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.
Soft, light and gentle music with an Oriental / Far East influence. Soothing and pretty; suitable for relaxation, yoga, chilled-out background music, travel and documentary, etc. Piano and oriental Koto instrument. Available with or without the choir and 'Agnus Dei' phrases. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A progressive and ambient track with a simple electric guitar phrase which is built upon as the track progresses. Synths, electric drums and piano all add to a warm and atmospheric sound. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
Ambient guitar washes. Calm, celestial, melodic and relaxing. Dreamy / Soothing / Deep / Rich. Introspective / Reflective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
A calm and soothing soft / ambient track. Reflective, open / transparent and still. Celestial / Relaxing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 77 BPM]
A calm and relaxing track, of light, beauty and a hint of mystery. Available with or without the chill-out drum grooves. Serene / Delicate / Blissful. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Calm, still and reflective. A repeating, comforting pattern and subtle nature sounds, underneath piano and pads. A very relaxing and soothing track, making us feel as if time stands still, this track can take us to a deep level of relaxation. Also available without the nature sounds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
Soft, magical, beautiful, atmospheric, mellow, spacious, soothing, peaceful & emotive piano piece using soft synth pads as background. Calm, pretty, delicate, thoughtful, reflective, tranquil & sublime. Would romantic / cinematic / documentary / mystery type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 53 BPM]
An ambient, calm, almost still track featuring clean electric guitar and soft pads. Reflective, thoughtful and introspective. Useful for many types of media, including drama or personal stories, natural vistas and underwater visuals, space or earth imagery, or even as soft background music just for listening. Has a calming stillness, combined with reflection and afterthought. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Soft, ambient guitar music. Understated and reflective, with a warm sound. An open aural landscape. Slightly mysterious. Room for thought and reflection. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A gentle and soothing ambient guitar soundscape. Wide open aural landscapes leaves room to breathe. Reflective, melancholic, soft touch. Dreamy and thoughtful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 BPM]
Emotional, inspiring and reflective music track with a dreamy and cinematic feel. Imaginative and creative composition that brings a feeling of wonder and excitement. Peaceful, soft and calm music featuring beautiful piano, atmospheric pads and string pizzicatos in the beginning and evolving to a more dynamic second part featuring different kinds of percussion and full orchestral strings. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A full one-hour (60 minutes) continuous, uninterrupted sound of an English country garden with a rich orchard and lively sound of small birds chirping happily. A quaint, cosy and very relaxing nature sound. This version includes pretty, reflective, Ambient music by Bjorn Lynne -- composed especially for this hour-long refreshing and relaxing Garden Birdsong experience. (Note, the preview plays for only about 3.5 minutes, but the actual track plays for 60 minutes). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
60 minutes continuous relaxing amazon ambience. In this hour-long nature sound recording you will be treated to the soothing and calming sounds of the evening frog chorus with the exotic, warm ambience of the Amazon rain forest. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
60 minutes continuous relaxing amazon ambience, with relaxing music. In this hour-long nature sound recording you will be treated to the soothing and calming sounds of the evening frog chorus with the exotic, warm ambience of the Amazon rain forest and relaxation music with an exotic feel. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
60 minutes continuous relaxing seaside ambience. Small waves wash up on the pebbles and trickle gently back into the sea. Occasional distant seagulls and small birds make this lyrical soundscape perfectly relaxing. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
This uninterrupted, one-hour, 100% natural sound recording of the wind across a deserted wasteland will bring that atmosphere and ambience into your home, or into your portable MP3 player. This version is combined calming, reflective, transparent, ambient piano music mixed in. Enjoy! [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Indie ballad music track influenced by the sound and style of Bon Iver, Kodaline or Daughter. Warm, unique, inspirational, touching. Piano, acoustic guitar. Available with or without the angelic/ghostly vocals. Heavenly / Innocence / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 146 BPM]
