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.
A mystical and quirky track made with orchestra and sound design. No divided parts, soundtrack styled. Background music / horror / tension / spooky / eerie / quirky. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
This perky and swank, Roaring-20’s style cue is easy and whimsical. A light rhythm section purrs under a quirky arrangement of clarinets and tuba. Great music for comedy, dramedy, learning and reality shows. Witty / Vintage/ Swanky Music. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 182 BPM]
Lazy, laid back and carefree acoustic piece, with a reggae lilt, plucked ukulele, happy xylophone and cheeky melodica. A slightly tropical 'Island sound' influence. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 128 BPM]
Exciting, Happy and uplifting music track featuring Ukulele, acoustic guitars, percussion, bass guitar and drums. Joyful melodies and positive vibe best suited for TV commercials, vacation / travel videos and more. Playful / Bright / Excited Music. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
Fun and oddball banjo-based track with a catchy melody. Its ensemble of accordion, piano, mouth harp, bass and drums convey an Americana feeling. Great for comedy and youth programming. Quirky, funny and light-hearted. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Fun, cheeky track containing rock’n’roll guitars, crazy horns, organs and drums. Busy, but simple, retro and not too serious. A bit quirky. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Playful, quirky and light waltz music track made with small orchestra, mandolins and a piano. Structure consisted of 3 parts (A-B-A), no divided parts. Positive / Quirky / Playful Music. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A fun and quirky music track made with light percussion, pizzicato strings and other acoustic instruments. Light / Investigative / Playful Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A simple, light and cute comedy music track made with various light percussion, playful mallets and pizzicato strings. Light / Fun / Playful / Whimsical music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Upbeat and happy, summerly music track featuring ukulele, acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, bass guitar and drums. Exciting and fun composition great for commercials, presentations, fun videos and much more. [Tempo: Fast / 104 BPM]
A fresh comedy swing track for silly and quirky media projects like commercials, tv shows, cartoons, jokes and more. The track features a walking bass line, a cool groove on drums, hand claps, and a wacky jazz guitar lead! Horns help ad entertainment and silliness to the tune. There are versions without the melody so check those out too. [Tempo: Fast / 216 BPM]
A happy and upbeat music track featuring acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, bells, piano, percussion, bass guitar and drums. Catchy and optimistic melodies best for TV commercials, advertising and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Energetic and happy music track with catchy and exciting melodies that bring joy and positive emotions to the listener. Featuring bells, glockenspiel, acoustic guitars, percussion, bass guitar and drums. Fun / Jovial / Natural / Playful. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
A cheeky and quirky little music track made with mallets, small percussion, piano and woodwinds. Simple / Light / Playful / Happy Music. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Celestial, pompous and chamber music track, featuring strings, woodwinds, harp and bells. Optimistic feel, non-aggressive sound and playful orchestra makes this track suitable for many types of film, media, games, presentations, advertising and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 63 in D Major, Hob.III:63 ; Op.64 No.5 'The Lark': Movement 3: Minuet. Allegretto - Trio. Recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A happy, care-free corporate pop music track featuring piano, guitars and whistling. Motivational / Feelgood / Inspirational Stock Music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A fun, bright and cheeky little number with a cute synth melody over a Pop / Nu-Folk backing. Unique / Whimsical / Sweet. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
A very warm, bright and heartening little music track, with an innocent, homey feel and a sense of friendship, hope and joy. Sweet / Simple / Heartening / Positive Music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A light, fun and subtly cheerful music track with a sense of joy and expectation. A little bit quirky, calm and slightly excited at the same time. Unique and charming music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Engaging and playfully sinister, this Latin-infused music track is melodramatic and fun. Horn stabs create tension over a grooving bed of Latin percussion, synth strings, acoustic bass and a Hip Hop beat. This track would fit well within comedies, dramas, commercials, and travel programming. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
Joy and adventure are feelings close at hand when this 70’s inspired, Indie-Folk music track starts. Its whistles and bells play a fun and light-hearted melody over a rhythm. Splendid for web tutorials, adult drama, travel, children’s and lifestyle shows. Cute / Fun / Satisfying music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Cute and uplifting instrumental Indie-Pop piece, with happy chimes, simple percussion and cheery acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
The spirit of this whistle track is young, adventurous, and confident. Backed up by bells, synthesizers, vocals and drums the arrangement conveys playfulness and inclusion. Excellent music for commercials, children’s and web shows, reality and travel programming. Cute / Honest / Caring Music. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
