, as a bird carried by the summer breeze. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 51 BPM]
A simple, gentle piano piece with repeating melodic patterns. Pretty and delicate. Played live on an old upright piano, with a nostalgic piano sound. Touching and fragile, with a positive / hopeful and caring mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This soundtrack was made in electronic ambient style. Well suited for documentary programs, TV series, video about nature,wild animals and underwater world. Bells, arpegiators, synth strings and choir are creating an amazing atmosphere of a huge and graceful animal whale. Medium tempo, calm, meditative, nice, spatial. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A gentle and reflective ambient track with piano, organs, synths and drums, all working together to create a subtle and soft sound, which could be useful for projects looking for a subtle, yet thoughtful background. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 119 BPM]
A chilled out, ambient track with electric piano, pads, strings and bitty drums. Warm and reflective, this track would be great for adding depth to projects looking for a subtle backing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Slow piano instrumental with an intimate feel. Builds all the way till the end of the song. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A soft and intriguing piece of ambient electronic music. Has a real warm, calm and relaxing feel to it. Will work well in relaxing environments such as relaxing at home, massage clinic, or treatment spa. Interestingly the song also has exploration and discovery qualities in it. Such as venturing into outer space or deep underwater into the unknown. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
An inspiring, calm and quiet piece of music. Arranged with piano, strings and subtle synths. This song breaths creation. Has a penetrating, soft, sadness to it whilst also remaining positive and wondrous. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 67 BPM]
Solo piano piece recorded live on an old, upright piano. Warm, slow and relaxing. Good for Film / Drama and more. Soothing / Mellow / Melancholic / Nostalgic.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A fragile, melancholic solo piano piece, recorded live on an old, upright piano with a nice, nostalgic sound. Poignant and emotive.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A relaxed and happy piano piece, played live on an old upright piano with a nice, nostalgic sound. Easy and pleasant, a repeating pattern that gives a sense of day dreaming. Comforting / Untroubled / Uncomplicated.
[Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A very slow solo piano track, played live on an old upright piano with a nostalgic, aged sound. Melancholic but comforting, easy and relaxed. Introspective / Reflective / Dreamy.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 54 BPM]A warm and easy-going, liquid sounding guitar track. Nice and dreamy. Relaxing, smooth. Has a certain Cinematic quality, especially a bit further in when the string pads join in. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
A soft and floating piece featuring softly swaying pads, sparse percussion and an echoey, soft flute. Good music for new age, peaceful imagery, relaxation and spa, underwater footage and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Ambient underscore with an "icy" feeling to it. It works perfectly for informational video, medical documentary or drama, or particularly well for nature shows concerning geology, global warming etc... [Tempo: Slow / 101 BPM]
A nice, soft, soothing and partly sorrowful piece of music. A blend of strings, subtle piano and abstract electronics create a uniquely calm, warm and relaxing atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 83 BPM]
Layers of warm, harmonic guitars, floating, blissful sound beds & a sprinkling of slow, filtered rhythms. A cool, chilled out soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
A sparse and transparent piano piece recorded with an old, upright piano and simple synth pads. Emotional, simple, poignant. From about 01:30 a simple synth pulse joins in. Good for drama, film score, stories, perhaps with a retro feel - a meeting of the old and the new. The old piano gives the piece a tender, human, nostalgic sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 48 BPM]
An ambient piano piece built over a repeating pattern played over ever changing background chords. Performed live on an old, upright piano with subtle synth pads in the background. This track has an almost hypnotic, positive and encouraging feel. Good for film/soundtrack, commercials and stories of ordinary people doing amazing things. The old piano gives the track a warm, nostalgic, charming feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Downtempo Ambient Chill-out with piano, lush and airy synth pads, and a somewhat mechanical sounding drum kit, makes this a unique and atmospheric chill-out track with a nod to past and future times. Sincere, emotive chords and piano melodies. There is also a "No Drums No Bass" version which has a very floaty, ambient, ethereal feel. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Calm, hopeful piano track. Positive but also thoughful. Thrusting parts alternate with calm parts [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Reserved, atmospheric theme, slowly building up around a harp-loop. Good for a flashback scene. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
