Sad, somber, sorrowful, longing, lost, defeated music
Production music of sadness and despair, sorrowful tragedy or defeat. This music evokes feelings of sadness, sorrow, depression, unhappiness or somber, gloomy, shattered, depressed or otherwise pitiable emotions.
Dramatic music invoking feelings of loss, despair, loneliness, lost childhood. Suited for war-time drama, films or documentaries, video games menu or opening and cinematic sequences. Ethereal children's voices over pulsing bass line, combined with acoustic guitar, violins, cellos, harp and choir. Humming, Dramatic, Sad Music
Imagine the glowing red sand of the middle east... this piece will transport you to lands of beauty and danger. A haunting voice echoes across the centuries and native instruments create a deep spectrum of emotion, perfect for documentaries, drama, news reports, current affairs and conflict. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
Deep dark and moody trip hop. menacing and full of suspense. eerie and suspended. unsettling disturbing dark. Interesting musical structure with varying instrumental tempo, spacey, cool, with a touch of the bizarre. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Dark, driving, pounding guitar driven song with a reflective lyric on life being too short to waste time. Pumping and brooding with killer guitar solos and awesome sing-along chorus. Male Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
The painful draw of stings describes the loss and sorrow of a time since gone - a broken heart. There is a hint of the theme of a very slow and passionate tango played by harp and piano. It is a very final piece - very much like a Marcel Marco mime artist with a tear drop painted on a white face. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
This is a very dark and strange hybrid orchestra track. Utilizing synthesizers, strings, timpani, tom toms, brass, distorted woodwinds, and a zither, this tracks has a very modern and original vibe to it. This is very useful for psychological thrillers and dramatic productions. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A soprano sings the melody over an orchestral backing. Elegant and poignant, a time for remembrance. Perfect for love lost, reunions, themes requiring an elegant sadness. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
An emotional calm peace in the vein of Ennio Morricone, and Vangelis Papathanasiou. It is based on strings. Although it carries strong emotion at the same time it gives the sense of a gentle melancholy. Dreamy but cautious, moody and secretive. Rainy day, storm brewing, emotional challenge ahead. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
An expressive & somber composition inspired by the soundtrack from The Hurt Locker. Mournful strings meet echoing drums and a droning electronic bass to create a moving soundtrack to illustrate the "horrors of war." Perfect for documentaries or war dramas; dramatic, slow motion war moments, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Brooding, emotive track featuring slow, stepping guitars and flute throughout. Perfect for heroic scenes of love and loss, journeys to desolate places, deserts, mountain ranges, vast sweeping vistas, difficult tasks, fight, flight, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A Beautiful and emotive track filled with longing and heartache. melancholy piano is accompanied by soulful strings. Bittersweet memories of a distant past or previous relationship make this an ideal underscore for romantic or emotional scenes of longing and solitude. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
This music was written after 9/11 and the title comes from watching the news reports and seeing the ashes falling on people in the streets. It looked like snow, but with a deadly finalty. Piano, vibes and synth pads. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A subtle, understated, yet glorious / glorifying and heroic track. Symphony orchestra, dark percussion and choir. A sense of sacrifice, sadness, sorrow, combined with eternal glory, undying love and praise. Somewhat ritual or religious feeling, like a hymn. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Composed for a staging of Shakespeare's theatre play Macbeth this track features a warm bass flute playing a sad theme accompanied by orchestral and solo strings, timpanies and some subtle electronics. Dramatic and touching music, mournful and sad. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A very spacious mellow track with piano, emotional strings and horns. The beautiful melancholic melody gives you a feeling of winter wonderland and alone on the world. Very suitable for drama and spiritual programs, films. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A hybrid trailer track with a moody opening and epic main drop. The track opens with a distant piano and distant sound effects. The piano builds with effects and chopped up sounds to the big hits in the middle. After four huge hits and synthesizer growls the track drops into the main part. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Gothic
Negative political campaigns need just the right emotional touch to deliver 'Don't vote for him/her, you'll really regret it!'. Here is just the right music for that audio or video production! Solo piano depicts a sad, lonely, barren landscape. This track has a sister track 'Positive Politics'. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Calm drama piece, just a solo piano, long reverb and silence. Reflecting a car driving by night under the rain in the street of New york, a lost love, a desperate feeling. Love is gone for ever. Ideal for drama, melancholic or romance scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Eerie yet sentimental & emotive orchestral cue. Haunting instrumentation with smooth yet disturbing choir vocals. Perfect for Film, TV & Commercials. Matthew Moore, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Atmospheric and downbeat, “John Lee Hooker” style slow electric blues slide guitar with acoustic blues backing and drums. Great for Movies, TV Shows, DVD, websites, corporate, documentaries, guitar shows, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A slow and reflective film underscore, with few, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, piano and violin. Reflective, sorrowful, emotional. Suitable for drama, tragedy, personal loss and sorrow, background music for scenes of dark memories, etc. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Harp begins with peaceful motif, joined by piano, cellos and percussion underscoring dark, troubled mood with off-the-wall melody. Suggested for intimate scenes exposing looming anxiety, turmoil, mayhem and confusion. Key of E modulates to C minor, 114 beats/min, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal pads. Textural, reflective, dreamy, melancholic and fragile. Available with or without 'oooh' type vocal. Good for film / drama, nature and poignant footage. Beautiful and sad. The piano part is performed on an old upright piano for a nice and nostalgic sound. Instrumental, Folk, Christian Folk
