This is where we put the music that we feel is suitable for historical documentaries and films from any period before the 1920's. Be it the early 20th century America or even older going back to ancient times to explore Egyptian pyramids or South American Mayan culture, I guess you could say that this music would be suitable for use on the History Channel. You'll find a lot of classical music here, as well as folk / ambient and other music genres.
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 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]
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]
Steady, ostinato orchestral theme with piano and choir. Friendly / Uplifting / Motivational Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 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 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]
Reflective, emotive piano mood with strings. A rich and developing neo-classical composition. Atmospheric / Wonderment / Heartwarming / Soaring / Touching / Inspirational. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A hybrid electronic/orchestral track with a very determined feel and a sense of momentum, pride and substance. Important events / Breaking news / Great strides being made / New and important developments. Olympic, regal, proud and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 105 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]
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]
Cinematic, chamber orchestra, storytelling music track featuring piano, woodwinds and strings. Inspirational, elegant and timeless. Stately / Honorable / Graceful music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
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]
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]
A cinematic and inspirational track of amazement, wonderment and heartening joy. The track starts gently and then slowly builds up to a soaring crescendo. Uplifting, regal, inspiring and emotional. Elegant, graceful, timeless and classic. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 155 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]
A classical piano piece with a nostalgic sound and a somewhat thoughtful, contemplative and melancholic mood. Graceful and delicate, this touching piano music also has a slight sense of mystery or perhaps history. An alternative, 'Nostalgic Piano Sound' version is also available. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
A cinematic track that blends orchestral and electronic elements, in a sweeping, emotional, inspirational and dramatic musical journey. This track builds up from a subtle start, to a grand, epic, and regal climax. Great for drama, cinematic scenes, powerful, mystical presentations of amazement and wonderment. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 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]
An intense and emotional, epic music track featuring big orchestral sonic, filled with rising power and intense percussion ensemble. Amazement / Glory / Heroic Music. [Tempo: Slow / 90 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 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 3. Minuet. Allegro - Trio. Classical music recorded live in studio by the Allegro String Ensemble, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 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]
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]
An emotional and inspiring music with a dramatic, valiant, achievement mood. Featuring symphonic orchestra with large percussion ensemble. Heroic / Patriotic / Greatness. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
An uplifting and inspiring music in Cinematic Pop style, that evokes feelings of success, pride and accomplishment. Rousing and grand music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
Inspiring, epic music featuring piano and orchestra. Starts gently in an understated way, and grows from there. Suitable for epic, motivational and achievement scenery. Inspirational / Classic / Timeless / Tasteful music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
Upbeat and uplifting remake of the famous Bach's Cello Prelude No. 1 made with cello, upbeat hip hop styled acoustic percussion and strings. Upbeat / Groovy / Classical Music. [Tempo: Medium / 85 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]
This track is recorded with a real live orchestra. Heroic, touching, inspiring piece full of hope, glory and emotion. Good for heroism, achievement, homecoming, sacrifice. Also for emotional stories of real lives / drama / melodrama, war / history and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
An endearing and timeless, cinematic / small orchestra track with a very inspirational, uplifting and heartening feel. The understated production combines with the graceful melodies to bring a sense of elegance, hope, warmth and love. From a gentle start, this track builds up to a more grand main theme, before settling back down with a mellow ending. Stately, poignant, heartwarming and emotional. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 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 powerful and dramatic orchestral soundtrack piece. Full symphony orchestra and large choir, staccato and relentless. Ominous, dark, forceful. Highly suitable for war, conflict, battle, fantasy or sci-fi. Expensive, meticulous, Hollywood quality production. [Tempo: Medium / 73 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rondo in D major, K. 485. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Six moments musicaux, Op. 16, No. 5 Sostenuto in D-flat Major. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Alexander Siloti, Prelude in B minor (after Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a by J.S. Bach). Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Meditation in D Major, Op. 72, No. 5. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32. VII. Neptune, the Mystic. Full orchestra recording, classical music performed and recorded by Y Sazonoff exclusively for Lynne Publishing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]