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.
Film Music / Ambient. Curious opening, grand second part. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals in C Major. R.125 Movement I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
An uplifting and festive music track with a flavor of Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Eastern Europe or the Middle East / Gulf region, even India Bollywood. The Greek Bouzouki plays with Middle Eastern sounds and fused with modern, western elements too. Vacation and travel, holidays and fun, discovering amazing places and cultures. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A happy and feel-good Bollywood style pop song with vocals in Hindi language, featuring a blend of Western and Eastern instrumentation and typical India Bollywood male vocals. This track is available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A set of Irish jigs on solo fiddle. Lively and authentic. 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, Fast / 180 BPM]
Johann Sebastian Bach: Polonaise in F major, BWV Anh.117a. Classical music performed live in studio, exclusively for Lynne Publishing, by concert pianist Želimir Panić. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Fast, aggressive, big and powerful epic drums track. Urgent, determined. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Moritz Moszkowski - 15 Etudes de Virtuosité, Op. 72, Etude No. 4 in C Major, Allegro. Solo piano. Performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by Abigail Mettry. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Dramatic, cinematic trap trailer music track with a lots of builds, risers, swooshes and edit points. Strings, piano, synths and brass stabs. Bass and drums from Roland TR-808. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
A great impactful driving drums, stomps, snaps, and percussion track perfect for catchy advertising projects. Lots of funky and hip energy for fast cutting. Attention-getting sound overall that will be perfect for sports, energy bars, athletes, and more! Very versatile, unique and creative track to edit videos with. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Choir singing latin, pure harmonies. Church, classical, choral. Eerie, regal, royal and haunting. [Tempo: Medium, Slow / 95 BPM]
A live performed recording of this traditional Celtic / Irish folk tune. Medieval Town / Historical / World Music. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Intense an up-beat trance-like track, with a middle-eastern flavor, this track is the perfect mix between modern and timeless. Suitable for productions that require a vibrant, fresh, and at the same time recognizable feel, such as movies, TV shows, and commercials. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
A repetitive and ominous bass starts and is joined by a sprinkling of dreamy and peaceful piano, harp and strings creating a nice contrast. Great for movies, documentaries, TV drama, corporate projects and short films. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A darkly ambient, threatening and unnerving underscore. Suitable for tense and pensive drama scenes, reality show, documentary, dangerious situations, nervous undertow. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 103 BPM]
A dark Irish lament on solo fiddle. Authentic Ireland. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Allegro, from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Chopin Etude #12 in C-minor, also called "Revolutionary" (Piano). Classical music track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A worldly percussion groove, featuring a mysterious pan flute solo and darkly harmonized strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
William Tell Overture (also known as Wilhelm Tell Overture) by Rossini. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 0 BPM]
Wistful strings are accompanied by the steady strumming of an acoustic guitar. Epic percussion soon joins in, as does a heroic horn line. This huge orchestral track is perfect for capturing the excitement and thrill of being out in the great outdoors. [Tempo: Medium / 141 BPM]
Cool and laid back chill out. Smooth beats, atmospheric synths and percussive fx over a deep sub bassline. Culture, Travel, Watersports, Youth, Videogames, Science and Technology, Architecture and Design. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
A musical journey to the current tensions of the Middle East. Arabesque melodies, espionage and suspense music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Uplifting and inspiring modern cinematic track featuring orchestral strings, piano, different percussion, energetic drums, arpeggiated synths and bass guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
An epic track with an ancient sound, exposing a solo violin as main line, works well with trailers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
A mandolin and strings powered look into a dark and dirty world. The space created by the atmospheric music is reminiscent of films like Babel and Syriana. Tortured flute amplifies the tension; whatever is about to happen can't be good! [Tempo: Slow / 135 BPM]
