This is a pretty far reaching concept, because documentaries, culture and art can be of pretty much anything at all, but we've tried to put music in this area that you would expect to hear in documentaries about real world issues, as well as art and culture. The music in this area will be -background- music; music that is meant to just stay in the background, almost unnoticed, to provide a subtle atmosphere while the viewer concentrates on the matter discussed. Often used behind voiceover / narration and interviews, this music will not have any outstanding, loud, or attention grabbing melodies or effects. The music you find here should also go well with historical and cultural subjects.
A cinematic, inspirational and positive music track featuring plucked guitars, piano and orchestra. Timeless orchestral sound. Soaring and heavenly. Very passionate and optimistic mood. Achievement etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
This orchestral cinematic soundtrack has a sense of greatness and grandeur, but without going all out. Poignant and graceful, the track has a darkness, but is also filled with awe, amazement and wonderment. The track builds up to a climax around the 01:20 mark. Emotional, soaring, and with dignity and a timeless cinema sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Two and Three-Part Inventions, Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782, moderato. Solo piano. Music performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by Abigail Mettry. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A slowly evolving, optimistic, cinematic music track, featuring simple harmonic plucks accompanied with catchy piano melody. Rising into an inspirational, epic track, featuring orchestra. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
A cinematic music featuring an inspiring and epic mood. Impressive, big symphonic sound, with orchestra and large piano. Touching / Wonderment / Amazement / Heroic music track. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
An inspiring and positive music track, gentle, yet very uplifting track, featuring the chamber orchestra sound, playful upright piano patterns, combined with a chamber string ensemble. Heartening / Sprightly / Uplifting music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This lonely, slide resonator guitar music piece is the epitome of: No prospects, down on your luck, but you still got some pride and you’re still alive. It’s a recording of a single performance with no fixed meter (free time). This is great for country dramas with protagonists battling feelings of despair, loneliness, poverty, fruitless crops, and emotional turmoil. Also, this is excellent music for drone shots or landscapes of large sweeps of country and nature. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 12 in A-flat Major ("December: Christmas"). Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Warm / Delicate / Dreamy / Pretty / Wistful / Nostalgic Music. Neo-classical, piano with light orchestra arrangement, suitable as music for film, drama, TV and other media. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Hob.III:6 ; Op. 1 No. 6: 3. Adagio. Classical music recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
An emotional and inspiring music track starting with simple piano. Rising into a big, sensational cinematic track featuring full symphonic orchestra. Uplifting / Soaring / Inspirational Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Positive, epic orchestral 'big sky' music theme. Adventure / Achievement / Bright / Uplifting. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Unpolished and thoughtful, this country banjo track is brilliant for creating a sparse, rural feeling, conveying a down-home, Southern sentiment. This is a recording of a single banjo performance excellent for dramas, travel and cooking shows, and for media set in country environs. Pensive / Banjo / Back Porch. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Existing in a hinterland between music & sound design, these brooding washes of distant sound slither and twist with a deep, tormented anguish. The atonal sound beds come in a variety of versions and underscores that can be mixed, matched and interlinked to form a protracted backdrop of compelling moods. Matched in style with the Dream Valley Music titles, The Deep Dark, Mass Limit and Bloom. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Royalty free downtempo music piece with piano samples and modern trap beat. Contemporary / Minimal / Atmospheric / Mystical. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
An emotional and contemplative piano & strings composition, full of intrigue, passion and mystery. Serious music / New classical. Artful, Empassioned, Deep insight, Turmoil, Mixed feelings. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
An expansive, cinematic electronic track with a heart-rending quality and an inspiring and emotional lead synth. Atmospheric / Inspirational / Nostalgic. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Calm and gentle with an introspective nature but changes moods in the middle and turns slightly darker. An understated piece with depth and reflection. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Music with a hurried, urgent, active and bustling feel. Rush, chase, stress, high activity level. Time running out, things being done in a hurry. Neo-classical music, orchestra with piano. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 136 BPM]
Impressionistic piano, neo-classical, ambient music. Beautiful, dreamy, delicate, fragile and playful piano notes. Ethereal / Beauty / Light / Delicate / Classical / Ambient / Pastoral. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Neo-classical, light cinematic chamber music. Uplifting, beautiful, serene and pastoral. This music has a timeless sound, and a feeling of amazing stories and scenery. Heartening / Cinematic / Delicate / Graceful. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
Inspiring, romantic and positive music featuring soft sound of orchestra, bells and piano, that evolve into a big, epic track. Building / Uplifting / Soaring music. [Tempo: Slow / 155 BPM]
An inspirational, emotional and thoughtful track with classical music elements. Cinematic and riveting, this track will stir up emotions, inspiration, hopes and dreams. Chamber music production, with big percussion joining in later, but not too overpowering. Epic / Inspiring / Regal / Elegant. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
Proud and regal, this orchestral track starts with a sense of expectation, and continues to rise up, up, into a grand, strong and valiant classical / orchestra music, before ending with a reflective, contemplative and subdued reprise of the main theme. Great for drama, period dramas, storytelling and more. Heroic / Luxurious / Dramatic / Proud / Regal. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
