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.
Sounds of the forest brought by gentle strings pads horns and sound effects. A reflection of nature in all seasons this piece is beautifully relaxed warm and yet intriguing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Gentle relaxed strings and keyboards bring a time of reflection and soothing massage. Overlaid with the softest beats and synced to 60 BPM in time with heartbeat. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
An underwater discovery - join us as we venture the depths of the ocean. A fusion of mellow pads and sea creature sound effects that evolve with the introduction of gentle keyboards to bring a delicate blend of sea atmosphere. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Melancholic, simple melody with an ambient arrangement, inspired by the music of Twin Peaks etc. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
This ambient feelgood track opens with a warm electric piano pulse and continues into an understated, relaxing drum groove with gentle bells and a soft bass line. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A textured ambient piece with intertwining melodies, kind of like an audio version of a kaleidoscope. Calming, colorful, inspiring, slightly melancholic. Great for imagery, film, visual arts, web site or other inspiring media. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
With a wonderful feeling of dawning, new dawn, new times and new promise... this spiritual track plays for exactly 1 minute and features angelic chords, sweeping textures and a simple but emotional 60's style guitar. [Tempo: Very slow / 106 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]
A very mellow ambient soundscape with soft moody pads, dark rhodes piano, acoustic guitar and a solo violin. Occasionally joined by a subtle, downtempo, lounge style drum beat. Very atmospheric, reflective, thoughtful & dreamy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 63 BPM]
This track plays for a full 60 minutes continuously. Relaxing, refreshing, cleansing, and touching ambient music, inspired by the tranquility of life under water. Great for relaxation or nature, diving etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Warm ambient pads and tinkly bell melodies, with a subtle pulsating rhythm. Smoothly flowing ambient-pop crossover. Nice and floating, relaxing, mellow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Minimalist piano and synth, emotive and poignant, great for scenes of intense love and oneness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 88 BPM]
Uplifting and emotional rhodes piano, accordian and Cocteau Twins style guitar over a spacious and atmospheric shoegazer backing. Poignant and inspiring. Tv and Film, travel and living, documentary, drama, advertising, [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
Beautiful and emotive landscape, spacious ambient layers, insightful and compelling. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
Subtle use of piano, bells and pads. Positive, inspiring and informative. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Cool, chilled and reflective. Spacious flutes and atmospheric pads, laid back icy beats and deep bassline. Contemplative and hopeful. Film, tv, dvd, multimedia, videogames, drama, travel, documentary, exploration. [Tempo: Slow / 107 BPM]
Insightful and reflective modern minimalism. Glockenspiel, vibraphone, bells, piano, warm synths and an icy smooth beat. Travel and living, advertising, culture programming, multimedia, tv and film. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Subtle warmth and emotional landscape, cosmic awareness and space travel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, mellow Ambient-Pop crossover track. Light, gentle and warm with electric and acoustic pianos, very light drum patterns. Joyful, dreamy, spiritual. Atmospheric, gentle touch. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
An airy and gentle track that blends Ambient with Pop. Very soothing and relaxing. Excellent for beautiful scenery, calm and inspiring visuals, relaxation, spa, commercials. Very inviting and appealing. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A warm, subtle, understated Ambient/Pop crossover track. Soothing, dreamy, calm and comforting. Great for use as a background with visuals, commercials, or just for chilling out. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
This track is a bit hard to categorize. It's a very emotional and melodic piece based on a string section, bells and electronic percussion. The purposefully staccato electronic sounding drums interact with the tender and expressive string section to create a unique and captivating sonic imagery. The composition itself is a bittersweet, loving but also sorrowful aria. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A peaceful, understated and gently flowing ambient track with subtle melodics. Also available in an underscore version without the top melody line. Soothing, floating, gently pulsating and light relaxation. Beauty, enjoyment, heavenly. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
A very warm and appealing track. Hard to pin down, with elements of ambient, pop, new-age and urban. Repeating patterns of guitar and electric piano create a dreamlike, textured sonic image. Great for use with visual media, carries a lot of emotion and reflection. A sort of kaleidoscope of sound and music. Thoughtful, unique and interesting. This track is available in many different versions, with or without the high guitar notes, and with or without the drums. [Tempo: Slow / 57 BPM]
