Pulsing strings, expressive choir and piano create an almost heroic feeling of melancholy determination. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 129 BPM]
Acoustic Jazz ensemble with Spanish influenced chords and melody. Romantic, melancholy, passionate and dreamy featuring piano, flute, upright bass and drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 130 BPM]
An ambient dramatic track of strings, piano, and pads, reminiscent of the American Beauty and Road to Perdition soundtracks. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Lush string orchestra and gentle guitar portray both tragedy and hope. Coming to terms with loss, and moving on. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
A dark, creepy and sinister track that is eerie and twisted - suitable for a TV show opening theme like Hemlock Grove. Piano, violin, strings, music box, and mangled sound effects all mix together to create a mysterious and fearful overall sound. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Provocative Eastern tinged cello lines add mystery and intrigue to this brooding underscore. A mournful female vocal sings over sweeping chords at 1:21. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A nervy and pensive World / Eastern influenced track. Cinematic mystery elements combine with edgy, distorted, shout vocals (also available without the vocals) and a determined, 'big beat' rhythm. A strange and unique mix of elements and influences, where the ancient and mysterious clash with the urban, gritty and edgy. Good for fantasy and sci-fi. The parts with the beat are great for hurry, drive, rush, chase, battle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Gentle ambient piano piece. Mix of classical harmony with modern and electronic soundscapes. Inspired by the classical piano works of Erik Satie, and also by some of the works by Brian Eno. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 68 BPM]
Dark and desolate film underscore. Haunting / Mournful. Quirky and unique sound design with acoustic piano and strange synthesizers. Otherwordly / Poignant / Fragile / Dark. Think Donnie Darko. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
An electronic track with influences from ambient music, but with a somehow dark or sad undertone. Sparse drums, deep bass and a melancholic melody create a futuristic atmosphere. Good for sci-fi movies, crime investigation, thriller and mystery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 76 BPM]
Dark, Mysterious and ambient cinematic track with a dreamy motif featuring guitars, orchestral percussion, choir, synth pads and middle eastern instruments like Duduk and Zurna. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A dreamy, mellow, and hazy Folk / Acoustica track with acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal humming voices. Homey / Melancholic / Reflective / Nostalgic. [Tempo: Slow / 121 BPM]
Grand, sweeping, Cinematic piece performed by a live philharmonic orchestra. Romantic, dreamy, melancholic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark Irish lament on solo fiddle. Authentic Ireland. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A very poignant ambient piano music track with strange, 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 / Drama Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A slowly swaying, sultry and hot blooded, brooding and somewhat doom laden Surf rock track with a slight Latin twist. Late 1950's or 1960's era. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A rich, full and passionate Rock / Pop-Rock track featuring layers of guitars, drums, bass and male vocal. Lyrics about a girl and guy break-up. The guy doesn’t want to change who he is to please someone. She tries to get him back, but he refuses to consider it because he’s already been seeing someone else. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
A new concept in production music. Four trumpet vignettes performed on orchestral C trumpet and baroque piccolo trumpet. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Dramatic and dark solo piano composition. Tragic but beautiful music full of nostalgia and dramatism about the memories of the past, reminscence of lost loved ones. This emotional composition can greatly enhance dramatic trailers, films, documentaries and videos. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 62 BPM]
A pop / rock / electro crossover track that changes from a pensive / tense and dreamy verse part, to a big, bold, passionate, larger-than-life chorus part. Emotive, serious and soaring, this track can be edited to fit your presentation in such a way that it "takes off" in just the right place for your on-screen action. Suitable for many things including commercials, documentaries, drama, reality TV, life changing events and much more. [Tempo: Slow / 115 BPM]
Peaceful and emotional drama music with strings and steel guitar, building up with a climax at 1'03“. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
An uneasy, unsettlilng and somewhat mystical film score / soundtrack with an edgy sound combining synthesizers and piano. Mystery / Intrigue / Crime / Regret / Forensics / Analytics / Criminal Investigation. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal pads. Textural, reflective, dreamy, melancholic and fragile. Available with or without 'oooh' type vocal. Good for film / drama, nature and poignant footage. Beautiful and sad. The piano part is performed on an old upright piano for a nice and nostalgic sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A hazy, somewhat dreamy, Americana / Folk, textural track featuring acoustic guitar, acoustic piano and harmonica lead. Lamenting, with a dark undertone. Good for drama, crime, history and more. Also available without the harmonica, making it a more ethereal, reflective underscore track. All live performance; no computers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal pads. Reflective, dreamy, melancholic and hazey. Available with or without 'oooh' type vocal. Good for film / drama, personal and touching stories, and poignant footage, perhaps something to do with humanity and the human condition. Imperfect, human, solemn. The piano part is performed on an old upright piano for a nice and nostalgic sound, and the vocal is deliberately unpolished. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
