Emo originated from Hardcore Punk and later adopted Pop Punk influences when it came into the US mainstream. It has since come to describe several variations of music with common roots and associated fashion and stereotypes. In the mid-1980s, the term Emo described a subgenre of Hardcore Punk which stemmed from the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. In later years, the term Emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington, D.C. "Revolution Summer" movement and some of the offshoot regional scenes. In the mid-90s, Emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, while other bands had a more indi ...
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Thematic, anthem with vocals and clean guitars transitioning to big drums and rock guitars. A teen, youth, college, pop culture anthem. TV Promos, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Electronics, Automotive, Beverage. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Groovy modern pop instrumental jazz rock song with melodic tenor sax and electric guitar melodies. Real drums fused with drum loops add to the sway and groove to this somewhat dark pop song. The heavier chorus sections help to add to the tension and drama. Like a Dido or Paula Cole instrumental. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Trip Hop
A lonely, plaintive, piano-led ballad with a touching female vocal, supported by some subtle bass and mellow harmonies and anthemic chorus. A song about leaving things too late, trying to grasp the last seconds left. Works great in love scenes, romantic dramas, breakup scenes, heartfelt moments. Mixed Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Dark & Creepy synth-driven with vampire vocal cravings after a longtime without the delights moving in the right direction as feeding occurs life draining from a different perspective bring your 3D headphones alternative rock format suitable for broadcast TV/Film/Internet/Games, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Slow, dark, and brooding song with a vocal delivery in the vein of Tom Waits. A desperate song. A level of hopelessness to this track but with a positiveness to the ending. Great for scenes with tension and tough decisions to be made. The trials of honor and sticking with a dream no matter what. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A fun, friendly, and warm indie pop rock track featuring electric guitars, bass, synthesizers, strings, bells, and drums. Simple, catchy, and inviting, this track works well with many media themes; family, comedy, romance, and drama. Also works well with product advertising. Instrumental, Pop, Pop Music
Early EMO, moody Indie rock track about saying goodbye, this time for good. Male vocal, 80's rock. Super live concert for retro film or TV story about breaking up. Lost, nostalgic, emotional, driving and aggressive, regretful... Betrayal, busted, she's onto you and your ways, Dude! Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
An experimental post rock cinematic underscore cue, with a somewhat "Nordic" feel. Melancholic and mysterious, this track is based around a delayed guitar arpeggio, with big crunchy live drums, synth bass and pads, generated with iPhone “Choas” Pad synths. The vibe is a bit dark and mysterious, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Dark, tense and awkward cue, with a live club/band sound. Awesome drums, grating guitar riffs, insistent rhodes. Great for teen-oriented angsty tv shows, moody promotions, vampires, scenes in bars. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
A slow paced groovy space rock instrumental with flowing hammond organ, pulsating electric bass, clean rhythm guitars and mystical electric guitar melodies. Roomy but light drums. Get out your lava lamps, turn the lights down low and relax. Set in the vein of Pink Floyd and Radiohead. Instrumental, Rock, Space Rock
An inspiring dramatic tune of low self-esteem and personal triumph through hope, loyalty and friendship. A lovely rhodes piano introduces a person with self-loathing, but finds someone that believes in him. emotive, emotional scene promise happy ending, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Psychedelic trip-hop track with influences of acid jazz, classics and rock. Shimmering, weird, mad, but melodic. Suitable for illustrating of loneliness, deep pensiveness, psychedelic trip, night scenes. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
A very smooth and relaxed pop, R&B groove with a relaxed, mellow, swaying feel. A sense of bliss and relaxation. A nice track for commercials, presentations, properties, travel & holiday, relaxing days at the beach or at the spa, or a visit to a tranquil place. Delicate and classy. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
A ambient pop song about being abandon, sentimental depressed song about heart broken love. Male vocal A soft piano, guitar, pads song in Coldplay spirit. Suitable for drama. Music by Jens Larsson of pop folk indie character. Guitar piano bass drums. This is the 2019 mix, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
MaleVocalPop/Rock track in the style of Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, American Idol. Heavy and acoustic guitars boy meets girl and catchy melody blockbuster, perfect for commercial use. Website, media, games, corporate, trailers, motivational scenes, background music, club cafe, extreme sports, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Atmospheric groove downtempo chillout with a sultry female voice. Sexy female vocals with an easy groove create a sultry vibe. Dreamy electronica also compliments the mood with an atmospheric quality. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Mellow composition evoking a hightened sense of awareness, fear, anticipation and vengence. With a slight Hip Hop beat making it great for use in full length feature films, promotions, or dark humor. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Waltz Under The Bridge is an exciting, emotional and beautiful composition with metal vibe. Featuring overdriven electric guitars, bass, drums, cello and violins it reflects power of hard rock music and gracefulness of classics. Works perfect in documentary, motion graphics projects, footage etc. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
