Music for Drama and Personal Stories is a wide ranging description, since you can arguably use anything from hard rock to solo piano or solo cello music to illustrate personal stories. But we've tried to represent tracks here that have a certain emotional, introspective, or thoughtful side to it. Be it independent rock or orchestral / classical based music, you should find music here with an introspective feel; something that you would want to use when you are telling stories about people and their lives. This music also tends to be background music / underscores, rather than up-front music, although there are exceptions as some pop/rock music go well with personal dramas (e.g. "Grey's Anatomy)"
A very inspirational and uplifting music . A slow, swaying rhythm carries an irresistible piano melody of Wonderment and Amazement. Heartening / Soaring / Heroic / Graceful music track. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A hopeful and heartwarming, gently uplifting and inspirational track made with piano, strings and subtle synth beds. Ambient / Reflective / Touching / Romantic / Heartening. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 160 BPM]
A touching and heartening, light cinematic pop track. Inspired by classical music and chamber music, but also with some cinematic pop and soundtrack influences, this piece uses a small chamber string section with piano. Uplifting and inspirational. Quaint and delicate. Heartwarming, generous and kind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
This track was recorded with a real live orchestra. A strong thematic backdrop to a sweeping historical or emotional journey. Emotive themes unfold within this rich orchestration, punctuated by moments of intimacy. Suggestive of the passage of time, and the traversing of distance. Good for romance, historical drama, dramatic feature, epic scenes and large landscapes. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 0 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 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]
A heartening, sincere and touching piece of filmic / cinematic pop / orchestral music based on piano and strings. Uplifting / Heartwarming / Hopeful / Touching / Inspirational. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A very emotional, inspirational, cinematic music, starting with kalimba and piano. Rising into a big orchestral track with wide brass melody. Amazement / Wonderment / Greatness music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A reflective, melancholic and heartening, uplifting track featuring a combination of classical instrumentation and subtle synth pulse. Spiritual, touching, heartwarming and emotional. Both subtle and grand. Graceful. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Hypnotic arpeggiated piano over a dramatic orchestral bed gives a haunting yet hopeful music feeling. Works with winter scenes, thrillers, nature, lost love, memoirs, nostalgia. Emotive, Touching, Dreamy music. [Tempo: Slow / 119 BPM]
Spacious, minimalist, hypnotic arpeggios, emotional, bell melody. Ideal for documentaries, emotional storytelling, or introspective vlogs. Documentary Score / Minimalist Sound. Warm / Thoughtful / Heartening. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A very soft, tender, delicate and flowing piece of neo-classical, light orchestra music. Smooth / Comforting / Caring / Warm / Lovely / Soft / Blissful. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Sweeping, dramatic theme invokes the ageless and timeless, presented in settings that are both intimate and imbued with grandeur. Good for drama, epic romance, sweeping landscapes, stories of uncommon love, and the passage of time. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A very earthy and welcoming track, full of hope and optimism - but in a laidback, easy-going way. Acoustic guitars and piano are joined later by a subtle beat that still has a good sense of momentum and forward drive, almost reminescent of the music of U2. Available with or without the marching snares. Very inspiring, hopeful, uplifting and good as music for stories about real people, hopes and dreams. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
This track starts off with gentle guitar harmonics, then rises into a big, epic journey, featuring big orchestra, percussions, and simple but powerful melody. Touching / Soaring / Hopeful / Wonder Music. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
A very inspirational, yet understated and subtle music with an uplifting flow. Heartening and aspirational, with a positive mood and an inspiring, poignant melody. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A soft and mellow cinematic music track featuring cello, piano and chamber strings ensemble. Suitable for optimistic, positive, achievement and inspiring scenery. Touching / Delicate / Heartening music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 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]
