To us, musically, this period represents a lot of really great Jazz music, traditional jazz and swing-jazz. Also, piano jazz and blues, including the great works of George Gershwin. The prohibition era, the Charleston and Rag / Ragtime is also something we'd put into this category, as would "Stride" jazz and piano music for Silent Movies.
A melancholic, nostalgic, drama- or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for romantic drama, personal stories, emotional content. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Dark and twisted, but also fun music. Classic Evil Clown type track with barrel organ, ominous bells and slightly psychedelic strings and orchestra elements. Quick waltz rhythm. Funny horror. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
A track that slowly crescendos, building on a foundation of synth and horns, accented with violin ostinatos. A powerful, resolute statement. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 78 BPM]
Delicate and deliciously dark, contemplative solo piano piece. Graceful, elegant, and tender. Film noir / Reflection / Melancholy / Slow time. Available as a normal clean piano version, and as an 'old nostalgic piano sound' version. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Jazzy piece of piano trio music recorded with real acoustic instruments in 3/4 rhythm. Long Double Bass solo intro. Very easy listening and contemporary will be great for background, ambient and lounge style, smooth jazz. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 122 BPM]
This catchy, uptempo ragtime piece has a sense of friendliness, sincerity and the spirit of an innocent era. A single steel-string acoustic guitar adroitly plays the “rag” with help from brushed, jazzy drums. Excellent music for rural themes, comedy and cute web vignettes. Catchy / Ragtime / Sincere Music. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Sweet and charming, old-style Jazz in Gypsy Swing style. Feelgood and light hearted. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
A beautiful, cinematic composition with a deep emotion. Great for emotional moments in films and TV about emotional or touching content. Melancholic, wistful and reflective, but also hopeful and warm. [Tempo: Slow / 125 BPM]
Classic Jazz piano trio with mid tempo, upbeat swinging groove. Smooth and classy, nice for 30s-60s period drama tv and film, living the NYC high life, romantic comedies and upscale corporate and retail. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Warm, comforting and loving piece, performed live on piano and violin. Elegant, tasteful and beautiful. Fragile and delicate. Melancholic but hopeful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A track that takes you back to an era of innocence, elegance and sophistication. Featuring swinging clarinet, piano, acoustic guitar, bass and drums, this is perfect for rom-coms, high class social gatherings, kids tv, 1930s-1940s themed projects or any project looking for a touch of high society. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fun and feelgood, upbeat Gypsy Jazz / Hot Club of France style. Toe-tapping and light hearted. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A heartening and cinematic music track, starting as a slow ambient piano music. It is slowly and gradually rising into an epic track brought by full orchestra with large percussion ensemble. Building up / Rising / Passionate Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
A fresh comedy swing track for silly and quirky media projects like commercials, tv shows, cartoons, jokes and more. The track features a walking bass line, a cool groove on drums, hand claps, and a wacky jazz guitar lead! Horns help ad entertainment and silliness to the tune. There are versions without the melody so check those out too. [Tempo: Fast / 216 BPM]
Expressive and sentimental piano music with a flowing melody. Gentle / Fragile / Warm / Wistful. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Peaceful, melodic and beautiful cinematic music track featuring piano, clarinet, orchestral strings, glockenspiel, soft brush drums and upright double bass. Organic and natural sounding. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
1920's or 1930's era Charleston, black bottom. Silly, happy, playful, whimsical. Childrens, comedy or historical. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
A sweet, innocent and fragile solo piano piece. Suitable for drama, story telling, ballerina, lullaby and more. Comforting, pretty, slight hint of nostalgia or melancholy, but very heartwarming. Touching / Gentle / Delicate. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
An easy, breezy and joyful little jazz number. Piano, bass and drums. Light and elegant music track. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento in D major, K.136_125a II. Andante. 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 campy and quirky Italian flavored cue with a circus, comedic vibe. Features electric guitar, mandolin, accordion, bells and tuba. Works well for Italian parties, family party, cartoons, comedy, bumbling cops, inept crooks, Mediterranean travel and mischief. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Piano, strings and choir create a somber feeling of determination and acceptance. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 64 BPM]
Traditional tango music with accordion. Staccato, mid-tempo, classic European style. Good music for travel and holidays, historical, cultural programming and commercials. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