Classical acoustic guitar piece. With drama, suspense and many mood changes, played very emotionally. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat Major Hob.III:1; Op. 1 No. 1 'La chasse'. Movement 2: Minuet - Trio. Classical music recorded with a string quartet live in studio, exclusively for Lynne Publishing by the Allegro String Ensemble. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K.331_300i III. Alla Turca. Arranged for string quintet. 100% live string quintet performance - no computers, no samples. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A melodic, suspenseful, mystical and Asian sounding lead line dances over oscillating filtered break beats and classical sounding strings to create an atmosphere of space and light, works well for far-east adventures as well as sports and action scenes, underscore works well for travel, trips and also good for water sports. Drum 'n Bass feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A beautiful version of Schubert's famous Ave Maria, for chamber string section. All live recording. Arranged and recorded by the Allegro String Ensemble exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. Live performance. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Spatial ethnic soundtrack with ambient textures, electronic elements and ethnic instruments. Will work well as video background about travel, expeditions to a desert places, documentary. Air piano, solo ac. guitar in a middle part, tuvan male vox. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Ludvig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) in F Major, Op. 68. 1: Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Classical music performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by David Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Authentic Italian composition with an emotional flute melody, playful guitars and a lively beat. According to the legend, the "Tarantella" is named after the tarantula spider, whose bite could only be cured by dancing accompanied by this music. [Tempo: Fast / 138 BPM]
The English traditional, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, arranged for String Quintet. 100% live string quintet performance - no computers, no samples. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A jolly, fun and driving Irish hornpipe set. Bodhran, fiddle, mandolin and guitar perform together on Byrne's (a hornpipe), which then leads into Liverpool Hornpipe at 1:29, with the flute joining in also. 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, Fast / 89 BPM]
Frederic Chopin Preludes Op. 28: Prelude No. 3, Vivace in G major, C.168. Classical music performed and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing by concert pianist Želimir Panić. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
Melancholic, dark and moody soundtrack piece with spacious synths, intricate sound design, airy pads, deep sub kicks and drops. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Frederic Chopin Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4. Arranged for string quintet. 100% live string quintet performance - no computers, no samples. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Propulsive rhythm pulses from orchestra, synth and percussion ramp up the tension. A tragic melody comes in and out, performed by female vocals. Ethnic instruments like duduk give a mysterious, ancient, middle eastern feel. For modern thrillers, perhaps for the opening credits. Also great for promos and trailers. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A wistful & melodic theme designed to play repetitively for extended periods of concentration. Mysterious & intriguing but with a seductive quality that has a calming effect over time. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This track begins atmospherically but gradually builds up to a grand climax to signify a great event. Great music to use on scenes containing nature, natural history or timelapse. World / Discovery / Travel Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Inspired by the Terracotta Warriors of China. The music conveys a sense of majesty, grandeur and power that features traditional Chinese instruments, complimented by a stirring Orchestra. Oriental / Travel / Adventure Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An emotional, modern, orchestral track. Melodic piano lines, choir, piccolo flute, full orchestra and drum grooves. Uplifting and atmospheric, with a confident character. A more dynamic and somewhat epic part comes at 0:54. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Ethnic, lamenting music track performed live by Rafael Krux. The main form and vibe is in the style of ballade. Can be Slavic / Eastern European, or Middle Eastern / Persian, Celtic or even Viking etc. Sorrowful / Haunting / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A positive, inspiring and uplifting music track made with epic orchestra, epic drums and cinematic piano. The structure is based on three parts (intro, build-up and outro). Epic / Inspiring / Soaring / Valiant Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 135 BPM]
Soothing, tranquil, peaceful, ethereal & atmospheric track. beautiful piano lines interweaving with serene radiohead-esque guitars. A slow steady, sedate beat plays over in the background, ticking like a clock, repetitive & hypnotising. Would suit dramatic/romantic/cinematic/documentary type projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 111 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum corpus, K.618 in D major. Arranged for string quintet. 100% live string quintet performance - no computers, no samples. Arranged and recorded exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A warm and uplifting short orchestral piece. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Neo-classical / orchestral music with piano, for film, cinema, theater and storytelling. Introspective, contemplative and searching. Background music for film, scenes of a progressing story or developing storylines. Also good for documentary, culture, history and more. [Tempo: Medium / 139 BPM]