A reflective, introspective and thoughtful underscore for drama and storytelling. Fragile, different / unique. Features fretless bass, piano and ethereal pads. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A quirky and offbeat underscore that is designed to fit in well in projects ranging from documentaries to corporate video to travel tv and unique advertising campaigns. It’s a great cue for projects in need of a track that stands out as distinct and uniquely memorable. It’s clever, fun and perky. It features marimba and kalimba alongside an upbeat and energetic electronic and orchestral percussion bed. This track suggests simplicity, success and an easy and breezy lifestyle. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Soothing and Peaceful new age music. Inspired by the bottom of the ocean, in the style of Eric Serra and Vangelis. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Relaxing and Peaceful new age music, with a strong influence from oriental sounds. Good for meditation and relaxation. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Reversed piano dances on top of atmospheric strings. Dream like, and innocent, would be great for sunrises or commercials [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Relaxed, ambient, building electronic track. Lazy electronic beats, with retro synths and reverby pads. Emotional piano, and deep sub bass give this track a very summery feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A chilled out electronica track, with ambient pads and ethereal synths. Laid back electronic drums carry this hazy track, with catchy, reverby synths. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
Serene and peaceful, this ambient-styled piece is suited to scenes of beauty and magic. Might work well in scenes that require a sense of stillness of timelessness. Could also work in pastoral scenes, especially at night. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Spherical, mysterious chill out music. Slightly exotic instrumentation. Full of suspense. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Peaceful and harmonic ambient music with subtle percussions and smooth synth and e-piano elements. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Slow, beautiful, soft, peaceful, thoughtful, mellow, dreamy, ethereal & magical piano piece. Sedate, spacious, soothing & relaxing.Would suit romantic / documentary / science / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
Dreamy, spacious, ethereal, serene, magical, mellow, cinematic, mysterious, reflective, calm & tranquil pop track with a slight 50's vibe to it. Inspired by the vibe and mood of the film 'the virgin suicides'. Enchanted, floaty & meditative. Would suit dramatic / romantic / filmic / documentary type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
A hypnotically pulsating yet gentle track, featuring piano, strings, electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 122 BPM]
Spacious, beautiful, ethereal, dreamy, atmospheric & meditative ambient track using hammered percussion & synths. magical, enchanted, mellow, calm, serene, floaty, simple & contemplative. Would suit dramatic/cinematic/nature/science/space type projects. Drift off into another world....... [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Spacious, ethereal, tranquil, beautiful, dreamy, introspective, reflective track using strings, choir & synths. Simple, mellow, atmospheric, contemplative, serious & mysteriously unique. Would suit dramatic / detective / mystery / documentary / travel type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 BPM]
Beautiful, soft, serene, sedate, moody, atmospheric, ethereal, magical track using harp arpeggios & simple spacious piano melodies. Dreamy, sublime, tranquil & enchanted. Would suit dramatic / cinematic / romantic / documentary / science / space / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 134 BPM]
Mellow, spacious, ethereal, dreamy, hypnotic, tranquil, determined & melodic trance-inducing track using a simple, sparse beat, synths & piano. Sedate, serene, thoughtful, reflective, intelligent & subtle. Would suit crime / documentary / mystery / science / cinematic / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Simple, slow, dreamy, ethereal, spacious, magical & beautiful piece using plucked guitar harmonics & piano. Calm, tranquil, atmospheric, intriguing, thoughtful, serene, sublime & reflective. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
Underscore music for drama, poignant stories, insights, movies or nature. Softness / Caress / Love. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
World inspired new age music. New Age, Meditation, Oriental. Yoga / Study / Work Focus Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
A fresh and inspiring ambient track that builds to a satisfying climax. Cool, airy and spacious. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