A cinematic underscore track that starts with feelings of longing and curiosity cushioned with memories from the past, memories of hope. The mood moves from searching to interest to joy. Featured instruments are warm piano, mellow pads, emotional cello with percussion effects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Intimate and heartening, cinematic ambient pop music, semi-orchestral, neo-classical. For film, video, stories and storytelling. Close / Warm / Caring. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Solemn and reflective background music for drama, storytelling, visuals. Ambient and contemplative. Perhaps memories, or contemplating the future. Also highly suitable for slow-motion footage, scenes of amazing nature. Emotional, deep, thoughtful and introspective. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 101 BPM]
Epic cinematic action music, perfect for movie trailers, book trailers, drama and cinematic action. Dramatic and evolving orchestral composition, featuring full orchestra with beautiful string melodies, epic risers, distorted guitars & rock drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 88 BPM]
An atmospheric and somewhat ethereal underscore music for film, drama, tv, games, audiobooks, podcasts and more. Introspective and reflective, this track is neither very happy nor sad, but rather contemplative, with a sense of amazement, wonder and innocence. Great background music for storytelling, scenes playing out, thoughtful moments and springtime nature scenes. [Tempo: Slow / 130 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]
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]
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]
A building and inspirational, uplifting and heroic cinematic piece that goes from gentle, into a crescendo, a climax, and a revisit back to the gentle part as an epilogue. Light orchestral arrangement with heroic drums that join in later, give the track a very uplifting and inspirational feel. Regal, proud and stately - with a timeless orchestral sound. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 175 BPM]
Melodic, spacious arpeggios, minimalistic and contemplative. A dreamy, atmospheric piece with a simple, reflective melody. Ideal for enhancing a positive, thoughtful mood in various projects. Ambient / Warm / Reflective / Contemplative. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A bright and uplifting 'light orchestra' or neo-classical, chamber pop track. Highly suitable for film, TV, storytelling, commercials and more, this track has a dignified, elegant, tasteful and understated sense of family, togetherness, hope and aspirations. [Tempo: Medium / 145 BPM]
Pensive and mysterious, rhythmic film/drama underscore. Science, technology, investigation, perhaps forensics or chemistry. Finding solutions, interpreting clues, maybe building up to something. [Tempo: Medium / 80 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 mellow, heartfelt acoustic and electric guitar ballad, somewhere between Light Rock and Country Music. Hopeful, sincere and warm music track. E-bow lead solo. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
A slow, mournful piano music track. Fragile / Touching Music. [Tempo: Very slow / 58 BPM]
A lush and smooth Ambient Pop music track with an uplifting and blissful feel. Cinematic, epic, graceful music. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Positive piano theme with a majestic and inspiring orchestral feel. Feelgood / Successful / Motivational music track. [Tempo: Medium / 126 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]
Amazement / Wonderment filled blockbuster music track, featuring dramatic string section, simple piano melody and wide brass section. Epic, in a restrained, subtle way. Suitable as music for trailers and powerful scenery. [Tempo: Slow / 95 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 very inspirational, yet understated and subtle music with an uplifting, gentle flow. Light rock influenced guitar pick combines with orchestral textures. Very poignant, uplifting and triumphant. Patriotic, even, with grace, dignity and elegance. [Tempo: Slow / 83 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]
A beautifully wistful female voice blends with soaring cellos and distant washes in this ethereal and atmospheric aria based on traditional folk music, yet with a dark, contemporary nursery rhyme quality. A companion to the popular Celtic Requiem track and with a similar spiritual feel. Cello & voice adapted and performed by Shena Power. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
This serene music track is straightaway soothing, calming and elicits receptiveness. The piano and synth melody delicately touches over a shifting bed of pads and intricate drums/percussion. The reflective moods this track inspires work perfectly in dramas and documentaries. Ethereal / Reflective / Complex. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Staccato cellos, pianos, uneasy harmony resolving in beauty (1 min), slightly serious yet playful and lively. Works with advertising, drama, avant-garde film, mysteries and television dramas. [Tempo: Fast / 113 BPM]
A touching and tender music track featuring piano and strings, with dominant cellos. Graceful, Delicate, Beautiful, Soft and Caressing music. [Tempo: Slow / 155 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]
Soft, caring and nostalgic, easy Acoustic Guitar with subtle strings and cello. Heartwarming / Family / Friends / Love / Relaxating / Happy / Thankful. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Tender, warm and endearing Piano and subtle orchestra piece. Suitable for personal dramas and touching stories. Intimate / Caring / Flowing. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 55 BPM]