Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

A romantic alt-rock ballad featuring powerful male vocals and layers of distorted guitars

A light acoustic track with ghostly theremin synth lead and arpeggiated acoustic guitar. Builds up only slightly through added piano and percussion. A little dark and mysterious in feeling, with hints of optimism.

Deeply reflective piano piece with a calm, minimalist approach. Not a lot of notes, but a lot of rich ambience, diverse emotions and mood from shimmering overtones and swathes of reverb - simplicity and soul-searching would be the only key words for this one. And maybe remorse. And a little hope. And solitude. And peaceful mystery. And I should stop now.

Melancholic lo-fi song with a chilled, laid back feel. Mixing modern urban stylings with a smooth jazz feel and clean male vocals, it manages to effortlessly blend multiple effects and elements, from tape warp to pitched up vocal samples, into a cohesive contemporary track about deep love. Great groove and perfect production.

Triumphant orchestral finale passage. With hints of sorrow and regret, it still rises heroically to its climax, using epic percussion and legato strings to generate suspense and resolution. Sprinkled with added texture from a subtle choral pad and cymbals, it's short and effective.

Soft and nostalgic piano based piece. Classically influenced, with a cinematic touch, it uses repeated broken piano chords for movement, adding strings for depth and hints of acoustic guitar for tonal variety. Heartwarming and touching, it maintains its poise and elegance throughout, creating a sense of romanticism, reflection and optimism.

An anthemic rock love ballad featuring powerful male and female vocals, rich pads and big drums

Hybrid orchestral track with a dark and melancholic feeling. The texture evolves, becoming more dense at the end.

Beautiful short piano piece evoking reflection, regret, optimism and tranquility. With rolling arpeggios and a delicate melody, it has a sense of energetic movement whilst keeping a fragility to the mood, further enhanced by a subtle background cello line. A modern, cinematic track infused with soft emotion.

A heartfelt acoustic ballad with steel string guitar chords, soft male vocals and Glockenspiel fills

A slow building inspirational epic. With each loop of the chord progression, starting from simple, individual piano notes, the intensity rises as more instruments join in. Acoustic guitar, strings, percussion, electric guitar, synth pads .... until we finally reach the climax like a ray of inspiration bursting out from behind the clouds. Reflective at first becoming anthemic and triumphant by the end, it's a motivational journey of honest purity and possibility that's heart warming, emotional, uplifting and encouraging.  

Calming cinematic ambience tinged with a melancholic reflection. At heart, it's a minimalist track of simple, reverbed guitar gradually being overtaken by soft arpeggiated piano, gentle strings and a soulful cello lead to become a soothing escape into another world, albeit one which hints at unknown wonders and potential darkness. Slow and methodical with a dreamlike quality.

Melancholy strings with an underlying glimmer of hope - just enough to give us a welcome dose of optimism even if the times are dark. Atmospheric and cinematic in style, it's a gentle and pensive track with accenting piano and angelic airs to help breathe life into the soul-searching somberness, with lilting cello and violin taking the lead. Effective, moving and honest - so have the tissues ready.

Calm background track to accompany all sorts of folky, farmy things. Agriculturally simple, yet effective at creating an ambience of life's gentle meanderings, it pushes forward through a lilting tempo and bouncy folk guitar, accentuated by various organic instruments for an earthy and at times, fantasy feel. Honest and quietly optimistic.

A slow-tempo, emotional acoustic folk song with rich orchestral string section background and an overall sad, melancholic feel

Tense and intriguing solo violin piece backed by string ensemble. Huge portamento leaps, trills and atonal leanings mix to generate a beautiful but mysterious mood - ambiguous yet soothing, curious yet stable, it's an evocative siren's call full of emotion.

Simple but effective tension builder, with just enough dramatic edge to play a perfect supporting role to picture. Swirling background strings, clean reverbed guitar lines and a prominent cello lead all combine over the haunting, repetitive minimalism of the piano resulting in a cinematic voyage of discovery and wonder. Enigmatic and ethereal with a sense of elegance and control.

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.  

A emotional love ballad with soft male vocals, acoustic guitars and a soulful harmonica solo

Gentle instrumental loop. Arpeggiated acoustic guitar and vibraphone melody are joined by piano and a soft rhythm to create a track that stays light and pensive throughout. More animated in the second half due to the extra instrumentation and rhythmical elements, remaining calm, positive and warm.