A tender and emotional solo piano piece, suitable for drama, romance and storytelling, perhaps dearly held memories, reflection, loss or bittersweet love stories. Hopeful, reflective and sentimental. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A feeling of being lost in an unknown place - seeing a way out only turns into another mirage or magical deception. Also great for investigation, analyzing, searching for secrets, piecing together a puzzle. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A slow and simmering blues-rock music track with emotive guitar leads. Impassioned, strong, proud and heartening music. Hints of Pink Floyd / David Gilmour. [Tempo: Slow / 125 BPM]
Dreamy R&B pop ballad featuring vocals, synthesizer, electronic drums and piano. A soulful, romantic and laidback groove, good for romance, love, tenderness. Warm, tender and attentive. [Tempo: Slow / 124 BPM]
Funky and fresh, Vocal Dance / EDM / House music with a good forward drive. Motivating and uplifting, with a moderate energy level, a solid groove and a sparkling production. Great for youth, fashion, sports, lifestyle and more. [Note: The vocals are sourced from royalty-free vocal music sound libraries of Loopcloud and Splice. They are chopped, swapped, re-tuned and re-worked to sound unique and different from the root sample.] [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Inquisitive and brooding, this piece is suitable for mysteries, dramas and storytelling. It starts with a pulsing synth that drive the entire piece. The melody is played by a bell-like synth and accompanied by non-melodic instruments. Thoughtful, introspective and insightful, with a melancholic, mysterious edge. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 50 BPM]
An atmospheric drone sets the scene for a yearning piano line full of a mysterious depth and a mournful intent. The mood of latent, underlying darkness changes to an offer of hope & redemption before ending with a vanquished finality. Similar in style to Dream Valley Music’s ‘Dawn Of A New Life’, ‘True Life Stories’ and ‘How It Ends’. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Delicate and deliciously dark, contemplative solo piano piece. Graceful, elegant, and tender. Film noir / Reflection / Melancholy / Slow time. Available as a normal clean piano version, and as an 'old nostalgic piano sound' version. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Neo-classical, raw and naked, cello and violins in a film noir or classic drama mood. A sonically hopeful and emotional vibe convey itself with a really sweet and tender sound and feel backed by high controlled violins and cellos to bring a balance to this very delicate sounding track. Poignant and intimate. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
A slightly quirky and tense piece with ethnic percussion and piano. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
Edgy, Ambient track with high expectation... [Tempo: Slow / 116 BPM]
Emotional, dramatic and tragic cinematic solo Piano composition. Beautiful harmonies and melodies full of nostalgia and drama evoking the feelings of coldness, reminiscence of long lost love. Great for dramatic trailers, films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Emotional piano playing arpeggios throughout with subtle strings and synth pad. Great for projects of a serious and dramatic nature. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Dark, eerie, beautiful, atmospheric, ethereal piano track with sinister percussive sounds. Slow, thoughtful, brooding, mysterious & unnerving. Would suit dramatic / horror / halloween / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A somewhat mysterious beginning develops into a rhythmic and quirky orchestral piece.This track is hard to pin down to a single genre or type of use. It has a pensive and querying feel to it, like a classic Agatha Christie mystery puzzle. It also has a sense of accomplishment and some driving force, yet it is delicate and cool, which can make it work for delicate and emotional commercials and more. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Driving and serious minimalist track, consisting of intertwined repetitive motifs. It has a strong influence by Vangelis, famous for his Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks. Dark and grandiose. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
This track combines a warm suitcase Rhodes with a laid back acoustic piano. It has a very relaxed sound with both jazz and r&b undertones. Good for film scenes, calm montages, relaxed atmosphere, sadness with hope and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 BPM]
A reflective, melancholic and somehow soothing Ambient Piano track, with echoey, eerie vocal textures. Created by sampling a live singer and processing the samples through various reverse and layering techniques. The piano is an old, upright piano, for a nice and nostalgic sound. Reflection / Melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient and reflective, this track creates a mood, mysterious, with ambient guitars and pulsating synth soundscapes. Clicking electric guitars play a rhythmic groove underneath a bed of sound. Mysterious and insightful. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A warm, upbeat and relaxed underscore cue with guitar, synth, piano and percussion. Non-instrusive with sparse instrumentation, this would work well for evoking a feeling of travelling, children or innocence. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A relaxing, ambient and reflective track with celesta and synth, with percussion and strings entering at 0:45. Gentle and soothing in the "New Age" style, this track is perfect for meditation, relaxation or reflection or space themes. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Piano, Soundtrack, Pensive, Indie Drama Music. Delicate yet disturbed solo piano piece, with some dreamy textural elements. Dramatic and self-contained, personal and intimate suffering. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A sad and lamentive march performed by fiddle, mandolin and bodhran. Guitar enters at 01:54 as Johnny Cope begins - this is a more upbeat and faster tune in the form of a Hornpipe. Both tunes are very old and popular in Irish pubs. Live musicians on acoustic instruments. 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 / 102 BPM]