A bright, fun and casual, light pop / indie-pop / folk music. Think summer, family fun, sunshine and good times with good friends. Jovial, cheeky and cheerful. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A happy, excited and uplifiting indie folk song featuring vocals, whistles and ukelele that makes a fun and fresh piece. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A carefree and happy indie song featuring whistling, acoustic guitars and xylophone. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Acoustic, swing jazz music track, featuring positive and optimstic moode. Suitable as a music background, comedy tune, or music for fun scenes. Available with or without the "doop doop" type vocals. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Orchestral easy listening upbeat music, fast and jolly. In the style of fifties and sixties happy library music. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Positive, optimistic and fun music track featuring acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, bass guitar and drums. Friendly and catchy composition, great for commercials and adverts. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This old-timey, guitar-based country music track is welcoming and friendly. It has a front porch feel: a definitive “Americana” feel made from the bluesy structure of the composition but also the sound of the resonator slide guitar. The resonator guitar plays a catchy melody over a steady rhythm of acoustic guitar with light, jazzy drums. This music track is perfect for dramas, comedies and American “South” period pieces between 1940s-1970s. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Fun and lighthearted music. Featuring a whistled melody with a jazz trio accompaniment, this tune will leave you without a care in the world. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Upbeat and cheerful jazz music with whistling. Features a care-free whistled melody, accompanied by a playful, light jazz band. (Note: This track was originally titled 'Playful Jazz' but was retitled to 'Playful Sunday'). [Tempo: Medium / 147 BPM]
This jazzy, small ensemble piece is great for inspiring comedic moments and images of that swanky, big city 1920’s / 1930's lifestyle. Its clarinets and horns swing on top of a rhythm section of piano, tuba and drums. Great music for comedy, dramedy, historical period pieces and dramas. Swinging / Easy / Ritzy Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 175 BPM]
This unpolished, rootsy music track is a single resonator guitar performance. It’s lively and sparse, conveying the authentic tone and some of the idiosyncratic whims of pre-rock Delta Blues. A good fit for dramas, comedies, children’s shows and travel/cooking programing. Rootsy / Resonator Guitar / Sparse Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 BPM]
A bright, light and joyful indie-pop music with a summer family party feel and a slight folk feel. Jovial, casual, easy-going and a bit quirky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A simple and charming chamber orchestra piece featuring mainly chamber string ensemble and background marimbas. Positive and motivational music mood with simple, yet complex rhythmical structure with odd time signatures. Casual and positive music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Retro Synthwave track featuring synthesizers and 8 bit sounds. Dreamy and nostalgic tune reminiscent of the 1980's era. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
This track is immediately joyful, catchy and friendly. It can quickly convey a sense of family, friends and community. With mandolin, acoustic guitar, bass, claps and percussion this track is bouncy and fun, reminiscent of 1940-60 “Sock Hop” pop. This track is perfect for comedies, show themes, vintage-youth period pieces, rural lifestyle, cooking or travel shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Tensions are mounting, and things are coming down to the wire. This track conveys the uncertainty of a very rural sounding chaos – brought out by a fiddle, played with fingerpicks and slide. Its supporting instruments include banjo, four-string guitar and kick drum. This is great track for dramatic or comedic tension. Tension / Plucked Fiddle / Odd. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
A magical, playful & jaunty hook depicting ‘work in progress’ or concentration on a project or task. Gathers momentum for a middle section before returning to its original pace for a quirky ‘time’s up’ type ending. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
This Jazz tune is happy, silly, funny, clever and ideal for 15 and 30 second advertising/ jingle projects. I think it's great for playful and funny ads that require cute, clever comedic, and quirky messaging. The track can be applied to several media projects including animation and film soundtracks that need a retro swinging jazz vibe. Features drums, bass, piano, brass section, guitar, vibes, and sax. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Playful and unique, this light, eclectic pop track conveys fun, originality and a spirit of youth. The arrangement is energetic, keeping its energy with the help of instrument variety (vocal synth, 808 bass, trap drums, trumpet, pad, and acoustic guitar) and pushing drums. Its enthusiasm and eclecticism make it a handsome fit for comedies, light-hearted shows, positive self-help themes, dramas, travel, financial and tech-centric programming. Multicultural and Genre-defying. [Tempo: Medium / 154 BPM]
Cheerful, happy, light-hearted and upbeat pop song that features quirky ukulele, childlike whistled melody, bass guitar and drums. Positive / Upbeat / Jolly. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A unique, kinda geeky track with a strong feel of digital culture, computers, binary processing, micro chips. Geek-tech, retro / vintage computers, info-tech, etc. A blend of Hip-Hop and classic 'computer sounds'. Fun and quirky. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A magical mandolin hook waltzes through the supernatural dream-like imagery conjured up by this catchy and haunting melody. Guaranteed to raise a smile, it’s as humorous as it is creepy. Similar in feel to the Dream Valley Music tracks, ‘A Midnight Symphony’, ‘The Secret Path’ and ‘Dance of the Cherubs’. [Tempo: Medium / 168 BPM]
A happy, motivating and sunshine Pop-Folk featuring catchy flute melodies and upbeat drums, great for commercials and sports videos, celebration videos and more. Fun, Youthful and Energetic. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
A fun, bright, playful piece of vintage big band jazz. Funny and busy, this track is full of twists and turns. A retro vintage jazzy romp! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 92 BPM]
Fun, bright big band jazz with a slightly tropical or vacation feel. Great for family films, comedy and fun times! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Sounding like an Eastern European ensemble of players, this cheeky and off beat theme would not be out of place alongside the deadpan humour of a Wes Anderson movie. Intended to portray a distorted or deluded vision of the human condition in the build up to a punchline. Instruments include piano, organ, mandolin, trombone and a variety of amusing percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]