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This royalty free music embraces a sweeping, epic and sentimental state of mind, which evokes drama, sympathy, nostalgia, tenderness, patriotism and warmth. The full orchestrated piece has many uses for television and film because it brings out so many different kinds of emotions. It will work well with a variety of images corresponding to tender reunions, whether they depict old friends, former soldiers, previous enemies and longtime lost family members. Imagine a proud moment from personal, educational or wartime achievement, a bittersweet nature moment and more. The possibilities are many. Uses: montages, b-roll, promos, presentations, music over credits, interstitials, etc. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Orchestral sad military army tribute

A Face In The Crowd

A dark, melancholy theme but underneath there's an inner force, which will make it very versatile in its uses; maybe it's tremendous sacrifice made, an emotional meeting of old friends reacquainted, glory in times long past. This stock music sounds honorable, patriotic and dramatic as well, so it will also work inside war or military themed films. It's very big and cinematic and mysterious which will fit in programming in space. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: A soaring, melancholic/nostalgic theme

Aftermath

Accompanied by subtle electric guitar, discrete synth and bass, the solo piano walks a fine line between melancholy and outright sadness. The simple melody creates a feeling of regret, shame, heartbreak, gloom, and pity. Use this background stock music for those kinds of sentiments in scenes for film, television, radio, podcasts. This copyright free music is available in 3 versions. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Short Piano Reverb Synth Bass Sad Calm

Amenti

Certain music tracks can pull at your viewers' heart strings and this is one of them. The minimalist synth and piano is moving, sorrowful, desperate, even tragic but it's also loving, reaching, longing and hoping. It could be describing an intense love, a dying friend, someone soul-searching or other heart-wrenching scene. Use this with romance dramas, dramas and other serious subject matter that you'd like to reach the core of your audience's soul. [ by Jon Cooper ]

Tags: Electronic Piano Synth Pad Glockenspiele Ambient Moody Melancholic Serious Smooth

Anomaly

Sneaky, threatening, pensive, semi-orchestral rhythmic underscore. Use to illustrate danger, lurking enemies, suspicion and uneasy feeling, the sense of a threat hiding behind the next turn. Dangerous situation. Ominous, foreboding and sinister. Good for spy thriller, police drama, and more [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Sneaky, threatening, pensive, semi-orchestral rhythmic underscore.

Anticipation

Flowing emotional piano piece, with soft oboe and string accompaniment. Romantic, with a hint of sadness. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: peaceful, piano, strings, innocent, emotional, soft, loving, sad, pensive, dark, suspense, orchestra

Asturias By Isaac Albeniz

Inspired by Isaac Albéniz' Suite Espanola No. 1 for Piano, use this mysterious and intriguing subtle music track with audio content or visuals relating to technological innovation, paradigm shift, religious transformation, experimental science projects, paranormal activity, a harsh realization or epiphany - for television, film, radio, internet, more. This is available in two versions. [ by Mark Oates ]

Tags: piano, intense, building, strong, lexus commercial, corporate, business, powerful, strong, new, grow

Bad History

Very dramatic and bold timpani (plus cellos and trumpets) lead the way with this stock music full of doom and gloom. It's action packed with impending disaster. Uses: action, drama, thriller, horror for films, radio and television. An ideal music backdrop for war themed programming as well as for video games. [ by Bartek Niedźwiecki ]

Tags: Epic Adventure Orchestra Synth Game War

Blue Miles

As a humble homage to the great master, Miles Davis, this subdued stock music tune features muted trumpet, upright bass and deeply reverbed piano in a very moody, smooth, dark, jazzy movie-style soundtrack, like you'd hear inside a city investigation by an alcoholic but capable police detective with a penchant for reclusiveness. [ by Guy Zerafa ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Muted Trumpet Upright Bass Reverb Smooth Blues Jazz

Burned Bridges

To complement visuals showing loneliness, hard choices made, grief, regret and wrenching emotions, use this moving soundtrack with solo piano (slightly reverbed), an acoustic bass and effects. Its slow, deliberate flow will get under the skin of your audience in those scenes that are so touching they will be indelibly marked in their memories. Best used in serious films, television movie dramas. [ by Ilya Kaplan ]

Tags: Acoustic Modern Piano Reverb Contrabass Urban Sad, alone

Collateral Damage 2

A sad and introspective soundtrack with synth pads, guitar harmonics, harp, piano, and very light percussions. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Electronic Synth Pads Guitar Harp Piano Percussions

Desolation Of Sadness

A somber piano, drums, and violins outline a steady and melancholy tune. [ by Mark Oates ]

Tags: dark, dismal, piano, somber, violin, cloudy, dark, depressive, dire, dismal, dispiriting, dreary, gl

Empty Feelings

Very sad and reflective piano piece with gentle string backing. Emotional and sad atmosphere. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: Sad, calm, soft, sweet, slow, thoughtfull, reflective, piano, strings