A haunting dissonant intro opens out to an emotive, haunting acoustic guitar melody. Slow-motion cellos create a soothing warm backdrop for the folky melodies in the foreground while tinkling vibraphone chimes gently rain down. A sedated, languid soundtrack for haunting emotional scenes. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Indie rock ballad with male lead and backing vocals. The song is about having a spiritual connection with a lost loved one, guiding you through troubled times. Piano, violin, synths and minimal drums. This track would work well in dramatic scenes. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Hypnotic Electro-Acoustic chill sang/spoken male vox. Existential & wise lyrics. Tense Verses bright Chorus. Theme song for TV show Re: Govt. Agents, Detectives, Spies & Supernatural anti-heroes for 1 hour Cable TV Premium Channels like HBO, Cimemax & Showtime & Car Ads. Intrigue, Mystery & suspense, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A sparse and inviting electric piano intro leads to a thunderous toms groove, with arpeggiated dulcimer and searing guitar effects. The female vocal is very "english" sounding with a memorable hook. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Electronica alt-Pop dark edgy neuvo digital female vocal track about dark love. Underground suicide girl song reminiscent of Bjork or Siouxie and the Banshees. Perfect for teenage grrl angst, quirky yet sensual, naked with edgy emotion. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A haunting solo acoustic guitar and organ featuring an emotional male vocal with backing vocals round out this dark and contemporary modern acoustic rock track. Would work well for scary, eerie, crime, horror or dramatic productions. Lyrics recount a troubled, lost drive through the cold night... Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A dark, sad, beautiful, sensitive and spiritual acoustic song with guitars, fretless bass and choral choir like vocal backing. A passing between worlds, in the final moments a message is caught in time and left to existence, all about the impermanence of things as we know them, on this turning wheel, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Chill organic abstract electronica music with a texture based ambient vibe. Digitally evolving mellow lush mood induced sounds for the senses. Soothing sensual vocals over a smooth electro bed of ambience with an edgy crunchy electronic chorus. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Emotional guitar pop track, similar to The Cure. Powerful melodic guitar lines and atmospheric synth pads over mid-tempo drums and bass. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Energetic, exciting, emotional rock track with romantic and contemplative vibe featuring electric guitar, bass, drums, piano and catchy melody. Perfect for slide show, video montage and more commercial and non-profit media projects, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Beautiful, emotional but still powerful and strong emo rock track featuring overdriven guitar riffs and catchy mindblowing guitar solo. Works good in film score, TV, radio production among other media projects. Instruments: electric guitars, bass guitar, solo tremolo guitar, drums, strings, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
Thoughtful song dedicated to your father, to understand and forgive for your own insight. Piano and acoustic guitar surrounded by simple bass drum rhythm and strings and pads song takes you into the sentimental feelings. Could work well as a sound alike coldplay. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Quirky mid tempo blues rock song about a man possessed by his demons. Features male vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass and drums. Works well in scenes involving witchcraft, spells, demonic encounters, after midnight, ghosts, voodoo, ghouls, the supernatural, things that go bump in the night, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Not caring about your surrounding, and living life as if you were naked and weightless Sounds like Radiohead, Portishead, INXS, U2. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt RockCaution: Mature Lyrics
Ethereal arabesque strings and snakey reverb-laden guitars snake themselves around a growling bass line and machine-like rhythm. Layers of haunting atmospheres swirling like fog around a distant factory. Eerie and disturbing yet strangely catchy. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A woman has control over you and you ask yourself is what she is doing is worth it Sounds like Radiohead, Portishead, INXS, U2. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Reel is a downtempo, trip hop electronic song with dark, circling undertones and industrial overtones including the dynamic, surprising, and contrasting use of distortion guitar and male vocals in the chorus. The song is perfect for anything requiring a heavy, clear, intense down tempo vibe. Mixed Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Inspiring pop rock piece starts with hypnotic guitar arpeggios, and is propelled forward by muted guitar and drums, building slowly. At 48sec it launches into an uplifting chorus in the style of Coldplay, with a memorable piano melody. Great for about overcoming adversity, inspiring stories etc. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Moody vocals, longing and feeling dripping in every word and note of the veena, a unique sound in a pop song. The progressions are unexpected and give the track a teasing edge, mysterious feel, which can be suspenseful, flirtatious or simple love. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Midtempo power ballad in the style of EMO from Indie Rock band Bard. Tween Teenage love story. Dramatic. Guitar power chords with driving drums and haunting vocals. Romance Drama. Breakup. Blues feel. Guitar solo. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
A slow paced groovy space rock instrumental with flowing hammond organ, pulsating electric bass, clean rhythm guitars and mystical electric guitar melodies. Roomy but light drums. Get out your lava lamps, turn the lights down low and relax. Set in the vein of Pink Floyd and Radiohead. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Emo