Delicate, tiny, magical, dreamy & atmospheric ambient track using kalimba and xylophone. Moody, delightful, wondrous, fragile, quiet, fun, light, intriguing and full of mystery, anticipation & character. Would suit science / nature / dramatic / romantic / children's / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 71 BPM]
Soft, gentle, beautiful, magical, peaceful, moody, relaxing & thoughtful track blending simple spacious piano lines, strings & guitar harmonics. Pretty, hopeful, heartwarming, dreamy & reflective. Would suit romantic / cinematic / dramatic / documentary / discovery type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
A light rock / melodic pop-rock music track without drums, this is a sincere and heartening, melodic, guitar ballad. Reflective, hopeful and warm music. [Tempo: Slow / 121 BPM]
A dreamy and hazy Americana / Acoustic / Folk track with a cinematic, mellow feel. Nostalgic, a little bit 'down' and very reflective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 82 BPM]
This track is a gently building ambient/atmospheric piece which works equally well as a background sound but also as a feature. Very emotive and reflective with guitar melodies, organ, pianos and various percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 87 BPM]
A very deep relaxation track with a mysterious / world feel. Tibetan bells, ethereal pads, distant strings. Suitable for hypnosis, yoga, deep stillness. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Reflective Piano & Pads. Ambient, thoughtful, graceful. Pretty and sincere. Wonderment. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Beautiful, spacious, ethereal, dreamy, ambient track using soft plucked strings, piano, synthesiser & cellos. Touching, calm, mellow, emotive, moving & heartwrending & hopeful. Sensitive, hypnotic, sensual, atmospheric & magical. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 121 BPM]
A slow tempo, ambient and echoing, solo electric guitar instrumental. It starts with a backwards echoing guitar intro and then develops into a minimalistic melodic repeated phrase. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A subtle harp and piano with floating atmospheric pads. Music for Wellness, Holistic products, yoga and Spa. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Track develops from a simple piano motif into a full orchestral theme. Hopeful and inspiring music, filled with awe and emotion. Repetitive pulsing structure evokes a sense of purpose and progress, and the final build up brings a grandiose vibe. Great for corporate and advertising. Think those inspiring videos - ordinary people doing amazing stuff. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
Ambient and inspiring music, featuring light acoustic guitars and soft piano melodies. Chill / Easy Listening / Relaxing Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 129 BPM]
A slow, dreamy, and soaring track of Ambient / Americana type music. Reminescent of Sigur Ros, with a haunting, organic, hazy sound. All live upright piano, acoustic guitar and 'oooh' vocal. No computers or electronics. Wonderment / Reflection / Emotive.
[Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 59 BPM]Deep, calm piece with organic touches and melodies. Would suit a wide variety of programming such as nature or retrospective pieces. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A cute and calm track with dynamics. Begins with emotional piano which then progresses into a smooth rhythmic pulsing beat. Dynamic, uplifting and suitable for a variety of projects. This composition will make the listener feel happy. [Tempo: Slow / 101 BPM]
A melancholic ambience suited to drama or thoughtful, reflective content. The track reflects seriousness, potential loss, and some grittiness. A bit dreamy, hazey. Comforting and cocooning. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 54 BPM]
A reflective, yet triumphant anthem of success and accomplishment. Togetherness and finding the way forward. Emotive and filled with wonderment. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 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]
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]
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 beautiful and melancholic ambient piano track. A simple, nostalgic piano melody played with grace, finely balanced on top of a strange ambient background texture. The piano track and ambience tracks are also available separately (as 'Piano Only version' and 'Ambience Only version' below), to give you more options in editing. Excellent for drama, film soundtrack work, or any sincere, thought provoking web site or film footage. [Tempo: Very slow / 62 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]
Beautiful and emotive landscape, spacious ambient layers, insightful and compelling. [Tempo: Very 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]
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]
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]
A mellow and evocative ambient/soundtrack style track, reminescent of Vangelis' work in Blade Runner. Analogue synthesizers with a simple, understated drum beat. Vast, open, great for imagery, science, future, art, or a movie scene. [Tempo: Slow / 95 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 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]
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]