Empty Garden

Loneliness is expressed through the solo piano and soft strings for those moments of solitude in this quiet but full of meaning piece. Picture a lone body looking out a rainy window or a person walking down a deserted street. So much is emoted through the music with very little said. Uses: drama, promos, videogames, montages, b-rolls and endings. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Beautiful underscore for moments of solitude. Past memories, warm and sad. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad,

End Of Affair

A melancholic, nostalgic, drama or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for romantic drama, personal stories, emotional content. Filmscore/Cinematic. Soft/Smooth, Peaceful/Calm, Relaxing. Electric Piano/Rhodes, Synth Pad. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: A melancholic, nostalgic, drama or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for

Fallen Soldier

Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Sorrowful. Strings, Symphony Orchestra. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Sorrowful. Strings, Symphony

Foggy Day

Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Nostalgic, Broken-Hearted. Strings, Piano. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Nostalgic, Broken-Hearted. Strings, Piano. Drama.

Friendship

Very emotional piano and strings piece. Sombre and sad. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: piano, strings, emotional, loving, longing, sadness, peaceful, flowing, pure, emotional, innocent, r

Her Voice

Synth pads, orchestra strings and a lone voice evokes sadness and wonder at the same time. Perfect for a romantic scene in a film or a mystical fairy video game segment. In addition, it conjures up floating through water in a documentary or a science project. Uses: films, television, school projects, documentaries, nature sequence, promos, montages, b-rolls, video games. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Electronic Synth Pads Orchestra Strings Sad

Heroes Of WW 2

A noble and solemn soundtrack for commemorating solders that give their life’s for V day. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Choir Strings Piano Oboe Bass Rhodes French Horns

Heroic March

Dramatic, peacefull orchestral piece with mysterious, sad atmosphere. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: orchestral, mysterious, tense, suspense, grand, lurking, spooky, tense, dark, suspense, horror, orch

Hopes And Fears

A soundtrack of anxiety, fear and waiting. With a reverbed piano, electronic percussions and synth strings. Comes in 3 versions. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Reverb Beat Percussions Strings Anxious Sad

Human Gridlock Full Mix

A sad and anxious soundtrack with piano, orchestra strings and xylophone. The full mix adds synthetic effects to emphasize the suspense. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Orchestra Strings Pizzicato Xylophone Effects Sad

Human Gridlock Organic

A sad and anxious soundtrack with piano, orchestra strings and xylophone. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Orchestra Strings Pizzicato Xylophone Sad

I Lost You

A melancholic, nostalgic, drama or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for romantic drama, personal stories, emotional content. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Hopeful. Strings, Harp. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: A melancholic, nostalgic, drama or film underscore cue. Thoughtful reflection, melancholy. Good for

I Will Find You

Accompanied by orchestra strings (in mid-section), this is a short, sad piano tune will make you cry. It's heartfelt, emotional and melancholy. Imagine someone is lost seemingly forever and you are searching for them, a heart-wrenching breakup, a death of a loved one or some other sort of loss in one's life, the unfairness of life affecting innocent people, the exit of someone very close (a family member, a best friend, etc.) Uses: montages, b-roll, music over credits, more. [ by Guy Zerafa ]

Tags: Acoustic Sad Piano Reverb Orchestra Strings Short

Innocense

piano and strings with very pensive atmosphere. Peacefull, romantic and emotional [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: love, emotion, sadness, longing, piano, strings, tearful, flowing, spacious, pure, innocent, piano,

Into The Light

The delicate and subtle piano arpeggios along with strong synth drums create a positive, panoramic feel. Upbeat yet serious it will give viewers the feeling of freedom, accomplishment and progress and will be useful as background music for film and television in several areas: dramas, romantic comedies, documentaries, nature shows and travel programming in montages, b-roll, segments, opens, interstitials, bumpers, IDs, more. Its sound can complement corporate material as well in branding reels, presentations, guides and human resource reels. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Piano Synth Strings Drums Bass Pads Reverb Intense Sad Power

Land Of The Owls

This stock music piece is driven a by overlapping melodies and minor chord progressions. Coupled with electronic percussion and tribal drum patterns, it creates a very melancholy environment, which is ideal to work with nature and travel shows (Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, Planet Earth, ARTE) depicting all sorts of nature, peoples, exploration, space and more. [ by Ben Fisseler ]

Tags: Nature, Dark, Melancholy, Minor

Legacies

Dramatic orchestral piece, with flowing strings and horns. Epic and emotional! [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: grand, epic, flowing, full, powerful, emotional, gripping, orchestral

Letter Home From Iraq

A low key, sorrowful and nostalgic musical underscore. Guitar and ambient texture. Good for drama and storytelling. Sad, touching. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Sorrowful. Ambient textures, Synth Pad. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: A low key, sorrowful and nostalgic musical underscore. Guitar and ambient texture. Good for drama an

