Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

A dark, mysterious-sounding ambient track featuring a celeste lead and a beautiful string ensemble

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 dynamic electronic love song featuring male vocals rich synths and electronic percussion

Beautiful and touching piano piece over subtle and smooth pads.

A downbeat suspense theme. Brushed drums and a falling piano sequence create a sense of longing, added strings and pads help to build the intensity. Solo cello subtly creates extra melancholy and nostalgia.

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.

A powerful acoustic folk ballad featuring steel string guitars, piano lead and a sad, nostalgic feel

Wistfully floating into the ether, this short cinematic track beautifully glides between soft angelic voices and shimmering strings for a soothingly uplifting and pensive feel that has a deeply tragic undertone. Melancholic yet optimistic at the same time, it makes great use of the natural qualities of the cellos and ethnic woodwinds to paint its heavenly picture of light and dark.

A touching and contemplative soundscape with an ambient and blissful atmosphere. Dreamy piano and sound design textures float on a cloud of soft pads, while calming strings enhance the reflective nature of the music.

Blissful and beautifully calm lo-fi beat which builds into an honest reflection of natural beauty: chaotic, imperfect, human. Building on a bed of ethnic inspired gamelan-like hits, a sense of modern urban grit seeps in from the beat and synth textures, whilst maintaining an almost ethereal ambience of free falling and tranquility. A real vibe of wonder and organic reflection.

Experimental free flowing piano piece, melodically playing to rhythmically mimic the random falling of water droplets. Soulful, gentle and relaxing, the mood is enhanced by subtle pads, rain and droplet sounds, gradually building to a short, sweeping climax. A very intimate, and atmospheric soundscape.

A sentimental piano track, supported by light strings. Soft and heartfelt in nature, it builds only slightly to a fuller cinematic style before returning to its former delicate sound. Very peaceful and tender.

Sad, sombre and emotional music. Melancholy, moving dramatic orchestra with a subtle backing choir building to a resolution.

A romantic acoustic folk song with soft male vocals and a melancholic feel

If you like your lo-fi chill hop tracks sat right back in the box, this one is for you. Pure simplicity with an arpeggiated keyboard motif, minimalist deep bass line and rock steady beat. Absolute moods without the fancy intricacies.

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.

Emotional cinematic track. Building from a gentle soft pad with reverbed guitar and piano motifs to a more epic, orchestral theme, this hybrid track covers many sentiments. Using reverb for a spacious and airy effect in the gentle, sentimental sections to using horns, strings and percussion for an epic, heroic feel in the main theme, there are subtle variations throughout to keep the interest and maintain a gradual build up. A smooth hybrid piece with a sense of regret and sadness mixed with a triumphant determination and optimism.

Soft cinematic track with an uplifting dreamlike vibe. Drawing on neo-classical minimalism and cinematic ambience, it really hits the gentle spot of soothing textures and heartfelt progressions with spacey piano and lush strings over a backdrop of airy harmonics. Sincere, transparent and pensive.

Simple, chilled hip hop track. Ideal as a backdrop, it alternates passages of reverbed guitar and keyboard chords with beat driven passages for contrast. Nothing fancy, but sets a certain tone of reflection and calm stability with an urban chic.

This soft but uplifting piano pattern is perfect for corporate and inspiring purposes.