Soft and inspiring toy piano melody. Dreamy and contemplative. Good for film, tv, videogames and multimedia. [Tempo: Slow / 121 BPM]
A subtle rhythm with an earthly mechanical sound. Slow string pads. Relaxed. A sense of time passing slowly, things falling into place, bit by bit. Background, underscore use. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Floating, airy pads. Heavenly, angelic. Relaxing, cleansing, new age. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Soft pads floating on clouds. Warm, soothing, spiritual. [Tempo: Very slow / 106 BPM]
A full 60 minutes continuous, soothing and reflective, relaxation music. Excellent for Spa, treatments, nature & beauty, underwater, healing, yoga, relaxation techniques -- or simply for playing while taking a hot bath or spoiling yourself for an hour. The warm and reflective music goes through various soft and soothing stages, but despite the long playing time, does not become repetitive or boring. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow, calm and soothing ambient track which could work as a lullaby with its gently swinging background with guitar playing the foreground motives. Slightly sentimental and melancholic vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Slow and slightly melancholic ambient track with sense of something evanescent flowing and glittering. Ocassional diverse bells strokes with gentle arpeggios of harp and pads in the background. Reminiscences of past events, anxious awaiting for something, or simply soon spring season awakening the nature from the cover of ice and snow. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A warm, soothing ambient track with subtle drums and soft pads. Like floating on clouds or swimming among coral reefs. Heartwarming, comforting, very slow and gentle. Good for advertising/commercials, drama/introspection, love and friendships, and especially the Underscore version is great for relaxation, spa, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Beautiful, slow choir track building feel of sorrow with an addition of mystery with gentle pipe organ and string pads in the background. A picture of misery and wreckage or something magic by its mysterious, gloomy side. Yet also with a heavenly, angelic feel. Spiritual, perhaps worship or floating on clouds. Good for commercials, drama, strong visual presentations, exhibitions, and more. [Tempo: Very slow / 71 BPM]
Nice and open, transparent track somewhere between ethnic, ambient and spiritual. Subtle percussion and bell like melodies create a sense of discovery, exploration and wonderment. This track is available with or without female vocals singing a simple melody over the music. The version with vocal gives the track a somewhat more dreamy, heavenly mood. Great for fantasy & adventure. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Warm, ambient pads with sparse, delicate synth bells, later joined by a restrained acoustic drums rhythm. Heartwarming, warm and comforting. Light ambient pop groove. Very relaxed, friendly and reassuring. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
Cool atmospheric electronic underscore, poignant and inspiring, drama, tv, film, videogames, documentary, space music, sci-fi, expansion, evolution, ascension, discovery, building to a climax. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Warm, lush and evocative atmosphere, uplifting and textural synthpads, subtely syncopated and filtered white noise. Good for scenes of beauty and discovery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Subtle use of reversed guitars and synths, minimalism, melodic and contemporary. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Minimalist and atmospheric synth riff, filtered and manipulated, cyclic and hypnotic, great for technology, structures, spaces and design, advancements, nanotechnology. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 96 BPM]
Progressive ambient, slowly evolving atmospheres, warm pads and textures, arpeggiated synth layers, good for space and time, existence, perception, discovery. [Tempo: Very slow / 118 BPM]
Lush pads, distorted effects, organic and digital, contrasting elements, Film, TV, Videogames, space travel, science and technology, discovery, sci-fi. [Tempo: Slow / 119 BPM]
Textured soundscape, slowly evolving lush pads and spacious fx, good for suspension, discovery of other worlds, drifting in space etc. [Tempo: Very slow / 101 BPM]
Emotional movement with minimal pads, lush and meaningful, scenes of longing. [Tempo: Very slow / 127 BPM]
Progressive and uplifting ambient, interweaving synth textures, good for scenes of bliss and ascension. [Tempo: Very slow / 110 BPM]
Emotional and reflective ambient landscape, meaningful and meditative. Similar to Brian Eno. [Tempo: Very slow / 92 BPM]
Soft existential layers, floating elements, lush atmospheric pads, good for introspection or cosmic awareness. [Tempo: Very slow / 88 BPM]
Minimal but dramatic space theme, epic synth strings, good for scenes of actualisation, discovery and ascension. [Tempo: Very slow / 111 BPM]
Lush and spacious soundworld, ripples in time, dreamy and warm pads, great for technological advancements and all things futuristic and galactic. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Slow emerging synth strings, good for cosmic awareness, universal knowledge, oneness. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Sparkling elements and textures, atmospheric synth layers, good for space, universe, multi-dimensions. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