A delicate, atmospheric track of pads, piano, and strings and driving celeste, suitable for contemporary dramas like American Beauty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 64 BPM]
Strings and guarded atmospheric layers are joined by clarinet and piano. Under a cloud, as if a dream or distant memory. A sense of grief, sadness - mourning the past, unable to quite move on. Ending gives a sense that perhaps the light is at the end of the tunnel, although it's far away right now. Suitable for any scene needing a powerful yet subtle score to reinforce the drama. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 71 BPM]
Dramatic, emotional and determined cinematic rock track featuring piano, distorted guitars and strong drums.Good for films, trailers, action TV and more. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This hip-hop hybrid music track ebbs and flows through the use of live strings and emotional piano lines. A wistful flute stab gives a somewhat oriental feel throughout and the introduction of a lounge style funk guitar line adds an extra flavor later on. Great music for use with any dark, urban style videos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A folk track featuring guitar, banjo, accordian & harmonium. Longing / Hopeful. A promise of new & better times? [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Spacious, moody, dreamy, atmospheric, other-worldly synths combine with simple piano lines & a steady beat to make tense, eerie, thoughtful & slightly unnerving music that would suit documentary / thriller / mystery / crime / spy / horror type projects. Dark & haunting. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A mellow, easy-going and tasteful jazz piano track. Lounge piano / Solo piano. Suitable for dinner parties, romantic scenes, reflection, love, memories etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
This is a solo piano cinematic track with a sad and melancholic feel. Loneliness and a lot of emotions that you get when you have to make a hard decision. The composition ends with a major chord to suggest that the decision is finally made. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A solo piano cinematic composition with an emotional and romantic touch. Melancholic melodies performed on a piano bring nostalgic emotions. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Dramatic Piano and Strings with a serious yet wondrous theme. Perfect for movies and documentaries dealing with nature, overcoming obstacles, disaster and aftermath of destructive events, tragedy and heartbreak. Somber with a hint of hope. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A modern indie/alternative rock song with layered production that lyrically reflects on leaving home for the first time. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A pop / folk / country ballad with a warm, emotional, and inspirational message, filled with hope and Promise. Melodic guitar lines plead, and rhythm guitars sooth and comfort. Synthesizer bed colors the background. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Soft pads and marimbas pads give a subtle dynamics to this beautiful and relaxing track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Fine harps and bamboo flutes take us to an inner harmony. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A mysterious tune for acoustic guitar, minimalistic and suspenseful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 63 BPM]
A slow, serious, pensive underscore for mystery drama, fiction, storytelling. Perhaps crime or criminal investigation, dark subjects. Cold. Various mixes are available. This track shares its sound / production style with two other tracks, 'Inner Mind' and 'Inner Thoughts'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 51 BPM]
An introspective and lonely track featuring guitars, bass and electric piano. Suitable for drama, story telling, and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Nuages Sombres is french for "Dark Clouds". This is a somber solo piano piece with a strong Romantic influence. It has a somewhat timeless aura, but relates heavily to 19th century European drama. Reflective / Melancholic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Alternative rock music track with an emotional edge. Thoughtful, reflective and hopeful. Subtle, understated and suggestive. The subtle use of banjo gives it a homey touch, and the slow tom-tom drums help to bring out an inspirational feel. Hope, sincerity, perhaps togetherness music. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A sincere and emotive pop-rock music track. Heartfelt, passionate, part with layers of guitars. Sincere / emotional / powerful. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
The famous grand piano piece, "Fur Elise" (for Elise) by Beethoven. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Serious guitar chords and gentle licks create a soulful and pensive mood in the shuffle rhythm. For quiet and melancholic moments. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 62 BPM]
Subdued and touching solo piano great for films. Sadness shrouded in intense beauty and heart broken bliss. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Emotive and warm track build on a slow and vaporous piano accompaniement sustained by strings and a touch of electronic drums. Good for Production / Film Scores. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
A Neo-classical, semi-orchestral piece for film, television and more. Rhythmic, methodical, almost slightly hypnotizing, this track keeps developing, growing and building throughout, but maintains a steadily ticking rhythmic feel, as if it's all connected, all intervowen, systematic and methodical. Good for presentations and commercials, or as an underscore for a developing story. A bit quirky. The tempo of this track matches exactly to seconds ticking. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Chopin Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 63 no. 3 Solo Piano. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]