Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

Sultry New age Lounge instrumental with a smokey, jazzy feel. A rich backing of organ pads, picked guitar, electric bass and rimshot drumbeat support the muted trumpet solo which takes centre stage. Meandering loosely throughout the piece, it has a downtempo, chilled, and slightly ambiguous vibe as if uncertain of its next step, creating a sense of melancholy and a journey into the unknown.

A modern hip hop beat to be used selectively. Effectively in 4 sections, with everything showcased in the final part, it's dark, moody and atmospheric while retaining an urban vibe through the beat. Deep synth bass, and a simple keyboard melody soaked in reverb form the main bed but the added touches of guitar and synth strings with an old school wavering tape effect give it a mysterious and retro feel. Chilled, curious and almost haunting.

Enchanting orchestral epic. Magical and mysterious in its gently flowing piano lines and shimmering high strings, it builds on the theme with faster string ostinato and legato melodies, gradually turning into a deeper, more epic interpretation with added brass, woodwind and percussion. Without limiting yourself to the fantasy genre as it works for many other situations, think more 'fairies and elves showing their powers' than 'horsemen of the apocalypse'.

A melancholic piano and strings ambient track. In a perfect example of 'less is more', what you get is a tragically fragile and delicate piece of cinematic, reverbed piano woven with muted strings and harmonics. Isolation, yearning, loss, sorrow ..... it's dark in feeling but light in texture, expressing vulnerability with perhaps the slightest hint of optimism. Moody stuff indeed.

A soft piano piece that slowly travels through a variety of emotions. Gently paced with a subtle, modern background beat that drops in and out, it has cinematic qualities due to the added string orchestration and reverb, and a slight lift near the end as arpeggiated acoustic guitar enhances the atmosphere. Soothing thanks to the soft instrumentation and tempo, airy and floating from background textures and uncomplicated thanks to the simplicity of the piano, it has all the features of a relaxing, meditative track with a modern touch.  

Slightly mysterious retro rock theme. Acoustic guitar and female oohs feature over a solid drum beat before brass enters for a South American feel and a searing synth lead takes over. Part psychedelia, part spaghetti Western, it's a downbeat track with melancholic vibes.

Gloriously ambient track with a heavy cinematic leaning. Building a bed of tension through soft piano and strings, it breaks into an expressive outpouring of reflective emotion, using a dynamic cello lead and chiming guitar. It's a theme that returns with more complexity and intensity, but manages to keep it's fragile, delicate sensitivity with a calming yet weighty vibe. Slow paced, and all the more powerful for it.

An indie folk-rock song featuring soft-spoken male vocals, acoustic and electric guitar layers

Having a deep and emotional atmosphere this music immediately opens a whole world to empathize with.

A soft, melancholic acoustic track, featuring guitar, piano and strings. Opening with arpeggiated guitar accompanying a simple, yearning melody, the piece plays on the theme as it builds with piano and eventually the legato strings to solidify the overall ambience of regret. Bittersweet in its mood, with lots of question/answer phrasing, the piece is a thoughtful study of a traumatised mind.

An uncomplicated yet profound piece of meditational soundscape that's equally at home as a thought-provoking, new age track as it is the background to a disturbing psychological scene, such is the potential for intrigue and tension in such a minimalist, dark electronic piece. The 285 Hz frequency targets your energy field and supposedly helps in the fast healing of burns, fractures, sprains and cuts - somewhat ironic if it ends up in the soundtrack to a psycho-gore flick.

Windswept is the title, but it's not designed to ruffle any feathers, more the hairs on the back of your neck. A serene and soothing cinematic soundscape with a triumphantly heroic and patriotic undertone, it's a builder, taking you from gentle and simple ambient piano to an orchestral flurry of woodwinds and legato strings, all the while generating a deep atmosphere of anticipation, inspiration and optimism capturing an essence of the past to give hope to the future.  

Inventive and raw ambient track. With a metronomical rhythm created from organic and percussive tones enhanced by mechanical sounds, a sense of tonality comes from the minimalist piano adding the slightest of bass feels and harmony. Somber and pensive in atmosphere, with a lulling calmness in amongst the tension, as the title suggests, time ticks on, and the piece reflects a hypnotic and hollow sounding illusion of an ever present constant. Intriguingly captivating for what is essentially a soundscape.

A melancholic acoustic folk love song with emotional male vocals, rich pads and subtle glockenspiel melodies in the background

Dreamy, ethereal soundscape with a lo-fi vintage tonal vibe mixed with filtered synth and spacey, reverbed guitar lines. Anchored by a soft beat, the rest floats above as the shimmers, echoes and delays meld together in a timeless, carefree web of delicate, enchanted daydreaming.

Ambient piano and orchestra merge to form a soothing, atmospheric soundcape of calm positivity, hope and sincerity. Starting with light textures, pads and drones to form an airy canvas, the piano sketches its simple theme for the orchestra to colour in. Rich strings and prominent cello serenely guide us through the emotions, floating on a delicate wave of peace and harmony. Cinematic and uplifting whilst maintaining a relaxed ambience.

Inspirational and emotional piano piece with orchestral accompaniment. Take a deep breath as the solitary piano lays down its simple melodic story, then try to hold back the tears as the cello and flute sprinkle their fairy dust magic around the ever expanding theme. A rolling fantasy of simple beauty and elegance portraying love, courage, honour and achievement.

Charming solo piano waltz, with a light hearted, playful spirit. Classical in construction, but with small hints of other influences, like a French étude sprinkled with the tiniest bit of ragtime, it starts with a calmer, more sentimental feel before becoming more animated to explore its 'joie de vivre'. Innocently romantic with an old fashioned gracefulness.

A moving cinematic track featuring a piano lead, spacious background chorals, and soft glockenspiel fills

A sentimental rock track with spacey lead guitar. Major use of tremolo and a big drum beat create movement in an otherwise slower paced piece. An optimistic mood, with a reflective tone.