France, traditional French cafe style with accordeon and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 119 BPM]
An emotional blockbuster royalty free music track, slowly building into big cinematic piece. Featuring full orchestra, and piano. Rousing / Emotive / Evocative. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
A great, classic Ragtime piano piece, composed by Scott Joplin. Music recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A dark and determined, forceful and methodical, orchestral march. Relentlessly marching on, an awesome force. Dark / Foreboding / Relentless / Doom-laden / Forceful. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Beautiful, yet melancholic acoustic guitar piece, with a feeling of Baltic winters and icy landscapes. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
This track features Piano melody with orchestral symphonic elements in the style of Chopin/Beethoven and the turn of the century mood in the eastern Europe but done in a Tim Burton orchestral fashion ala Danny Elfman. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A sparse, simple and melancholic piano piece. Recorded live on an old, upright piano with a nostalgic sound. Good for Film / Drama and more. Introspective / Reflective / Dreamy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 45 BPM]
Military percussion with orchestral brass and strings communicate patriotism and honor in this epic and inspiring track. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A grand and emotional neo-classical orchestral soundtrack, of heroic victories and achievement. Here, the typical orchestral elements combine with a pop-style drum beat, creating entirely new emotions. It consistently builds up to a climax and then fades away again. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
Solo piano. Evocative, inspired by windswept moors, or the spray of a wild sea shore. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Lush strings and piano are the backdrop for a very emotional solo violin melody. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 50 BPM]
Bollywood meets the Carribean with this authentically kitch 1960's reggae vibe featuring a catchy Indian sitar line. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Lively and upbeat music, this accordion based Cajun track is catchy, playful and tight. The festive accordion is supported by tuba, acoustic guitar, and drums. This track is great for travel, cooking and web programming and excellent for comedy. Bayou / Accordion / Party Music. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
Energetic dance track that combines swing music with house beats. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Buoyant Jazz with a 1940's or 1950's flare. Good for dancing scene, or anything with a fun, lively physical presence. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 133 BPM]
Playful jazz piano with brush drums and upright piano. Feelgood music. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
Ragtime piano, 1900's era. Historical, happy, bouncy, also good for childrens music. [Tempo: Medium / 153 BPM]
This spirited banjo-based music track conveys backwood’s blues – authentic, playful and raw. Its bare-bones arrangement consists of a single banjo, double bass, drums and bluesy vocals. This is excellent music for rural themes, cooking, travel, or anything that needs an Americana touch. Banjo / Americana / Playful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
This chamber orchestra track has a balance of story-telling and cinematic drama capabilities and can be used in a wide range of media. A beautiful piano arpeggio melody to accompany this track and the soft and sudden piercing stabs and leads with the violin to really bring the most emotion and enjoyment of this beautiful melody and emotional track. Edgy, raw, close, live strings production. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 65 BPM]
Count Basie style big band with full big band. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 192 BPM]
Robert Schumann, Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26, IV. Intermezzo in E-flat minor. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Booming, majestic and epic fantasy or sci-fi track. Almost fanfare like, but with a very dark element. Mysterious, monolithic and very suitable for footage of awe and power, be it fantasy, science fiction, sports, film score or even forceful corporate presentations with a big impact. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 76 BPM]
Upbeat, playful jazz trio. Upright bass, acoustic piano, acoustic drums. Vibraphone enters later. Upbeat, swingtime rhythm. Happy, joyful, dancing. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, heroine in trouble. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, sad romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Subtle, delicate and sparse waltz with glassy bells and high piano. Tasteful, graceful and frail. Good for drama, personal reflection, melancholic scenes. This piece has a slight historical feel to it as well -- perhaps memories or times gone by. Pretty and pastoral. [Tempo: Slow / 52 BPM]
An emotive and hopeful solo piano track. Emotional, reflective and slightly melancholic, perfect for film and television, personal stories, drama, romance, as well as scenes of reflection, reminiscing about the past, love, hope and reflection. Gentle, sentimental and warm-hearted. [Tempo: Slow / 105 BPM]