Lonely

Very sad and melancholic piano piece with soft string accompaniment. Lonely and emotional, and may make you cry!!! [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: piano, strings, love, pure, emotional, sweet, longing, flowing, pure, emotional, innocent, romance,

Memories Of WW 2

A noble and solemn soundtrack, passionate and sad. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: French Horns Strings Piano Oboe Rhodes Harp

Midnight Fog

Emotional piano piece with soft string backing. Spacious and mysterious with a sense of longing and sadness. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: piano, strings, simple, mysterious, haunting, slow, soft, delicate

Migration

This music is a beautiful, introspective classical piano melody woven with full orchestral sounds of strings to emote deep feelings in dramatic scenes. It brings to mind epic views where the lone woman is searching for emotional answers in a panoramic vista of a wind whipped seaside cliff or wide-open meadows with flowing wildflowers. Think about the 1970 David Lean movie Ryan's Daughter. Uses: film score, cinematic scenes, mood setting, promos, dramas, video games. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Piano Orchestra Strings Cello Intense Sad Drama

Mississippi Flood 2

Filmscore/Cinematic. Mysterious/Futuristic, Dramatic. Strings. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Filmscore/Cinematic. Mysterious/Futuristic, Dramatic. Strings. Drama.

My Beautiful Country

This tune with its slow piano beat brings a wistful and bittersweet moment to any scene. It is filled in with orchestral strings and flute to round off the steady march. Uses: coming home in films/television/video games, mood setting for scenes, b-rolls, openings and endings, dramas. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Reverb Orchestra Strings Flute Sad Melancholic Drama

My Story

Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Pensive/Thoughtful, Broken-Hearted, Melancholic/Sentimental, Sorrowful, Emotional, Tragic. Strings, Piano. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Pensive/Thoughtful, Broken-Hearted, Melancholic/Sentimental, Sor

Northern Place

Deep and emotional flute, piano and keyboard piece, which develops and intensifies with strings accompaniment. Delicate beauty, (cold and dark), nostalga and melancholy. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Soft Sad Rhodes Flute Piano Strings Melancholic Drama

One Day Of My Life

Easy Listening. Love, Sad, Soft/Smooth, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Melancholic/Sentimental, Emotional. Strings, Piano, Flute, Acoustic Guitars. Romantic/Melodrama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Easy Listening. Love, Sad, Soft/Smooth, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Melancholic/Sentimental,

Over The Edge

Emotional piece with oboe melody and flowing horns, over solid drum beat. Dramatic and gripping. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: powerful, emotional, epic, solid beat, dark, pensive, flowing, tense, dark, suspense, gripping, orch

Post String

Inspired by the eclectic string sound from Bjork's album, Post, this is an arrangement of different harmonies, synthesized strings, minimal percussion and shifting dominant melodies. It's an eery piece of stock music that is moody, melancholy and haunting. Uses: horror/thriller/suspense programming or film, dramas, radio podcasts, more. [ by Ben Fisseler ]

Tags: Strings, Minimal, Melancholy, Erie

Pure Epic

Epic, grand orchestral piece with triumphant feel. Military snare and sweeping horns and strings. Emotional and big! [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: epic, grand, powerful, dramatic, big, tense, flowing, orchestral, tense, suspense, gripping, orchest

Quiet Paradise

This stock music piece featuring classical piano and strings is calm, gentle and introspective with a hint of emotional undertone. Use it for scenes of a melancholy rainy day for someone, someone pondering their past days or possible future, facing tough decisions. Other uses: nature programming for television, film, radio, web. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Soft Piano Reverb Strings Sad Drama Melancholic

Rainy Day

A depressive and slow soundtrack with long orchestra strings notes, reverbed piano, acoustic guitar harmonics, storm effects. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Orchestra Strings Guitar Sad

Remembrance Day

A noble and solemn soundtrack, honorable, thoughtful, respectful. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Piano Choir Strings Gong French Horn

Sad Departure

Very sad piece with oboe, harp and strings. Sense of desperation and longing. Will pull the emotion out of any scene! [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: sad, orchestral, longing, pensive, thoughtful, dramatic, powerful, grand, tense, suspense, gripping,

Saying Goodbye

Nice and organic underscore for personal tragedy or memories of the past. Sad and very emotional. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Dramatic, Sorrowful. Strings, Piano. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Nice and organic underscore for personal tragedy or memories of the past. Sad and very emotional. Fi

Seconds Minutes Hours

Filmscore/Cinematic. Love, Sad, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Soulful, Hopeful, Emotional. Strings, Harp. Romantic/Melodrama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Filmscore/Cinematic. Love, Sad, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Soulful, Hopeful, Emotional. Stri