Rural, resolute and willful, this country blues music is slow, drawn out – balancing between future hope and past pain. It’s sparse, slide resonator guitar arrangement is an excellent pairing for rural settings: dramas, reality and cooking shows. Resonator Slide / Delta Blues / Reflective / Prideful music track. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Robert Schumann, Bunte Blätter (Translation: Coloured Leaves), Op. 99, No. 1 in A Major. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A cinematic music track with an inspiring, achievement mood. Featuring big orchestra, with strings and piano playing the main role. Evolves into big, epic track. Inspirational / Amazement Music. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
An emotive and soaring royalty free music track, featuring a large orchestral sound with epic percussion ensemble and brass section. Melodic and heroic. Loaded with passion and heart. [Tempo: Slow / 100 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]
Johann Sebastian Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, Minuet in G major, BWV Anh.116. Classical music performed live in studio, exclusively for Lynne Publishing, by concert pianist Želimir Panić. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A thoughtful, considering, slightly mysterious piece. An undercurrent of activity, processing, finding clues, or something brooding under the surface. Available with or without the vocal phrases. Investigative / Crime / Contemplative Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A stately and classy neo-classical / film-score music track with a sense of honour, elegance and pride. Regal / Uplifting / Celebratory / Heroic / Wonderment Music. [The 'Radio Edit' version has been edited to reduce the 'intensity' of the most dramatic/climax part of the track. This could make it less suitable for drama, advertising etc. where you need a build-up to a climax, but more even-going, more suitable for just listening.] [Tempo: Medium / 175 BPM]
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat major (Erdody, Sunrise) Hob.III:78 Op.76 No.4: Movement 1. Allegro con spirito. Classical music recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 4 in G Major, Hob.III:4 ; Op.1 No.4: Movement 1. Presto. Classical music recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Motivating and uplifting music track featuring piano, strings, bass, glockenspiel, choir and various percussive instruments. Inspiring music, positive and hopeful composition. A feeling of freedom, achievement and success. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Inspired by the works of big Hollywood movies, this piece brings superheroes to mind with its grand majestic brass. Evocative / Valiant / Rousing music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Creative sound design ambience, atmospheric piano and harp. Light tuned percussion with a Hip-Hop / Trap / Trip-Hop feel. Soundscape / Gentle feel / Flowing / Chilled out. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 126 BPM]
A passionate and epic music, featuring airy orchestral sound blended with pulsating deep synth. Grand / Soaring / Inspirational music track. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A unique, alluring and quirky electronic chill-out / dream music with a strange attraction and appeal. A bit trippy, with an ambient trip-hop feel. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A cinematic and inspirational music track featuring storytelling sound of the orchestra, mainly strings, and a slightly Celtic mood in the middle part of a song. Soaring / Emotional music / Grandeur / Pride / Grace. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 170 BPM]
A sombre, ethereal, ambient piece. Sorrowful, dejected, mournful music. A feeling of finality, of surrender. But also hopeful and full of wonderment towards the end. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 112 BPM]
A happy, charming and joyful European music track. Fun, positive, and slightly playful. Great for European vacations and travel, Europe, European culture, cooking, city exploration, history and more. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A somewhat minimalistic background track with a contemplative, slow, thoughtful feel. This enigmatic music is transparent and suitable for continuous listening over a longer period of time without taking too much attention or getting tiring on the ears. The music has pockets of air, and just stays in the background to provide an atmosphere. This track is neither very happy, nor sad, nor scary, neither very light or very dark. It has a sense of mystery, contemplation, and thoughtfulness. It is slow and relaxing, in an eerie kind of way. The set of 4 music loops can be used to build a customized version of this track in a modular way. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Light and bright Cinematic Pop / Chamber Pop track with a light string orchestra and a playful mood. Beauty and timeless elegance go hand in hand with a lightness of heart and a time of innocence. Happy, joyful, innocent and inspirational. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
A determined, rhythmic, neo classical / film soundtrack for drama and storytelling. Dark and pensive, with a sense of building tension, perhaps building up to conflict or trouble. The rhythm is a slow march, and the music builds up slowly, with a sense of mystery, the pressure building. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Ambient film score with electronica elements, minimalistic arpeggios, and a relaxed, reflective vibe. Ideal for space science drama, technology and science. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A delightful Chamber Pop / Cinematic Pop track. Neo-classical, with a light chamber orchestra arrangement and piano. Positive, uplifting, tasteful and graceful. Pretty, regal and stately, and with an effortless elegance. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Touching and nostalgic, warm and tender piano piece. Fragile and delicately flowing. Neo-classical / Ambient piano work for reflection, contemplation and love / intimacy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A fun and lighthearted instrumental tune with a European, French, Italian, Polish, Greek or Eastern European history feel and sound. Great for historical content, retro / vintage footage, European holiday, travel, culture and documentaries, cooking show, and anything that needs a light hearted sense of European culture. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
An epic and orchestral music track with a sense of grandeur and greatness, with powerful percussive section and rising motion. Suitable as music for victorious and achievement scenery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]