Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

Beautiful and elegant cinematic track. With a light and uplifting feeling, it uses string harmonics and soft piano 'question/answer' phrasing to develop the foundation as it builds to a livelier theme featuring pizzicato and legato strings, bright piano and an expressive cello lead. Positive and full of optimism with a delicate sensitivity.

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.

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.

Uplifting and powerful instrumental track with a long dynamic build-up

A slow tempo chillout track with a glacial feel in the trebles and a glowing warmth in the low end - essentially a mix of brittle sounding, reverbed keys and textures over cosy minimalist piano, drums and bass. Very calming, even with the juxtaposing temperature issues.

Calmly paced orchestral track featuring metronomic piano. Using muted strings and tremolo articulations to generate tension and intensity, the pulsing regularity of the simple piano theme plays with the long, sweeping violin and cello lines to generate a beautiful elegance, evoking drama, suspense and a sense of regret. Cinematically stylish and full of heartfelt emotion.

Minimalistic cinematic soundtrack that gets under the skin. Featuring orchestral elements and female vocals.

Calm ambient guitar track. Heavily reverbed and delayed clean electric guitar laments over a soft bed of synth pads, bass and gently pushing kick drum and percussion while textures build tension all around. Lo-fi effects add an introspective feel, aided by the cinematically arthouse stylings for a track that is full of wonder and soothing tranquility.

Lo fi hip hop with a real vintage vibe. Imagine listening to the orchestral strings from a 1940s film soundtrack through the horn speaker of an old record player, add a heavily warped, unrecognisable vocal sample and fill out with simple synth chords and deep beat. That's what you get with this track - a chilled background track with late night vibes and flashbacks of yesteryear.

An atmospheric mid tempo track, with hints of traditional Asian music mixed with chilled percussion and synth textures. The main theme played on tuned wooden percussion is subtly backed with a granular pad and soft beat, built on with guitar harmonics and synth sweeps to create a mood of mystery, intrigue, suspense and wonder. Relaxing, pensive and enigmatic.

This soft piano music introduces a intimate yet dramatic atmosphere.

A soft, lilting orchestral track. Shades of mystery and discovery are evoked by the dark, mellow ethnic flute backed up by whistful, melancholic cello and oboe leads. A good underlying movement is created by soft percussion, string shorts and rolling arpeggiated piano as well as the phrasing of the music to create a piece of magical serenity, wonder and reassurance.    

Beautifully inspirational track full of cinematic drama. A simple start of broken piano chords under string harmonics tells us this is no action epic, rather a brooding slab of minimalist intensity designed to evoke a sincere and heartfelt reaction. Rich strings led by a pleading cello line support the solid piano as the uplifting theme expands and contracts, returning to it's original peaceful state. A slow burner in the best possible way.

A gentle, melancholic acoustic guitar tune to clap along to in front of the campfire

Classic Orchestral music describing a positive and family-friendly atmosphere

Lush, ambient soundscape to leave you feeling like you're floating on a cloud of angel dust. Rich synth pads, cinematic piano, and most of all, the gentle lulling of the female vocals will suck you into a dreamlike state, lifting you ever higher to a spiritual nirvana - safe, comforted and reassured.

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 beautiful folk acoustic ballad with heartfelt male vocals, piano, guitars and brass section

Gothic orchestral romance at its fullest and darkest. Deep, rich tones from the legato strings, playful glockenspiel motifs and elegant, metronomic piano themes melt together in a swirling pot of mystery and suspense. Timpani hits and string shorts add drama, harp glissandi adds sparkle, chordal modulations add intrigue - and a final solo violin and piano section adds a touch of tragedy to complete the story. Deeply passionate and compelling.

Reflective sounding hip hop instrumental, based on a repeating guitar melody and layered with synth, piano, deep bass and a clean beat in various combinations. Soft and chilled with an animated drum pattern to liven it up, it makes great background music for a modern, sensitive slice of drama.