Sincerity

A touching and melancholic drama or film underscore cue. A few tender guitar notes with subtle, strings, organ. Nostalgic, time for reflection, dear memories, perhaps loss/sorrow. Easy Listening. Nostalgic, Pensive/Thoughtful. Acoustic Guitars. Romantic/Melodrama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: A touching and melancholic drama or film underscore cue. A few tender guitar notes with subtle, stri

Smiles In The Past

A sad, pensive piano track with orchestra strings, for melancholic scenery. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Acoustic Piano Reverb Orchestra Strings Sad Melancholic Drama

Soldiers Of 20Th Century

Distant memories of heroic soldiers of 20th century. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Choir French Horns Contemporary Drums Piano Strings

Strings Of Honor

The powerful, intense and heart-wrenching orchestral string section in this music track, along with its synth atmospheric background creates a very profound effect. The piece is wistful yet commanding and tells a tragic story filled with drama, violence and suspense. If you're looking for a music background for your war, drama, tragic mystery film or movie for television, this piece is very representative of that genre. Think epic film titles like Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket and Joan of Arc as well as grim period pieces. [ by David Hamilton ]

Tags: sad, terror, frightened, scary, intense, tense, suspense, drama, war, dramatic, weary, military, mov

Sullen Child

Composed with harmonica, fretless electric bass and folk guitar, this is a melancholy, leaning on sad acoustic music piece. It's earthy and meant to reach the core of someone's loneliness. Because of the instrumentation and arrangement, it will go well with visuals taking place in the countryside, down south, away from city life. Uses: in television, film, radio. [ by Guy Zerafa ]

Tags: Acoustic Folk Guitar Fretless Electric Bass Chorus Harmonica Sad Fade

Tears In The Rain

A music bed for sadness scenery, with rhodes keyboard, clean electric guitar, harmonica, reverb, crescendo strings pad. Ending is experimental and lo-fi. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Sad Acoustic Rhodes Guitar Electric Reverb Strings Pad Melancholic Harmonica

The Beach

Emotional piano, strings piece with touch of sadness. Tender and warm melody with peaceful backing. [ by Neil Cross ]

Tags: piano, love, romance, peaceful, calming, emotional, strings, flowing, emotional, innocent, romance,

The Passing Years

A soft cinematic soundtrack that illustrates time passing. With orchestra strings, harp and delicate percussion. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Soft Orchestra Sad Melancholic Strings Bell

The Portrait

Slightly mysterious and mystical this classical cinematic music track made with oboe, bells and strings, this will be excellent background music for dramas, love stories, historical/biographical pieces, nature shows and period pieces. Picture green pastures, an enormous estate or castle, watching the powerful sea from a sailboat, standing atop Mount Everest and taking in the scenery, and other scenes of natural grandiose proportions. [ by Simon Wolfe ]

Tags: Soft Orchestra Sad Melancholic Strings Bell Oboe

The Sad Truth

A sad and intense soundtrack with orchestra strings, reverbed harp, glockenspiel, flute. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Acoustic Harp Orchestra Strings Glockenspiel Reverb Sad

Victory Day

This tune can be used for both a dirge honoring a noble warrior fallen in the midst of battle or a mixed march back to the castle after winning a vicious war but losing many of their best soldiers. Solemn but the righteous pride is there in French horns, strings and drums honoring the returning few. Uses: military, medieval, futuristic films/TV, montages, b-rolls, documentaries, presentations, promos, radio, websites and videogames. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Big drums Drone Gong French Horns Strings

Watching Her Walk Away

A nostalgic piano, mellotron strings, bass guitar and a mellow choir are featured in this royalty free stock music piece, which will easily portray a reflective and sentimental mood. It's melancholy, wistful, romantic, a bit sad and regretful and overall emotional best placed with scenes of that nature. Uses for film, television, radio - in montages, b-roll, podcasts. [ by Mark Oates ]

Tags: mellow, choir, somber, sad, tragic, hopeful, optimistic, lonely, alone, sorrow, melancholy, change,

What If

An emotional, almost spiritual track depicting the key moments in life. Love, longing, perhaps dearly held memories. Melancholic, hopeful and poignant. Orchestral arrangement plus piano. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Peaceful/Calm, Hopeful, Emotional. Strings, Electric Piano/Rhodes. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: An emotional, almost spiritual track depicting the key moments in life. Love, longing, perhaps dearl

Wrong Decision

Nice and organic underscore for personal tragedy or memories of the past. Sad and very emotional. Filmscore/Cinematic. Sad, Soft/Smooth, Peaceful/Calm, Pensive/Thoughtful, Emotional. Strings, Piano, Electric Piano/Rhodes. Drama. [ by Alex Khaskin ]

Tags: Nice and organic underscore for personal tragedy or memories of the past. Sad and very emotional. Fi