A deep, ambient, slowly moving, textural track. Nostalgic, flowing, hazey. Reflective / Thoughtful. Somewhat similar to the sound of Sigur Ros. Perhaps a slight Scandinavian / Nordic feel. Melancholic and haunting. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A melancholic and emotive film / drama underscore track with piano and strings. Hopeful / fragile / reflective / true. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A dark and poignant underscore for film / drama. Gloomy, but with hints of hope. Touching, personal and introspective. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A delicate, fragile and touching, understated composition. Piano and strings. Light and beautiful, with innocence and melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mix of orchestral and electronic elements creates a beautiful tension. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 92 BPM]
An epic, heartfelt string and choir atmosphere that is suitable for evoking a tender, dramatic ambience. Live and sensitive performance with a sweet expressive melody and a melancholic, passionate arrangement that pulls at the heartstrings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
An ethereal and atmospheric track with emotional piano and strings. The track opens with wide xylophone like instrument mixed with piano and atmospheric effects, then progresses with addition of quick drums and piano melodies layered in. This track is great for scenes of change or transformation, and dramatic trailers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This track combines pulsating synthesizers with full orchestra and a solo soprano voice. Solemn and emotional, this track has a sense of impending drama, or setting off on a dangerous journey, not knowing what to expect. Both fragile and determined, with a sense of sorrow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
Stunningly simple and enchanting piano, choir and strings. Magical, wondrous, awe-inspiring and heavenly emotions throughout great for commercials, movies and documentaries. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 45 BPM]
Winter Movement 1 "Allegro non molto" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons Concerto Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter). Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Emotive and beautiful. Piano, strings, cello. Touching, fragile and heartwarming. Loving / Heartfelt / Melancholic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 55 BPM]
Blissful, calm, comforting and beautiful Relaxation track. Soothing, delicate, tender and wistful. Available with or without the Choir sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
Slow, ethereal, spacious, beautiful, thoughtful, tranquil, reflective piano track with a sense of discovery & wonder. Introspective, dreamy, evaluating, tense. Sublime, somber, cautious, serene, serious & atmospheric. Would suit dramatic / cinematic / mystery / romantic / documentary / advert type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 44 BPM]
A brooding and dark feeling soundtrack with an emotive undertone. Features violon, cello and piano, and has a distant Asian influence. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
A dreamy, hazey and textural Ambient / Electronica crossover track. This track has a reflective melancholy about it, a sense of mystery and sorrow - influenced by some of the work by Sigur Ros. Nordic Ambient. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A downtempo / Ambient chill track with a sense of mystery and vast open landscapes. We would label this as "Nordic Ambient" with influence from Sigur Ros and from Scandinavian / Nordic dramas and landscapes. The bitty drum sounds give it a little bit of a retro / 1980's feel too. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A sweeping, soaring and emotional cinematic soundtrack. Epic, rousing and awe inspiring, with a lingering, haunting, sorrowful end section. Features actual live performed orchestral instruments in combination with samples, and a live performing soprano solo vocalist. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Ambient, fragile, reflective Piano & Pads. Poignant / Introspective / Touching / Graceful Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A heartfelt acoustic rock ballad breakup song about loneliness and regret. [Tempo: Slow / 158 BPM]
A mellow, nostalgic and ethereal / dreamy, downtempo pop chill track featuring ghostly, ethereal, angelic voices. Also available without the vocals, and as a track with only the vocals themselves, which has a haunting, otherwordly, eerie sound. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Soft, tender, solo piano. Reflective, melancholic, longing. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 56 BPM]
A dramatic, orchestral, epic, emotional and expressive track, made with epic orchestra and epic drums made in trailer (3-part format where first part is gradation, the second part is tutti or most expressive part, and then the outro / afterthought). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
A thoughtful and pensive music track for drama, story telling, mystery or reflection. Melodic, a bit haunting and introspective, this music track will go well with personal stories, intrigue, a developing story or deep insights. A great mood setter. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 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 sad and emotional, epic drama soundtrack piece. Softly swaying string sections backed by a full philharmonic orchestra get the goosebumps out. Melodies full of emotion, between dark and light. A sorrowful, single soprano voice occasionally sings out, giving the track an angelic, heavenly, otherworldly feel. Great for fantasy, sci-fi, drama, grand adventures, epic love stories. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]