An arrangement of the Chopin classic for clarinet and string quartet. These tracks combine recognizable themes with a new format to provide a unique mix of the familiar and the new. All tracks in this series include recordings of live instruments. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music, Frederic Chopin
A tender, moody, intensely intimate work that slowly cycles through a growing, rising passacaglia, escalating to an aching climax. Rich electronic treatments and thick vibrations yield a dramatic, heavenly and profoundly moving experience. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Dark and tense this string comp is to be saved for the dramatic moment of revelation of something horribly tragic. Cellos, string, percussion, woodwinds give the film track high tension that finally comes to an endearing resolve. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A profoundly sad piano concerto's slow movement. Light orchestral accompaniment. Perfect for tearful moments of loss, loneliness, and unrequited love, funerals or credits following a tragic conclusion. A romantic sound reminiscent of Ravel and Rachmaninoff. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Electronic beats and distorted oud layered over haunting Balkan chanting. Creates a lush dark mood suitable for sorrowful, somber or mournful settings. Death and dying, crime scene investigation, or intense dream sequence with a foreboding quality. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
The softest, gentlest melancholic piano, with manipulated ethereal muted strings. A very sad sound, suitable for an emotional conclusion scene/commercial, concerning death or saying goodbye. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A haunting piece, mournful female vocal with a middle-eastern feel over a deep pulsing drone. Ideal for scene setting, emphasising hopelessness and loss, or for accentuating views of bleak landscapes. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
Dark, mellow, and sad song feat. male vocals, piano, and strings, reminiscent of music by Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits. How about a drive through an apocalyptic landscape (Walking Dead), contemplating one's next move for survival, struggling to keep going.. Male Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
This unsettling piece for orchestra and large choir evokes desolation and fearfulness. Could be useful in scenes where characters confront supernatural enemies, or face an insidious threat on a grand scale. Mixed Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
Thoughtful piano ballad with equivocal lyrics about an apparently hopeless situation, in that life seems passing by and oneself not being part of it - female singer with amazing unique voice, additional choir, calm introverted atmosphere, sad or hopeful, new beginnig, surrender, humble, faith, god, Female Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
Sad, regretful piece for music for piano and cello. Melancholic mood, atmospheric and reverberated sound and nostalgic melody phrases let the music beautifully flow. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A hauntingly beautiful romantic piano intro leads to a stirring epic central section and a delightful heartfelt conclusion. A perfect musical accompaniment for many production types and genres including dramatic or romantic underscore documentary corporate leisure or commercial promo. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Rich and warm, featuring moody, dreamy solo piano that creates a dark and pensive mood. Medical dramas, downbeat PSA's, loss and heartbreak.. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
slow, beautiful, dreamy, atmospheric, ethereal, soft, sedate, somber, slightly melancholy and yearning but hopeful track. Soft piano and mournful strings combine to make a very mellow and peaceful lament. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Imagine yourself in a war zone, deep in the jungle, enemies all around and no escape in sight. Hostile assailants, victimized natives and unknown threats are all around you. This track would be ideal for Sci-Fi/war movies or for any other very intense situation where subjects are engaged in combat. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Autumnal melancholic composition for piano and orchestra. Cold and persevering piano raindrops, sorrowful violins, explosive refrain. Dramatic and romantic films, scenes of despair and nostalgia, commercials. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
This is a sad, dramatic instrumental piano track. The "coming in and out" string pads add a melancholic touch to the track. It could work great for TV & Film sad, somber, dramatic scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A lonely Duduk playing a beautiful mournful melody with variations over a hypnotic, sitar-like drone. Great music for dramatic movies, Fantasy movies and everything that needs a special, world music inspired atmosphere. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
A subtle bell and percussion rhythm, with emotional and sorrowful violin lead. European, Eastern European, Balkan or Gypsy feel. Melodic and cinematic, moderately dramatic, genuine cultural, historical European or Balkan music. Can also be Jewish, Israeli, Hebrew. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
In this hauntingly beautiful track, intimate piano softly paints a mood of deep longing, while layers of lush strings swell in and out, creating a feeling of aching, and giving way to pensive moments of solo violin and cello. Perfect as underscore for scenes of loss, longing, and deep emotion. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Deep emotional poignant profound. Solo electric guitar, an Ebow in support giving a synth like violin sound. A multi use track. Great for humanity enlightenment introspective humanitarian service tragedy melancholic hope sad romance, corporate documentary major productions. A beautiful composition. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Sad, disenchanted and very sentimental soundtrack. Perfect for dramatic and nostalgic themes with a drop of longing and maybe even mourning. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Solo piano plays simple, haunting arrangement suggested to underscore scenes of mourning, grief or serious narration. Also for scenes of heartbreak, tragedy, natural disaster relief, lost love, and live theatrical performance use. Key of C minor, 73 bpm, Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear drop. A hauntingly beautiful, emotional song about lost love. Powerful straight from the heart soulful vocals (Ms King) set against a thoughtful ambient piano backing. Fits a film drama about lost love or a final farewell scene. Female Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
