Emotional piano playing arpeggios throughout with subtle strings and synth pad. Great for projects of a serious and dramatic nature. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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 touching, delicate and beautiful track with piano. Performed on an old, restored upright piano, for a nicely nostalgic sound. Mellow / Comforting / Heartfelt / Reflective.
[Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 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]
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]
This is an upbeat acoustic/country song about being a musician and feeling like you’re not getting anywhere. The singer has been trying to make it as an artist but isn’t sure if he should give up on his dream or not. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 161 BPM]
Deep, ethereal and atmospheric cinematic piece featuring delayed guitars, inspirational piano melodies and harmonies great for introspective film scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
Soft and peaceful music with guitar, solo violin and harmonica in American style. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 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 Struggle' and 'Inner Thoughts'. They can work well together, if you wish to keep a uniform sound / feel in your production. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 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]
Acoustic guitar music. Mellow and relaxed. Reflective and a bit earthy. Natural, organic, giving. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 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]
Introspective, reflective, touching, fragile and beautiful piano composition, with subtle strings and bass. Emotive / Tender / Sincere. Available also as a solo piano track, and with/without FX on the piano (prepared piano / straight piano). [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A sincere and emotive pop-rock music track. Heartfelt, passionate, part with layers of guitars. Sincere / emotional / powerful. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Driving rock ballad about changing the world by making personal changes for the better. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Medium tempo country rock song about giving old love a second chance. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 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]
This piano + light orchestra track starts with a mysterious feel, and changes to a quirky, rhythmic feel from about 50 seconds. Combining a slightly playful feel with sneaky, suspicious, mystical undertones, this track could go well with classical mystery, period drama, general drama/film, and more. Can also work for Nature TV / Natural world. [Tempo: Medium / 60 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]
Chopin Prelude in E minor op. 28 no. 4 Solo Piano. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
A beautiful version of Bach's Prelude No. 1 for grand piano. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 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]
Orchestral Ambient, somewhat dark, mystical. Atmospheric. Nice as background music, sets the mood for exploring etc. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Melancholic / Fragile / Emotional / Sincere Music. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Ambient music; fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Slow / Introspective / Accepting / Coming to terms. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This piece is subtle, quietly yearning and contains a beautiful tension. This tension could easily be an inner drama of the mind wrestling with dark emotions. Instruments include: piano, Chinese Kim, marimba, pizzicato strings, bass, synth pads, drums and soft percussion. Excellent for commercials, travel and drama/comedy based themes, as well as for mystery and intrigue, analysis and data gathering, puzzle / crime solving and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 142 BPM]
This music track starts off in a sombre, melancholic mood, but then changes to a more positive section about 42 seconds in. Perhaps the promise of a better day, a new hope or a moment of clarity. Emotional, tender and sincere. Heartening, caring, reflective, melancholy music. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A single echo soaked guitar, one drum loop, one take. Beautifully lamenting, dreamy, ethereal, serene, heartwrenching, soft, moody piece that goes through four sections with varying degrees of suspense and emotion. Beck or Gilmour meets Satriani...ish [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Beautiful, atmospheric, sad, emotive, moving, meaningful, tragic, lonely, heart-wrending orchestral track using lush-spacious strings, woodwinds and simple piano lines. Would suit dramatic / romantic breakup / requiem / military / history type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]